Description : In general, deficit financing can create inflation, but it can be checked if. A) Government expenditure increases the aggregate supply in the aggregate demand ratio B) All the investment is indicated as payment on national debt only C) Only aggregate demand is increased D) All of the above
Last Answer : Answer: D
Description : Deficit financing means (a) Financing budgetary deficit by borrowing (b) Financing budgetary deficit by printing money ; (c) Both ; (d) None
Last Answer : (c) Both ;
Description : Deficit financing implies : A. printing new currency notes B. public revenue in excess of public expenditure C. public expenditure in excess of public revenue D. replacing new currency with worn out currency
Last Answer : C. public expenditure in excess of public revenue
Description : Which of the following issue relates to micro-economics (a) Impact of crude price hike on inflation (b) Impact of change in bank rate on bank saving and investment (c) Impact of Information technology on economic growth (d) Impact of shortage of wheat production on wheat prices
Last Answer : (d) Impact of shortage of wheat production on wheat prices
Description : Beyond a certain point deficit financing will certainly lead to - (1) inflation (2) deflation (3) recession (4) economic stagnation
Last Answer : (1) inflation Explanation: Deficit financing is a practice in which a government spends more money than it receives as revenue, the difference being made up by borrowing or minting new funds ... increasing the money supply and the purchasing power of the people which increases the aggregate demand.
Description : Beyond a certain point deficit financing will certainly lead to (1) inflation (2) deflation (3) recession (4) economic stagnation
Last Answer : inflation
Description : If RBI wants to decrease the money supply in order to check inflation it will (a) Sell bonds ; (b) Increase CRR ; (c) Hike bank rate ; (d) All or any of the above three
Last Answer : ; (d) All or any of the above three
Description : In the Union Budget, profits from public sector undertakings are taken under (a) Revenue receipts ; (b) Capital receipts (c) Monetized receipts ; (d) Planned expenditure
Last Answer : (a) Revenue receipts
Description : Cost push inflation arises due to (a) Persistent rise in factor cost ; (b) Mismatch between demand and supply of commodities (c) Combine phenomena of demand pull and cost-push inflation. ; (d) Increase in price of precious metal
Last Answer : (a) Persistent rise in factor cost ;
Description : Demand pull inflation rises due to (a) Persistent rise in factor cost ; (b) Mismatch between demand and supply of commodities (c) Combine phenomena of demand pull and cost-push inflation. ; (d) Increase in Price of precious metal
Last Answer : ; (b) Mismatch between demand and supply of commodities
Description : Which of these would lead to fall in demand for money? (a) Inflation ; (b) Increase in real income ; (c) Increase in real rate of interest ; (d) Increase in wealth
Last Answer : (c) Increase in real rate of interest ;
Description : At a given price increase in quantity supplied can be possible if …………… (a) There is apprehension of sharp fall in prices in future ; (b) Refund or subsidy of statutory levy in cash is given by the Government; (c) Improvement in technology led to cost saving ; (d) All the three
Last Answer : ; (d) All the three
Description : If the balance on current and capital accounts of Balance of Payments (BoP) taken together is negative, then (a) It is a case of BoP surplus ; (b) It is a case of BoP surplus where the official reserve account is in surplus; (c) It is a case of BoP deficit ; (d) It is case of BoP disequilibrium
Last Answer : (c) It is a case of BoP deficit ;
Description : CRR is used to (a) Combat inflation ; (b) Check black money ; (c) Check tax evasion ; (d) All the three
Last Answer : (a) Combat inflation ;
Description : In agricultural sector net value added is estimated by (a) Income method ; (b) Expenditure method ; (c) Production method ; (d) All the three
Last Answer : ; (c) Production method ;
Description : Deflation is a state when (a) Prices are falling ; (b) Consistent increase in prices ; (c) Fall in GDP ; (d) Collapse of sensex
Last Answer : (a) Prices are falling ;
Description : ………………… is the personal income minus personal income tax and miscellaneous receipts of Government administrative departments. (a) Surplus income ; (b) Disposal income ; (c) Expendable income ; (d) Residual income
Last Answer : (b) Disposal income ;
Description : RBI check inflation by (a) Increasing bank rate ; (b) Increasing CRR ; (c) Both ; (d) None
Last Answer : ; (c) Both ;
Description : Given Real GDP 8.25%, Nominal GDP 11.25%, Rate of inflation will be (a) 2.5% ; (b) 3% ; (c) 4.25% ; (d) 3.5%
