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In which one of the following groups are all the four countries members of G20 ?
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Under the Kisan Credit Card scheme, short-term credit support is given to farmers for which of the following purposes ?
1. Working capital for maintenance of farm assets harvesters,
2. Purchase of combine tractors and mini trucks requirements of farm
3. Consumption households
4.Post-harvest expenses
5.Construction of family house and setting up of village cold storage facility
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Consider the following statements :
1. The weightage of food in Consumer Price Index (CPI) is higher than that in Wholesale Price Index (WPI).
2. The WPI does not capture changes in the prices of services, which CPI does.
3. Reserve Bank of India has now adopted WPI as its key measure of inflation and to decide on changing the key policy rates.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Consider the following pairs : River - Flows into
1. Mekong- Andaman Sea
2. Thames - Irish Sea
3. Volga - Caspian Sea
4. Zambezi - Indian Ocean
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched ?
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. With reference to the Indian economy, consider the following statements :
1.Commercial Paper is a short-term unsecured promissory note.
2.'Certificate of Deposit is a long-term of India to a corporation.
3.'Call Money' is a short-term finance used for interbank transactions.
4."Zero-Coupon Bonds' are the interest bearing short-term bonds issued by the Scheduled Commercial Banks to corporations. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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With reference to Foreign Direct Investment in India, which one of the following is considered its major characteristic?
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With reference to the international trade of India at present, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. India's merchandise exports are less than its merchandise imports.
2. India's imports of iron and steel, chemicals, fertilisers and machinery have decreased in recent years.
3. India's exports of services are more than its imports of services.
4. India suffers from an overall trade/current account deficit. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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The term 'West Texas Intermediate, sometimes found in news, refers to a grade of
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In the context of the Indian economy, non-financial debt includes which of the following ?
1. Housing loans owed by households
2. Amounts outstanding on credit cards
3. Treasury bills
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In the context of the Indian economy, non-financial debt includes which of the following ?
1. Housing loans owed by households
2. Amounts outstanding on credit cards
3. Treasury bills
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. In India, why are some nuclear reactors kept under "IAEA Safeguards" while others are not?
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RBI decides to adopt an expansionist monetary policy, which of the following would it not do?
1. Cut and optimize the Statutory Liquidity Ratio
2. Increase the Marginal Standing Facility Rate
3. Cut the Bank Rate and Repo Rate Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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With reference to the Indian economy after the 1991 economic liberalization, consider the following statements :
1. Worker productivity (Rs per worker at 2004-05 prices) increased in urban areas while it decreased in rural areas.
2. The percentage share of rural areas in the workforce steadily increased.
3. In rural areas, the growth in non-farm economy increased
4. The growth rate in rural employment decreased. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Consider the following statements:
1. In terms of short-term credit delivery to the agriculture sector, District Central Cooperative Banks (DCCBs) deliver more credit in comparison to Scheduled Commercial Banks and Regional Rural Banks.
2. One of the most important functions of DCCBs is to provide funds to the Primary Agricultural Credit Societies.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?