Indian Economy Textbook Questions – Features of the Indian Economy (Part 1)
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Indian Economy Textbook Questions – Features of the Indian Economy (Part 1) – 15 questions, subject: Economy. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.
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1.
Who is known as the father of capitalism?
Correct Answer: B [Adam Smith]
Explanation:
Adam Smith (1776). Marx = socialism.
2.
As per the Class 10 textbook classification, mining belongs to which sector?
Correct Answer: A [Primary sector]
Explanation:
It is primary because it is obtained directly from nature.
3.
As per Census 2011, what is the population density of India (per sq. km)?
Correct Answer: C [382]
Explanation:
382. 325 = 2001; 117 = 1951; 555 = Tamil Nadu.
4.
Which year is called the "Year of Great Divide"?
Correct Answer: D [1921]
Explanation:
Population rose continuously after 1921. 1951 = small divide.
5.
Who wrote "Economy of Permanence"?
Correct Answer: A [J.C. Kumarappa]
Explanation:
J.C. Kumarappa (1945).
6.
Who first estimated India's per capita income (1867-68)?
Correct Answer: D [Dadabhai Naoroji]
Explanation:
Naoroji. Rao = first estimate by a scientific method.
7.
The price mechanism is called the heart of which economic system?
Correct Answer: B [Capitalism]
Explanation:
Under socialism, central planning replaces the price mechanism.
8.
Knowledge-based services such as research and consultancy belong to which level?
Correct Answer: C [Quaternary]
Explanation:
Quaternary. High-level decision-making jobs = quinary.
9.
Which country put forward Gross National Happiness (GNH) in 1972?
Correct Answer: B [Bhutan]
Explanation:
Bhutan's King Jigme Singye Wangchuck.
10.
Which of the following is NOT a "BIMARU" state?
Correct Answer: C [Kerala]
Explanation:
BIMARU = Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh.
11.
Match the following:
| a. Adam Smith | 1. Democratic socialism |
| b. Karl Marx | 2. Doctrine of trusteeship |
| c. Jawaharlal Nehru | 3. Father of capitalism |
| d. Mahatma Gandhi | 4. Father of socialism |
Correct Answer: C [3 4 1 2]
Explanation:
Smith 3, Marx 4, Nehru 1, Gandhi 2.
12.
Which of the following statements are correct?
- India is a mixed economy.
- The tertiary sector has the largest share in GVA.
- The secondary sector has the largest share in employment.
Correct Answer: A [1, 2 only]
Explanation:
The primary sector is first in employment (43.3%).
13.
Which of the following is a weakness of the Indian economy?
Correct Answer: D [Jobless growth]
Explanation:
The other three are strengths listed in the textbook.
14.
Assertion (A): Poverty persists in India despite rapid GDP growth.
Reason (R): Economic growth does not automatically become economic development.
கூற்று–காரண வினாக்களுக்கான தேர்வுகள்
(A) கூற்றும் காரணமும் சரி; காரணம் கூற்றுக்குச் சரியான விளக்கம்
(B) கூற்றும் காரணமும் சரி; ஆனால் காரணம் சரியான விளக்கம் அல்ல
(C) கூற்று சரி; காரணம் தவறு
(D) கூற்று தவறு; காரணம் சரி
Options for Assertion–Reason questions
(A) Both A and R are true; R is the correct explanation of A
(B) Both A and R are true; R is not the correct explanation of A
(C) A is true; R is false
(D) A is false; R is true
Correct Answer: A []
Explanation:
The benefits of growth have not reached everyone.
15.
Match the following (among States, Census 2011):
| a. Highest density | 1. Kerala |
| b. Lowest density | 2. Haryana |
| c. Highest sex ratio | 3. Arunachal Pradesh |
| d. Lowest sex ratio | 4. Bihar |
Correct Answer: B [4 3 1 2]
Explanation:
Bihar, Arunachal Pradesh, Kerala, Haryana.
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