General Studies (Mains)

Indian Economy & Indias Economic Interaction with the

World
Growth & Development of Indian Economy
(Industrial !"ricultural and Service Sector)
1. India is rapidly emerging as an Information Technology (IT) Superpower.
Discuss some aspects of the growth of this Sector in the Indian economy.
What role can public policy play in further enhancing growth prospects in
this Sector? (!!!"#!)
. What do you mean by $%arallel &conomy'? (!!!"#)
#. What are the ob(ecti)es of *ew &conomic %olicy of the +o)ernment of India?
(!!!"#)
,. Write a note on -ao . /anmohan model of de)elopment. (!!!"#)
0. What is $1-ISI2'? What does it do? (!!1")
3. What do you mean by pro)iding industry status to agriculture in India?
(!!1")
4. Distinguish between 5human de)elopment inde67 and 5gender.related
de)elopment inde67. (!!1")
8. What is meant by 5tric9le.down7 theory of de)elopment? (!!1"):.
:. What are $/inimum Support %rices' in agricultural products? What are their
ob(ecti)es? (!!"10)
1!. &lucidate $Special &conomic ;ones'. (!!")
11. State the comprehensi)e structural reforms under.ta9en to impro)e the
Indian economy since 1::1. (!!,"#!)
1. &6amine the e<ect of economic de)elopment on en)ironmental degradation
in India. (!!,"10)
1#. =ow is human de)elopment inde6 for life e6pectancy measured? (!!,")
1,. &6plain the necessity and role of controls in a mi6ed economy li9e India.
(!!,")
10. Distinguish between primary sector> secondary sector and tertiary sector.
What is the change in the share of each sector in +ross Domestic %roduct
(+D%) during period of 1:0!.!!!? (!!,")
13. What has been the policy of agricultural de)elopment during last two
decades in India? (!!,")
14. Write about %hysical ?uality 2ife Inde6. (!!0")
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18. What are the reasons for industrial sic9ness in India? Suggest suitable
remedies.(!0"#!) 1:. Write about@ 1rude oil price and Indian economy.
(!!0")
1:. Write about @ What is +andhian economy? (!!0")
!. Write about@ Second +reen -e)olution. (!!0")
1. Write about@ The notion of de)elopment of under. de)elopment. (!!0")
. What were the terms of reference of the Abid =ussain .1ommittee? (!!0")
#. What is a rogue state? (!!0")
,. Describe the main sources of Industrial Bnance in India. =ow could India be
beneBted from recent de)elopments in International Bnance? (!!3"#!)
0. Discuss the role of public sector during the post.reform period of Indian
economy. (!3"10)
3. What is %hillips cur)e? (!!3")
4. Write short notes on Cootloose Industries. (!!4")
8. 1omment on the relationship between credit a)ailability and agricultural
growth in India.(!!4"#!)
:. Answer any two of the following : (!!4"10)
What is the meaning and aim of Social Corestry? What are the
main wea9nesses noticed in Social Corestry %rogramme?
Dring out the main ob(ecti)es of -ashtriya Erishi Dima Fo(ana.
The scheme is being implemented by which agency?
&6plain /ega Cood %ar9 Scheme of +o)ernment of India.
#!. &6plain the terms@ (!!4")
/erit +oods.
Tric9le Down Theory
&ngel's 2aw
/eaning of 11I2
Administered %rice
1apital.Gutput -atio.
#1. Discuss@ Assistance to the States for De)elopment of &6port Infrastructure
and other Acti)ities (!!8"10)
#lannin"
$ive %ear #lans & 'ural and (r)an Development & #overty & (nemployment &
#opulation
1. 1ontrol o)ergrowth of population in India is an essential condition for the
country's rapid economic de)elopment. Discuss. (!!!"#!)
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. Discuss the economic e<ects of Dlac9 money (%arallel economy) in Indian
economy. (!!!"10)
#. What are the main ob(ecti)es of the :th Ci)e.Fear %lan of the +o)ernment of
India? (!!!")
