ECONOMY MCQS SET 65

ECONOMY MCQS SET 65

641) Which of the following 'geographical indicators' has not been recognized for patent protection?
A) Mysore silk
B) Naga Mircha
C) Darjeeling Basmati
D) Kani shawl
Answer:  Darjeeling Basmati
   
642) The spread of black money is a major threat to the economic stability of the country. Among the following which may not be a reason for the spread of black money?
A) Increasing defense expenditure
B) Shortage and black-marketing in the 1950s and 1960s
C) The regime of economic controls which prevailed before liberalisation
D) Manipulation of import-export transactions
Answer:  Increasing defense expenditure
   
643) Tobin Tax refers to
A) a levy on local bodies which do not utilize their funds properly
B) a tax to prevent speculation in shares
C) a tax to prevent speculative flight of capital
D) a tax on expenditure on luxury items
Answer:  a tax to prevent speculative flight of capital
   
644) It is important to measure the level of poverty for various reasons. Which of the following is not one of the reasons for measuring poverty?
A) Economic and social policies can be formulated only if an accurate picture of poverty is available.
B) Political parties can effectively canvas support during elections if data on poor are made available.
C) Targeting of poor by area and region is possible only if statistics of poor by region, class etc exist
D) Periodic measurement of data on poverty helps measure the impact of policies and programs meant for poverty reduction
Answer:  Political parties can effectively canvas support during elections if data on poor are made available.
  
645) Demographic transition' refers to the transition from
A) an unstable population of high mortality and fertility to a stable population with low mortality and fertility;
B) a stable population with high mortality and fertility to a stable population with low mortality and fertility.
C) an unstable population with low fertility and high mortality to a stable population with high fertility and low mortality
D) a stable population with high fertility and low mortality to a stable population with low fertility and high mortality.
Answer:  a stable population with high mortality and fertility to a stable population with low mortality and fertility.

646) Which of the following is not a shortcoming of the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) ?
A) High transaction costs due to insurance intennediaries
B) It does not allow treatment at private hospitals
C) Transfer of patients who should have been treated at the primary level to secondary levels
D) It does not provide for state-specific Variations in disease profiles and health needs
Answer:  It does not allow treatment at private hospitals
   
647) Mahila Samakhya is a programme which focuses on
A) women education
B) issues of adolescent girls
C) Women empowerment
D) Health issues of rural women
Answer:  Women empowerment
   
648) A study commissioned by the Planning Commission in 2007 had indicated that by 2020, while India will have Surplus of 56 million working people, the rest of the world will encounter a shortage of 47 million working people. The challenge in matching the demand with the supply will be in providing the Indian population with
A) English education
B) skill development
C) modern housing
D) health insurance
Answer:  skill development
   
649) which among the following states has the highest Dependency Ratio?
A) Kerala
B) Bihar
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Tamil Nadu
Answer:  Kerala
   
650) The Purpose of the Himayat scheme launched by the Ministry of Rural Development is to
A) Spread secular ideas among the rural population
B) encourage education among minority communities
C) form self help groups for rural women
D) impart placement linked skill development to the youth from J&K
Answer:  impart placement linked skill development to the youth from J&K