Economic Social Development

Q581.Who authored the book, ‘Planned Economy for India’?

Q582.Consider the following statements regarding Reserve Bank of India. 1. It is a banks to the Central Government. 2. It formulates and administer monetary policy. 3. It acts as an agent of government in respect of India. 4. It handles the borrowing programme of Government of India. Which of these statements are correct?

Q583.Which of the following fixes the poverty line in India?

Q584.Eleventh Five Year Plan emphasised on

Q585.Which one of the following statements is not correct?

Q586.Which of the following Committees was set up in India for identification of BPL families in Urban Areas?

Q587.In India which of the following Five Year Plans was launched with a focus on sustainable growth?

Q588.Which of the following is not a function of Reserve Bank of India?

Q589.Which of the following plans is meant for constructing houses for rural people?

Q590.Match the following plans and programmes List-I (Plan) (a) 1st plan (b) 2nd plan (c) 3rd plan (d) 4th plan (e) 5th plan List-II (Programmes) 1. Rapid Industrialisation 2. Community Development 3. Expansion of basic industries 4. Minimum Needs programme 5. Achievement of self reliance and growth with stability Select the correct answer from the codes below. Code (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)

Q591.Who is the ‘lender of the last resort’ in the banking structure of India?

Q592.Unemployment may result when some workers are temporarily out of work while changing job

Q593.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

Q594...... is the official minimum rate at which the Central Bank of a country is prepared to rediscount approved bills held by the commercial banks.

Q595.Trace the mismatch between the policy and its year of announcement in the pairs given below.

Q596.Which of the following are the objectives of the commission for Agricultural costs and prices (CACP)? 1. To stabilise agricultural prices. 2. To ensure meaningful real income levels to the farmers. 3. To protect the interest of the consumers by providing essential agricultural commodities at reasonable rates though public distribution system. 4. To ensure maximum price for the farmer. Choose the corret answer from the codes given below. Code

Q597.The Bank rate is the rate at which

Q598.NREGA was renamed ‘MNREGA’ on

Q599.Public procurement of food grains at support prices insures the following. 1. Stability in farm prices 2. Remunerative prices to the farmers 3. Building food stocks for public distribution Which of the above statements are correct?

Q600.Consider the following statements. 1. Bank rate is the rate of interest which RBI charges its clients on their short-term borrowing. 2. Repo rate is the rate of interest which RBI charges its clients on their long-term borrowing. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?