Economics Quiz

1. Structural employment arises due to

A) Deflationary Conditions

B) Heavy industry bias

C) Shortage of raw meterials 

D) Inadequate productive capacity

 2. National Income estimates in India are prepared by

A) Planning Commission 

B) Reserve Bank of India

C) Central statistical organisation 

D) Indian statistical Institute

3.The Korba coalfield is located in

A) Orissa 

B) West Bengal

C) Chhttisgarh 

D) Assam

4.Major coalfields of India are located in the river valley of

A) Damodar 

B) Godavari

C) Mahanadi 

D) Wardha

5.In India, the state known for its sandalwood is

A) Karnataka 

B) Assam

C) Kerala 

D) West Bengal

6. Which one of the following is NOT amethod of measurement of National Income

A) Value added method 

B) Income method

C) Expenditure method 

D) Investment method

7. Which amongst the following states/UTs has Not identified tribal community

A) Chhattisgarh 

B) Haryana

C) Maharashtra

D) Karnataka

8.NREGP is the abbreviated form of

A) National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme 

B) National Rural Educational Guarantee Programme

C) National Rapid Employment Guarantee Programme 

D) National Rapid Educational Guarantee Programme

9. Nuclear energy is a mineral based source, it is derived from

A) Uranium 

B) Thorium

C) Plutonium 

D) All of these

10. The second Five Year plan was based on

A) Mahalanobis Model 

B) Vakil and Brahmananda's Wage -Goods Model

C) Harrod - Domar Growth Model 

D) Solow Growth Model

11. Which of the following sectors is NOT considered ' Infrastructure Sector '

A) Software 

B) Cement

C) Petroleum 

D) Steel

12.The period of Eleventh Five Year Plan is

A) 2005 to 2010 

B) 2006 to 2011

C) 2007 to 2012 

D) 2008 to 2013

13.The main source of National Income in India is

A) Service Sector 

B) Agriculture

C) Industrial Sector 

D) Trade Sector

14.Which one of the following types of unemployment is common in Indian agricultural sector

A) Seasonal 

B) Disguised

C) Frictional 

D) Structral

15. Who wrote a book describing the theory of economic drain of India during British rule

A) Late lajpat rai 

B) Mahatma Gandhi

C) Jawaharlal nehru 

D) Dadabhai naoroji

Answers Key:

1. B
2. C
3. C
4. A
5. A
6. D
7. B
8. A
9. D
10. A
11. A
12. C
13. A
14. B
15. D