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131. Bank Rate means
A. Interest Rate charged by Scheduled Banks
B. Official rate of interest charged by the Central Bank of a country
C. Rate of profit of the Banking Institutions
D. Interest rate charged by money lenders
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132. A special feature of the Sixth Plan was
A. Decentralisation
B. Area Planning
C. Bottom to top planning
D. Top to bottom planning
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133. The Indian National Congress took up the 10 year plan for development set up by the Planned Economy for India in the year
A. 1936
B. 1937
C. 1938
D. 1939
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134. The term ""Hindu rate of growth"" refers to the 3.70% per annum growth rate achieved by the Indian economy over the first six Five - Year Plans"" The term was coined by
A. J.N. Bhagwati
B. K.N.Raj
C. Raj Krishna
D. Sukhamoy Chakravarty
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135. The objectives of Indian Planning are
A. Increasing National Income
B. Reducing inequalities in income and wealth
C. Elimination of poverty
D. All the above
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