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______ means sustained increase in the stock of capital in a country.

  1. Capital formation

  2. Capital accumulation

  3. Capital appreciation

  4. Capital impairment


Correct Option: C

When India became Independent, it had____.

  1. low per capita income

  2. low saving and investment

  3. poor use of productive resources

  4. all of above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

 Nearly 85% of the country's population lived in villages where livelihood completely depended on agriculture. The Indian economy on the eve of independence with respect to agriculture was disheartening. The most important Indian sector was facing massive stagnation and continuous deterioration. Our economy had been a victim of enormous exploitation. Our natural resources, iron ores, gold mines, wealth and manpower was subject to intense exploitation. Due to these atrocities, the Indian economy on the eve of independence showed poor/low economic growth,low per capita income,no saving and investment.

Ever since Independence, India has relied on other countries for external assistance.(true / false)

  1. True

  2. False

  3. Cant say

  4. None of above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

External assistance is being defined as “all official resources which the recipient can use or otherwise benefit from in pursuit of its objectives', the terms official resources meaning, in this instance, “all loans, grants, technical assistance, guarantees or other assistance provided or committed under a binding. India has always relied on other countries for external assistance since independence.

Hence, the above statement is true.

Indian economy is ________.

  1. labour surplus

  2. going through a lean phase

  3. capital intensive

  4. labour deficient


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

India is one of the most populous countries in the world. Labour is available at a high rate in India, thus, Indian economy is labour surplus and for production mechanism more labour intensive methods are used.

Which of the following statements is correct?

  1. Agriculture occupies $10$ per cent population of India.

  2. Nearly $5$ per cent population of India is below the poverty line.

  3. The production techniques used in India are backward.

  4. None of the above.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The statement regarding production techniques is correct. The reason being that production techniques are backward in an underdeveloped economy. Others are incorrect because agriculture occupies $53.2$% (in $2009-10)$ population of India and nearly $29.8$% population of India is below the poverty line in $2009-10$.

The primary objective of green revolution in India was

  1. Modernisation of agriculture through science and technology

  2. Provision of bettetseeds it cheaper rater

  3. Equitable distribution of agricultural products

  4. Abolition of bonded labour


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The introduction of high-yielding varieties of seeds and the increased use of chemical fertilizers and irrigation are known collectively as the Green Revolution, which provided the increase in production needed to make India self-sufficient in food grains, thus improving agriculture in India. So, the correct option is A. ( Modernisation of agriculture through science and technology )

Which is the technology included in Green revolution?

  1. Synthetic fertilizer

  2. Pesticides

  3. Irrigation

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D

The abbreviation UIDAI stands for ________________.

  1. Unique Identification Division of All India

  2. Unique Identification Department of Ancient India

  3. Unique Identity Division of Ancient India

  4. Unique Identification Authority of India


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is an agency of the Government of India responsible for implementing the AADHAAR scheme, which aims to provide a unique identification number for all residents of India.

India is a developed country.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The economy of India is characterised as a developing market economy. It is the world's fifth-largest economy by nominal GDP and the third-largest by purchasing power parity.

State whether the following statements are True or False.
India is not a developing country.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

 Indian is a developing economy of the world. Some features like low per capita income, higher population below poverty line, poor infrastructure, agriculture based economy and lower rate of capital formation, tagged it as a developing economy in the world.