11) Which of the following are definite implications of a fall in inflation?
1. Prices have fallen
2. Prices are increasing more slowly than before
3. Food supply has increased
4. There is industrial stagnation
(a) 1 and 3
(b) 1 only
(c) 2 only
(d) 1, 3 and 4
12) Treasury bills are sold in India by:
a) Reserve Bank of India
b) State Governments
c) Commercial Banks
d) SEBI
13) In which one of the following places was Asia’s first Export Processing Zone (EPZ) set up?
a) Kandla
b) Cochin
c) Surat
d) Santa Cruz
14) Consider the following events:
1. Conversion of Imperial Bank of India into S.B.I.
2. Establishment of NABARD
3. Setting up of RRBs
4. Nationalization of R.B.I.
The correct chronological sequence of these events is :
(a) 4, 1, 2, 3
(b) 4, 1, 3, 2
(c) 1, 4, 3, 2
(d) 1, 4, 2, 3
15) The number of Banks nationalized since 1969 is :
(a) 8
(b) 12
(c) 14
(d) 20
16) Which of the following are referred to as the developed economies?
(a) Countries earning huge industrial profits
(b) Countries proficient in trade and export
(c) Countries having large per capita income
(d) Countries advanced in technology
17) To know whether the rich are getting richer and the poor getting poorer, it is necessary to compare;
(a) the availability of foodgrains among two sets of people, one rich and the other poor, over different periods of time
(b) the distribution of income of an identical set of income recipients in different periods of time
(c) the wholesale price index over different periods of time for different regions
(d) the distribution of income of different sets of income recipients at a point of time
18) A ‘want’ become a ‘demand’ only when it is backed by the:
a) Ability to purchase
b) Necessity to buy
c) Desire to buy
d) Utility of the product
19) Which of the following agencies has the power to declare any industrial unit as a potentially sick unit?
(a) BIFR
(b) MRTPC
(c) FICCI
(d) IRBI
20) Which of the following statements regarding the iron and steel plants at Bhilai, Rourkela and Durgapur are correct?
1. These plants were established in public sector during the Second Five Year Plan
2. These are located in the steel raw material belt
3. These were established with the help from Britain, Soviet Union and West Germany respectively
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 2 and 3