UPSC/SSC G.K. Economy Quiz 2

1. The largest public sector commercial Bank of India is the:
(a) Bank of India
(b) Reserve Bank of India
(c) State Bank of India
(d) Unio Bank of India
1. (c)

2. The first electric train (Deccan Queen) of India was run between :
(a) Kalyan and Pune
(b) Mumbai and Surat
(c) Howrah and Delhi
(d) Delhi and Chennai
2. (a)

3. The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) was established in the year:
(a) 1970
(b) 1975
(c) 1977
(d) 1980
(e) 1982
3. (c)

4. Which one among the following is a ‘Hot Spot’ for biological diversity in India ?
(a) Western Ghat
(b) Sundarban
(c) Chilka Lagoon
(d) Eastern Ghat
4. (b)

5. Which of the following is NOT a component of Bharat Nirman Programme ?
(a) Agro-based industries
(b) Rural electrification
(c) Rural housing
(d) Rural telephony
5. (a)

6. Which one of the following is NOT a constituent of Human Development Index (HDI) ?
(a) Per Capita Income
(b) Life Expectancy at Birth
(c) Gross Enrolment Rate
(d) Health and Nutrition
6. (d)

7. Toen privatisation or deficit privatisation of public sector units occur when the government sells:
(a) 5% of shares
(b) 10% os shares
(c) 15% os shares
(d) 20% os shares
7. (a)

8. …..is the most industrially advanced State in India ?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Punjab
(c) Gujarat
(d) Tamil Nadu
8. (a)

9. Which is the following is the regulator of the credit rating agencies in India ?
(a) RBI
(b) SBI
(c) SIDBI
(d) SFBI
9. (d)

10. Indian Green Revolution started from:
(a) Pantnagar
(b) Bangaluru
(c) Kanpur
(d) Delhi
10. (a)