Natural Resources And Indian Economy Quiz 1 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which of the following is NOT a programme / agency of the Union Ministry of Finance? [Punjab & Sindh Bank 2011]

Correct Answer: A) Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF).

2. Who is the originator of Green Revolution in India?

Correct Answer: A) Norman E. Borlaug.

3. Agricultural marketing in India has certain defects which do not include:

Correct Answer: D) Insufficient price incentives by the government.

4. Which one amongst the following has the largest livestock population in the world? [IAS 2008]

Correct Answer: C) India.

5. The success of the Green Revolution does not require:

Correct Answer: D) Large scale mechanization.

6. Highest milk producer in India is :

Correct Answer: A) U.P.

7. Which of the following is/are commodity/ies on which subsidy is given to farmers/poor in India? [SBI Ass PO 2011]

Correct Answer: G) Only A & B.

8. Which one of the following categories of workers is termed as cultivators? [CPO SI 2010]

Correct Answer: C) Those who cultivate the land of others.

9. The ideal average NPK ratio aggregated for the country as a whole is :

Correct Answer: A) 4 : 2 : 1.

10. Who is regarded as the founder of the scientific Socialism? [NDA 1993]

Correct Answer: B) Karl Marx.

11. GDR means:

Correct Answer: B) 'global depository receipt' which is the mechanism to raise funds from international market.

12. What percentage of country's demand for natural rubber is met by indigenous production:

Correct Answer: C) 86%.

13. Which one of the following countries is not a member of ASEAN? [IAS 2006]

Correct Answer: C) Bangladesh.

14. From the view of International economy, Third World implies:

Correct Answer: B) The developing countries.

15. Which one of the following is different from the others from the point of view of ownership? [UP PCS 2011]

Correct Answer: A) LIC Policy.

16. The 'Uruguay Round' negotiations resulted in the establishment of: [Asstt Comm 2008]

Correct Answer: D) WTO.

17. In which one of the following countries is Rupee its currency? [IAS 2003]

Correct Answer: D) Seychelles.

18. Basel II relates to which one of the following? [IAS 2007]

Correct Answer: D) International standards for measuring the adequacy of a bank's capital.

19. Which State produces maximum pulses in the country?

Correct Answer: A) Madhya Pradesh.

20. More than one-third of the crude steel production of the world comes from [UP PCS 2011]

Correct Answer: A) China.