Sail E0 Webinar

MCQs

Total Questions : 398 | Page 36 of 40 pages
Question 351. Which sector has maximum weightage in the index of industrial production assigned?
  1.    Manufacturing
  2.    All equal
  3.    Mining and quarrying
  4.    Electricity
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Manufacturing
Answer: (a)
Question 352. In the context of India’s Five Year Plans, a shift in the pattern of industrialisation with lower emphasis on heavy industries and more on infrastructure began in :
  1.    Sixth Plan
  2.    Eighth plan
  3.    Fourth plan
  4.    Tenth plan
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Sixth Plan
Answer: (a)In the Sixth Five Year Plan, a shift in the pattern of industrialisation with lower emphasis on heavy industries and more on infrastructure began.
Question 353. Which of the following is related to the EPCG Scheme of Central Government ?
  1.    Foreign Trade
  2.    Banking
  3.    Foreign Investment
  4.    Communication
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Foreign Trade
Answer: (a)
The Export Promotion Capital Goods (EPCG) scheme was one of the several export promotion initiatives launched by the government in the early ‘90s.
The basic purpose of the scheme was to allow exporters to import machinery and equipment at affordable prices so that they can produce quality products for the export market.
Question 354. Which is the most important company in machine tools?
  1.    Guindy Machine Tools
  2.    HMT Machine Tools
  3.    PMT Machine Tools
  4.    Praga Tools
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> HMT Machine Tools
Answer: (b)
HMT was founded in 1953. HMT Machine tools offer a wide array of high technology tool machine tool solutions to cater for every manufacturing requirement.
PMT Mechanical tools ltd. : largest machine tool manufacturing company in India.
Pragatools ltd. : Established in 1943 to manufacture machine tools with its headquarter Secunderabad.
Question 355. Over how many years periodic review of the “Miniratna” & “Navratna” status of public enterprises on the basis of their performance?
  1.    2 years
  2.    4 years
  3.    every year
  4.    3 years
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 3 years
Answer: (d)
Question 356. Which of the following funds was established in India in 1992 to provide assistance to cover the costs of retraining and redeployment of employees arising as a result of modernization, technology up gradation and industrial restructuring?
  1.    National Insurance Fund
  2.    National Up-gradation Fund
  3.    National Renewal Fund
  4.    National Social Security Fund
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> National Renewal Fund
Answer: (c)
Question 357. Consider the following statements :

  1. MMTC limited is India’s largest international trading organisation.

  2. Neelanchal Ispat Nigam Limited has been set up by MMTC jointly with the government of Odisha.


Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  1.    Both 1 and 2
  2.    1 only
  3.    2 only
  4.    Neither 1 nor 2
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Both 1 and 2
Answer: (a)
MMTC Ltd., Metals and Minerals Trading Corporation of India, is one of the two highest earners of foreign exchange for India and India’s largest public-sector trading body.
Neelachal Ispat Nigam Limited (NINL), is a company promoted by MMTC Ltd, Industrial Promotion and Investment Corporation of Odisha Limited (IPICOL).
Question 358. Disguised unemployment generally means              
  1.    alternative employment is not available
  2.    productivity of workers is low
  3.    large number of people remain unemployed
  4.    marginal productivity of labour is zero
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> marginal productivity of labour is zero
Answer: (d)Disguised unemployment is a situation when people do not have productive full-time employment, but are not counted in the official unemployment statistics.
Question 359. Consider the following statements about the Navaratna status industries.

  1. Navaratna was originally assigned to nine public sector enterprises in 1997.

  2. The number of PSEs (Public Sector Enterprises) having Navaratna status is now more than 15 industries.


Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  1.    Both 1 and 2
  2.    1 only
  3.    2 only
  4.    Neither 1 nor 2
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Both 1 and 2
Answer: (a)
Navratna was the title given originally to 9 Public Sector Enterprises (PSEs) identified by the government in 1997 as public sector companies that have comparative advantages enjoying greater autonomy to compete in the global market so as to support their drive to become global giants.
However, the number of PSEs (Public Sector Enterprises) having Navaratna status is now more than 15 industries.
Question 360. The present trade policy (2009–14) of the Government of India aims to achieve annual export growth rate of
  1.    16%
  2.    14%
  3.    13%
  4.    15%
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 15%
Answer: (d)
The present Trade Policy (2009–14) of the government of India aims to achieve an annual export growth rate of 15%. Mr Anand Sharma announced the Foreign Trade Policy 2009 – 2014 on 27th August 2009 covering various measures that will be taken to boost foreign trade.

Latest Videos

Latest Test Papers