General Awareness: Economic Survey Quiz

1. According to the Economic Survey, India is placed at which place in Wireless Network mobile users in the World?

a) First  
b) Second  
c) Third   
d) Fourth  

The correct answer is b) Second  

2. Which ministry presents the Economic Survey in the Parliament every year?

a) Railway Ministry
b) Finance Ministry
c) Foreign Affairs Ministry

The correct answer is b) Finance Ministry

3. Which department is not under the Ministry of Home Affairs?

a) Department of official language
b) Department of boarder management
c) Department of states
d) Department of public distribution

The correct answer is (d) Department of public distribution

4. What was the achieved growth rate of GDP in Ninth Five Year Plan?

a) 8.0%
b) 7.0%
c) 7.5%
d) 8.5%

The correct answer is b) 7.0%

5. The Economic Survey estimated the Forex reserves of India at over 297 billion US dollars. The surge in Forex is attributed to growth in which among the following sector?

a) Export sector
b) Foreign Direct Investments
c) Agricultural output
d) Industrial Output

The correct answer is a) Export sector

6. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee proposed to increase the Income Tax Exemption Limit for individual tax payers from 1 lakh 60 thousand to _? 

a) 1 lakh 80 thousand
b) 1 lakh 90 thousand
c) 2 lakh 
d) 2 lakh 20 thousand

The correct answer is a) 1 lakh 80 thousand

7. Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana was proposed to be being extended to the beneficiaries of which of the following Union Government schemes?  

a) Mahatma Gandhi NREGA beneficiaries
b) Beneficiaries of Swavlamban pension scheme
c) Indira Gandhi National old Age Pension scheme beneficiaries
d) Beneficiaries of Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana

The correct answer is a) Mahatma Gandhi NREGA beneficiaries

8. To enhance credit worthiness of economically weaker sections and LIG households, a Mortgage Risk Guarantee Fund was announced to be created under which of the following scheme or Yojana? 

a) Rajiv Awas Yojana
b) Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana
c) Indira Awas Yojana
d) Mahatama Gandhi NREGA

The correct answer is a) Rajiv Awas Yojana

9. Total receipts from service tax during 2011-12 has been estimated at—

a) Rs. 58000 crore
b) Rs. 82000 crore
c) Rs. 78000 crore
d) Rs. 88000 crore

The correct answer is b) Rs. 82000 crore

10. The maximum limit of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in public sector banking is—

a) 51%
b) 50%
c) 33%
d) 49%

The correct answer is d) 49%