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166 The ‘Slack Season’ in the Indian Economy is :

A
March-April
B
September-December
C
January-June
D
February-April

167 Which one of the following is not considered as an infrastructure investment in a

A
Power project
B
Railways project
C
Telecommunication
D
Automobile industry

168 Which Indian industry is employing large number of workers ?

A
Iron & Steel Industry
B
Textile Industry
C
Jute Industry
D
Sugar Industry

169 Antyodaya Programme is associated with

A
Liberation of bonded labour
B
Bringing up cultural revolution in India
C
Demands of textile labourers
D
Upliftment of the poorest of the poor

170 The Tarapore Committee recommended that before capital account was made convertible the rate of inflation should be brought down for three years to within :

A
3.5%
B
0.3%
C
4.6%
D
5.7%

171 If the marginal returan encrease at a diminishing rate, the total return

A
increases
B
decreases
C
remains constant
D
becomes income

172 What is the purpose of the India Brand Equity Fund ?

A
To promote in-bound tourism.
B
To make ‘Made in India’ a label of quality.
C
To organise trade fairs.
D
To provide venture capital to IT sector.

173 What is the name of the electronic communication network of the Reserve Bank of India ?

A
BOLT
B
RBISAT
C
RBINET
D
RBIDOT

174 While computing national income estimates, which of the following is required to be observed ?

A
The value of exports to be added and the value of imports to be subtracted
B
The value of exports to be subtracted and the value of imports to be added
C
The value of both exports and imports to be added
D
The value of both exports and imports to be subtracted

175 Who among the following Indian Economists has done pioneering work on National Income ?

A
Jagdish Bhagwati
B
M.L. Seth
C
Amartya Sen
D
V.K.R.V. Rao

176 When was the Jawahar Rozgar Yojna launched ?

A
1985
B
1987
C
1989
D
1991

177 The gift edged market in the capital market of India refers to :

A
long-term private securities
B
market dealing in existing securities.
C
market for corporate securities
D
market for Government securities

178 The Government has renamed NREGA scheme and the name associated with the scheme is that of :

A
Rajiv Gandhi
B
Jawahar Lal Nehru
C
Mahatma Gandhi
D
Indira Gandhi

179 Which plan gave emphasis on removal of poverty for the first time ?

A
Fourth
B
Fifth
C
Sixth
D
Seventh

180 The objective of ‘Jawahar Rojgar Yojana’ is to :

A
provide employment to youth in rural areas
B
create employment opportunities for unemployed persons
C
strengthen the rural economic and social structure
D
All of the above