macro fundamentals, GDP, investment & growth section 1 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 6 [RAS (Pre) 2013]

Public procurement of food grains at support prices insures the following.

1. Stability in farm prices
2. Remunerative prices to the farmers
3. Building food stocks for public distribution

a) 2 and 3

b) 1 and 2

c) Only 3

d) 1, 2 and 3

Question : 7

Which of the following statements are correct about CPI rural, CPI urban and CPI combined index?

1. Inflation data is published by NSO
2. The base year is 2011-12
3. It is released for all India and for states and UTs separately on a monthly basis

a) (ii) & (iii) only

b) (ii) only

c) (i) only

d) All of the above

Question : 8 [UPPCS (Pre) 2015]

Green Revolution is related to

a) Pulse production

b) Millet production

c) Oil seed production

d) Wheat production

Question : 9 [PSC (Pre) 2011]

Why is the Government of India disinvesting its equity in the Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs)?

1. Government intends to use the revenue earned from the disinvestment mainly to pay back the external debt.
2. The government no longer intends to retain the managements control of the CPSEs.

a) Only 2

b) Only 1

c) Neither 1 nor 2

d) Both 1 and 2

Question : 10

The demand for GDP in the economy comes from which of the following sectors:

1. Household
2. Private
3. Government
4. External

a) (i), (ii) & (iii) only

b) (ii) & (iii) only

c) (i) & (ii) only

d) All of the above