Frequently Asked Questions - Economics

1. In which year was the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) launched?

2. In which year was the National Family Benefit Scheme launched?

3. When was the Central Rural Sanitation Programme (CRSP) launched?

4. In which year was the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) launched?

5. In the first phase of MGNREGA, the Right to Work Scheme was implemented in how many districts?

6. Which scheme aims to provide skill training to 2 crore women?

7. Which scheme was launched in September 2023 to support artisans and craftsmen?

8. In which year was the Digital India Programme launched?

9. In which year was the Comprehensive Family Planning Programme launched?

10. The Swanidhi Se Samriddhi Programme is associated with which ministry?

11. In which year was Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) approved?

12. When was Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) launched?

13. In which year was Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) launched?

14. In which year was Deendayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) launched?

15. When was the One Stop Centre Scheme launched?

16. In which year was the Atal Pension Scheme launched?

17. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) provides elementary education to children of which age group?

18. In which year was the Namami Gange Programme approved?

19. Make in India Programme is implemented by which ministry?

20. Which Five-Year Plan aimed to establish an independent and self-sustaining economy?

21. Which Five-Year Plan aimed to improve food production, employment and productivity?

22. Which institution formulated and implemented the Five-Year Plans in India?

23. The Rolling Plan was implemented between which two Five-Year Plans?

24. In which year was the Planning Commission established?

25. Who is known as the Father of Indian Statistics?

26. Who is known as the Father of Indian Economic Planning?

27. How many IITs were established during the First Five-Year Plan?

28. What was the name of India's first bank established in 1770?

29. In which year was the Regional Rural Banks (RRB) Act passed?

30. Who founded Bank of Baroda?

31. In which year was the Imperial Bank of India established?

32. In which year was the first Regional Rural Bank (RRB) established?

33. In which year were Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank merged with Bank of Baroda?

34. Lala Lajpat Rai founded which bank?

35. Where is the headquarters of Union Bank of India?

36. Who was the first Indian Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?

37. Where is the headquarters of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?

38. NABARD provides credit and other facilities for the development of which industries?

39. Which institution was founded by Prof. P. C. Mahalanobis?

40. In which year was SIDBI established?

41. What is the full form of NABARD?

42. When was the Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) established?

43. Which organization regulates the Mutual Fund industry in India?

44. In which year was the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) established?

45. Which institution regulates agricultural credit in India?

46. In which year was NABARD established?

47. Which organization regulates the Indian Stock Market?

48. Where is the headquarters of NABARD located?

49. Where is the headquarters of TRAI located?

50. What are money or goods sent by migrants to their native place called?

51. IFSC uniquely identifies bank branches used in which payment system?

52. UTR (Unique Transaction Reference) Number is used in which payment system?

53. What is the full form of NEFT?

54. What is the full form of RTGS?

55. What is the mobile fund transfer service called?

56. Where is the RBI Bank Note Press located?

57. How many languages are printed on the language panel of Indian currency notes?

58. When was the first General Budget of independent India presented?

59. Who was the first full-time woman Finance Minister of India?

60. In which year was the first Digital Union Budget presented?

61. In which year were the Union Budget and Railway Budget merged?

62. When was GST implemented in India?

63. Who is the Chairman of the GST Council?

64. The e-Way Bill is associated with which tax system?

65. Which Constitutional Amendment introduced GST in India?

66. In which year was the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) established?

67. Where is the headquarters of the National Stock Exchange (NSE)?

68. Sensex is the index of which stock exchange?

69. Who established the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)?

70. In which year was Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) established?

71. In which year was Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) incorporated?

72. Who is known as the Father of Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) in India?

73. In which year was Coal India Limited (CIL) established?

74. Which committee was appointed by SEBI in 1996 to recommend a regulatory framework for derivative trading?

75. Vijay Kelkar Committee was constituted to study which model?

76. Which committee reviewed the concept of the Poverty Line in India?

77. When did Operation Flood begin?

78. Minimum Support Price (MSP) was first announced after which revolution?

79. Brown Revolution is related to the production of which commodity?

80. Operation Flood is related to which sector?

81. Blue Revolution is related to which sector?

82. Who is known as the Father of Blue Revolution in India?

83. Who is known as the Milkman of India?

84. Sweet Revolution is related to the production of which product?

85. Silver Fibre Revolution is related to the production of which crop?

86. Silver Revolution is related to the production of?

87. Who is known as the Father of Green Revolution in India?

88. White Revolution is related to the production of?