Economics Indian Economic Development questions from CUET UG 2023.
A farmer want to take credit to meet his expenditure in agriculture inputs. Which of the following is not an institution he may approach for the credit ?
Adoption of new technology is called __________.
Among the following which are the sources of Human Capital ? (A) Health (B) Education (C) Training (D) Migration (E) Information Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Arrange the following energy sources in India in highest to lowest order in terms of their share in energy : (A) Renewable Energy (B) Thermal Power (C) Nuclear Power (D) Hydro Power Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Arrange the following events in a sequence of its happening. A. Reforms in Pakistan B. Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution C. Commune system D. Pakistan's First Five year plan E. China's Twelfth Five Year Plan Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Arrange the following events in proper sequence. A. Ultra violet radiation causes skin cancer B. High levels of chlorine and bromine compounds in the stratosphere C. Fridge brought to the house D. Chlorofluoro carbons used as cooling agent E. Depletion of ozone layer Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Arrange the following events in their ascending order of occurrence : (A) Setting up of Planning Commission (B) The Indian leaders had to decide a suitable economic system for India (C) Introduction of Green Revolution in India (D) Year of Indian Independence (E) First Industrial Policy Resolution of India Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Arrange the following events on the basis of their occurrence in India during British rule : (A) Establishment of Tata Airlines (B) Shift to second stage of demographic transition (C) First population census (D) Incorporation of TISCO (E) Opening of Suez canal Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Arrange the following events related to identifying the poor in India in order of their occurrence : (A) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (B) Task force on projections of minimum needs and effective consumption demand (C) Jan-Dhan Yojana (D) Planning commission formed a study group (E) Concept of "Jail cost of living" Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Arrange the following events relating to India in the correct time line sequence. A. First 'Industrial Policy Resolution' B. "Modern Bread", a bread manufacturing firm sold to private sector C. First phase of green revolution D. Setting up of planning commission Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Arrange the following in chronological order of their occurence in India. (A) The second stage of demographic transition began (B) Incorporation of Tata Iron and Steel company (C) British India first census (D) Introduction of railways Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Arrange the following in Chronological sequence : (A) Economic reforms in India (B) Green revolution in India (C) Economic crisis relating to India's external debt (D) Independence of India Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Arrange the following in order of occurrance. A. Green Revolution B. Setting up of Planning Commission C. Resolution which formed on the basis of second Five Year Plan D. Exchange rate was made fully convertable for Current Accounts E. Karve Committee Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Arrange the following in sequence in order of their formation. A. Green Revolution B. First Industrial Policy Resolution C. Karve committee D. Planning Commission Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Arrange the following in sequence in the events of happening. A. First census in India B. The Tata Iron steel company C. The opening of Suez canal D. Railways in India Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Arrange the following related to Indian economy in sequence of their occurrence : (A) First Industrial Policy Resolution (B) Setting up of Planning Commission (C) Adoption of New Economic Policy (D) Recommendation by Education Commission that atleast 6 percent of GDP should be spent on education (E) Parliament passed a new Act to provide guaranteed wage employment to every rural household Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Arrange the following statements occuring in India in the proper sequence : (A) Parliament passes Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) (B) Setting up of NABARD (C) Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) launched (D) Initiation of Food for Work Programme Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Arrange the sequence of events relating to identifying the number of poor in India. (A) Task force on projection of minimum needs and effective demand formed (B) Expert groups formed (C) Planning Commission formed a study group (D) Dadabhai Naoroji formulated the 'Jail cost of living' Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) helps the town plan officials by providing them :
Central Pollution control Board (CPCB) was setup by the Government of India in 1974 to address :
Central Pollution Control Board monitors the quality of water in how many rivers ?
Chipko movement or Appiko started in Karnataka when :
Choose the correct sequence from the following. A. British introduced railways in India B. Latest population census C. Population explosion according to 2nd stage of demographic transition theory D. Year of "Great Divide" E. First census conducted by British India Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Consumption of 2400 calories in rural areas and 2100 calories in urban areas decide to draw the line which is called :
CPCB prepares manuals, codes and guidelines for which of the following purpose ?
