List of top Questions asked in GATE XH-C1

"In the post-reform period the government of India decided to privatise profit making Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs)." Do you agree with the given statement? Give valid arguments in support of your answer.
"Industrial sector performed poorly in the economic reform period." Elucidate the given statement.
Explain the role of affordable healthcare facilities in promoting human capital in a country.
"Infrastructural development is an essential element to obtain the full potential of the rural sector in India". Justify the given statement with valid arguments.
Meaning of 'Human Development':
"In a nation like India, self employment provides an important avenue for employment generation." Defend or refute the given statement with valid arguments.
Read the following statements carefully: Statement 1: China has used the Market system mechanism without losing political commitment to create additional social and economic opportunities. Statement 2: India, Pakistan, and China have similar physical endowments but totally different Political systems.
------ indicator may be defined as the measure of the extent of demographic participation in Social and Political decision making in a Country.
"Opening up of Suez Canal helped in establishing the British monopoly control over India's foreign trade". Justify the given statement with valid arguments.
As per The Economic Times report, dated April 11, 2023: "Electric Vehicle sales cross 10 Lakh mark in financial year 2022-23." Analyse the likely impacts of this news on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Welfare.
Suppose, an economy is in equilibrium. From the following data, calculate investment expenditure in the economy: Given: National Income (Y) = 10,000 crore Marginal Propensity to Consume (MPC) = 0.8 Autonomous Consumption (C) = 100 crore
"With an objective to reduce inflation, government may reduce public Expenditure." Discuss the rationale behind such a step which may be taken by the Government.
If in an economy the Balance of Trade is showing a deficit of Rs.200 crore and the value of import is Rs.900 crore, then the value of exports would be Rs.----crore. (Fill up the blank with the correct alternative.)
"In a nation like India, self employment provides an important avenue for employment generation." Defend or refute the given statement with valid arguments.
Define sustainable development.
State the public project areas where Sovereign Green Bonds are focused.
How can businesses benefit from green finance?
"Infrastructural development is an essential element to obtain the full potential of the rural sector in India". Justify the given statement with valid arguments.
"Opening up of Suez Canal helped in establishing the British monopoly control over India's foreign trade". Justify the given statement with valid arguments.
State the meaning of 'unintended accumulation of inventories'.
"With an objective to reduce inflation, government may reduce public Expenditure." Discuss the rationale behind such a step which may be taken by the Government.
Rafi told Mary, “I am thinking of watching a film this weekend.” The following reports the above statement in indirect speech: Rafi told Mary that he __________ of watching a film that weekend.
L is the only son of A and S. S has one sibling, B, who is married to L’s aunt, K. B is the only son of D. How are L and D related? Select the possible option(s):
According to the {Working Group on Money Supply: Analytics and Methodology of Compilation (1998) constituted by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which of the following is NOT a component of the new monetary aggregate NM1?
An individual is endowed with income of ₹ 142 and has the utility function $U(x_1,x_2)=x_2(x_1+1)$, where $x_1\ge 0,\; x_2\ge 0$. The unit price of $x_1$ is ₹ 2 and the unit price of $x_2$ is ₹ 3. The utility maximizing bundle is