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This section includes 278 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Basic GK knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 151. |
Which state is the largest producer of pepper in India? |
| A. | Tamil Nadu |
| B. | Andhra Pradesh |
| C. | Kerala |
| D. | Meghalaya |
| Answer» D. Meghalaya | |
| 152. |
Which is the most suitable grain in India? |
| A. | Wheat |
| B. | Barley |
| C. | Maize |
| D. | Rice |
| Answer» E. | |
| 153. |
Which state has wet agriculture in India? |
| A. | Kerala |
| B. | Assam |
| C. | Bihar |
| D. | Gujarat |
| Answer» B. Assam | |
| 154. |
Which of the following is not an undertaking under the administrative control of Ministry of Railways? |
| A. | Container Corporation of India Limited |
| B. | Konkan Railway Corporation Limited |
| C. | Indian Railways Construction Company Limited |
| D. | Diesel Locomotive Works, Varanasi |
| Answer» D. Diesel Locomotive Works, Varanasi | |
| 155. |
The apex body for formulating plans and coordinating research work in agriculture and allied fields is |
| A. | State Trading Corporation |
| B. | Regional Rural Banks |
| C. | National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) |
| D. | Indian Council of Agricultural Research |
| Answer» E. | |
| 156. |
Resurgent India Bonds were issued in US dollar, Pound Sterling and |
| A. | Japanese Yen |
| B. | Deutsche Mark |
| C. | Euro |
| D. | French Franc |
| Answer» C. Euro | |
| 157. |
National expenditure includes |
| A. | consumption expenditure |
| B. | investment expenditure |
| C. | government expenditure |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 158. |
What is the means of subsidies? |
| A. | payment by government for purchase of goods and services |
| B. | payment made by business enterprises to factors of production |
| C. | payment made by companies to shareholders |
| D. | payment made by the government to business enterprises, without buying any goods and services |
| Answer» E. | |
| 159. |
The average rate of domestic savings (gross) for the Indian economy is currently estimated to be in the range of |
| A. | 15 to 20 percent |
| B. | 20 to 25 percent |
| C. | 25 to 30 percent |
| D. | 30 to 35 percent |
| Answer» C. 25 to 30 percent | |
| 160. |
In India, inflation measured by the |
| A. | Wholesale Price Index number |
| B. | Consumers Price Index for urban non-manual workers |
| C. | Consumers Price Index for agricultural workers |
| D. | National Income Deflation |
| Answer» B. Consumers Price Index for urban non-manual workers | |
| 161. |
In India, the first bank of limited liability managed by Indians and founded in 1881 was |
| A. | Hindustan Commercial Bank |
| B. | Oudh Commercial Bank |
| C. | Punjab National Bank |
| D. | Punjab and Sind Bank |
| Answer» C. Punjab National Bank | |
| 162. |
How many banks were nationalized in 1969? |
| A. | 16 |
| B. | 14 |
| C. | 15 |
| D. | 20 |
| Answer» C. 15 | |
| 163. |
The most important item of non-plan expenditure is? |
| A. | Defense |
| B. | Fertilizer Subsidy |
| C. | interest payment |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 164. |
What is the rank of India in the world in terms of potato production? |
| A. | 1st |
| B. | 3rd |
| C. | 5th |
| D. | 8th |
| Answer» D. 8th | |
| 165. |
Which type of chemical fertilizer is consumed the most in India? |
| A. | Nitrogenous |
| B. | equal to all three |
| C. | potashic |
| D. | Phosphatic |
| Answer» B. equal to all three | |
| 166. |
What is the per capita daily availability of milk in India? |
| A. | 204 grams |
| B. | 210 grams |
| C. | 217 grams |
| D. | 252 grams |
| Answer» E. | |
| 167. |
When was the Intensive Animal Development Program (ICDP) launched with the aim of increasing milk production in the country? |
| A. | 1964-65 |
| B. | 1965-66 |
| C. | 1966-67 |
| D. | 1956 |
| Answer» B. 1965-66 | |
| 168. |
When was the Intensive Agriculture District Program started? |
| A. | 1960-61 |
| B. | 1964-65 |
| C. | 1966-67 |
| D. | 1970-71 |
| Answer» B. 1964-65 | |
| 169. |
Bharat Nirman Yojana is related to? |
| A. | Settlement development |
| B. | Food grains from family welfare program |
| C. | production self-reliance |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Food grains from family welfare program | |
| 170. |
Who is the richest state in India? |
| A. | TamilNadu |
| B. | Maharashatra |
| C. | Kerala |
| D. | Mumbai |
| Answer» C. Kerala | |
| 171. |
Promotion of multinational companies in India is to be promoted? |
| A. | privatization policy |
| B. | Liberalization Policy |
| C. | Globalization Policy |
| D. | All these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 172. |
How much of India's population is dependent on agricultural industry? |
| A. | 60% |
| B. | 70% |
| C. | 58.9% |
| D. | Others |
| Answer» D. Others | |
| 173. |
The year in which the first industrial policy of independent India was announced was? |
| A. | 1947 |
| B. | 1948 |
| C. | 1951 |
| D. | 1956 |
| Answer» C. 1951 | |
| 174. |
What percentage of the agricultural industry contributes to the gross profit from national income? |