Last Answer : (b) 3% ;
Description : Given Real GDP of 6.5% and rate of inflation of 5.5% nominal GDP will be……. (a) 12% ; (b) 10% ; (c) 10.5% ; (d) 9.5%
Last Answer : (a) 12% ;
Description : If Nominal GDP is 11% and Real GDP is 6%, then the difference of 5% represent (a) Depreciation ; (b) Rate of inflation ; (c) Rate of interest ; (d) Tax burden
Last Answer : (b) Rate of inflation ;
Description : Equilibrium state is achieved at ………………… (a) The peak point of supply curve ; (b) The bottom point of demand curve (c) The inflation point of demand curve ; (d) The intersection of demand and supply curve
Last Answer : (d) The intersection of demand and supply curve
Description : The Philips curve shows that (a) High unemployment rates are associated with low increases in money wage rates (b) Low unemployment rates are associated with low rates of inflation (c) High ... rates of inflation (d) High inflation rates are associated with small increases in money wage rates.
Last Answer : (c) High unemployment rates are associated with low rates of inflation
Description : Macroeconomics is the study of (a) Inflation ; (b) Unemployment ; (c) Growth ; (d) All of (a), (b) and (c) above.
Last Answer : ; (d) All of (a), (b) and (c) above.
Description : Which of the following statement is true? (a) Value added = total sales + closing stock of finished goods - opening stock of finished goods - total expenditure on raw material - intermediate ... stock of finished goods and semi finished goods - total expenditure on raw material - intermediate goods.
Last Answer : (d) Value added = total sales + closing stock of finished goods and semi finished goods – opening stock of finished goods and semi finished goods – total expenditure on raw material – intermediate goods.
Description : A levy of excise duty on consumption of an item consumed will .. (a) Induce suppliers to pump in more quantity in the market; (b) Result in fall in the consumption of the commodity ... by the consumer ; (c) Lead to inflationary conditions ; (d) Place the consumer on lower indifference curve
Last Answer : (d) Place the consumer on lower indifference curve
Description : X a consumer spends his entire income on two commodities A and (B) if price of A increases by 10% and his expenditure on item B remains same, then the price elasticity of item A is (a) 1 ; (b) < 1 ; (c) > 1 ; (d) ≥
Last Answer : (a) 1 ;
Description : Ceteris paribus, an income tax (a) Increases the value of the expenditure multiplier and decreases the value of the net tax revenue multiplier; (b) Decreases the value of the expenditure and net tax ... multiplier and increases the value of the net tax revenue multiplier ; (d) None of the above.
Last Answer : (b) Decreases the value of the expenditure and net tax revenue multiplier;
Description : Which of the following methods is/are used for measuring national income? (a) Output method ; (b) Expenditure method ; (c) Income method ; (d) All of (a), (b) and (c) above.
Last Answer : (d) All of (a), (b) and (c) above.
Description : The …………………………….. measurement method of national income aggregates all the money spent by private citizens, firms and the government within the year. (a) Expenditure ;(b) Income ; (c) Input ; (e) Saving
Last Answer : (a) Expenditure
Description : The relationship between aggregate consumption expenditure and aggregate income of household sector is known as ………………………. function. (a) Consumption ; (b) Saving ; (c) Expenditure ; (d) Income
Last Answer : (a) Consumption
Description : substantial increase in capital expenditure or revenue deficit leads to —
Last Answer : Fiscal deficit
Description : …………… it is the form of the market in which the only seller of a commodity has fully control over the prices (a) Monopoly ; (b) Pure monopoly ; (c) Simple monopoly ; (d) All the three
Last Answer : (b) Pure monopoly ;
Description : Which of these are exception to law of Demand (a) Giffen effect/goods ; (b) Future change in prices ; (c) Change in fashion ; (d) All the three
Last Answer : (d) All the three
Description : Elasticity of supply depends upon (a) Nature of the commodity ; (b) Production technology ; (c) Future outlook of prices (d) All the three
Description : The supply-side measure to control inflation is - (1) Reducing public expenditure (2) Price control through Public Distribution System (3) Higher taxation to mop up liquidity (4) Credit control
Last Answer : (2) Price control through Public Distribution System Explanation: The issue of inflation is addressed from both demand and supply sides. demand management is achieved by measures such as postponing public expenditure ... rice and wheat resorted to by FCI from its buffer stock in times of price rise.
