UPSC Economy Questions

In the context of Indian economy, ‘Open Market Operations’ refers to:

An increase in the Bank Rate generally indicates that the

Supply of money remaining the same when there is an increase in demand for money, there will be

Consider the following liquid assets: 1. Demand deposits with the banks 2. Time deposits with the banks 3. Savings deposits with the banks 4. Currency. The corr…

Which of the following grants/grant direct credit assistance to rural households? 1. Regional Rural Banks 2. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development…

Priority Sector Lending by banks in India constitutes the lending to:

Which one among the following industries is the maximum consumer of water in India?

What is/are the recent policy initiative(s) of Government of India to promote the growth of the manufacturing sector? 1. Setting up of National Investment and M…

Consider the following specific stages of demographic transition associated with economic development: 1. Low birth rate with low death rate 2. High birth rate …

The Multi-Dimensional Poverty Index developed by Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative with UNDP support covers which of the following? 1. Deprivation…

How does the National Rural Livelihood Mission seek to improve livelihood options of rural poor? 1. By setting up a large number of new manufacturing industries…

Consider the following crops of India: 1. Groundnut 2. Sesamum 3. Pearl millet Which of the above is/are predominantly rainfed crop/crops?

In India, the overall Index of Industrial Production has Indices of Eight Core Industries with a combined weight of 37.90%. Which of the following are among tho…

Which of the following is/are among the noticeable features of the recommendations of the Thirteenth Finance Commission? 1. A design for the Goods and Services …

Under which of the following circumstances may 'capital gains' arise? 1. when there is an increase in the sales of a product 2. when there is a natural increase…

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) acts as a bankers' bank. This would imply which of the following? 1. Other banks retain their deposits with the RBI. 2. The RBI …

Which of the following measures would result in an increase in the money supply in the economy? 1. Purchase of govt securities from the public by the central ba…

The basic aim of the Lead Bank Scheme is that

How do District Rural Development Agencies (DRDAs) help in the reduction of rural poverty in India? 1. DRDAs act as Panchayati Raj Institutions in certain speci…

Consider the following: 1. Hotels and restaurants 2. Motor Transport undertakings 3. Newspaper Establishments 4. Private Medical Institutions The Employers of w…