Economics Questions and Answers Multiple Choice, which are covered in this chapter, relate to the topic, Infrastructural Challenges. Economics Questions and Answers Multiple Choice Test contains 20 questions. Answers to Economics MCQs are available after clicking on the answer.
1.Hydel power contributes _______ of the total power generation :
(a) 10%
(b) 14.5 %
(c) 20%
(d) 25%
Answer
Answer: (b) 14.5%
2.Presently ____________ of the villages are electrified : (updated)
(a) 56%
(b) 66%
(c) 76%
(d) 86%
Answer
Answer: (d) 86%
3.NLM stands for :
(a) National Leprosy Mission
(b) National Logistic Mission
(c) National Literacy Mission
(d) National Law Mission
Answer
Answer: (c) National Literacy Mission
4.At present, nearly ______ percent of the energy consumed is obtained from non commercial sources:
(a) 45
(b) 51
(c) 23
(d)10
Answer
Answer: (c) 23
5.In terms of generation of power energy’s contribution, is the maximum _______:
(a) Hydel
(b) Nuclear
(c) Thermal
(d) Solar
Answer
Answer: (c) Thermal
Economics Questions and Answers Multiple Choice – Infrastructural Challenges
6.Which of the following statement is incorrect?
(a) The Indian Road Network is second longest in the world
(b)The Rural road network connects around 65% of all weather roads
(c) Most of the state Road Transport corporations are running on profits
(d) The national highways carry more than 40% of the total road traffic
Answer
Answer: (c) Most of the state Road Transport corporations are running on profits
7.NIXI stands for:
(a) National Institute of exchange of Ideas
(b) National Internet exchange of India
(c) National internet education for India
(d) All of these
Answer
Answer: (b) National Internet exchange of India
8.The telephone penetration rate in India per 100 population is______: (updated)
(a)11.32
(b)16.8
(c)25.56
(d)19.22
Answer
Answer: (b) 16.8
9._____ measures the operational efficiency of a thermal plant:
(a) Power load factor
(b) Power leakage factor
(c) Plant load factor
(d) Plant leakage factor
Answer
Answer: (c) Plant load factor
10.The Indian Railways have a route length about _______ KMS:
(a) 62.5 thousand
(b) 63.5 thousand
(c) 70 thousand
(d) 72 thousand
Answer
Answer: (b) 63.5 thousand
Economics Questions and Answers Multiple Choice – Infrastructural Challenges
11.What is the major source of energy:
(a) Coal
(b) Petroleum
(c) Biogas
(d) All of these
Answer
Answer: (A) Coal
12.VSAT stands for :
(a) Value saleable aperture terminal
(b) Very small aperture terminal
(c) Very sleek aperture terminal
(d) All of these
Answer
Answer:(b) Very small aperture terminal
13.PLF is lowest in :
(a) Southern region
(b) Northern region
(c) Western region
(d) North-eastern
Answer
Answer: (d) North-eastern
14.Out of 12 major ports, _______ is true top traffic handler:
(a) Kolkata
(b) Cochin
(c) Mumbai
(d) Vishakhapatnam
Answer
Answer: (d) Vishakhapatnam
15.On an estimate electricity generation is about ______ in 2005-06:
(a) 137500 MW
(b) 143800 MW
(c) 33300 MW
(d) 74700 MW
Answer
Answer: (b) 143800 MW
Economics Questions and Answers Multiple Choice – Infrastructural Challenges
16.TRAI is the regulatory authority for ______ in India:
(a) Railways
(b) Telecom
(c) Banking
(d) Secondary market
Answer
Answer: (b) Telecom
17.Our postal Network is ______ in the world :
(a) Largest
(b) Smallest
(c) Tenth largest
(d) Second largest
Answer
Answer: (A) Largest
18.The all India power grid is estimated to be developed by :
(a) 2010
(b) 2012
(c) 2015
(d) 2020
Answer
Answer: (b) 2012
19.India has a long coastline of:
(a) 7515 Km
(b) 7516 Km
(c) 7517 Km
(d) 7518 Km
Answer
Answer: (c) 7517 Km
20.AMPC stand for:
(a) Automatic mail processing centre
(b) Automated mail processing centre
(c) Automatic mail providing centre
(d) None
Answer
Answer: (a) Automatic mail processing centre