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In which area is the public sector most dominant in India?

 

A) Organised term lending financial instistutions B) Transport
C) Commerical banking D) Steel production

Answer:   C) Commerical banking



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India's population growth is characterized by

A)  An increase in rate of death B)  An increase in the ratio of females
C) An increase in the birth rate and declining death rate D)  Increasing number of old people
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) An increase in the birth rate and declining death rate

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What will you call a system of taxation under which the poorer sections are taxed at higher rates than the richer sections?

A) Progressive tax B)  Proportional tax
C) Regressive tax D)  Degressive tax
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Regressive tax

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Movement along the supply curve is known as ______

A) Contraction of supply B) Expansion of supply
C) Increase in supply D) Expansion and contraction of supply
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Expansion and contraction of supply

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If price of an article decreases from Rs. 12 to Rs. 10, quantity demanded increases from 1000 units to 1400 units. Find point elasticity of demand?

A) 2.4 B) -2
C) -2.4 D) 2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) -2.4

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Lowering of value of currency relative to a foreign reference currency is called _________.

A) Devaluation B) Revaluation
C) Down valuation D) Negative valuation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Devaluation

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A company faces a -2.5 price elasticity of demand for its product. It is presently selling 10,000 units/month. If it wants to increase quantity sold by 6%, it must lower its price by

A) 3.50% B) 15%
C) 2.50% D) 2.40%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 2.40%

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The Certificate of Deposit (CD) is a negotiable money market instrument and issued in the form of?

A) Derivative Usance Promissory Note B) Usance Promissory Note
C) Demand Promissory Note D) Both a & b
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Usance Promissory Note

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The Certificate of Deposit (CD) is a negotiable money market instrument and issued in dematerialised form or as a Usance Promissory Note against funds deposited at a bank or other eligible financial institution for a specified time period. (Usance Promissory Note has to be paid after certain time period).

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PMVVY (Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana) pension limit extends to which timeline?

A) March, 2021 B) March, 2019
C) March, 2022 D) March, 2020
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) March, 2020

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PMVVY (Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana) pension limit extends to March, 2020.
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved extending the investment limit from Rs 7.5 lakh to Rs 15 lakh under the Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY).
It also extended the last date for a subscription to the scheme till March 31, 2020. The time limit was earlier supposed to end on May 4, 2018.
The PMVVY is being implemented through Life Insurance Corp (LIC) to provide social security during old age and protect the elderly aged 60 years and above against a future fall in their interest income due to uncertain market conditions. The scheme provides an assured pension based on a guaranteed rate of return of 8 percent per annum for 10 years.

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