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DRDO CEPTAM Economy Questions with Answers & Explanations

20 Economy questions from the General Awareness section of DRDO CEPTAM, each with the correct answer and a worked explanation. Try each question first, then tap Show answer to check. When you're ready, take the timed chapter-wise test to see your all-India rank.

Question 1

SEBI regulates the

  1. ABanking sector
  2. BTelecom sector
  3. CInsurance sector
  4. DSecurities (stock) market
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Answer: (D) Securities (stock) market
Question 2

Microfinance mainly provides

  1. ALarge loans to industries
  2. BSmall loans to low-income people
  3. CInsurance to companies
  4. DForeign exchange to exporters
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Answer: (B) Small loans to low-income people
Question 3

The Reserve Bank of India was established in

  1. A1947
  2. B1969
  3. C1935
  4. D1949
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Answer: (C) 1935
Question 4

The RBI was nationalised in

  1. A1969
  2. B1949
  3. C1935
  4. D1955
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Answer: (B) 1949
Question 5

Which body publishes the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in India?

  1. ASEBI
  2. BNational Statistics Office
  3. CNITI Aayog
  4. DRBI
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Answer: (B) National Statistics Office
Question 6

NITI Aayog replaced the

  1. APlanning Commission
  2. BNational Development Council
  3. CElection Commission
  4. DFinance Commission
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Answer: (A) Planning Commission
Question 7

The Indian financial year runs from

  1. AJanuary to December
  2. BJuly to June
  3. COctober to September
  4. DApril to March
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Answer: (D) April to March
Question 8

SEBI regulates the

  1. ABanking sector
  2. BSecurities (stock) market
  3. CTelecom sector
  4. DInsurance sector
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Answer: (B) Securities (stock) market
Question 9

The New Economic Policy (liberalisation) in India was introduced in

  1. A2000
  2. B1980
  3. C1991
  4. D1985
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Answer: (C) 1991
Question 10

GST in India was implemented from

  1. A1 April 2016
  2. B1 April 2017
  3. C1 July 2017
  4. D1 January 2018
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Answer: (C) 1 July 2017

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Question 11

GDP measures the total value of

  1. AGovernment expenditure only
  2. BIncome of citizens abroad
  3. CFinal goods and services produced within a country
  4. DExports minus imports
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Answer: (C) Final goods and services produced within a country
Question 12

The headquarters of the Reserve Bank of India is in

  1. AChennai
  2. BNew Delhi
  3. CKolkata
  4. DMumbai
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Answer: (D) Mumbai
Question 13

Which tax is a direct tax?

  1. AGST
  2. BIncome tax
  3. CCustoms duty
  4. DExcise duty
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Answer: (B) Income tax
Question 14

MGNREGA guarantees how many days of wage employment in a year?

  1. A100 days
  2. B200 days
  3. C50 days
  4. D150 days
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Answer: (A) 100 days
Question 15

Inflation means a

  1. AFall in prices
  2. BRise in exports
  3. CGeneral rise in the price level
  4. DRise in unemployment
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Answer: (C) General rise in the price level
Question 16

The Bombay Stock Exchange index is called

  1. ADOW
  2. BNASDAQ
  3. CSENSEX
  4. DNIFTY
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Answer: (C) SENSEX
Question 17

Microfinance mainly provides

  1. ASmall loans to low-income people
  2. BLarge loans to industries
  3. CInsurance to companies
  4. DForeign exchange to exporters
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Answer: (A) Small loans to low-income people
Question 18

The headquarters of the Reserve Bank of India is in

  1. AMumbai
  2. BKolkata
  3. CChennai
  4. DNew Delhi
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Answer: (A) Mumbai
Question 19

Which body publishes the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in India?

  1. ASEBI
  2. BRBI
  3. CNational Statistics Office
  4. DNITI Aayog
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Answer: (C) National Statistics Office
Question 20

The National Stock Exchange index is called

  1. ASENSEX
  2. BNIFTY 50
  3. CNIKKEI
  4. DFTSE
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Answer: (B) NIFTY 50

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