Indian Economy Test 33

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Indian Economy Test 33

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Question 1
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Consider the following statements about the Indian capital market:
$$1.$$ Primary Market in India is mainly dealt in the new issues and debentures.
$$2.$$ Primary Market in India is supervised by the Insurance Regulatory Development Authority.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A
Only $$1$$

B
Only $$2$$

C
Both $$1$$ and $$2$$

D
Neither $$1$$ nor $$2$$

Solution

The primary market is where the firms actually obtain resources to finance investment projects. In nutshell, primary market is that part of capital market where dealing exchange take place in the new capital issues (Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) by existing and new companies. Primary market is supervised by Securities Exchange Boards of India.
Question 2
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Micro-finance is the provision of financial services to the people of low income groups. This includes both consumer and the self-employed. The service/ services rendered under micro-finance is/are:
$$1.$$ Credit facilities
$$2.$$ Saving facilities
$$3.$$ Insurance facilities
$$4.$$ Fund transfer facilities
Which of the statements give above is/are correct?

A
$$1, 2, 3$$ and $$4$$

B
$$1$$ and $$4$$

C
$$2$$ and $$3$$

D
Only $$1$$

Solution

Micro-finance is different from micro-credit- under the latter, small loans are given to the borrower but under micro-finance alongside many other financial services like savings accounts, insurance, credit facilities and fund transfer facilities.
Question 3
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Which of the following are the associates of State Bank of India?
1. State Bank of Hyderabad
2. State Bank of Mysore
3. State Bank of Tamil Nadu
4. State Bank of Travancore
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below.

A
1, 2 and 4

B
3 and 4

C
1 and 2

D
All of these

Solution

The 7 associate banks of State Bank of India are: State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur, State Bank of Hyderabad, State Bank of Travancore, State Bank of Mysore, State Bank of Patiala, State Bank of Saurashtra and State Bank of Indore.
Question 4
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India's market regulator SEBI is on course to relax investment norms for sovereign wealth funds, the investment vehicles which are directly controlled by the government of a country. The main reason behind this move is ____________.

A
the desire of the Government of India to attract more foreign investment

B
pressure by foreign governments on India to execute specific mutual agreements on finanacial services

C
SEBI's desire to create a more level playing field for foreign investors

D
RBIs relevant directive to SEBI

Solution

Market regulator Sebi (Securities and Exchange Board of India) was on course to relax investment norms for sovereign wealth funds, the investment vehicles which are directly controlled by the government of a country, from 10% to 20% that applied to foreign institutional investors (FIIs). The reason behind the move was to attract foreign investment in India.
Question 5
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Which one among the following is the type of poverty which compares the total wealth of the poorest one-third of the population with the total wealth of richest 1% of the population?

A
Absolute poverty

B
Severe poverty

C
Relative poverty

D
Mass poverty

Solution

Poverty can be measured in absolute or relative terms. Relative poverty is calculated based on social context. Such an estimation would be wherein the total wealth of the poorest one-third of the population is compared with the total wealth of richest 1% of the population. However, the count of poorpeoplecan increase despite rise in income.
Question 6
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With reference to Indian economy consider the following statements:
1. Service Area Approach programme was started in the late 90s.
2. Service Area Approach was devised to bring economic growth in the assigned specific semi-urban and rural areas.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A
Only 1

B
Only 2

C
Both 1 and 2

D
Neither 1 nor 2

Solution

Service Area Approach was introduced in 1989 and was basically an improved version of the area approach of the Lead Bank Scheme. Under this approach, each commercial bank was designated to serve 15-25 villages for planned and orderly development of the rural and semi-urban areas.
Question 7
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Which one of the following banks is the new set of owner of the Unit Trust of India - $$2$$ $$(UTI-2)$$ after the repealed of original UTI Act?

A
State Bank of India

B
Bank of Baroda

C
Punjab National Bank

D
All of the above
Question 8
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Consider the following statements
$$1.$$ ISE is a national level stock exchange.
$$2.$$ It aims to address the needs of small companies and retail investors.
Which of the above statements is/ are correct?

A
Only $$1$$

B
Only $$2$$

C
Both $$1$$ and $$2$$

D
Neither $$1$$ nor $$2$$
Question 9
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When did the Lead Bank Scheme to reduce the development gap between different regions of the country launched in India?

A
Towards the end of First Five Year Plan

B
Towards the close of the second Five Year Plan

C
Towards the close of the Plan Holiday in Indian economy

D
Towards the end of the Eighth Five Year Plan

Solution

Lead Bank Scheme was launched in 1969 towards the end of the Plan Holiday of 1966-1969 with the objectives of addressing the problem of unemployment, poverty and raising the living standard of the poor. Under the scheme, each district was assigned to different banks (private and public) to act as a consortium leader to coordinate the efforts of all banks in the district in matters like credit planning and branch expansion.
Question 10
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Consider the following functions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA)
$$1.$$ FEMA restricts activities such as payments made to any person outside India or receipts from them.
$$2.$$ FEMA imposes restriction on people living in India who carry out transactions in foreign exchange, foreign security or who own or hold immovable property abroad.
$$3.$$ FEMA regulates the exporters to furnish their export details to RBI.
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?

A
$$1, 2$$ and $$3$$

B
$$1$$ and $$3$$

C
$$2$$ and $$3$$

D
Only $$1$$

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Question 1

Only $$1$$

Only $$2$$

Both $$1$$ and $$2$$

Neither $$1$$ nor $$2$$

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Question 2

$$1, 2, 3$$ and $$4$$

$$1$$ and $$4$$

$$2$$ and $$3$$

Only $$1$$

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Question 3

1, 2 and 4

3 and 4

1 and 2

All of these

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Question 4

the desire of the Government of India to attract more foreign investment

pressure by foreign governments on India to execute specific mutual agreements on finanacial services

SEBI's desire to create a more level playing field for foreign investors

RBIs relevant directive to SEBI

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Question 5

Absolute poverty

Severe poverty

Relative poverty

Mass poverty

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Question 6

Only 1

Only 2

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

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Question 7

State Bank of India

Bank of Baroda

Punjab National Bank

All of the above

Question 8

Only $$1$$

Only $$2$$

Both $$1$$ and $$2$$

Neither $$1$$ nor $$2$$

Question 9

Towards the end of First Five Year Plan

Towards the close of the second Five Year Plan

Towards the close of the Plan Holiday in Indian economy

Towards the end of the Eighth Five Year Plan

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Question 10

$$1, 2$$ and $$3$$

$$1$$ and $$3$$

$$2$$ and $$3$$

Only $$1$$

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