Economic and Social Development | Main Sectors of Indian Economy

Economic and Social Development | Main Sectors of Indian Economy

Dec 19, 2024 - 11:07 Updated: Dec 19, 2024 - 12:09
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1. The farmers are provided credit from a number of sources for their short and long-term needs. The main sources of credit to the farmers include

The primary Agriculture cooperative societies, commercial banks, RRBs commercial banks and private money lenders
The NABARD, RBI, commercial banks and private money lenders
The District Central Cooperative Banks (DCCB), the lead banks, IRDP and JRY
The large scale multi-purpose Adivasis Programme, DCCB, IFFCO and commercial banks

2. Who among the following is associated with 'White revolution'?

P.J. Kurien
Verghese Kurien
M.S. Swaminathan
M.S. Raghanathan

3. White revolution is related to

Egg production
Milk production
Wheat production
Fish production

4. Who is known as 'Father of White Revolution' in India?

M.S. Swaminathan
V. Kurien
K.N. Bhat
B.P. Pal

5. 'Operation Flood' is associated with

Flood control
Irrigation Project
Storage of food grains
Milk production and distribution

6. Who was the person not associated with the Green Revolution when it started in India?

M.S. Swaminathan
C. Subramaniam
Indira Gandhi
Rafi Ahmed Kidwai

7. Green revolution was the result of adaption of New Agricultural strategy which was introduced in 20th Century during decades of

Fifties
Sixties
Seventies
Eighties

8. Green Revolution is related to

Millet production
Pulse production
Wheat production
Oil seed production

9. Indian Green from Revolution started from

Pantnagar
Bangalore
Kanpur
Delhi

10. Actively associated with Green Revolution

Dr. Swaminathan
Dr. Kurien
C. Subramaniam
Dr. Abdul Kalam

11. Green revolution had the greatest impact on

Rice
Maize
Barley
Wheat

12. The 'Green Revolution' involved the use of high yielding varieties of seeds which required

less fertilizer and less water
more fertilizer and less water
less fertilizer and more water
more fertilizer and more water

13. The importance of agriculture in Indian economy is indicated by its contribution to which of the following?

National income and employment
Industrial development and international trade
Supply of food grains
All of the above

14. Reason for low-productivity in Indian agriculture is

engagement of more persons in agricultural operations than needed
small land holdings
backward technique of production
All of the above

15. Yellow Revolution is concerned with the production of

Food grains
Fish
Oil seeds
Milk

16. The term 'Evergreen Revolution' has been used for increasing agricultural production in India by

Norman Borlaug
M.S. Swaminathan
Raj Krishna
R.K.V. Rao

17. 'Super Rice' was developed by

M.S. Swaminathan
G.S. Khush
N.E. Borlaug
P.K. Gupta

18. Which one of the following is the primary sector of India's economy?

Agriculture
Industry
Cooperative
None of these

19. The prices at which the government purchases grains for maintaining public distribution system and for building up buffer-stock is known as

Minimum Support Prices
Procurement Prices
Issue Prices
Ceiling Price

20. India disguised unemployment is found in

Agricultural Sector
Industrial Sector
Service Sector
Trade Sector

21. In India, which of the following have the highest share in the disbursement of credit to agriculture and allied activities?

Commercial Banks
Micro Finance Institution
Regional Rural Banks
Co-operative Banks

22. Which among the following is providing least institutional credit to agriculture and allied activities in recent years?

Commercial Banks
Foreign Private Banks
Co-operative Banks
Regional Rural Banks

23. Which of the following is included in National Food Security Mission (NFSM)?

Wheat
Pulses
Rice
All of the above

24. Among the following, which one is related to Blue Revolution in India?

Floriculture
Sericulture
Pisciculture
Horticulture

25. NAFED is connected with

Animal husbandary
Conservation of fuel
Agricultural marketing
Agricultural implements

26. Public Distribution System is aimed at

providing food security to the poor
to prevent hoarding and black marketing
to prevent overcharging by traders
All of the above

27. Small Scale and Cottage Industries are important because

they provide more employment
Government helps them
they are traditional
management is easy

28. Which one of the following is the objective of National Renewal Fund?

To safeguard the interests of who may be affected by technological upgradation of industry or closure of sick units
To develop core sectors of the economy
For the development of infrastructure such as energy, transport, communications and irrigation
For human resource development such as full literacy, employment, population control, housing and drinking water

29. Which one of the following committees recommended the abolition of reservation of items for the Small Scale Sectors in industry?

Abid Hussain Committee
Narsimhan Committee
Nayak Committee
Rakesh Mohan Committee

30. The Meera Seth Committee was concerned with

development of handlooms
gender bias in employment
the abolition of the child labour
the welfare of the working women

31. Which one of the following is not the problem of Small Scale Industries (SSIS)?

Finances
Marketing
Raw material
Strikes and lockouts

32. The Concept of 'Navratna' is associated with

selected categories of technical manpower
selected export oriented units
selected food processing industries
selected Public Sector Enterprises

33. The share of the tertiary sector in total GDP of India has

shown an increasing trend
shown a decreasing trend
remained constant
been flactuating

34. In the last one decade, which one among the following sectors has attracted the highest foreign direct investment inflows into India?

Chemicals other than fertilizers
Services Sector
Food processing
Telecommunication

35. Which one of the following led the Malegam committee to recommend for interest rate cap for micro-finance institutions?

Promoters of micro-finance institution growing rich
High interest rate
Small loans offered to micro- enterprises
Borrowers stopped repaying loans

36. RBI has set up a committee to study and give suggestion on the micro- finance sector. It's chairman was

Y.H. Malegam
Abid Hussain
Bimal Jalan
Rakesh Mohan

37. In relation to Agricultural Finance and Refinance which institution is the biggest?

Regional Rural Bank
NABARD Institution
Central Cooperative Bank
Land Development Bank

38. The registered exporters, whose export performance in several years is of high quality, are known as

Export Houses
Trading Houses
Star Trading Houses
None of the above

39. Import procedure begins with

Mate's receipt
Marine insurance
Indent
Shipping bill

40. Concept of 'Joint Sector' for industrial development of India was envisaged in Industrial Policy Resolution of

1948
1956
1980
1991

41. The licensing policy for the industries drew strength from

Industrial Policy Resolution, 1948
Industrial Policy Resolution, 1956
Congress Party Resolution of establishing Socialistic pattern of society
Industries Act 1951

42. The second Green [UPPCS (Mains) 2008] Revolution proposed by the Prime Minister does not include

help to Indian farmers to participate in global agricultural trade
minimisation of the post harvest wastage
improvement in storage of crops
encouragement to foreign direct investment in agriculture

43. Long-term agricultural credit is provided by

Primary Cooperative Society
District Cooperative Bank
Land Development Bank
State Cooperative Bank