446 Objective General Studies

20. Among the following countries, ties has highest export from India to be the major component of
which was the highest crude oil in 2017? [UP RO (Pre) 2018] India’s external credit till 2017?
supplier to India during 2017-18? (A) Agriculture and allied products [UP RO (Pre)
[UP RO (Pre) 2018] (B) Engineering goods 2018]
(A) Saudi Arabia (B) Iran (C) Textiles (A) NRI deposits
(C) Iraq (D) Kuwait (D) Chemicals (B) Short term debt
21. Which of the following commodi- 22. Which of the following continued (C) Trade Credit
(D) Commercial borrowing
Answer Sheet
1. (C) 2. (D) 3. (D) 4. (C) 5. (D) 6. (D) 7. (D) 8. (A) 9. (D) 10. (A)
11. (B) 12. (A) 13. (A) 14. (A) 15. (D) 16. (B) 17. (A) 18. (A) 19. (D) 20. (C)
21. (B) 22. (D)

16. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)

1. Which sector in India attracts the 2. Majority foreign equity holding in 3. Down-sizing of bureaucracy
highest FDI equity flow? Indian companies. 4. Selling/Offloading the shares of
[UKPCS (Pre) 2016] 3. Companies exclusively Public Sector undertaking
(A) Construction sector financed by foreign companies. Which of the above can be used as
(B) Energy sector 4. Portfolio investment. measures to control the fiscal deficit
(C) Service sector Select the correct answer using the in India? [UPSC (Pre) 2010]
(D) Automobile sector codes given below.[UPSC (Pre) 2012] (A) 1, 2 and 3
2. The maximum limit of Foreign (A) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (B) 2, 3 and 4
Direct Investment (FDI) in public (B) 2 and 4 (C) 1, 2 and 4
sector banking is [HPPSC (Pre) 2011] (C) 1 and 3 (D) 3 and 4
(A) 20% (D) 1, 2 and 3 7. Both Foreign Direct Investment
(B) 50% 5. A great deal of Foreign Direct (FDI) and Foreign Institutional
(C) 33% Investment (FDI) to India comes Investor (FII) are related to
(D) 49% from Mauritius than from many investment in a country. Which one
3. Which of the following pairs are major and mature economics like UK of the following statements best
correctly matched? and France why? represents an important difference
[UPSC (Pre) 2010] between the two? [UPSC (Pre) 2011]
1. Increase in foreign exchange
reserves - Monetary expansion (A) India has preference for certain (A) FII helps brings better
countries as regards receiving management skills and
2. Low import growth - Recession technology, while FDI only
in Indian industry FDI
(B) India has double taxation brings in capital
3. Euro issues - Shares held by (B) FII helps in increasing capital
Indian companies in European avoidance agreement with
Mauritius availability in general, while FDI
countries only targets specific sector
4. Portfolio investment - Foreign (C) Most citizens of Mauritius have
ethnic identity with India and so (C) FDI flows only into the
institutional investors secondary market, while FII
they feel secure to invest in India
Select the correct answer from the targets primary markets
codes given below.[UPSC (Pre) 1995] (D) Impending dangers of global
climatic change prompt (D) FII is considered to be more
(A) 1, 2 and 4 Mauritius to make huge stable than FDI
(B) 3 and 4 investment in India 8. In terms of the share in Foreign
(C) 1, 2 and 3 6. In the context of governance, Direct Investment Equity inflows, in
(D) 1, 2, 3 and 4 consider the following. India during 2016-17, which of the
4. Which of the following would 1. Encouraging Foreign Direct following countries is on the top?
include Foreign Direct Investment in Investment inflows. [RAS (Pre) 2018]
India? 2. Privatisation of higher education (A) Mauritius (B) Singapore
1. Subsidiaries of companies in institutions. (C) Japan (D) U.S.A.
India.

Answer Sheet
1. (C) 2. (A) 3. (A) 4. (D) 5. (B) 6. (D) 7. (B) 8. (A)