As per the new figures released by the Govt. agencies the Foreign Direct Investment inflow to India is at higher level and has increased substantially in recent past. Which of the following is/are the contributory factors which has/have helped in this record growth ?
1. Progressive delicensing of various sectors.
2. Simplification of business procedures in India.
3. Sub Prime crisis in USA.

In an important meeting of the National Development Council held in New Delhi the Prime Minister of India made a special mention of a particular sector of Indian economy which in his opinion was suffering from a “Technological Fatigue for lack of break
through in production”. He was talking of which of the following sectors?

As per the report released in the press the Govt. of India has done a study on Special Economic Zones. Which of the following is/are the highlights of the reports ?

1. Report says that SEZs should not be given much preference by the policy makers.

2. Study says that the end benefit in the next few years may be of the tune of Rs. 1,50,000 crores which will be much higher than the estimated revenue losses.

3. Since new SEZs are developed by the Private Sector the investment for infrastructural development is like a net saving for the Govt.

Many a times we read in the newspapers a term ‘Hot Money’. Which of the following is the correct definition of Hot Money ?

1. This is the fund which is dumped into a country to get the advantage of a favourable interest rate and hence brings higher returns.

2. This is the fund which is provided by a bank in US $ at very short notice and at a very high rate of interest and for a longer period of repayment.

3. This is the fund which is pushed into market through Hawala or some other such illegal methods and sometimes referred also as Black Money.

The World Islamic Economic Forum was held in 2007 in

The President of Brazil was on a visit to India in 2007 where he signed several trade agreements. Which of the following has been the major area of trade relations between the two countries?