Description : The hypothesis that rapid growth of per capita income will be associated with a reduction in poverty is called - (1) trickle down Hypothesis (2) trickle up hypothesis (3) U shaped hypothesis (4) poverty estimation hypothesis
Last Answer : (1) trickle down Hypothesis Explanation: According to the trickle down hypothesis the rapid growth of per capita income will be associated with a reduction in poverty. In India, this ... institution reform will reduce the incidence of poverty in the context of agricultural development in India.
Description : The hypothesis that rapid growth of per capita income will be associated with a reduction in poverty is called (1) trickle down Hypothesis (2) trickle up hypothesis (3) U shaped hypothesis (4) poverty estimation hypothesis
Last Answer : trickle down Hypothesis
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 : Rate of growth of an economy is measured in term of: A. National Income B. Per Capita Income C. Number of people who have been lifted above the poverty line D. Industrial Development
Last Answer : A. National Incom
Description : The term 'Green GNP' emphasises - (1) rapid growth of GNP (2) increase in per capita income (3) economic development (4) sustainable development
Last Answer : (4) sustainable development Explanation: The gross national product (GNP) measures the welfare of a nation's economy through the aggregate of products and services produced in that nation, Although ... national product that would indicate if activities benefit or harm the economy and well-being.
Description : The term ‘Green GNP’ emphasises (1) rapid growth of GNP (2) increase in per capita income (3) economic development (4) sustainable development
Last Answer : sustainable development
Description : Manipulation in CRR enables the RBI to ……. (a) Influence the lending ability of the commercial banks ; (b) Check unemployment growth; (c) Check poverty ; (d) Increase GDP
Last Answer : (a) Influence the lending ability of the commercial banks ;
Description : On the basis of the Keynesian model of output determination, a multiplier of 3 implies that (a) An increase in consumption by `3 will result in an increase in investment by Re. 1 (b) An increase in ... 2 (d) An increase in investment by Re. 1 will result in an increase in consumption by Re. 1
Last Answer : (c) An increase in investment by Re. 1 will result in an increase in consumption by `2
Description : The standard of living in a country is represented by its: (1) poverty ratio (2) per capita income (3) national income (4) unemployment rate
Last Answer : (2) per capita income Explanation: Per capita income or average income or income per person is the mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a county or city. It is calculated by taking a ... not a good standard of measuring standard of living as it is income of one person of the country.
Description : Poverty line is expressed in terms of an overall _______ A. Per capita Income B. Per Capita consumption expenditure C. Per Capita entertainment expenditure D. Per Capita development expenditure E. Per Capita GDP
Last Answer : B. Per Capita consumption expenditure Explanation: In India consumption-expenditure has been made the basis for the measurement of the minimum standard. The usual method is to fix a poverty level. This level is expressed in terms of an overall per capita consumption-expenditure.
Last Answer : per capita income
Description : Micro economics theory deals with (a) Economic behavior of individual economic decision making units; (b) Economy as a whole ; (c) Trade relations ; (d) Economic growth of the society
Last Answer : (a) Economic behavior of individual economic decision making units;
Description : Structural unemployment is mainly due to (a) Structural changes in the economy ; (b) Technological development (c) Growth in GDP ; (d) Population explosion.
Last Answer : (a) Structural changes in the economy ;
Description : Which of these are outside the domain of macro economics (a) Consumer behavior ; (b) National income ; (c) Economic growth; (d) Balance of payment and trade
Last Answer : (a) Consumer behavior ;
Description : Malthusian theory is associated with which of the following? (1) Poverty (2) Employment (3) Diseases (4) Population
Last Answer : (4) Population Explanation: The most well-known theory of population is the Malthusian theory. lt explains the relationship between the growth in food supply and in population. It states that ... on the Principle of Population as it affects the Future Improvement of Society, published in 1798.