,. What has been the impact of the recent economic reforms programme on
the incidence of po)erty in India? (!!!")
0. What are the H*D% indicators with reference to the planning process?
(!!1"1!)
3. What is the incidence of po)erty in India? =ow should po)erty alle)iation
programmes be constructed? (!!1"#!)
4. What is meant by 5couple protection ratio7? (!!1")
8. &6plain 5rolling plan7. (!!1")
:. Illustrate 2orenI cur)e. (!!1")
1!. What is 5misery inde67? (!!1")
11. Gutline the main targets B6ed in the *ational %opulation %olicy !!!. What
ha)e been the follow up measures to this policy? (!!")
1. DeBne Se6 ratio in the population of India. What is its present status?
(!!")
1#. Write a note on the strategy of planning in India since 1:01. (!!#"#!)
1,. Gutline the important ob(ecti)es of the Tenth Ci)e Fear %lan. (!!#"10)
10. What is %lan =oliday? (!!#")
13. What is the main ob(ecti)e of the 1ompetition Act> !!? (!!#")
14. =ow is po)erty le)el measured? &)aluate po)erty eradication programmes
in India.(!!,"#!)
18. What is $social (ustice' in the conte6t of Indian economy? (!!,")
1:. Di<erences between absolute po)erty and relati)e po)erty. (!!0")
!. What is structural unemployment? (!!0")
1. What are the implications of gender disparities in India? (!!3"10)
. What is 2a<er cur)e? (!!3")
#. What is disguised unemployment? (!!3")
,. What is rolling settlement? (!!3")
$iscal Development and #u)lic $inance
*a+ Structure 'eforms and chan"es & ,ud"et
1. Write a note on /GDJAT Scheme of 1:83. (!!!")
. What do you mean by re)enue deBcit in the 1entral +o)ernment's Dudget?
(!!!")
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#. What are the hurdles faced by the Cinance /inisters of India in 9eeping the
Bscal deBcit below #., percent of the +D%? Suggest steps to lower the Bscal
deBcit. (!!1"10)
,. What is pea9 rate of 1ustom duty? What are its ob(ecti)es in India? (!!1")
0. DeBne Bscal deBcit. (!!")
3. The Hnion Dudget !!.!# recommended some ser)ices to be ta6ed. *ame
any four of these ser)ices. (!!")
4. What is $dumping'? What is its ob(ecti)e? (!!")
8. Distinguish between ad.)alorem and speciBc duties. (!!")
:. DeBne Iero.based. budget. (!!")
1!. What were the ma(or recommendations of the Tas9 Corce on direct ta6es
appointed under the 1hairmanship of Shri Ji(ay 2. Eel9ar? (!!#"#!)
11. What is Jalue Added Ta6? (!!#")
1. What is the main thrust of the Ciscal -esponsibility and Dudget /anagement
Dill?(!!#")
1#. &6plain the essential feature of di<erential rate of interest scheme. (!!#")
1,. Which are the three ma(or items of e6penditure of the +o)ernment of India
on re)enue account? (!!#")
10. What is /inimum Alternati)e Ta6 (/AT)? (!!,")
13. What is deBcit Bnancing? (!!,")
14. &6plain full con)ertibility of Indian -upee. (!!3"1!)
18. Write about Dusiness %rocess Gutsourcing. (!!3")
1:. What is twin deBcit? (!!3")
#rice and Monetary Mana"ement
1. Di<erentiate between 5galloping inKation7 and 5run.away> inKation7.
(!!1")
. Indian economy presents a parado6 of high sa)ings rate with low.income and
high sa)ings rate with low growth rate. AnalyIe. (!!1"#!)
#. What does 5priority sector lending7 mean? (!!,")
,. Write about 1ost.push inKation. (!!0")
0. What is stagKation? (!!4")
3. What is Jenture 1apital? (!!4")
$inancial Intermediation and Money and -apital Mar.et
Dan9s " Cinancial institutions " 1apital and commodity mar9ets " Insurance and
pension funds
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1. Discuss the nature and causes of the HTI crisis with particular reference to
HS.3,. =ow does this HTI Basco a<ect the in)estment climate in India?
