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2000 Economy Practice Questions

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2000EconomyGS1
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Indian Human Development Report does not give for each sample village:

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Directions: The next question is based on the following table. Study the same carefully and attempt the question that follow:
Indicators of Development for some Asian Countries
Country: India, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Korea, Philippines
Life expectancy at birth (years) 1995: India 62.4, China 69.2, Indonesia 64, Malaysia 71.4, Thailand 69.5, Korea 71.7, Philippines 67.4
Infant mortality rate (per 1000) 1995: India 72, China 38, Indonesia 47, Malaysia 11, Thailand 31, Korea 6, Philippines 32
Adult literacy rate (Percent) 1995: India 52, China 82, Indonesia 84, Malaysia 84, Thailand 94, Korea 98, Philippines 98
Which one of the following statements is false?

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2000EconomyGS1
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Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I: A. UN Development Programme, B. National Council of Applied Economic Research, C. Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, D. World Bank
List-II: 1. UN India Human Development Report, 2. India Development Report, 3. World Development Report, 4. Human Development Report

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2000EconomyGS1
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“...instil into the vast millions of workers, men and women, who actually do the job, a sense of partnership and of cooperative performance...” The above passage relates to:

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2000EconomyGS1
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A rise in ‘SENSEX’ means:

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2000EconomyGS1
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Which one of the following ports of India handles the highest tonnage of import cargo?

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In an open economy, the national income(Y) of the economy is:(C, I, G, X, M stands for Consumption, Investment, Govt. Expenditure, total exports and total imports respectively.

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Assertion(A): The rate of growth of India’s exports has shown an appreciable increase after 1991.
Reason(R): The Govt. of India has resorted to devalu-ation.

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2000EconomyGS1
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The growth rate of per capita income at current prices is higher than that of per capita income at constant prices, because the latter takes into account the rate of:

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2000EconomyGS1
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Consider the following statements:
The Indian rupee is fully convertible:
1. in respect of Current Account of Balance of payment
2. in respect of Capital Account of Balance of payment
3. into gold

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2000EconomyGS1
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Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I: A. Boom, B. Recession, C. Depression, D. Recovery
List-II: 1. Business activity at high level with increasing income, output and employment at macro level, 2. Gradual fall of income, output and employment with business activity in a low gear, 3. Unprecedented level of under employment, and unemployment, drastic fall in income output and employment, 4. Steady rise in the general level of prices, income, output and employment.

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2000EconomyGS1
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Consider the following statements about the megacities of India:
1. Population of each megacity is more than 5 million.
2. All the megacities are important sea ports.
3. Megacities are either national or state capitals.

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2000EconomyGS1
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The correct sequence in decreasing order of the four sugarcane producing States in India is:

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2000EconomyGS1
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Consider the following statements:
1. Maharashtra has the largest area under Jowar cultivation.
2. Gujarat is the largest producer of groundnut in India.
3. Rajasthan has the largest area of cultivable wastelands in India.
4. Andhra Pradesh has the highest per hectare yield of maize in India.

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Economic liberalisation in India started with:

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