G.K History (127) for UPSC-TRB-TNPSC-CTET-TNTET-SSC-RAILWAY

SL NO	QUESTION	ANSWER
1	By which ministry is Economic survey published?	Ministry of Finance
2	By which name was Chanakya known in his childhood?	Vishnugupta
3	Howmany of Banks were nationalised since 1969?	20
4	Which is not a direct tax?	Tax on entertainment
5	Which can be used for checking inflation temporarily?	Decrease in money supply
6	Who are not protected against inflation?	Agricultural farmers
7	Which is the 'basis for determining the national income?72 0	Production of goods and services
8	What is the meant of 'Take off stage' in an economy?	Steady growth begins
9	Which is at the apex of Industrial Finance in India?	Industrial Development Bank of India
10	The Varansi Kanyakumari National Highway is called which national highway?	NH 7
11	What is the most appropriate measure of a country's economic growth?	Per capita real income
12	Which planet takes the same number of days for rotation and revolution?	Venus
13	CENVAT is associated with which rate?	Rate of indirect tax
14	Of the various ways of financing government's investment expenditure, what is the least inflationary?	Taxation
15	For which landform is Colorado in U.S.A. famous?	Grand Canyon
16	By which band is Monetary policy regulated?	Central Bank
17	If the price of an inferior good falls, what about its demand?	Remains constant
18	In India, which banking in the Public Sector is most dominant?	Commercial banking
19	Which is the largest Public Sector Bank in India?	State Bank of India
20	Who is responsible for the collection and publication of monetary and financial information?	Reserve Bank of India
21	Taxation and the government's expenditure policy are dealt under under which policy?	Fiscal policy
22	What is the main source of revenue to meet different expenditures?	Internal borrowings
23	Which Mahatma Gandhi series of currency notes issued by the RBI has "ecology" depicted on it?	Rs. 100
24	When was decimal coinage introduced in India?	1957
25	Among Indian Economists who had done pioneering work on National Income? 65292	V. K. R. V. Rao
26	Of which purpose was Nationalisation of banks done?	Consolidating the economy
27	Word Bull and Big are associated with which branch of commercial activity?	Share Market
28	Chanda Kochhar leads to which of the organisation?	ICICI Bank
29	In which year was Tax collection of Central govt. lowest as compare to G.D.P.?	1999-2000
30	In India, in which year was the service tax first introduced?	1994
31	What is the document published by the government to apprise the public on any issue?	White Paper
32	Of which allocation does Gadgil Formula refer to?	Tax proceeds between the States
33	For international payments, to which currency is the Indian currency linked?	American Dollar
34	Which tax is not levied by the Union Government?	Profession Tax
35	What is the principal source of revenue to the State Government in India?	Sales Tax
36	By whom was the first attempt to initiate economic planning in India made?	By M. Visvesvaraya
37	What was the decentralisation system recommended?	Balwant Rai Mehta
38	Bouncing of cheques has become an offence. What is the punishment for the same?72 0	6 months imprisonment
39	In which year, some more commercial banks in addition to the first lot of 141 were nationalised in India?	1980
40	For internal financing of Five Year Plans, the government depends on which source?	Taxation only
41	What is the mean of 'Take off stage' in an economy?	Steady growth begins
42	Which is at the apex of Industrial Finance in India?	Industrial Development Bank of India
43	Xerophytes grows in-	Dry places
44	Wheat is a tropical monsoon crop-	Tropical monsoon crop
45	In India, the bank NABARD does not provide refinance to which bank?	Export-Import Banks
46	Which forms the largest share of deficit in Govt. of India budget?	Fiscal deficit
47	Which scheme was intended to tap the black in money?	India Development Bonds
48	Who wrote the book 'Planned Economy for India'?	M. Visvesvaraya
49	A crossed cheque is one, which can be encashed only at which bank?	State Bank of India.
50	What do Quantitative credit controls not include?	RBI directives