Indian economy miscellaneous


  1. The profits of Indian–banks operating in foreign countries are a part of









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    Net Factor Income from Abroad (NFIA) refers to income generated by nationals abroad in the form of wages, salaries, rent, interest, dividend and profit. It has the following three components: (a) Net compensation of employees; (b) Net income from property i.e., rent, interest and income from entrepreneurship (that is, profits and dividends); and (c) Net retained earnings of the resident companies working in foreign countries. Profits earned by Indian banks functioning abroad come under ‘income from entrepreneurship.’

    Correct Option: A

    Net Factor Income from Abroad (NFIA) refers to income generated by nationals abroad in the form of wages, salaries, rent, interest, dividend and profit. It has the following three components: (a) Net compensation of employees; (b) Net income from property i.e., rent, interest and income from entrepreneurship (that is, profits and dividends); and (c) Net retained earnings of the resident companies working in foreign countries. Profits earned by Indian banks functioning abroad come under ‘income from entrepreneurship.’


  1. Government of India has decided to integrate____with recently launched Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana.









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    Pradhan Mantri Krishi Seenchayi Yojana will converge with rural development schemes like Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) and other schemes of agriculture ministry and land resources department. This will help in creating more irrigation assets.

    Correct Option: A

    Pradhan Mantri Krishi Seenchayi Yojana will converge with rural development schemes like Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) and other schemes of agriculture ministry and land resources department. This will help in creating more irrigation assets.



  1. In the national context which of the following indicates Macro Approach ?









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    Macroeconomics is a branch of economics dealing with the performance, structure, behavior, and decision-making of an economy as a whole, rather than individual markets. It explains the relationship between such factors as national income, output, consumption, unemployment, inflation, savings, investment, etc.

    Correct Option: C

    Macroeconomics is a branch of economics dealing with the performance, structure, behavior, and decision-making of an economy as a whole, rather than individual markets. It explains the relationship between such factors as national income, output, consumption, unemployment, inflation, savings, investment, etc.


  1. State Bank of India was previously known as :









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    The State Bank of India traces its ancestry to British India, when the Bank of Calcutta was established on 2 June 1806. The Bank of Bengal was one of three Presidency banks, the other two being the Bank of Bombay (1840) and the Bank of Madras (1843). The Presidency banks amalgamated on 27 January 1921 as the Imperial Bank of India. On 1 July 1955, the Imperial Bank of India became the State Bank of India.

    Correct Option: A

    The State Bank of India traces its ancestry to British India, when the Bank of Calcutta was established on 2 June 1806. The Bank of Bengal was one of three Presidency banks, the other two being the Bank of Bombay (1840) and the Bank of Madras (1843). The Presidency banks amalgamated on 27 January 1921 as the Imperial Bank of India. On 1 July 1955, the Imperial Bank of India became the State Bank of India.



  1. National Renewal Fund (NRF) was instituted for the purpose of









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    The PV Narasimha Rao government established the National Renewal Fund (NRF) in February 1992 to provide a social safety net to the workers who were likely to be affected by technological up-gradation and modernisation in the Indian industry. NRF was intended to provide funds for employment generation schemes in the organised and unorganised sectors in order to provide a social safety net for labour.

    Correct Option: B

    The PV Narasimha Rao government established the National Renewal Fund (NRF) in February 1992 to provide a social safety net to the workers who were likely to be affected by technological up-gradation and modernisation in the Indian industry. NRF was intended to provide funds for employment generation schemes in the organised and unorganised sectors in order to provide a social safety net for labour.