(!!1"10)
. &6pand the term 5*ASDA?7. (!!1")
#. Distinguish between a 5hard7 currency and a 5soft7 currency. (!!1")
,. =ighlight the main feature of the policy relating to buy. bac9 of shares.
(!!#")
0. Describe the recommendations of *arasimham 1ommittee regarding the
ban9ing sector in India> (!!,"10)
3. What is 1ash -eser)e -atio? (!!,")
4. Write about Dow Lones. (!!0")
8. Write about -epo mar9et. (!!0")
:. What is =undi? (!!3")
1!.What is the main di<erence between free trade area and common mar9et?
(!!3")
11.What is forward currency mar9et? (!!3")
1.What is o<shore currency mar9et? (!!3")
1#.What are &urobonds? (!!3")
1,.What are nifty and the nifty (unior? (!!3")
10.What is 1heap /oney? (!!4")
13.What is =ot /oney? (!!4")
E+ternal Sector
,alance of payments & $orei"n *rade & $orei"n E+chan"e & W*/
ne"otiations and India &
0i)eralisation & Glo)alisation
1. Discuss the reasons for the failure of the Seattle /illennium tal9s on the WTG
(World Trade Grganisation). Discuss some implications of this failure for the
Indian economy. (!!!"10)
. 2iberalisation of the Indian economy since 1::1 has led to e6cessi)e
consumerism and o)er.production of $white goods'. &lucidate. (!!1"10)
#. What do you understand by 51urrent Account 1on)ertibility of -upee'7?
(!!1")
,. What is meant by 5/ost Ca)ored *ation7 policy? (!!1")
0. The main thrust of &6port.Import %olicy !! . !4 is on creating a framewor9
for enhancing India's e6port capability. In the light of this statement outline
the salient features of &MI/ %olicy !!.!4. (!!"#!)
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3. Gutline the main' ob(ecti)es and achie)ements of the policy of disin)estment
in India. (!!"10)
4. &6plain the pro)ision of G+2. (!!")
8. &6plain -DI's $Automatic route' in CDIs. (!!")
:. What do you understand by $1apital Account 1on)ertibility' of -upee?
(!!")
1!.%oint out the measures underta9en towards Ke6ibility in capital account
transactions during the recent past. (!!#"10)
11.Why did India ha)e a surplus in current account balance in !!1.! after a
gap of , years? (!!#")
1.*ame the two agencies that ha)e helped to promote Coreign Direct
In)estment (CDI) in India. (!!#")
1#.What are the ma(or pro)isions of Agreements on Agriculture in the conte6t of
World Trade GrganiIation? (!!,")
1,.&lucidate Special Drawing -ights. (!!,")
10.What is Dusiness %rocess Gutsourcing (D%G) ? (!!,")
13.What is WTG? What are India's ob(ections to its o)erall functioning? (!!,"1!)
14.Write about@ Cull con)ertibility. (!!0")
18.What is the role of e6ternal Bnancial assistance in Indian economy? (!!0"10)
1:.What is &uro.control? (!!0")
!.What is the concept of copy.left? (!!0")
1.What is banana war? (!!0")
.Discuss the importance of World Trade GrganiIation (WTG) to Indian economy
in the light of )arious opportunities and challenges at the global le)el.
(!!3"#!)
#.&6amine the e<ects of globalisation on po)erty remo)al in India. (!!3"10)
,.What is Agri.Trade? (!!3")
0.What are non.factor ser)ices in India's balance of payments? (!!3")
3.&6plain the implications of the implementation of Intellectual %roperty
1lauses in our patent law regime after (oining the WTG. (!!3"#!)
4.What do we understand by $Doha -ound' of tal9s? (!!3"1!)
