SOCIO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

1. Which is not the characteristic of socialist or planned economy ?
(A) Government is the owner of resources
(B) Production decisions are determined by the government
(C) Profit motive
(D) None of the above
Ans : (C)

2. The main feature of mixed economy is—
(A) Combination of free market economy and centrally planned economy
(B) Production is carried out by private individuals and government
(C) Both of the above
(D) None of the above
Ans : (C)

3. What per cent of GDP at 2004-05 prices was contributed by agriculture and related sectors in 2009-10 ?
(A) 14.6%
(B) 17.6%
(C) 19.0%
(D) 19.8%
Ans : (A)

4. According to World Development Report 2010, Low income economies are those whose per-capita gross national income is—
(A) $ 975 or less than this
(B) Less than $ 11905
(C) Less than $ 4526
(D) None of the above
Ans : (A)

5. Which of the following country's economy is known as high income economy ?
(A) America
(B) U.K.
(C) Singapore
(D) All of the above
Ans : (D)


6. How much percentage of working population in India depends on agriculture as per economic survey 2009-10 ?
(A) 52%
(B) 70%
(C) 73%
(D) 75%
Ans : (A)

7. Which policy of economic system has been adopted by India for its economic development ?
(A) Capitalist Economy
(B) Mixed Economy
(C) Socialist Economy
(D) Centralised Planned Economy
Ans : (B)

8. A positive aspect of economic development after independence is—
(A) Creation of a large industrial base
(B) Proportion of population living below poverty line has declined
(C) Self sufficient in the production of food grains
(D) All of the above
Ans : (D)

9. The negative aspect of economic development after independence is—
(A) Problems of poverty and unemployment have not been eliminated
(B) Industrialisation did not take place as expected
(C) Many public sector enterprises started making losses
(D) All of the above
Ans : (D)

10. Reasons for the privatisation and liberalisation of public sector after 1991 are—
(A) Corruption
(B) Lack of efficiency in work
(C) Ineffective management
(D) All of the above
Ans : (D)

11. The main strategy adopted in the new economic policy of 1991 is—
(A) Liberalisation
(B) Privatisation
(C) Globalisation
(D) All of the above
Ans : (D)

12. How many industries have been reserved for government sector at present ?
(A) 03
(B) 04
(C) 05
(D) 06
Ans : (A)

13. How many industries are kept for compulsory licensing at present ?
(A) 03
(B) 06
(C) 05
(D) 07
Ans : (C)

14. Agriculture sector registered 1.6% growth in 2008-09 and what is estimated for 2009-10 ?
(A) 6%
(B) 4.3%
(C) 0.2%
(D) 0.9%
Ans : (C)

15. When was World Trade Organisation set up by the member countries of the united Nations to promote trade among countries ?
(A) 1994
(B) 1995
(C) 1999
(D) 2005
Ans : (B)

16. Where is the Headquarter of WTO located ?
(A) Newyork
(B) Washington
(C) Peris
(D) Geneva
Ans : (D)

17. The main objective of WTO is—
(A) Import and export restrictions to be abolished
(B) Instead of bilateral agreements, WTO expects the countries to follow multilateral agreements
(C) To regulate international trade of both goods and services
(D) All of the above
Ans : (D)

18. The largest source of National Income in India is—
(A) Agriculture Sector
(B) Industry Sector
(C) Service Sector
(D) Trade Sector
Ans : (C)

19. In which state the percentage of people living below poverty line is largest ?
(A) Orissa
(B) Bihar
(C) M.P.
(D) U.P.
Ans : (A)

20. Which of the following programmes is not for rural poverty eradication ?
(A) SGSY
(B) SJSRY
(C) PMGY
(D) All above programmes are for rural poverty eradication
Ans : (B)

21. The cause of rise in prices of goods, in the market is—
(A) Rise in money supply
(B) Increase in cost of production
(C) Increase in stocks of goods and blackmarketing
(D) All of the above
Ans : (D)

22. Changes in the prices of goods in India is measured by which of the following index numbers ?
(A) Wholesale Price Index (WPI)
(B) Consumer Price Index (CPI)
(C) Both of above
(D) None of these
Ans : (C)

23. Which year has been currently used as the base year to estimate national income in India by CSO ?
(A) 2004-05
(B) 1993-94
(C) 2001-02
(D) 1999-2000
Ans : (A)

24. Which of the following remedies are adopted to control price rise in the economy ?
(A) Monetary measures
(B) Fiscal measures
(C) Administered price mechanism
(D) All of the above
Ans : (D)

25. The term “Evergreen Revolution” has been used for increasing agricultural production in India by—
(A) Norman Barlogue
(B) Raj Krishna
(C) M. S. Swaminathan
(D) R. K. V. Rao
Ans : (C)