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UPSC Prelims 2017 Economy

Economy PYQs for UPSC Prelims 2017.

2017 Economy

What is the purpose of setting up of Small Finance Banks (SFBs) in India? 1. To supply credit to small business units 2. To supply credit to small and marginal farmers 3. To encourage young entrepreneurs to set up bu...

2017 Economy

Consider the following statements : The nation-wide ‘Soil Health Card Scheme’ aims at 1. expanding the cultivable area under irrigation. 2. enabling the banks to assess the quantum of loans to be granted to farmer...

2017 Economy

The term ‘Digital Single Market Strategy’ seen in the news refers to -

2017 Economy

Consider the following statements: 1. National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) helps in promoting financial inclusion in the country. 2. NPCI has launched RuPay, a card payment scheme. Which of the statements g...

2017 Economy

Consider the following statements: 1. The Standard Mark of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is mandatory for automotive tyres and tubes. 2. AGMARK is a quality Certification Mark issued by the Food and Agriculture Or...

2017 Economy

Which of the following has/have occurred in India after its liberalization of economic policies in 1991? 1. The share of agriculture in GDP increased enormously. 2. The share of India’s exports in world trade increas...

2017 Economy

What is/are the most likely advantages of implementing ‘Goods and Services Tax (GST)’? 1. It will replace multiple taxes collected by multiple authorities and will thus create a single market in India. 2. It will dra...

2017 Economy

Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)? 1. It decides the RBI’s benchmark interest rates. 2. It is a 12-member body including the Governor of RBI and is reconst...

2017 Economy

Consider the following statements : 1. Tax revenue as a percent of GDP of India has steadily increased in the last decade. 2. Fiscal deficit as a percent of GDP of India has steadily increased in the last decade. Wh...

2017 Economy

What is/are the advantage/advantages of implementing the ‘National Agriculture Market’ (NAM) scheme? 1. It is a pan-India electronic trading portal for agricultural commodities. 2. It provides the farmers access to...

2017 Economy

With reference to ‘Quality Council of India (QCI)', consider the following statements: 1. QCI was set up jointly by the Government of India and the Indian Industry. 2. Chairman of QCI is appointed by the Prime Mini...

2017 Economy

With reference to ‘National Investment and Infrastructure Fund’, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. It is an organ of NITI Aayog. 2. It has a corpus of Rs. 4, 00,000 crores at present. Select the c...

2017 Economy

With reference to ‘National Intellectual Property Rights Policy’, consider the following statements: 1. It reiterates India’s commitment to the Doha Development Agenda and the TRIPS Agreement. 2. Department of Indust...

2017 Economy

With reference to the ‘Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988 (PBPT Act) consider the following statements: 1. A property transaction is not treated as a benami transaction if the owner of the property...

2017 Economy

The Global Infrastructure Facility is a/an -

2017 Economy

The term ‘Domestic Content Requirement’ is sometimes seen in the news with reference to -

2017 Economy

Which of the following is the most likely consequence of implementing the ‘Unified Payments Interface (UPI)’?

2017 Economy

Which of the following statements best describes the term ‘Scheme for Sustainable Structuring of Stressed Assets (S4A)’, recently seen in the news?