How is RBI controlling the commercial banks?
RBI controls the commercial banks via various instruments like Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR), Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR), Bank Rate, Prime Lending (PLR), Repo Rate, Reverse Repo Rate and fixing the interest rates and deciding the nature of lending to various sectors. These are those ratios and rates that are fixed by RBI and it is mandatory for all the commercial banks to follow or maintain these rates. All these measures control the commercials banks' operations and also control money supply in Indian economy.
Compare and contrast the development of India, China and Pakistan with respect to some salient human development indicators.
Explain the steps taken by the government in developing rural markets.
What are the functions of the environment?
Distinguish between the following
(i) Strategic and Minority sale
(ii) Bilateral and Multi-lateral trade
(iii) Tariff and Non-tariff barriers.
Why was the public sector given a leading role in industrial development during the planning period?
Match the following:
1. Prime Minister 3. Quota 4. Land Reforms 5. HYV Seeds 6. Subsidy |
A. Seeds that give large proportion of output C. Chairperson of the planning commission D. The money value of all the final goods and services produced within the economy in one year. E. Improvements in the field of agriculture to increase its productivity F. The monetary assistance given by government for production activities. |
Infrastructure contributes to the economic development of a country. Do you agree? Explain.
Find the odd man out (i) owner of a saloon (ii) a cobbler (iii) a cashier in Mother Dairy (iv) a tuition master (v) transport operator (vi) construction worker.
Highlight any two serious adverse environmental consequences of development in India. India’s environmental problems pose a dichotomy — they are poverty induced and, at the same time, due to affluence in living standards — is this true?
What is marketable surplus?
Why was the public sector given a leading role in industrial development during the planning period?
India has certain advantages which makes it a favourite outsourcing destination. What are these advantages?
Discuss economic reforms in India in the light of social justice and welfare.
Analyse the recent trends in sectoral distribution of workforce in India.
Differentiate the six systems of Indian medicine.
Those public sector undertakings which are making profits should be privatised. Do you agree with this view? Why?
‘There is a downward trend in inequality world-wide with a rise in the average education levels’. Comment.
Why calorie-based norm is not adequate to identify the poor?
Compare and contrast the development of India, China and Pakistan with respect to some salient human development indicators.
What is meant by environment?