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Economic Indicators

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Which of the following statements is/are incongruous with national income? (a) It measures net value of goods and services produced in a country during a year. (b) It includes net earned foreign income. (c) It measures the stock of commodities held by the nationals at a point of time.

  1. Only (a)

  2. Only (b)

  3. Only (c)

  4. Both (b) and (c)


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A measure of stock of commodities held by the nationals at a point of time is national wealth and not national income.

The government is planning to merge (CSO) and (NSSO) and a new organisation by the name NSO is emerging. NSO stands for

  1. National Stocks Organisation

  2. National Statistical Organisation

  3. National Sample Organisation

  4. National Service Organisation


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A new organisation NSO carrying full, name of 'National Statistical Organisation is emerging out of the merger of the erstwhile CSO and NSSO.

According to Simon Kuznets, the following methods are employed to calculate the national income: (a) Product method
(b) Income method (c) Expenditure method (d) Consumption method

Which of the above is superfluous?

  1. Only (a)

  2. Only (b)

  3. Only (c)

  4. Both (c) and (d)


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Expenditure method is another name for Consumption method.

When we talk of Gross National Product (GNP), we talk of the following: (a) It measures money value of all the goods and services produced by the nationals of a country in a year. (b) It includes the money value of goods and services produced by nationals outside the country. (c) It also includes the income received by foreign nationals within the boundary of the country.

Which of the above is/are correct?

  1. Only (a)

  2. Only (b)

  3. Both (a) and (b)

  4. Both (b) and (c)


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Statement (3) is incorrect. Income received by foreign nationals within the boundary of countries is excluded from GNP while arriving at GDP.

Which of the following statements is/are incorrect for Balance of Payment? (a) It implies payment for a country's exports and imports. (b) It implies payment for services. (c) It implies payment of financial transfers. (d) It is prepared in various currencies depending upon the countries you deal with.

  1. Only (a)

  2. Only (b)

  3. Only (c)

  4. Only (d)


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Balance of Payment summarises the initial transactions for a specific period, usually a year and is prepared in a single currency, i.e. domestic currency of the country concerned.

What are the major measures adopted under LPG? (a) Forex controls eased on account of trade (b) Complete tax exemptions (c) Foreign equity up to 75% is encouraged in EOUs (d) Investment incentives both at centre and state levels

Which of the above is/are incorrect?

  1. Only (a)

  2. Only (b)

  3. Only (c)

  4. Only (d)


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Foreign equity up to 100% is encouraged in export oriented units depending upon the merit of the case/proposal.

The World Bank has suggested the following priorities for economic reforms in India. (a) Agriculture and rural development (b) Infrastructure (c) Education (d) HIV/AIDS

Which of the above is not a priority?

  1. Only (a)

  2. Only (b)

  3. Only (c)

  4. Only (d)


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

As per the World Bank, improving infrastructure, controlling HIV/AIDS, agricultural/rural development and removal of labour regulations are priorities for India.

Following are the main problems in agriculture sector: (a) Inadequate infrastructure. (b) Over regulation of agricultural leads to increased cost price risks. (c) Gradual withdrawal of subsidies over the years.

Which of the above you do not agree to?

  1. Only (a)

  2. Only (b)

  3. Only (c)

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The presence of large subsides in the agricultural sector is hampering productivity enhancing investment.

India has overnight become a key centre of BPO. (a) Service industry employs English speaking works on supply side. (b) Foreign companies inclined to outsourcing their operations demanded ITES. (c) High cost communication infrastructure.

Which of the above is incorrect?

  1. Only (a)

  2. Only (b)

  3. Only (c)

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The fall that followed economic boom resulted in the auction of cheap fibre optic cables at 1/10th of their original price. This widely reduced the communication cost.

Post liberalisation, the Indian private sector has successfully confronted the foreign competition (Chinese) by dint of following measures. (a) Curtailing cost of production (b) Product innovations (c) Technology upgradation (d) Low labour costs

Which of the above is/are not true?

  1. Only (a)

  2. Only (b)

  3. Both (c) and (d)

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Inspite of a threat of cheaper Chinese imports, Indian private sector confronted the challenge by adopting certain measures viz. revamping management, cutting labour cost and reliance on technology and innovations in product designing.

An incentive to invest in risky venture metamorphoses into

  1. Govt. monopoly

  2. Oligopoly

  3. Govt. granted monopoly

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A goverment granted monopoly or legal monopoly is sanctioned by the state to provide an incentive to invest in a risky venture or enrich a domestic interest group.

Enumerate the chief/salient characteristics of a monopoly: (a) Lack of economic competition (b) Lack of viable substitute goods (c) Power to charge high prices (d) Involvement of big business

Which of the above statements is incorrect?

  1. Only (a)

  2. Only (b)

  3. Only (c)

  4. Only (d)


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Size is not a characteristic of monopoly. A small business may still have the power to raise prices in a small market.

Monopolies tend to become less efficient and less innovative over time. Comment: (a) Complacency takes over (b) Lack of competition in market (c) New entrants find the entry barriers (d) Non-availability of substitutes

Which of the above is/are correct?

  1. Only (a)

  2. Only (b)

  3. Both (b) and (c)

  4. All of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

All these factors tend to make a monopolistic company lose efficiency and innovation. But this is a very harmful in the sense that some new entrants may overcome entry barriers and pose competition.

Which of the following factors conform the monopolistic market? A. Perfectly competitive market
(1) Price is set above marginal cost (2) Infinite number of competitors (3) Preserve excess profits (4) Absolute product differentiation (5) Price equals marginal cost (6) No competitor (7) Excess profit in the short term (8) Zero product differentiation

  1. 2, 5, 7, 8

  2. 1, 3, 4, 6

  3. 1, 2, 5, 6

  4. 3, 4, 5, 7


Correct Option: B

Consider the following statements about economic liberalisation of 1991 in India: (1) It did away the Licence Raj (2) It ended public sector monopoly in many sectors (3) It enhanced Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)

Which of the given statements is/are incorrect?

  1. Only (1)

  2. Only (2)

  3. Only (1) and (3)

  4. None of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The economic liberalisation of 1991 was carried out in response to macroeconomic crises. It ended licence raj and public sector monopoly in many sectors thereby throwing open FDI in many sectors. Corruption is rampant is India. Enumerate the factors that have gone into reducing/addressing it.

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