Description : Malthusian theory is associated with which of the following ? (1) Poverty (2) Employment (3) Diseases (4) Population
Last Answer : Population
Description : Which of the following is an example of a government transfer payment? (a) Purchase of a new car for the Ministry of Finance ; (b) Funding of a clinic to provide free vaccinations. ; (c) Free food coupons issued to persons in an anti-poverty program. ; (d) Funding of a new bridge in an urban area
Last Answer : (c) Free food coupons issued to persons in an anti-poverty program. ;
Description : Which of the following is a central problem of every economy (a) Abundance of resources ; (b) Scarcity of economic resources ; (c) Poverty; (d) Moral and ethical values
Last Answer : (b) Scarcity of economic resources ;
Description : Which of the following results by dividing national income by size of population? (1) Per capita income (2) Subsistence level (3) Subsistence expenditure- (4) Per capita production
Last Answer : (1) Per capita income Explanation: Per capita income or average income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by ... in the aggregate (such as GDP or Gross National Income) and dividing it by the total population.
Description : The supply of labour in the economy depends on - (1) Population (2) National income (3) Per capita income (4) Natural resources
Last Answer : (1) Population Explanation: The supply curve for labor depends on variables such as population, wage rates, etc. in developing countries, the vast population base explains the relatively lower wage ... accessibility to labour supply. This is just the opposite in the case of developed countries.
Description : Which is the parameter for the economic development? (1) Per capita monetary income (2) National income (3) Per capita rural income (4) Population
Last Answer : (1) Per capita monetary income Explanation: A majority of economists such as Simon Kuznets, Meter and Baldwin, Hicks D. Samuelson, Pigeon and others consider national income as the most suitable ... economic growth is meaningless if it does not improve the standard of living of the common masses.
Description : An underdeveloped economy is characterized by A. High per capita real income B. Large proportion of labor force in the tertiary sector C. State of deprivation of large proportion of population D. All the above
Last Answer : C. State of deprivation of large proportion of population
Description : The sales prediction technique that is based on the relationship between sales and other factors--such as population density, per capita income, or family size--is A)executive judgment. B)time series analysis. C)regression analysis. D)a market test. E)an expert survey.
Last Answer : C)regression analysis.
Description : Per capita income is calculated by dividing total national income by (a) Total population (b) Total savings © Total depreciation (d) Total investment.
Last Answer : (a) Total population
Description : Which is the parameter for the economic development ? (1) Per capita monetary income (2) National income (3) Per capita rural income (4) Population
Last Answer : Per capita monetary income
Description : Which of the following results by dividing national income by size of population ? (1) Per capita income (2) Subsistence level (3) Subsistence expenditure (4) Per capita production
Last Answer : Per capita income
Description : The supply of labour in the economy depends on (1) Population (2) National income (3) Per capita income (4) Natural resources
Description : Industrial Growth In the year 2011-12 what is per capita income? A. 1041$ B. 877$ C. 1132$ D. 1372$
Last Answer : ANSWER: D
Description : Which of the following best indicates economic growth of a Nation? (1) Agriculture income (2) Per capita income (3) Gross industrial production (4) Inflation
Last Answer : (2) Per capita income Explanation: Some economists believe that economic growth is meaningless if it is not distributed across different segments of population. So per capita income is considered by ... Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the most comprehensive measure of over-all economic performance.
Description : State which of the following is correct? The Consumer Price Index reflects - (1) the standard of living (2) the extent of inflation in the prices of consumer goods (3) the increasing per capita income (4) the growth of the economy
Last Answer : (2) the extent of inflation in the prices of consumer goods Explanation: A consumer price index (CPI) measures changes in the price level of consumer goods and services purchased by households ... , pensions, for regulating prices and for deflating monetary magnitudes to show changes in real values.
Description : The best measure to assess a country's economic growth is - (1) per capita income at constant prices (2) per capita income at current prices , (3) gross domestic product at current prices (4) gross national product at current prices
Last Answer : (1) per capita income at constant prices Explanation: Gross domestic product (GDP) is the market value of all officially recognized final goods and services produced within a country in a given period ... the aggregate (such as GDP or Gross National Income) and dividing it by the total population.