Description : The supply-side measure to control inflation is (1) Reducing public expenditure (2) Price control through Public Distribution System (3) Higher taxation to mop up liquidity (4) Credit control
Last Answer : Price control through Public Distribution System
Description : A goods can be considered a normal goods in economics if increase in disposal income of the consumer causes (a) An increase in demand ; (b) No change in demand ; (c) Decrease in demand ; (d) Less than proportionate change in demand
Last Answer : (a) An increase in demand ;
Description : A goods can be considered inferior goods in economics if increase in disposal income of the consumer causes (a) An increase in demand ; (b) No change in demand ; (c) Decrease in demand ; (d) Less than proportionate change in demand
Last Answer : ; (c) Decrease in demand ;
Description : Change in cost of production of the concerned goods causes (a) The demand curve to shift ; (b) The supply curve to shift ; (c) Increase in quantity demanded; (d) Decrease in quantity supplied
Last Answer : (b) The supply curve to shift ;
Description : At a given time and in a given marketplace, the entire market demand curve indicates the (a) quantity of a good consumers would be willing and able to purchase at a given price. (b) quantity of a ... a given price (d) quantity of a good consumers have purchased at a series of prices over the year.
Last Answer : (b) quantity of a good consumers would be able to purchase at a series of prices.
Description : Which of the following function does money serve when used to measure the prices of different goods and services? (a) Store of value ; (b) Medium of exchange ; (c) Standard of value ; (d) Display of power
Last Answer : (c) Standard of value ;
Description : Nominal GDP is measured in ………………..prices (a) Base year ; (b) Current year ; (c) 1980 ; (d) 2000
Last Answer : (b) Current year ;
Description : Real GDP is measured in………….prices (a) Base year ; (b) Current year ; (c) 1980 ; (d) 2000
Last Answer : Base year
Description : If in 2000 nominal GDP is = `70000 Crore and the prices in 2000 were 40% more than the real GDP in 2000 using 1996 as a base year is (a) `45,000 Crore ; (b) `50,000 Crore ; (c) `42,000 Crore ; (d) `98000 Crore
Last Answer : (b) `50,000 Crore ;
Description : When a monopolist charges different prices to each customer it is called price discrimination of – (a) First order ; (b) Second order ; (c) Third order ; (d) Fourth order
Last Answer : (a) First order ;
Description : Which of these is not a determinant of aggregate supply (a) Quantity demanded ; (b) Price of the product under consideration ; (c) Relative price of other goods ; (d) Future expectations about prices
Last Answer : (a) Quantity demanded ;
Description : If prices of Eggs rises from `25 per dozen to `30 per dozen, the demand for vegetable burger increases from 30 per day to 40 per day, then the cross elasticity of eggs and vegetable burger is (a) 1.5 ; (b) 1.25 ; (c) 1.65 ; (d) 1.86
Last Answer : (c) 1.65 ;
Description : If prices of petrol rises from `40. To `48 per lt., the demand for cars falls from 60 per month to 45 per month, the cross elasticity of petrol and Car is (a) 1.5 ; (b) 1.25 ; (c) 1.0 ; (d) 1.59
Last Answer : (b) 1.25 ;
Description : Which of these is not a factor of cost function of a product (a) Market price of the product ; (b) Size of the plant ; (c) Output level ; (d) Prices of inputs
Last Answer : (a) Market price of the product ;