Introduction To Indian Economy Section 8 Practice Questions Answers Test With Solutions & More Shortcuts

Answer: (c)

Answer: (b)

The Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY) seeks to provide gainful employment to the urban unemployed or underemployed through the setting up of self-employment ventures or provision of wage employment.

It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme which came into effect on 1 December 1997.

Answer: (b)

India’s commercial export of power to Bangladesh commenced in October 2013 with the inauguration of the Bangladesh-India Power Transmission Centre at western Bherampura, near West Bengal.

India will export 500 MW of electricity daily to Bangladesh for 35 years.

Answer: (c)

Food production or agriculture is a primary activity of the economy making direct use of natural resources. This includes agriculture, forestry and fishing, mining, and extraction of oil and gas. This is contrasted with the secondary sector, producing manufactured and other processed goods, and the tertiary sector, producing services.

Infrastructure is basic physical and organizational structures needed for the operation of a society or enterprise, or the services and facilities necessary for an economy to function.

The term typically refers to the technical structures that support a society, such as roads, bridges, water supply, sewers, electrical grids, telecommunications, and so forth.

Answer: (d)

Inflation reflects a situation where the demand for goods and services exceeds their supply in the economy. Higher interest rates in low inflation means higher real returns not just on money, but on all other assets too. These higher real returns increases the allocation of investment.