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XAT Economy Questions with Answers & Explanations

17 Economy questions from the General Knowledge section of XAT, 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

The RBI was nationalised in

  1. A1935
  2. B1949
  3. C1969
  4. D1955
  5. ENone of these
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Answer: (B) 1949
Question 2

The headquarters of the Reserve Bank of India is in

  1. AMumbai
  2. BChennai
  3. CNew Delhi
  4. DKolkata
  5. ENone of these
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Answer: (A) Mumbai
Question 3

NITI Aayog replaced the

  1. ANational Development Council
  2. BElection Commission
  3. CPlanning Commission
  4. DFinance Commission
  5. ENone of these
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Answer: (C) Planning Commission
Question 4

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

  1. A150 days
  2. B200 days
  3. C100 days
  4. D50 days
  5. ENone of these
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Answer: (C) 100 days
Question 5

Who signs the one-rupee note in India?

  1. ARBI Governor
  2. BFinance Minister
  3. CPresident
  4. DFinance Secretary
  5. ENone of these
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Answer: (D) Finance Secretary
Question 6

The repo rate is the rate at which

  1. ABanks lend to customers
  2. BBanks borrow from the public
  3. CRBI borrows from the government
  4. DRBI lends to commercial banks
  5. ENone of these
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Answer: (D) RBI lends to commercial banks
Question 7

GST in India was implemented from

  1. A1 April 2016
  2. B1 April 2017
  3. C1 January 2018
  4. D1 July 2017
  5. ENone of these
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Answer: (D) 1 July 2017
Question 8

Microfinance mainly provides

  1. AForeign exchange to exporters
  2. BSmall loans to low-income people
  3. CLarge loans to industries
  4. DInsurance to companies
  5. ENone of these
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Answer: (B) Small loans to low-income people
Question 9

The Reserve Bank of India was established in

  1. A1947
  2. B1935
  3. C1969
  4. D1949
  5. ENone of these
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Answer: (B) 1935
Question 10

Which tax is a direct tax?

  1. AIncome tax
  2. BCustoms duty
  3. CGST
  4. DExcise duty
  5. ENone of these
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Answer: (A) Income tax

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Question 11

Inflation means a

  1. AGeneral rise in the price level
  2. BRise in unemployment
  3. CRise in exports
  4. DFall in prices
  5. ENone of these
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Answer: (A) General rise in the price level
Question 12

Fourteen major commercial banks were nationalised in

  1. A1991
  2. B1949
  3. C1969
  4. D1980
  5. ENone of these
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Answer: (C) 1969
Question 13

The Union Budget is presented under which Article?

  1. AArticle 266
  2. BArticle 280
  3. CArticle 110
  4. DArticle 112
  5. ENone of these
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Answer: (D) Article 112
Question 14

The National Stock Exchange index is called

  1. ANIKKEI
  2. BNIFTY 50
  3. CFTSE
  4. DSENSEX
  5. ENone of these
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Answer: (B) NIFTY 50
Question 15

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

  1. ASEBI
  2. BNational Statistics Office
  3. CNITI Aayog
  4. DRBI
  5. ENone of these
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Answer: (B) National Statistics Office
Question 16

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

  1. A50 days
  2. B100 days
  3. C200 days
  4. D150 days
  5. ENone of these
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Answer: (B) 100 days
Question 17

SEBI regulates the

  1. ABanking sector
  2. BTelecom sector
  3. CSecurities (stock) market
  4. DInsurance sector
  5. ENone of these
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Answer: (C) Securities (stock) market

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