Question 1

Which is the state with minimum sex ratio in India?

Accepted Answer

A) Chandigarh 
B) Delhi 
C) Haryana 
D) Punjab 
A) Chandigarh 
B) Delhi 
C) Haryana 
D) Punjab C

Question 2

What is the main cause of exports surplus?

Accepted Answer

A) Country's stringent import policy 
B) Developments in national and international markets 
C) Country's exports promotion value 
D) above all 
A) Country's stringent import policy 
B) Developments in national and international markets 
C) Country's exports promotion value 
D) above all D

Question 3

Which is the primary objective of economic planning in India

Accepted Answer

A) Reducing Inequalities of income 
B) Abolition of poverty 
C) Growth with social justice 
D) Removing unemployment 
A) Reducing Inequalities of income 
B) Abolition of poverty 
C) Growth with social justice 
D) Removing unemployment C

Question 4

When was cotton textile industry established in Mumbai?

Accepted Answer

A) 1854 
B) 1855 
C) 1948 
D) 1956 
A) 1854 
B) 1855 
C) 1948 
D) 1956

Question 5

Which is the state with highest population of Scheduled Tribe in India?

Accepted Answer

A) Gujarat 
B) Madhya Pradesh 
C) Maharashtra 
D) Orissa 
A) Gujarat 
B) Madhya Pradesh 
C) Maharashtra 
D) Orissa

Question 6

Which of the following state introduced

Accepted Answer

A) Madhya Pradesh 
B) Maharashtra 
C) Tamil Nadu 
D) Karnataka 
A) Madhya Pradesh 
B) Maharashtra 
C) Tamil Nadu 
D) Karnataka

Question 7

Which programme given the slogan of Garibi Hatao?

Accepted Answer

A) 7th five-year plan 
B) 3rd five year plan 
C) 6th five year plan 
D) 5th five-year plan 
A) 7th five-year plan 
B) 3rd five year plan 
C) 6th five year plan 
D) 5th five-year plan

Question 8

Which one of the following agencies, markets steel for the public sector

Accepted Answer

A) HAIL 
B) SAIL 
C) TATA Steel 
D) MNCC 
A) HAIL 
B) SAIL 
C) TATA Steel 
D) MNCC

Question 9

When was the plan holiday declared?

Accepted Answer

A) After the third plan 
B) After the fourth plan 
C) After the fifth plan 
D) After the sixth plan 
A) After the third plan 
B) After the fourth plan 
C) After the fifth plan 
D) After the sixth plan

Question 10

is below the income that secures the bare essentials of food,

Accepted Answer

A) Income inequality. 
B) Absolute poverty. 
C) Sen's poverty index. 
D) Purchasing-power poverty. 
A) Income inequality. 
B) Absolute poverty. 
C) Sen's poverty index. 
D) Purchasing-power poverty.

Question 11

Which of the following industries is not a heavy industriy.

Accepted Answer

A) Cotton textile 
B) Cement 
C) Iron and Steel 
D) Ship building 
A) Cotton textile 
B) Cement 
C) Iron and Steel 
D) Ship building

Question 12

Balance in capital account refer to the

Accepted Answer

A) National Development Council (ND
C)  
B) Ministry of Finance 
C) Planning Commission (now 
D) President of India 
A) National Development Council (ND
C)  
B) Ministry of Finance 
C) Planning Commission (now 
D) President of India

Question 13

What as the prime target of the first five-year plan of India?

Accepted Answer

A) Development of the industries 
B) Development of Agriculture 
C) Development of infrastructure 
D) Development of ports 
A) Development of the industries 
B) Development of Agriculture 
C) Development of infrastructure 
D) Development of ports

Question 14

In which five-year plan India opted for a mixed economy?

Accepted Answer

A) First 
B) Second 
C) Third 
D) Fourth 
A) First 
B) Second 
C) Third 
D) Fourth

Question 15

In which type of unemployment do the marginal productivity of the workers is

Accepted Answer

A) Disguised Unemployment 
B) Involuntary unemployment 
C) Seasonal unemployment 
D) Structural Unemployment 
A) Disguised Unemployment 
B) Involuntary unemployment 
C) Seasonal unemployment 
D) Structural Unemployment

Question 16

In production sector, a micro enterprise

Accepted Answer

A) 10 LAKH 
B) 15 LAKH 
C) 12 LAKH 
D) 25 LAKH 
A) 10 LAKH 
B) 15 LAKH 
C) 12 LAKH 
D) 25 LAKH

Question 17

Which of the following does not form part of current account under balance

Accepted Answer

A) Export and import of goods 
B) Export and import of services 
C) Income receipts and payments 
D) Capital receipts and payments 
A) Export and import of goods 
B) Export and import of services 
C) Income receipts and payments 
D) Capital receipts and payments

Question 18

Infant mortality

Accepted Answer

A) Defined as the annual number of deaths of infant under 1 year old per 1,000 live births. 
B) Reflects the availability of primary education, the rights of employment and social security. 
C) life expectancy up to age 3. 
D) Reflects the availability of hospitals and childcare facilities, and the parents' wealth. 
A) Defined as the annual number of deaths of infant under 1 year old per 1,000 live births. 
B) Reflects the availability of primary education, the rights of employment and social security. 
C) life expectancy up to age 3. 
D) Reflects the availability of hospitals and childcare facilities, and the parents' wealth.

Question 19

Which of the following is associated

Accepted Answer

A) Tendulkar committee 
B) Lakdawala committee 
C) Saxena committee 
D) All the above 
A) Tendulkar committee 
B) Lakdawala committee 
C) Saxena committee 
D) All the above

Question 20

Which is the Indian state with the highest number of powerlooms?

Accepted Answer

A) Gujarat 
B) Madhya Pradesh 
C) Maharashtra 
D) Tamil Nadu 
A) Gujarat 
B) Madhya Pradesh 
C) Maharashtra 
D) Tamil Nadu

Exam 1: Economic and Social Development in India