100 Important MCQs on Liberalisation, Privatisation and Globalistaion Class 12
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The most urgent problem which prompted the introduction of New Economic Policy in 1991 was:
a) Bad performance of public sector units
b) Foreign exchange crises
c) High tax rates leading to tax evasion
d) All the above
Ans – b)
Industrial Policy before 1991 was essentially a:
a) Pro-Private sector policy
b) Anti-public sector policy
c) Pro-public sector policy
d) Anti-private sector policy
Ans – c)
The most important change in Foreign Trade Policy from 1991 onwards was:
a) Reducing restrictions on imports
b) Reducing restrictions on exports
c) Both a) and b)
d) Reducing restrictions on specific goods only
Ans – c)
Inward foreign direct investment is useful because:
a) Brings in foreign exchange
b) Brings in modern technology
c) Brings in management expertise
d) All the above
Ans – d)
Fiscal deficit is that part of total government expenditure which is met by:
a) Imposing more taxes
b) Selling shares held by government
c) Borrowings
d) All the above
Ans – c)
Fiscal policy of the government refers to:
a) Taxation policy
b) Government expenditure policy
c) Both a) and b)
d) Neither a) nor b)
Ans – c)
Financial sector reforms are undertaken by:
a) Government of India
b) Reserve Bank of India
c) Both a) and b)
d) Neither a) nor b)
b)
The main source of foreign capital In India is:
a) Loans from abroad
b) Foreign direct investment
c) Both a) and b)
d) Neither a) nor b)
Ans – b)
Which of the following refers to relaxation of previous government restrictions?
a) Privatisation
b) Globalisation
c) Disinvestment
d) Liberalisation
Ans – d)
WTO was established in the year___________
a) 1995
b) 1948
c) 1996
d) 1994
Ans – a)
_______________means integrating the domestic economy with the world economy.
a) Globalisation
b) Privatisation
c) Liberalisation
d) Disinvestment
Ans – a)
Trade between two countries is knows as:
a) Bilateral trade
b) Multi lateral trade
c) Both a) and b)
Ans – a)
Which of the following is a policy initiated under New Economic Policy?
a) Liberalisation
b) Privatisation
c) Gloablisation
d) Licensing
Ans – a), b), c)
When was the New Economic Policy announced?
a) June, 1991
b) May, 1991
c) July, 1991
d) January, 1991
Ans – c)
_________refers to disposal of equity of public sector units in the market.
a) Globalisation
b) Privatisation
c) Disinvestment
d) Liberalisation
Ans – c)
Cheaper imported goods was one of the reasons behind:
a) Growing unemployment
b) unbalanced growth
c) Low level of industrial growth
d) Speard of consumerism
Ans – c)
refers to the transfer of assets or serves function from public to private ownership.
a) Gloablisation
b) Privatisation
c) Disinvestment
d) Liberalisation
Ans – b)
WTO stands for:
a) World Trade Organisation
b) World Transport Organisation
c) World Trariff Organisation
d) Women Teachers Organisation
Ans – a)
Outsourcing is goods for India because:
a) It provides employment to large number of unemployed
b) It provides excellence in a particular field
c) Both a) and B)
d) Neither a) nor b)
Ans – c)
Which of the following economic reforms were initiated by the govenment under liberalisation?
a) Industrial sector reforms
b) Agricultural reforms
c) Financial sector reforms
d) All of these
Ans – a), c)
Which of the following industries are reserved for the public sector?
a) Defence aircraft and warships
b) Atomic energy generation
c) Cement
d) Both a) and b)
Ans – d)
_________refers to transfer of ownership, management and control of public sector
enterprises to the entrepreneurs in the private sector.
a) Liberalisation
b) Globalisation
c) Privatisation
d) None of these
Ans – c)
It refers to contracting out some of its activites to a third party which were earlier
performed by the organisation.
a) Outsourcing
b) Globalisation
c) Privatisation
d) Liberalisation
Ans – a)
________involves deregulation and reduction of government controls and greater autonomy of
private investment, to make economy more competitive.
a) Globalisation
b) Privatisation
c) Liberalisation
d) None of these
Ans – c)
Which of the following is not a tax reform?
a) Reduction in taxes
b) Reforms in Indirect taxes
c) Removal of Export Duties
d) Devaluation of Rupee
Ans – c), d)
Which of the following is not a benefit of demonatisation in India?
a) Control over corruption
b) Counterfeiting use of high denomination notes for illegal activities
c) Control on black money
d) More Demanding Customers
Ans – d)
Which of the following was not a feature of Demonatisation?
a) Channelizing savings into formal financial system
b) Tax Administration
c) Cash less economy
d) Promotion of Balck Money
Ans – d)
All Indirect Taxes have been subsumed under:
a) Income Tax
b) Corporate Tax
c) Goods and Services Tax (GST)
d) Value Added Tax (VAT)
Ans – c)
Which of the following reason led to the introduction of New Economic Policy in 1991?
a) Poor Performance of Public Sector
b) Consistent rise in general price level
c) Foreign exchange crisis
d) All of these
Ans – d)
After agreeing to the conditions of ____ India announced the New Economic
Policy (NEP).
a) International Monetary Fund (IMF)
b) International Bank of Reconstruction and Devleopment (IBRD)
c) Reserve Bank of India
d) Both a) and b)
Ans – d)
and ____ currency notes of the old Mahatma Gandhi series were banned as legal tender
money on 8th November 2016. (Choose the correct alternative)
a) ₹ 50 and ₹ 100
b) ₹ 500 and ₹ 1000
c) ₹ 500 and ₹ 2000
d) ₹ 500 and ₹ 200
Ans – b)
__ was the predecessor organisation to World Trade Organisation (WTO).
a) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
b) International Monetary Fund (IMF)
c) Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
d) General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
Ans – d)
___ was the Indian Finance Minister in 1991, acknowledged for his capabilities
to steer away from the economic crisis looming large on the erstwhile Indian Economy.
a) Dr. Subramanian Swamy
b) Dr. Manmohan Singh
c) Pranab Mukharjee
d) Dr. Urjit Patel
Ans – b)
