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MISCELLANEOUS Flashcards

1
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The Imperial Bank of India was renamed as ____in 1955.

A

SBI

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2
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When was NABARD established?

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1982

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3
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Who was the economist who wrote the book ‘Small is beautiful”?

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E.F. Schumacher 1973

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4
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Name the ‘Father of Indian Economic Reforms’

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PV Narsimha Rao

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5
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Which of the following is the first port in India to become a public company?

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Ennore Port

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6
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Who founded the Indian Statistical Institute on 17 December 1931?

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P.C.Mahalanobis

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7
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The Khadi and Village Industries Commission Act was passed in the year______

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1956

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8
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Which of the following cities houses the headquarters of the Union Bank of India?

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Mumbai

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9
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In which year was the State Financial Corporation Act passed ? The Act provides for the establishment of state financial corporations.

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1951

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10
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Which of the following banks was founded by Muttaiya Chidambaram Chettiar in Chennai in 1937?

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Indian Overseas Bank

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11
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A company that has been founded after 2003 and that has a current valuation of more than 1 billion USD is referred to as in the industry by which term?

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Unicorn Startup Company

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12
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Who is co-founder of e-commerce store Flipkart?

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Binny BSolal along with Sachin BSolal is the founder of one of the largest e-commerce company Flipkart.

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13
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____ Bank has become the first bank in the country to introduce Iris Scan Authentication feature for Aadhaar-based transactions through its micro ATM tablet

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Axis Aug 09, 2018

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14
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Badhti ka naam zindagi’ is the
tagline of which of the following banks?

A

Axis

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15
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The name of UTI Bank was changed to _____ in 2007.

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AXIS

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16
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Where is the headquarters of Bank of Baroda located?

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Vadodara

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17
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What is the tagline of UCO Bank?

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Honours your Trust

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18
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Which organization publishes ‘World Development Report’?

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World Bank

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19
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Which of the following motif is present on 2000 Rupee Note of Indian currency?

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Mangalyan

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20
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Where is the headquarters of Allahabad Bank situated?

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Kolkata

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21
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Which of the following departments publishes the Index of Industrial Production(IIP)?

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)Central Statistics Office Explanation: The Central Statistics Office (CSO) is a department under “Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation” which collects and publishes data related to the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) since 1950

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22
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_______, the code-breaker during World War II has been chosen by Bank of England to feature on Britain’s new E50 note.

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Alan Turing

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23
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Which of the following quality marks are NOT correctly matched ?

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ISI - semi-processed food products

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24
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PRASAD Scheme has been launched under which Ministry?

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Ministry of Tourism
It was launched by the Union Ministry of Tourism. It aims at integrated development of pilgrimage destinations in planned, prioritised and sustainable manner to provide complete religious tourism experience.

25
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How many languages are there on the language panel of Indian currency notes ?

26
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Where is the head office of Syndicate Bank situated ?

27
Q

On which of the following notes the motif of Sanchi Stupa is present?

A

200 Rupee Note

28
Q

Asian Infrastructure Investment bank headquarter is located in which city ?

29
Q

Healthy States, Progressive India” Report has been published by which of the following institutions?

30
Q

The situation in an economy where unemployment is prevailing is known as _______.

A

Stagflation

31
Q

Who will be the beneficiaries under ‘Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maandhan Scheme’?

A

People working in unorganised sector

32
Q

Which Economic Survey was also called ‘Pink Economic Survey’?

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Economic Survey 2017-18 Explanation: The Economic Survey 2017-18 is printed in pink colour to underline the importance of gender issues to the economy. The survey points out that the North-Eastern states (a model for the rest of the country) consistently out-perform others.

33
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Where is the head office of Vijaya Bank situated?

34
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Which central agency is responsible for promoting cooperative marketing of agricultural produce to benefit the farmers?

35
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Which of the following is an international agreement between governments that aims to ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival ?

36
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In which of the following sectors, 100% FDI in equity in India is NOT permitted as per India’s FDI policy?

A

Multi-brand product retail trading/

37
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In which city is the head office of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) situated ?

38
Q

______ is the term used for breeding of fish in specially constructed tanks and ponds.

A

Pisciculture

39
Q

What type of unemployment is generally found in the agricultural sector of India?

A

Disguised unemployment

40
Q

With which of the following is ‘Operation Flood’ related? /

A

India’s dairy industry

41
Q

Related area of Golden Revolution is:

42
Q

The Great Leap Forward (GLF) was a campaign initiated in ______ in 1958 aimed at
industrialising the country on a massive scale.

43
Q

‘A Plan of Economic
Development for India’, which was
prepared by a cross-section of
India’s leading capitalists in 1944, was
popularly known as the ______ Plan.

44
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The steel plant at Bokaro was set up in collaboration with ______.

45
Q

The phrase ‘Gross National Happiness’ was first coined in:

46
Q

The Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO) is located at which of the following places?

A

Jamshedpur

47
Q

Viticulture refers to the:

A

cultivation of grapes

48
Q

Which among the following organisations releases the Index of Economic Freedom?

A

Heritage Foundation

49
Q

_____ is a land which is left fallow (Uncultivated ) for more than five years and can be bought under cultivation after improving it through reclamation practices.

A

Culturable wasteland

50
Q

An Enquiry into the Nature and Cause of the Wealth of Nations’ is an influential work by economist ______.

A

Adam Smith

51
Q

Emaar the first company to
invest in kashmir belongs to?

52
Q

GST on online gaming?

53
Q

Which grouping is creating a new currency for De-Dollarisation

54
Q

Types of competition in markets

A

Perferct and Imperfect

55
Q

Perfect competition

A

Easy to enter and exit market
High competition
Homogeneous product

56
Q

Types of imperfect competition

A

Monopoly
Monopolistic
Oligopoly

57
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Monopoly competition

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Dominated by a single vendor

58
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Monopolistic competition

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Many buyers
Differentiation in product

59
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Oligopoly competition

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Entry barrier
Large number of buyers
Small number of sellers

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