| A. | 17.5% |
| B. | 17.9% |
| C. | 20% |
| D. | Others |
| Answer» B. 17.9% | |
| 175. |
Nepanagar in Madhya Pradesh is famous for? |
| A. | Textile Industry |
| B. | Vegetable Industry |
| C. | Hosiery Industry |
| D. | Newsprint Industry |
| Answer» E. | |
| 176. |
India is ranked on the basis of GDP? |
| A. | 5 |
| B. | 3 |
| C. | 7 |
| D. | 13 |
| Answer» D. 13 | |
| 177. |
India is ranked on the basis of ppp (Purchasing Power Parity)? |
| A. | 4 |
| B. | 9 |
| C. | 7 |
| D. | 3 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 178. |
Which country ranks first on the basis of capita on GDP? |
| A. | Luxembourg |
| B. | United States |
| C. | Qatar |
| D. | Others |
| Answer» D. Others | |
| 179. |
When was the Steel Authority of India Limited established? |
| A. | 1954 |
| B. | 1964 |
| C. | 1974 |
| D. | 1984 |
| Answer» D. 1984 | |
| 180. |
Which state has the highest Human Development Index (HDI) in India? |
| A. | Gujarat |
| B. | Kerala |
| C. | Tamil Nadu |
| D. | Maharashtra |
| Answer» C. Tamil Nadu | |
| 181. |
When was the first industrial policy announced in India? |
| A. | 1st April 1942 |
| B. | 8 April 1951 |
| C. | 6th April 1948 |
| D. | 1st April 1955 |
| Answer» D. 1st April 1955 | |
| 182. |
In which of the following industrial policies, small scale industries were given more emphasis? |
| A. | 1948 Industrial Policy |
| B. | 1956 Industrial Policy |
| C. | 1977 Industrial Policy |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 183. |
How many public sector undertakings are in the category of Navratnas? |
| A. | 5 |
| B. | 11 |
| C. | 8 |
| D. | 18 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 184. |
Which of the following generally does not come under the category of parent industry? |
| A. | Defense Industry |
| B. | Mines and Metallurgical Industry |
| C. | Small Vehicle Industry |
| D. | Machinery Industry |
| Answer» D. Machinery Industry | |
| 185. |
The state of India which contributes the maximum in the production of food grains? |
| A. | Punjab |
| B. | Uttar Pradesh |
| C. | Maharashtra |
| D. | Haryana |
| Answer» C. Maharashtra | |
| 186. |
Which economist prepared the first human development index? |
| A. | Prof. Amartya Sen |
| B. | Mehboob-ul-Haq |
| C. | Dr. Manmohan Singh |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Dr. Manmohan Singh | |
| 187. |
Where is the headquarters of the National Farmer Industry located? |
| A. | New Delhi |
| B. | Surat |
| C. | Lucknow |
| D. | Dehradun |
| Answer» B. Surat | |
| 188. |
What action is the teacher teaching his son? |
| A. | uneconomical |
| B. | Economic |
| C. | both |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 189. |
Which of the following is the central bank of the Government of India? |
| A. | Cooperative Bank |
| B. | Reserve Bank of India |
| C. | Central Bank of India |
| D. | State Bank of India |
| Answer» C. Central Bank of India | |
| 190. |
When were the Kisan Call Center and Krishi Channel launched? |
| A. | January, 2001 |
| B. | January, 2002 |
| C. | January, 2003 |
| D. | January, 2004 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 191. |
Which state is the largest producer of soybean in India? |
| A. | Uttar Pradesh |
| B. | Rajasthan |
| C. | Madhya Pradesh |
| D. | Bihar |
| Answer» D. Bihar | |
| 192. |
Information, education and knowledge have become universal after the advent of which modern machine? |
| A. | Mobile phone |
| B. | Calculator |
| C. | Computer |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 193. |
At present the largest nationalized enterprise in India is? |
| A. | Indian Railways |
| B. | Indian telecommunication system |
| C. | Indian Electricity Sector |
| D. | Indian Commercial Banking System |
| Answer» B. Indian telecommunication system | |
| 194. |
When was the commercial bank nationalized? |
| A. | 1975 |
| B. | 1966 |
| C. | 1969 |
| D. | 1980 |
| Answer» D. 1980 | |
| 195. |
Second Green Revolution will be related to? |
| A. | production of wheat |
| B. | production of rice |
| C. | using biotechnology |
| D. | high yielding seeds |
| Answer» D. high yielding seeds | |
| 196. |
Which crop is mainly related to Green Revolution? |
| A. | Rice |
| B. | Sugarcane |
| C. | Pulses |
| D. | Wheat |
| Answer» E. | |
| 197. |
What is the determinant of minimum support price? |
| A. | Agricultural Costs and Prices Commission |
| B. | Indian Council of Agricultural Research |
| C. | State Government |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Indian Council of Agricultural Research | |
| 198. |
Zero-based budgeting technology was adopted for the first time in India in which state? |
| A. | Andhra Pradesh |
| B. | Kerala |
| C. | Tamil Nadu |
| D. | Karnataka |
| Answer» B. Kerala | |
| 199. |
Which country is the largest producer of litchi in the world? |
| A. | India |
| B. | Nepal |
| C. | Russia |
| D. | China |
| Answer» B. Nepal | |
| 200. |
Making a budget by making a new assessment of each item of expenditure from every financial year is called? |
| A. | Performance Budget |
| B. | Fresh Budgeting |
| C. | Zero based budget |
| D. | deficit budget |
| Answer» D. deficit budget | |