Match the items given in List-I and List-II. Indicate the correct combination : Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d)List – I List – II (a) Economic liberalisation (i) IT-enabled services (b) Out sourcing (ii) SFIO (c) Corporate frauds (iii) Macro economic stability (d) Second generation reforms (iv) Increased competition
(iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
(a) Economic liberalisation since 1991 removed licensing, opened sectors to private and foreign firms and lowered tariffs, so its main result was increased competition: (a)–(iv).
(b) Outsourcing means contracting work out to outside providers; India's best-known outsourcing activity is IT-enabled services such as BPO, call centres and back-office processing: (b)–(i).
(c) Corporate frauds are investigated by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO), set up in 2003 under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs and given statutory status by Section 211 of the Companies Act, 2013: (c)–(ii).
(d) Second generation reforms (fiscal consolidation, financial sector, tax and labour reforms) aim at consolidating the first round of reforms and securing macro economic stability: (d)–(iii).
The code (a)–(iv), (b)–(i), (c)–(ii), (d)–(iii) gives the matching set.
Hence, (iv) (i) (ii) (iii).
From the following, identify the tools of fiscal policy :
(i) Public expenditure
(ii) Open market operations
(iii) Deficit financing
(iv) Taxation
(v) Reserve requirements
Codes :
Liberalization means :
Which of the following is not the main objective of “Fiscal Policy of India” ?
The Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) revamps the rules and regulations pertaining to
Identify the incorrect combination from the following :
| Finance Commission | Constituted (Year) | Report Submitted (Year) | Chairman | |
| (A) | 1st | 1951 | 1953 | K.C. Neogi |
| (B) | 7th | 1977 | 1978 | J.M. Shelat |
| (C) | 11th | 1998 | 2000 | N.K.P. Salve |
| (D) | 13th | 2007 | 2009 | V.L. Kelkar |
Assertion (A) : The industrial growth in India has been hampered by the burden of many controls and regulations.
Reason (R) : The New Industrial Policy seeks to liberate the industry from the shackles of Licensing System.
Codes :
Which one among the following is not the salient feature of industrial policy since 1991 ?
There is acute shortage of electricity in some of the states in India. This reflects a problem in which type of business environment ?
Statement – I : The industrial policy of the Government of India is aimed at increasing the tempo of industrial development.
Statement – II : After the New Industrial Policy – 1991, the Balance of Trade for India has always been positive.
Codes :
Which among the following is not a correct combination ?
Which of the following is not a central problem of an economy ?
From the following, identify the tools of fiscal policy :
(i) Public expenditure
(ii) Open market operations
(iii) Deficit financing
(iv) Taxation
(v) Reserve requirements
Codes :