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.
Distinguish between the following
(i) Strategic and Minority sale
(ii) Bilateral and Multi-lateral trade
(iii) Tariff and Non-tariff barriers.
Agriculture sector appears to be adversely affected by the reform process. Why?
Why were reforms introduced in India?
Those public sector undertakings which are making profits should be privatised. Do you agree with this view? Why?
Why did RBI have to change its role from controller to facilitator of financial sector in India?
Do you think the navaratna policy of the government helps in improving the performance of public sector undertakings in India? How?
Do you think outsourcing is good for India? Why are developed countries opposing it?
What do you understand by devaluation of rupee?
Why has the industrial sector performed poorly in the reform period?
Discuss economic reforms in India in the light of social justice and welfare.
What was the focus of the economic policies pursued by the colonial government in India? What were the impacts of these policies?
What are the two major sources of human capital in a country?
What do you mean by rural development? Bring out the key issues in rural development.
Define a plan?
Who is a worker?
Explain the term ‘infrastructure’.
What is meant by environment?
Why are regional and economic groupings formed?
Why calorie-based norm is not adequate to identify the poor?
Name some notable economists who estimated India’s per capita income during the colonial period?
Explain the statement that the green revolution enabled the government to procure sufficient food grains to build its stocks that could be used during times of shortage.
Why are regional and economic groupings formed?
Suppose you are a resident of a village, suggest a few measures to tackle the problem of poverty.
What is marketable surplus?
What were the main causes of India’s agricultural stagnation during the colonial period?
Do you think various measures taken by the government to improve agricultural marketing are sufficient? Discuss.
Evaluate the various factors that led to the rapid growth in economic development in China.
Why, despite the implementation of the green revolution, 65 percent of our population continued to be engaged in the agriculture sector till 1990?
Compare and contrast the development of India, China and Pakistan with respect to some salient human development indicators.
Compared to urban women, more rural women are found working. Why?