Indian Economy MCQs

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Odisha has the largest coal reserves in India with 94.52 billion tonnes as of April 1, 2025. This constitutes about 28.8% of India’s total coal reserves. Major coalfields in Odisha include Talcher, Ib Valley, and Rampia. The state is a leading coal producer and exporter, and vast coal resources are managed under the Mahanadi Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India Limited.

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A ubiquitous resource is a natural resource that is available just about anywhere you live. Air, wind, water are all ubiquitous resources. Localized resources are natural resources only found in certain places.

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The “Socialistic Pattern” is derived from the Mixed Economy system. In a mixed economic system, the features of both capitalism and socialism are amalgamated. It safeguards private property ownership and promotes certain economic liberty regarding capital usage. Yet, it also permits the government to meddle in economic activities to fulfill societal goals. This marriage of capitalism and socialism in a mixed economy paves the way for the emergence of the so-called “Socialistic Pattern”.

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The fifth plan was terminated by the Janta Government in 1977-78 and they launched their own sixth plan for the period 1978-83 and called it ” rolling plan” later the Janta government came down and Indira Gandhi again became prime minister of India who immediately discarded the sixth plan by the Janta government and launched her own plan for year 1980-85. The year 1978-79 was restored back to fifth plan of 1974-79.

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In 1985, India’s crude oil output increased significantly, reaching a temporary production surplus during the global oil glut. India exported crude oil due to this surplus until exports stopped after April 1985. India’s oil consumption was rising and the country was still a net importer of crude oil, but short-term excess domestic production made exports possible at that time.

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From January 2015 to August 2017, Arvind Panagariya served as the first Vice-Chairman of the NITI Aayog, Government of India in the rank of a Cabinet Minister. Professor Panagariya is a former Chief Economist of the Asian Development Bank and was on the faculty of the Department of Economics at the University of Maryland at College Park from 1978 to 2003.

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Parallel Cropping is cropping where two crops are selected which have different growth habits and have zero competition between each other.

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Multiple cropping is agricultural practice of cultivating two or more crops on the same land in a year. This system increases land productivity by producing more than one crop within a single year. It can be done through arrangements like sequential cropping or relay cropping. The concept is used globally to achieve food security and efficient resource use.

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In 2022-23, Madhya Pradesh produced approximately 58.51 lakh tonnes of pulses. The state cultivates major pulses like gram, tur, and urad. Madhya Pradesh consistently ranks first in India’s pulses production according to Ministry of Agriculture data. Agriculture employs nearly 70% of the state’s population. The state’s soil and climate favor pulse cultivation.

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Rajasthan is the top Mustard and Rapeseed Producing state. It produces approximately 48.12% of Mustard and Rapeseed. It is followed by Madhya Pradesh and Haryana.