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- Question
Which country has recently become fifth largest military spender ?
Options- A. India
- B. Japan
- C. China
- D. Russia
- Correct Answer
- India
Explanation1. India's military expenditure grew around 8.5 percent in 2016, making it the world's fifth largest spender at $55.9 billion, figures released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
2. As per the figures, the US remains the world's largest military spender registering a growth of 1.7 percent between 2015 and 2016 to $611 billion.
3. China is second and Russia is on the third position in the list.
- 1. The purchase of shares and bonds of Indian companies by Foreign Institutional Investors is called ?
Options- A. FDI
- B. NRI Investment
- C. Portfolio Investment
- D. Foreign Indirect Investment Discuss
- 2. The First Five Year Plan was based on ___________.
Options- A. Herold Domar Model
- B. P.C . Mahalanobis Model
- C. Both the Above
- D. None of the above Discuss
- 3. Which of the following is / are fund managers for National Pension System (NPS) in 2017 ?
Options- A. Axis provident fund
- B. Yes bank pension fund
- C. ICICI prudential pension
- D. Punjab National provident fund Discuss
- 4. The single-step income statement emphasizes
Options- A. the various components of income from continuing operations
- B. extraordinary items and accounting changes more than these are emphasized in the multiple-step income statement
- C. total revenues and total expenses
- D. the gross profit figure Discuss
- 5. GST Council has decided to keep a total of ________ items in the 28% slab, which was earlier 227.
Options- A. 125
- B. 87
- C. 100
- D. 50 Discuss
- 6. Taxes cannot be levied by the union government in India -
Options- A. Tax on professions
- B. Service tax
- C. Income tax
- D. All of the above Discuss
- 7. In India ,Hindu Rate of growth is associated with which of the following
Options- A. Birth Rate
- B. Population
- C. Per Capita Income
- D. National Income Discuss
- 8. An objective of the National Food Security Mission is to increase the production of certain crops through area expansion and productivity enhancement in a sustainable manner in the identified districts of the country. What are those crops?
Options- A. Rice and Wheat only
- B. Rice, Wheat and pulses only
- C. Rice, Wheat, Pulses and oil seeds only
- D. Rice, Wheat, Pulses, oil seeds and vegetables Discuss
- 9. What is the rank of India in World Economic Forum?s Global Human Capital Index (GHCI) 2017 ?
Options- A. 103
- B. 104
- C. 105
- D. 106 Discuss
- 10. According to Nomura's Report, India?s GDP growth rate is expected to be around _________ in the financial year 2017-18.
Options- A. 7.6%
- B. 7.3%
- C. 7.8%
- D. 7.1% Discuss
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Correct Answer: Foreign Indirect Investment
Correct Answer: Herold Domar Model
Correct Answer: ICICI prudential pension
Explanation:
At present in 2017, there are only seven NPS fund managers viz. HDFC Pension Fund, ICICI Prudential Pension, Kotak Pension Fund, LIC Pension Fund, Reliance Capital Pension, SBI Pension Fund and UTI Retirement Solutions.
Correct Answer: total revenues and total expenses
Explanation:
The single-step income statement emphasizes
1. total revenues and total expenses.
2. Revenues
3. Expenses
4. Net income
The primary advantage of the single step fromat lies in its simple presentation and the absence of any implication that one type of revenue or expense item has priority over another.
Correct Answer: 50
Explanation:
The GST Council on Nov 10th 2017 cut tax rates of over 175 products that were in the highest tax slab of 28% under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime.
Currently only 50 items have been left in the 28% category out of a total of 227 items that were present earlier.
Correct Answer: Tax on professions
Explanation:
Tax on professions cannot be levied by the union government in India.
Correct Answer: National Income
Correct Answer: Rice, Wheat and pulses only
Correct Answer: 103
Explanation:
India ranked low 103rd out of 130 countries surveyed on World Economic Forum?s (WEF) Global Human Capital Index (GHCI) 2017. In the previous edition India ranked 105th.
Correct Answer: 7.1%
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