1. The national income of India is estimated by which of the following agencies?
2. The base year for estimating GDP in India is currently set at:
3. What is the primary indicator of economic growth in India?
4. Which sector contributes the most to the Gross Value Added (GVA) of India?
5. Which sector employs the largest proportion of the workforce in India?
6. The Gini Coefficient is used to measure which of the following?
7. Who is the Chairman of the NITI Aayog?
8. The NITI Aayog was established on:
9. Who was the first Deputy Chairman of NITI Aayog?
10. Which index is published by the NITI Aayog to measure state performance on health?
11. The concept of 'Five-Year Plans' in India was borrowed from which country?
12. The first Five-Year Plan of India was based on which economic model?
13. The second Five-Year Plan of India was based on which economic model?
14. The 'Green Revolution' in India was launched during which plan period?
15. The slogan 'Garibi Hatao' was introduced during which Five-Year Plan?
16. The last Five-Year Plan of India was:
17. The target of doubling farmers' income was set by which committee?
18. Which organization publishes the 'World Economic Outlook' report?
19. The headquarters of the World Bank is located in:
20. Which organization publishes the 'Global Competitiveness Report'?
21. The 'Ease of Doing Business' report was published by which organization?
22. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) was established on the recommendation of which commission?
23. In which year was the Reserve Bank of India nationalized?
24. The monetary policy framework in India is managed by the:
25. How many members are there in the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of India?
26. The rate at which the RBI lends money to commercial banks in the short term is called:
27. The rate at which the RBI borrows money from commercial banks is called:
28. What is the primary objective of the monetary policy of RBI?
29. Which of the following is a quantitative tool of monetary policy used by RBI?
30. The percentage of deposits that banks must keep with the RBI in the form of cash is known as:
31. The statutory liquidity ratio (SLR) can be maintained in the form of:
32. Who is the ex-officio chairman of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of RBI?
33. The commercial banks in India are regulated by which Act?
34. The nationalization of 14 major commercial banks in India took place in:
35. The Imperial Bank of India was renamed as which bank after nationalization in 1955?
36. Which bank is known as the 'Lender of the Last Resort' in India?
37. The apex bank for agricultural and rural development in India is:
38. NABARD was established in which year?
39. The micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) sector bank in India is:
40. The primary regulator of stock markets in India is:
41. SEBI was given statutory status in which year?
42. The oldest stock exchange in Asia is:
43. The benchmark index of Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) is called:
44. The benchmark index of National Stock Exchange (NSE) is called:
45. The term 'Bull' and 'Bear' are associated with:
46. The fiscal policy of India is formulated by which of the following?
47. The fiscal deficit is defined as:
48. The primary deficit is defined as:
49. The FRBM Act, which aims to reduce fiscal deficit, was enacted in which year?
50. The Goods and Services Tax (GST) was implemented in India on:
51. Which amendment act introduced the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in India?
52. The GST is what type of tax?
53. Which of the following is not covered under the Goods and Services Tax (GST)?
54. The direct taxes in India are administered by:
55. The indirect taxes in India are administered by:
56. The term 'Stagflation' refers to which economic condition?
57. The primary measurement of inflation in India for policy decisions of RBI is:
58. The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) in India is published by the:
59. The base year for the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) is currently set at:
60. The Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) is compiled by the:
61. The concept of 'Base Effect' in inflation refers to:
62. The balance of payments (BoP) of a country includes:
63. Which of the following constitutes the Current Account of BoP?
64. Which of the following constitutes the Capital Account of BoP?
65. The foreign exchange reserves of India are managed by:
66. The Special Drawing Rights (SDR) is the currency basket of which organization?
67. How many currencies are included in the basket of Special Drawing Rights (SDR)?
68. Which of the following is not a currency in the SDR basket?
69. The headquarter of World Trade Organization (WTO) is located in:
70. The Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) was adopted under which WTO Ministerial Conference?
71. The poverty lines in India have been historically estimated using which data?
72. Which committee recommended the use of calorie-based consumption criteria for poverty lines?
73. The Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) is released by:
74. The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) was passed in which year?
75. Under MGNREGA, how many days of guaranteed wage employment are provided in a financial year?
76. The Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) was launched in which year?
77. The primary goal of PMJDY is:
78. Which scheme provides cash transfers of Rs. 6000 per year to landholding farmer families?
79. The central scheme 'PM-MUDRA Yojana' provides loans for up to what amount?
80. Under PM MUDRA Yojana, the 'Shishu' category loan covers up to what amount?
81. The Ayushman Bharat Yojana (PM-JAY) provides health cover up to:
82. Which organization publishes the 'Human Development Index' (HDI)?
83. What are the three dimensions of the Human Development Index?
84. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are target-oriented to be achieved by:
85. How many Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are there?
86. The first state in India to implement a Gender Budgeting framework was:
87. The concept of 'Demographic Dividend' refers to:
88. Which index measures the rate of conversion of gender inequalities into development inequalities?
89. The global index 'Global Gender Gap Report' is published by:
90. The base year of the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) in India is:
91. How many core industries are included in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP)?
92. Which core industry has the highest weight in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP)?
93. The National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) was launched for the period:
94. The first industrial policy resolution of India was announced in:
95. The major economic reforms (LPG) in India were introduced in which year?
96. LPG stands for:
97. The first Export Processing Zone (EPZ) in India was established at Candla in:
98. The Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Act was passed in India in which year?
99. The foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail is allowed up to:
100. The Sovereign Gold Bond scheme is issued by which authority on behalf of the Government?