Demonetisation in India was taken up by the government in :
Disadvantages of casualisation of workforce: A. No Paid leave B. No regular income C. No access to training D. Permission to take leave is not required E. Less working hours Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Formal sector establishment are those establishment that employs ?
Full form of FII.
Green Revolution were restricted to the following states. Choose the correct option from below :
"Growth refers to increase in the country's capacity of module the output of goods and services with in the country." Choose the incorrect option from the following in relation to Growth.
How can morbidity be prevented? A. Ensuring safe drinking water B. Taking good education C. Healthy and nutrative food D. By employment generation E. Sanitation Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Human Development is the result of investment in which of the following ? (A) Land (B) Infrastructure (C) Health (D) Training (E) Education Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
"Human Resource Development was necessarily to be assigned a key role in any development strategy, particularly in a country with a large population" which of the following five year plane states?
HYV seeds were used ?
Identify the incorrect statement :
Identify the option that imply proneness to fall ill.
Identify the statement associated with Indian Economic Crisis of 1991?
Identify the statement true about development.
Identify the term that means proneness to fall ill from major waterborne diseases.
In 1955, Karve Committee noted the possibility of using __________ industries for promoting rural development.
In 1970 Pakistan Introduced nationalisation of Capital Good industries, but later due to international pressure they shifted the policy to.
In China a campaign initiated in 1958 aimed at industrialising country on a massive scale people were encouraged to set up industries in their backyard. This campaign is called
In Chipko movement and Appiko movement, men, women and children saved the trees by :
In the last few decades, there has been rapid growth in the gross domestic product, but without simultaneous increase in ________. This has forced the government to take up initiatives in generating employment opportunities particularly in the rural areas.
In what ways labour laws enable the workers to protect their rights. A. Providing more holidays B. Protection of wages C. Providing unemployment allowances D. Redress of grievances (compensation for loss) E. Right to organise and form trade unions Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
In which year, the Indian Government made education free and compulsory for all children between 6 to 14 years ?
Indiscriminate felling of trees for industrial use has led to the problem of :
Indiscriminate felling of trees has led to many __________ problems.
Investment in education, health, migration and information are the sources of :
Investment in education turns human resources into __________.
________ is known as proneness to fall ill.
It refers to the increase in the country's capacity to produce the output of goods and services within the country.
Match List - I with List - II. | List - I | List - II | |---|---| | (A) Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY) | (I) Encourage saving and lending among members as small loans | | (B) Self Help Groups (SHGs) | (II) Self employment in urban areas | | (C) Work for a minimum of 100 days in a year | (III) Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna | | (D) Transfer of subsidies to account holder directly | (IV) MNREGA | Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Match List - I with List - II. | List - I | List - II | |---|---| | (A) Structural Reforms in China | (I) 1988 | | (B) Structural Reforms in Pakistan | (II) 1991 | | (C) Structural Reforms in India | (III) 1978 | | (D) People's Republic of China | (IV) 1949 | Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Match List - I with List - II. List - I | List - II (A) Human Capital | (I) Technical Progress (B) Physical Capital | (II) Education and Health (C) Human Capital formation | (III) Human well being (D) Human Development | (IV) Growth enhancing Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Match List - I with List - II. | | List - I | | List - II | |---|---|---|---| | (A) | Monthly Per Capita Expenditure | (I) | Relative poverty | | (B) | Comparison of poverty among nations | (II) | Helps to identify the poor | | (C) | Measure of total number of poor people | (III) | Poverty line | | (D) | Cut-off point which divides population as poor or non-poor | (IV) | Head Count Ratio | Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Match List - I with List - II. List - I (Organisation/NGO) | List - II (Location) (A) SEWA | (I) New Delhi (B) Kashta Kari Sangathan | (II) Nilgiris (C) NCERT | (III) Ahmedabad (D) ACCORD | (IV) Thane Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Match List - I with List - II. | List - I | List - II | | :--- | :--- | | (A) Maharatna | (I) Airports Authority of India | | (B) Navratna | (II) Steel Authority of India Limited | | (C) Miniratna | (III) Voice-based business processes | | (D) Outsourcing | (IV) Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited | Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Match List - I with List - II. | List - I | List - II | |---|---| | (A) Infrastructure | (I) Airports, Power, Hospitals | | (B) Commercial Source of Energy | (II) AYUSH | | (C) Indian System of Medicine | (III) Firewood, Agricultural waste | | (D) Non-Commercial Source of Energy | (IV) Coal, Petroleum & Electricity | Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Match List - I with List - II. List - I | List - II (A) TISCO | (I) Per capita income (B) VKRV Rao | (II) Land settlement system (C) Zamindari | (III) Commercialisation of agriculture (D) Cash crops | (IV) Capital Goods Industry Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Match List - I with List - II. List - I (Policy tools) | List - II (Characteristics) (A) Disinvestment | (I) Hiring of regular services from External source (B) Out sourcing | (II) Integration of the economy of the country with the world economy (C) Globalisation | (III) To administer all multilateral trade agreements (D) GATT | (IV) Privatisation of the public enterprises by selling off part of public equity sector Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Match List I with List II | | LIST I | | LIST II | |---|---|---|---| | A. | NABARD | I. | Women-oriented community based poverty reduction program | | B. | Kudumbashree | II. | Uses the mixed crop-live stock farming system | | C. | Animal Husbandary | III. | HYV seeds, chemical fertilisers, | | D. | Organic farming | IV. | Set up in 1982 | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Match List I with List II | | LIST I | | LIST II | |---|---|---|---| | A. | Reduction in value of currency | I. | Disinvestment | | B. | Dilution of share in organisation | II. | Inflation | | C. | Restriction on trade by taxes | III. | Devaluation | | D. | Rise in General price level | IV. | Tarrif Barriers | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Match List I with List II | | LIST I | | LIST II | |---|---|---|---| | A. | Regular salaried employees | I. | Common form of unemployment in rural India | | B. | Self employed | II. | Assurance of minimum 100 days employment | | C. | MNREGA | III. | Who own and operate an enterprise to earn their livelihood | | D. | Disguised unemployment | IV. | Permanent workers employment | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Match List I with List II | LIST I | LIST II | | --- | --- | | A. Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana | I. Elderly people given pension by Central Government | | B. Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana | II. Self-Employment opportunities in urban areas. | | C. National Social Assistance Programme | III. Urban poor | | D. National Urban Livelihood Mission | IV. Encouraged to open Bank Account | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Match List I with List II | LIST I | LIST II | | --- | --- | | A. Self-reliance | I. Increase in Production | | B. Modernisation | II. Avoiding imports | | C. Growth | III. Benefits to rich and poor | | D. Equity | IV. Adopting new technology | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Match List I with List II | | LIST I | | LIST II | |---|---|---|---| | A. | Growth in GDP without generating employment | I. | Formal Sector | | B. | Process of moving self employment and regular salaried to casual wage work | II. | Jobless Growth | | C. | All establishments which employ 10 hired workers or more | III. | Casualization of work force | | D. | Increases in proportion of workforce in informal sector | IV. | Informalization of work force | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
_________ measures are _________ measures intended to correct some of weaknesses that have developed in the Balance of payment.
Ozone depletion refers to the phenomenon of reduction in the amount of ozone is the __________.
Pakistan has faired better than India on which of the following indices ?
Poverty can be eradicated from India when the poor also start contributing to growth by their active involvement in the growth process. This is possible through :
Put the following happenings in chronological order : (A) Economic reforms in India (B) First five year plan of Pakistan (C) One child policy in China (D) Economic reforms in Pakistan Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Select the correct statement related to Alternate marketing channels : (A) In the alternate marketing channels, Farmers sell their products directly to consumers. (B) In the alternate marketing channels, Farmers sell their products directly to the Central Government (C) In the alternate marketing channels, Farmers sell their products to the Middle men (D) In the alternate marketing channels, Farmer sell their products directly to the whole sale market Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Setting up of paper mills in different areas using bamboo as raw material leads to the soil becoming;
Some Scholars question the usefullness of India being a member of the __________ organisation as a major volume of international trade occurs among the developed nations. Identify the organisation.
