State of the indian economy - class-XI
| Description: state of the indian economy | |
| Number of Questions: 119 | |
| Created by: Jayanti Mahajan | |
| Tags: impact of technology on livelihoods economics agriculture in indian economy secondary sector : industry industrial sector emerging issues in indian economy industrial development in india social science the nature of the indian economy part 2 infrastructure tertiary sector |
Waterways are a major means of transport in modern times.
State highways connect major cities and different villages located in different states.
_____________ hinders modernization of railways in India.
Which among the following is an advantage of the rail network in India?
Railways and roadways should be competitive for the development of a country.
____________ connect different parts of a district, markets and important railway stations.
A quality network of transport is essential for linking agriculture, industry and service sector.
Efficient transport system helps in smooth exchange of goods and services.
______________ is the backbone of a modern economy, hence, it has been prioritised in five year plans in India.
Rural roads connect different villages and lead to ______________ development.
Water transport is classified into _________ and __________.
Which state in India uses inland water transport, as a means of transport?
Air transport facilitates transportation of perishable goods and medicines.
Overseas shipping facilitates international trade.
Which corporation was set up in India for domestic transport?
Radio in India is popularly known as ___________.
Which among the following is a classification of shipping?
Water transport is useful to develop _____________ trade.
______________ provides telephone services in major metro cities, namely, Mumbai and Delhi.
The government set up ______________ in 1985 to provide helicopter based transport services.
Which among the following is the cheapest mean of communication?
Which among the following are modes of mass communication?
Transport is important for which of the following?
IIT stands for __________.
About ____ of the Indian population is literate.
Communication means _______ of information.
The official teacher-student norm is ________.
Which among the following is an important source of revenue for the central government in India?
The classification of roadways in India includes:
i) National highways
ii) State highways
iii) District roads
iv) Metro city roads
v) Rural roads
___________ are managed by the central government and connect important cities and industrial centres.
Roadways in India can be classified into ________ types.
What are some of the problems with regards to railways as a mode of transport?
i) Inadequate amenities
ii) Uneconomical and expensive
iii) Uneven rail network
iv) Financial problems
Road network in India has seen major developments after 1995 under the ____________.
Indian railway, the biggest public sector undertaking in India, was introduced in __________.
________________ of the $10^{th}$ five year plan stressed on modernisation and electrification of railways.
State highways are managed by the ____________ government and connect important commercial centres within the state.
Railways suffers losses due to which of the following aspects?
Identify the problems associated with use of water transport as a means of transport.
Which among the following are the uses of a developed air transport?
Air transport began to operate in India in __________.
______________ was set up under the Air Corporation Act, 1953, to provide international air transport services.
Railways and roadways should be ____________ to each other so as to enhance the development of a country.
Under the _____________ 1953, two state corporations were set up, namely Air India and Indian Airlines.
Which among the following is a reason for roadways having a high cost, as a mode of transport?
Which among the following is a problem associated with roadways as a mode of transport?
______________ refers to transport through rivers and canals.
What are the advantages of roadways?
Which among the following is a public sector company that provides telephone services in India?
All India Radio (AIR) was established in _________ as one of the cheapest medium of information and entertainment.
Which among the following is a mode of sending messages across using the telephone or internet services?
Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (VSNL) provides telephone services at ___________ level.
Telephone service sector was privatised under the ____________.
The first television in India was introduced in ___________ in 1959.
Which of the following is correct about the proposed National Waterways in India? Select the answer using the code given below:
2. East Coast Canal along with Brahmani and Mahanadi Rivers in the states of W. Bengal and Odisha will become 'National Waterway-$6'.$
Consider the following statements and select the correct code given below:
1. The Union government is finalizing a legislation to set up a water regulatory authority in every state for regulating, managing, locating and utilizing the scarce natural resources.
2. Water as a subject falls in the state government's domain.
3. Arunanchal Pradesh is the only state that boasts of a water regulator.
The approximate breakup of Revenue from Freight Segment and Passenger Segment of Indian Railways is?
Indian Railways is Asia's largest and world's $4^{th}$ largest rail network under a single management. This statements is?
NTP 99 means _________.
"Partnership in excellence" program has been launched by ministry of power to _____________.
TRAI means _________.
Indian Railways operate on __________.
Pradhan Mantri Bharat Jodo Pariyojana is related to __________.
In the context of shipping, $75\%$ of the traffic is handled by __________.
Which Port is the top-traffic handler in the country?
Indian road network is ___________ in the world.
In the context of Shipping, GRT stands for __________.
Navigable Rivers constitute a/an __________ mode of inland water transport.
In India, regulatory and developmental aspects of Air Transport are with _________.
_________ was established in $11^{th}$ plan to safeguard interest of users & service providers at Indian Airports.
In India, __________ dates back to the year $1837$.
CAEAC stands for ____________.
Sahara Jet and Kingfisher are examples of ___________.
Indian Postal Network is the ____________ in the world.
In India, Domestic and International Air Traffic is operated by ____________.
In India, Private Sector is allowed to participate in ________.
Canals constitute a/an ___________ Mode of Inland Water Transport.
Which of the following is the regulatory body in Telecom Sector?
On an average, one Post Office in India serves about ___________.
Which of the following is a PSU in Telecom Sector?
Department of posts has launched ___________ with the aim of providing fast and reliable postal services to the consumers.
Which of the following is not a PSU in Telecom Sector?
Which of the following is a Financial Product provided by Post Offices?
Automatic Mail Processing Centers (AMPC) are set up in the Postal Network to _____________.
VSATs(Very Small Aperture Terminals) are set up in the Postal Network to ___________.
Which of the following is not a Financial Product provided by Post Offices?
TRAI stands for _________________.
Right to children to free and compulsory education Act RTE Act, $2009$ has made free education for all children between the age of __________.
What is the full form of SSA?
For adult education ___________ Mission was launched in $1998$ in India.
The National Policy on Education (NPE) emphasizes on __________.
Which of the following Schemes seek to provide education for the Girl Child?
National Literacy Mission(NLM) focuses on _________.
Which of the following specified that education should be free for children below $14$ years of age?
Prarambhik Shiksha Kosh(PSK) Scheme focusses on __________.
EGS stands for __________.
The Indian Constitution provides for free education for children ______________.
Which of the following is a Developmental Expenditure of the Government?
Statistical Analysis shows that Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in girls is ___________ when compared to boys.
RMSA scheme was launched with an objective of _________.
IISER's stands for ________.
Proportion of children actually enrolled in elementary schools is called ___________.
IIM stands for ___________.
IIFT stands for _________.
During $12^{th}$ plan Saakshar Bharat will give special focus on young adults & out of school adolescents between __________.
NLM was recasted in to ____________ in $2009$.
Telecommunication service includes ___________.
Before establishment of TRAI, which of the following was responsible for fixation of tariff for telecom?
VPT stands for ________.
AMPC stands for __________.
TRAI was set up by ___________.
The Internet connections have incresed from 0.01 million in 1995 to ________ in 2011.
Total Literacy Campaign(TLC) focusses on ____________.
__________ scheme was made as a single comprehensive scheme to address issues of coverage & quality in secondary Education.
In $2012$, ___________ scheme has supported for opening $3,30,000$ new schools, construction of $2.85$ lakhs school building, $16$ lakhs class rooms, supply of text books to children & training $12.5$ lakhs teachers.
AERA stands for __________.
GAIL stands for ___________.
In order to be classified as a Tiny unit the investment limit in Plant and Machinery is ________
In order to promote village industrialization, Government of India has set up the Mahatma Gandhi Institute for Rural Industrialization at _____.
Which of the following was focus area for the second five year plan?