Indian Economy On The Eve Of Independence — Economics STD 12 Humanities & Commerce — Question

IMF stands for:

1. International Monetary Foundation.
2. Internal Monetary Fund.
3. International Monetary Fund.
4. International Money Foundation.

Services of a housewife are considered as:

1. Economic activity.
2. Non economic activity.
3. Regular consumption.
4. Leisure time activity.

Who was the first chairperson of the Planning Commission of India?

1. Jawahar Lal Nehru.
2. Rajendra Prasad.
3. Dadabhai Naroji.
4. R.C. Desai.

Use of non-conventional sources of energy is strategy for sustainable development. Out of the following what are the non-conventional sources of energy?

1. Crude oil.
2. Solar.
3. Wind.
4. Wood.
5. Coal.
6. Nuclear.

1. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7
2. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
3. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
4. 2, 3 and 6

CPCB stands for:

1. Controller of Pollution Correction Board.
2. Central Pollution Control Board.
3. Control, Prevention and Correction Board.
4. Control Pollution Central Board.

AYUSH is a part of Indian systems of medicine. It does not include:

1. Alopathic.
2. Ayurveda.
3. Naturopathy.
4. Homoeopathy.

_______ is an international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of a number of substances believed to be responsible for ozone depletion.

1. Brundtland Commission.
2. Our Common future.
3. The Montreal Protocol.
4. Commission for Ozone Depletion.

Who is considered to be the architect of Indian planning?

1. Willian Digby.
2. P.C. Mahalanobis.
3. Dadabhai Naroji.
4. R.C. Desai.

In rural India only _______________ % household have electricity connection in India.

1. 46
2. 57
3. 56
4. 48

At present _________ % of total energy is consumed in India.

1. 65
2. 45
3. 37
4. 58