8.What is Dumping? &)aluate the remedial measures ta9en by +o)ernment of
India Jis.a.)is WTG pro)isions regarding dumping. (!!4"#!)
:.What is 1ounter)ailing Duty? (!!4")
#!.&6plain the term Dalance on 1urrent Account. (!!4")
#1.What is Dudget DeBcit? (!!4")
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#.&6plain the term /ost Ca)oured *ations. (!!4")
##.Discuss the performance of India in attracting Coreign Direct In)estment
(CDI). (!!8"#!)
#,.Discuss@ 1on)ertibility of Indian -upee. (!!8"10)
#0.Discuss@ India on +lobal 1ompetiti)eness Inde6.!!4. (!!8"10)
#3.Write about the following (!!8"1!)
a. Special Drawing -ights (SD-s)
b. *A/A
c. *on.tari< trade barriers
d. 1urrent Account Dalance
e. Cree Trade Area
#4.Discuss India's stand on agricultural issues in WTG's /inisterial 1onferences
since Doha -ound. (!8"#!)
1ational Income
1. &6plain per capita income as a measurement of economic growth. (!!!")
. What is green +*%? (!!1")
#. $What is +reen +D%? (!!0")
#u)lic #ro"rammes
#overty !lleviation & Employment & 'ural Development & Environment &
Sustaina)le Development
1. =ow is po)erty line deBned in India? DrieKy enumerate the measures
underta9en by the +o)ernment in recent year to alle)iate po)erty? ( 1::3"!)
. What is a 2orentI cur)e? (1::3")
#. What measures has the go)ernment ta9en to ma9e women economically
independent self reliant during the last decade? (1::4"!)
,. Why was the rationale for $/id.day /eal' Scheme? (1::4"#)
0. Describe the use of $1ommand Area De)elopment' in India. ( 1::4"#)
3. What is (-e)ised) Targeted %ublic Distribution System?What are its main
features? (!!!"10)
4. What are the ob(ecti)es of Social Security? (!!!")
8. Describe the use of $1ommand Area De)elopment' in India. (!!!")
:. =ow has the 1ensus (1::1) deBned the Hrban Areas? (!!!")
1!.What is the rationale for $/id.day /eal' Scheme? (!!!")
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11.With what ob(ecti)es was $&ssential 1ommodities Act 1:00N amended last
year?(!!"10)
1.=ighlight salient feature of $*ational =ighway De)elopment %ro(ect'. (!!")
1#.With what ob(ecti)es was $Annapurna' Scheme launched? (!!")
1,.&lucidate $Sampoorna +ramin -oIgar Fo(na'. (!!")
10.Why was Lanashree Dima Fo(ana introduced? (!!#")
13.What was the essential feature of the %radhan /antri +ram Sada9 Fo(ana?
(!!#")
14.&6plain the ob(ecti)es of %lant Jarieties -ight Act> !!. (!!,")
18.Write about Easturba +andhi Dali9a Jidyalaya Fo(ana. (!!0")
1:.What is the di<erence between +reen Do6 subsidies and Dlue Do6 subsidies?
(!!3")
Economic /r"anisation (India & World)
1. Write a short note on &uropean 1ommon /ar9et
(1::). (1::!"0)
. +i)e the full names of@ (1::"#)
(i) CAG
(ii) CGD
(iii) +ATT
#. What is +roup of 44? (1::0"#)
,. What are the main ob(ecti)es of *ADA-D? (!!!")
0. What do you 9now about 11th Cinance 1ommission? (!!!")
3. What is the role of S&DI? (!!")
4. What is a Cinance 1ommission? (!!#"10)
8. When was the idea of Agriculture Insurance 1orporation mooted? (!!#")
:. What are the ob(ecti)es of the Twelfth Cinance 1ommission? (!!,")
1!.What is the main ob(ecti)e of Security and &6change Doard of India (S&DI)?
(!!,")
11.What is IC1? (!0")
1.&6amine the functions of the &uropean Cree Trade Association. (!!0"0)
1#.What is 1&/A bloc? (!!3")
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