Read the following statements carefully:
Statement 1: As per the National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO), unemployment is a situation in which all those who, owing to lack of work, are not working, but are seeking work from prospective employers. They express their willingness/availability to work under the prevailing conditions of work and remuneration.
Statement 2: Disguised Unemployment is generally a massive problem in a highly populated country like India.
Statement 1: The NSSO defines unemployment as the situation where people are not working but are actively seeking work and are available to work. This is accurate.
Statement 2: Disguised unemployment, common in rural India, refers to more people working on a task than required, leading to underutilization of labor.
Conclusion: Both statements accurately describe unemployment in the Indian context.
(a) (i) Import substitution policy, if not applied carefully, can be a double-edged sword for any economy. Do you agree with the given statement? Justify your answer with valid arguments.
(ii) State how multilateral trade is different from bilateral trade.
OR
(b)
(i) Discuss briefly, causes and consequences of the tax reforms initiated during economic reforms in India.
(ii) Give one example each of a Navratna and a Maharatna company in the public sector in India.
Arrange the following financial institutions as per their year of establishment in chronological order, starting from the oldest to latest:
(A) National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
(B) The Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI)
(C) The Industrial Reconstruction Bank of India (IRBI)
(D) The Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI)
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Match List-I with List-I
| List-I | List-II |
|---|---|
| (A) Make in India | (I) 1991 |
| (B) New Economic Policy | (II) 1948 |
| (C) General Agreement on Trade and Traffic (GATT) | (III) 2015 |
| (D) NITI Ayog | (IV) 2014 |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below: