The decimal system of Indian currency was started in
(1) 1950
(2) 1955
(3) 1957
(4) 1960
Solution: (3)
India became independent on 15 August 1947 and was left with a legacy of non-decimal coinage. One rupee was divided into 16 annas or 64 pice, with each anna therefore equal to 4 pice. In 1957, India shifted to the decimal system, but for a short period both decimal and non-decimal coins were in circulation. To distinguish between the two pice, the coins minted between 1957 and 1964 have the legend “Naya Paisa” (“new” paisa). The denominations in circulation were 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 25, 50 (naya paise and one rupee which remained as the same pre-decimal value. Therefore, pre-decimal coins of one, half, and quarter rupees could remain in circulation after decimalisation. The rupee remained unchanged in value and nomenclature. It, however, was now divided into 100 ‘paisa’ instead of 16 annas or 64 pice. For public recognition, the new decimal paisa was termed ‘Naya Paisa’ till 1 June 1964 when the term ‘Naya’ was dropped.
Which of the following is not a necessary condition for the development of India ?
(1) Capital Accumulation
(2) Resource discovery
(3) Population growth
(4) Technological development
Solution: (3)
Rising population can be a virtue or can be vice with regards to economic development of a country. In India, demerits of population growth outweigh its merits. Due to large population size and its rate of growth, our per capita income continues to be stagnant at a low level. Since First Five Year Plan, our national income has increased about 11 times but our per capita income has increased only about three and half times, thanks to the rise in population. Also, large population size has tended to reduce the land man ratio in India which reduces productivity of land and labour. Growing population has also reduced per capita availability of cereals and pulses. Further, due to high growth rate of population, unemployment is assuming monstrous proportions. Lack of employment opportunities outside agriculture, builds pressure on farming as a source of subsistence. Consequently, disguised unemployment in the farming sector is emerging as a serious challenge.
The Indian economy can be most appropriately described as a :
(1) Capitalist economy
(2) Socialist economy
(3) Traditional economy
(4) Mixed economy
Solution: (4)
There are primarily two types of economiescapitalist or free market economy and socialist economy. Mixed economy is a median between these two main economies taking some characteristics of either of them. We have adopted mixed economy in India. All the basic industries such as railways, post and telegraph, defence production, atomic energy etc. is in the public sector. Industries dealing with consumer goods are in the private sector. India has a pubic private partnership economy.
What is NABARD’s primary role?
(1) to provide term loans to state co-operative banks
(2) to assist state governments for share capital contribution
(3) to act as re-finance institution
(4) All of the above
Solution: (4)
NABARD is the apex institution in the country which looks after the development of the cottage industry, small industry and village industry, and other rural industries. Its other functions are: to coordinate the rural financing activities of all institutions engaged in developmental work at the field level and maintain liaison with Government of India, State Governments, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and other national level institutions concerned with policy formulation; to re-finance the financial institutions which finances the rural sector; to regulate the cooperative banks and the RRB’s, etc. NABARD’s refinance is available to State Co-operative Agriculture and Rural Development Banks (SCARDBs), State Co-operative Banks (SCBs), Regional Rural Banks (RRBs), Commercial Banks (CBs) and other financial institutions approved by RBI.
Under which Act/Policy was the BIFR established ?
(1) Industrial Policy of 1980
(2) Companies Act
(3) Sick Industrial Companies Act
(4) MRTP Act
Solution: (3)
The Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (BIFR) is an agency of the government of India, part of the Department of Financial Services of the Ministry of Finance to determine sickness of industrial companies and to assist in reviving those that may be viable and shutting down the others. It was established under the Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Act, 1985 (SICA). The board was set up in January 1987 and became functional as of 15 May 1987.
Which authority recommends the principles governing the grantsin-aid of the revenues of the States out of the Consolidated Fund of India?
(1) Public Accounts Committee
(2) Union Ministry of Finance
(3) Finance Commission
(4) Inter-State Council
Solution: (3)
Finance Commission of India is established under Article 280 of the Indian Constitution by the President of India to define the financial relations between the centre and the state. It is entrusted with the task of distribution of net proceeds of taxes between Centre and the States, to be divided as per their respective contributions to the taxes; determine factors governing Grants-in Aid to the states and the magnitude of the same; and work with the State Finance Commissions and suggest measures to augment the Consolidated Fund of the States so as to provide additional resources to Panchayats and Municipalities in the state.
The symbol of Reserve Bank of India is
(1) Capitol of Ashoka Pillar
(2) Kuber with a purse of money
(3) Tiger before a Palm tree
(4) A dog sitting in a defensive state
Solution: (3)
The logo of the Reserve Bank of India comprises a tiger walking underneath a palm tree. It is contended that the Reserve Bank of India copied the tiger and palm tree symbol from the gold Mohur issued by the East India Company in the 19th century. The double Mohur of William IV had a nice reverse, which was a symbol of Lion and a Palm tree. When RBI was created, it was decided that the reverse of Double Mohur, the Lion and Palm design should be used as the emblem of RBI. The last minute modification was made introducing Tiger instead of Lion.
The main source of revenue for a State Government in India is
(1) Sales tax
(2) Excise duty
(3) Income tax
(4) Property tax
Solution: (1)
The principal source of States own tax revenues is sales tax which accounts for about 60 per cent of the total. The other major components of States own tax revenues according to their revenue share are State excise, registration and stamp duty, motor vehicle and passenger tax, electricity duty, land revenues, profession tax, entertainment taxes and other sundry taxes. In the wake of economic reforms, several States competitively announced various tax concessions, especially sales tax concessions, to attract private investments. These tax wars resulted in considerable reduction in the buoyancy of growth of tax revenues of the States without commensurate gains in terms of private investment.
National income refers to
(1) money value of goods and services produced in a country during a year.
(2) money value of stocks and shares of a country during a year.
(3) money value of capital goods produced by a country during a year.
(4) money value of consumer goods produced by a country during a year.
Solution: (3)
National Income is one of the basic concepts in macroeconomics. National Income means the total income of the nation. The aggregate economic performance of the whole economy is measured by the national income data. National Income refers to the money value of all final goods and services produced by the normal residents of a country while working both within and outside the domestic territory of a country in an accounting year. National Income also includes net factor income from abroad. Symbolically, Y = PG + PS, where, Y = National Income; P = Price; G = Goods; and S = Service.
The main source of revenue for a State Government in India is
(1) Sales tax
(2) Excise duty
(3) Income tax
(4) Property tax
Solution: (1)
The principal source of States own tax revenues is sales tax which accounts for about 60 per cent of the total. The other major components of States own tax revenues according to their revenue share are State excise, registration and stamp duty, motor vehicle and passenger tax, electricity duty, land revenues, profession tax, entertainment taxes and other sundry taxes. In the wake of economic reforms, several States competitively announced various tax concessions, especially sales tax concessions, to attract private investments. These tax wars resulted in considerable reduction in the buoyancy of growth of tax revenues of the States without commensurate gains in terms of private investment.
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