________ specify the quantity of goods which can be imported.
'Swarn Jayanti Shahri Rozgar Yojana' aims at creating __________ opportunities in urban areas.
The apex body that coordinates the activities of all institution involved in the rural financing system is:
The benefit of organic farming is.
The Central Pollution Control Board does not collect and disseminate information relating to :
The First Phase of Green Revolution was from :
The following are the features of formal sector of employment : (A) Seasonal work (B) 10 or more hired workers (C) Social security benefits (D) No trade union Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
The following is a part of Agriculture marketing system. A. Minimum Support Price B. Buffer Stock C. Micro Credit Programmes D. Public Distribution System Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
The Great leap forward campaign initiated by China aiming :
The Industrial policy closely related to the trade Policy which aimed at replacing imports with domestic production is known as :
The main economic motive of opening the Suez canal was :
The National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development (NABARD) was set-up as an apex body to :
The notable estimators - Dadabhai Naoroji, William Digby, Findlay Shirras, V.K.R.V. Rao and R.C. Desai during the colonial period estimated.
The predecessor organisation to World Trade Organisation was ________.
The Process of moving from self - employment and regular salaried employment to casual wage work is known as:
The use of High Yielding Variety (HYV) seeds brought in a revolution in Indian agriculture. HYV seeds highly benefitted ________ crops.
There has been rapid growth in the gross domestic product, but without simultaneous increase in employment opportunities. This is known as __________ growth.
Those group who regularly moves in and out of poverty are known as_______.
Under British rule, basic infrastructures such as railways, ports, water transport were developed. The real motive behind this is :
__________ was the first to discuss the concept of poverty line, during the Independent India.
What percent of India's population was dependent on agriculture at the time of Independence ?
What was the benefit of Green Revolution in India ?
When was the TISCO (Tata Iron & Steel Company) incorporated ?
Which among the following was set up in 1982 as an apex body to coordinate the activities of all institutions involved in the rural financing system ?
Which apex body was set up to coordinate the activities of all institutions involved in the rural financing system ?
Which is not the way to attain sustainable development ?
Which is the major environmental issue ?
Which of the following are not included in health indicators ?
Which of the following are operating in the informal sector of the country? A. Cycle-rickshaw puller B. Civil engineer in a government construction enterprises C. Cook in a hostel which employs nine hired workers D. Private school teacher in a school which has eleven hired teachers. E. Farmer cultivating his plot of land Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Which of the following are the functions performed by the environment ? (A) Provides aesthetic services (B) Sustains life (C) Supplies renewable resources (D) Decreases poverty (E) Supplies non-renewable resources Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Which of the following are the strategies of sustainable development ? (A) Bio composting (B) Use of CNG in public transport (C) Use of thermal power plants (D) Use of solar energy (E) Use of wood Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Which of the following has highest FDI ?
Which of the following instrument of trade protection directly raises the price of the commodity in the domestic economy ?
Which of the following is a problem associated with the policy of land ceiling ?
Which of the following is included in social infrastructure ?
Which of the following is not included in the strategy of sustainable development ?
Which of the following is not true about the benefits of education?
Which of the following Liberty Indicator has been added as a measure of the Human Development Index ?
Which of the following statements relate to physical capital? A. It is intangible B. It is tangible C. It creates only private benefit D. Owner of physical capital needs to be present at the place where it is used E. It can easily be sold in the market Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Which of the following was not an industrial reform policy introduced in India in and after 1991?
Which of the following was not the result of one-child norm introduced in China ?
Which year is known as "Year of Great Divide" in the history of Indian demography ?