Tag: subsidies, industrial policy and trade policy

Questions Related to subsidies, industrial policy and trade policy

Which of the following licenses were required by industries? 

  1. To establish an industrial unit

  2. To expand production

  3. To get tax benefits

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D

Which of the following could be a reason for promotion of small scale industries? 

  1. Economy prospers when it has only small scale industries

  2. Today's small scale industries are tomorrows large scale industries

  3. Large scale industries ruin small scale industries

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B

How did the industrial policy promote regional equity? 

  1. The policy failed to improve regional equality.

  2. Government kept industries under strict control

  3. Industries were adapting to the market mechanism

  4. Private sector and state shared equal control over industies


Correct Option: B

How many categories did the resolution classify the industry into?

  1. Two categories

  2. Four categories

  3. No categories

  4. Three categories


Correct Option: D

State a protectionism technique used by the government to promote small scale industries. 

  1. Quotas

  2. Tariffs

  3. Reserving production of few products to small scale industries only

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D

_______ is free from location restriction as per new industrial policy.

  1. Small scale sector unit

  2. Public sector units

  3. Polluting units

  4. Extraction industries


Correct Option: A

Other than small sector unit, how can one produce items reserved for small scale sector subject to ________.

  1. complying with reservation of jobs scheme announced by the Central Government of India

  2. owning a backward village for development.

  3. obtaining industrial license and undertaking to meet 50% export obligation.

  4. contributing 10% profit toward environmental protection fund.


Correct Option: C

As per New Industrial Policy of India, exemption from Industrial licensing is given except _______.

  1. for industries reserved for public sector

  2. for industries reserved for small scale sector

  3. for industries attracting local restrictions.

  4. All the three


Correct Option: D