Indian Economy MCQs

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World Bank is one of five institutions created at the Breton Woods Conference in 1944. World Bank is part of the United Nations system, but its governance structure is different. World Bank’s headquarter is situated at Washington DC.

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Stagflation refers to persistent high inflation coupled with high unemployment and stagnant demand /growth in economy.
High Inflation + Low Economic Growth {or conditions of recession} + Low Employment Generation = Stagflation

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Green Revolution- Food grains,
White Revolution Milk,
Yellow Revolution-Oil seeds,
Blue Revolution-Fisheries
Golden Revolution-Fruits;
 Silver Revolution-Eggs,
 Round Revolution Potato,
Pink Revolution-Meat,
 Grey Revolution (Fertilizers)

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The Khadi and Village Industries Commission was established in April 1957 during the Second Five Year Plan. It assumed the functions of the former All India Khadi and Village Industries Board. The commission operates as a statutory body under the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Government of India. Its objectives include promoting and developing khadi and village industries in rural areas.

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Loan syndication is the process which involves a group of lenders to fund various portions of a loan for a single borrower. Loan syndication most often used when a borrower requires a large quantum of funds which generally cannot be lent by a single lender.

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Sterilization involves central banks selling government securities in the open market to absorb liquidity created by foreign capital inflows. The Reserve Bank of India uses open market operations for this purpose. By selling government securities, the central bank withdraws excess rupee liquidity from the banking system. This method helps limit the expansion of the money supply and manage inflationary pressures resulting from increased foreign exchange reserves.

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The correct answer is the Finance Commission. The Finance Commission is a constitutional body established under Article 280 of the Indian Constitution. Its primary role is to recommend the distribution of tax revenues between the central and state governments, ensuring fiscal federalism. It also lays down principles for grants-in-aid to states, addressing financial relations between different levels of government. The Finance Commission is constituted every five years, and its recommendations are crucial for maintaining balanced economic development across states.

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Larger capital inflows are not always sign of economic development.

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Narrow money is the most liquid part of the money supply because the demand deposits can be withdrawn anytime during the banking hours. Time deposits on the other hand have a fixed maturity period and hence can not be withdrawn before expiry of this period. When we add the time despots into the narrow money, we get the broad money, which is denoted by M3. M3 = Narrow money + Time Deposits of public with banks Here, you must note that Broad money does not include the interbank deposits such as deposits of banks with RBI or other banks. At the same time, time deposits of public with all banks including the cooperative banks are included in the Broad Money. When you add the Post Office Savings money also into the M3, it becomes M4.

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The guiding principle of the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) concept is “non-discrimination among trading partners.” This principle, established in international trade agreements, ensures that any favorable trading terms offered by one country to another must be extended to all other trading partners. This concept is a cornerstone of the World Trade Organization (WTO) framework, promoting equality and preventing trade discrimination. The MFN principle aims to create a level playing field in international trade, fostering global economic cooperation.