General Knowledge Questions And Answers :: Economics: part7



General Knowledge : Economics QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS :: part7 : 1 to 5

Following General Knowledge Multiple choice objective type questions and answers will help you in TRB, SSC and UPSC 2024 examinations :

1.Given below are two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R) in the context of the statements, which of the following is correct ?Assertion (A) : India has been having large trade deficit. Reason (R) : The value of exports has declined in recent years.

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Both A and R are true but R is the not the correct explanation of A.
A is true but R is false.
A is false but R is true.

2.Devaluation means

converting rupees into gold
lowering of the value of one currency in comparison of some foreign currency
making rupee dearer in comparison to some foreign currency
None of these

3.The Econimic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (ESCAP) is located at

Kuala Lumpur
Bangkok
Manila
Singapore

4.Thesoft loan affiliate of the World Bank is

Asian Development Bank
International Monetary Fund
International Development Association
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

5.Which of the following is not true about vote-on-account ?

It is a budget presented in the Parliament to cover the deficit left by the last budget.
It does not allow the Government to set for the economic policies of the new plan which starts from April 1.
It prevents the Government from imposing fresh taxes or withdrawing old one.
This allows the Government to withdraw an amount for a period with the consent of Parliament.

More Economics QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS available in next pages

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