Description : Which of the following explains the term economic growth? a. Increase in per capita production b. Increase in per capita real income c. structural change in the economy d. all the above are right
Last Answer : d. all the above are right There is no single definition that can define the term economic growth. However, there are various indicators that explain the term
Description : Which of the following explains the term economic growth? A. Increase in per capita production B. Increase in per capita real income C. Structural change in the economy D. All the above are right
Last Answer : D. All the above are right
Description : Which of the following explains economic growth: A. Increase in per capita production B. Increase in per capita real income C. structural change in the economy D. all the above are right
Last Answer : D. all the above are right
Description : State which of the following is correct ? The Consumer Price Index reflects : (1) the standard of living (2) the extent of inflation in the prices of consumer goods (3) the increasing per capita income (4) the growth of the economy
Last Answer : the extent of inflation in the prices of consumer goods
Description : The best measure to assess a country’s economic growth is (1) per capita income at constant prices (2) per capita income at current prices (3) gross domestic product at current prices (4) gross national product at current prices
Last Answer : per capita income at constant prices
Description : If both the disposal income as well as number of suppliers of a product rises, the equilibrium (a) Price remain same ; (b) Price will go up ; (c) Quantity will go up ; (d) Quantity will go down
Last Answer : (c) Quantity will go up ;
Description : Multiplier process in economic theory is conventionally taken to mean: (1) the manner in which prices increase (2) the manner in which banks create credit (3) income of an economy grows on account of an initial investment (4) the manner in which government expenditure increases
Last Answer : (3) income of an economy grows on account of an initial investment Explanation: In economics, a multiplier is a factor of proportionality that measures how much an endogenous variable changes in response to a change in ... of the U.S. money supply, and MO as a measure of the U.S. monetary base.
Description : Multiplier process in economic theory is conventionally taken to mean : (1) the manner in which prices increase (2) the manner in which banks create credit (3) income of an economy grows on account of an initial investment (4) the manner in which government expenditure increases
Last Answer : income of an economy grows on account of an initial investment
Description : Look at data in Tables 1.3 and 1.4. Is Punjab ahead of Bihar in literacy rate etc. as it is in terms of per capita income ? Table 1.3: Per Capita Income of Select States -SST 10th
Last Answer : We can notice that Infant mortality rate is 25, 12, and 43 in different states named Maharashtra, Kerala, and Bihar respectively. Literacy rate is 82, 94 and 62 in the same states and if we talk ... top in literacy rate and Bihar is very far from these two states if we compare the literacy rate.
Description : While making comparative study of development amongst Indian states following criterion is used: a. per capita income and literacy rate b. Literacy rate, per capita income and net attendance ratio. c. ... rate d. per capita income, literacy rate , net attendance ratio and infant mortality rate.
Last Answer : d. per capita income, literacy rate , net attendance ratio and infant mortality rate.
Description : While making comparative study of development amongst Indian states following criterion is used: a. per capita income and literacy rate b. Literacy rate, per capita income and net attendance ratio. c. ... rate d. per capita income ,literacy rate , net attendance ratio and infant mortality rate.
Last Answer : d. per capita income ,literacy rate , net attendance ratio and infant mortality rate.
Description : A reduction in the number of producers will result in equilibrium price (a) increasing and quantity increasing ; (b) increasing and quantity decreasing ; (c) decreasing and quantity increasing ; (d) decreasing and quantity decreasing
Last Answer : (b) increasing and quantity decreasing ;
Description : Which of these would lead to increase in quantity supplied at a given price (a) Increase in VAT ; (b) Increase in excise duty ; (c) Increase in import duty ; (d) Reduction in levies
Last Answer : (d) Reduction in levies
Description : Theory of Demographic Transition is propounded by (a) Malthus (b) Karl Marx (c) Thompson and Notestein (d) Mrs. Joan Robinson
Last Answer : (a) Malthus
Description : ‘Wage Fund Theory’ has been given by (a) Adam Smith (b) Malthus (c) David Ricardo (d) J.S. Mill
Last Answer : (c) David Ricardo
Description : In economic theory, in the short run all the cost are…………… (a) Fixed ; (b) Variable ; (c) Controllable ; (d) Semi variable
Last Answer : (a) Fixed ;
Description : The negatively sloped part of long run cost curve of a firm is due to (a) Increase in production due to specialization and division of labour; (b) Diseconomies of scale ; (c) Diminishing returns to scale ; (d) Marginal utility theory
Last Answer : (a) Increase in production due to specialization and division of labour;