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Economics

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If the rate of tax increases with the higher level of income, it is called _______.

  1. proportional tax

  2. regressive tax

  3. lump sum tax

  4. progressive tax

  5. none of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Yes, it is the right answer. If the tax rate increases with the higher level of income, it is called progressive tax.

Which of the following five year plan periods is not correct?

  1. 1951 - 1956

  2. 1956 - 1961

  3. 2002 - 2007

  4. 1990 - 1995

  5. 1985 - 1990


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

There was no plan period from 1990 - 1995. 1989 - 1991 was a period of economic instability in India and hence no five-year plan was implemented. Next plan period started from 1992 - 1997.

Which of the following is not a determinant of a consumer's demand for a commodity?

  1. Income

  2. Population

  3. Prices of related goods

  4. Tastes

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Population has no role in determining a consumer's demand for a commodity.

Which of the following is a characteristic of pure monopoly?

  1. Close substitutes

  2. Single seller

  3. Free entry and exit of firms

  4. Perfect information on the part of consumer

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Yes, it is the main characteristic of monopoly.

Who created the population theory?

  1. Thomas Robert Malthus

  2. Adam Smith

  3. Amartya Sen

  4. J.M. Keynes

  5. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

It is the correct answer. Thomas Robert Malthus was the first economist to propose a systematic theory of population.

Physical quantity of life index (PQLI) was calculated by which of the following?

  1. J.M Keynes

  2. Meier G.M

  3. Morris D. Morris

  4. Vilfredo Pareto

  5. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Physical quantity of life index (PQLI) was calculated by Morris David Morris.

During recession,

  1. unemployment is likely to be low

  2. prices are likely to increase

  3. growth is negative

  4. growth is slow

  5. none of these happens


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

During recession, growth is negative.

Which of the following five year plans has laid emphasis on 'faster, sustainable and inclusive growth'?

  1. 9th five year plan

  2. 10th five year plan

  3. 11th five year plan

  4. 12th five year plan

  5. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

It is the right answer. 11th five year plan laid emphasis on 'faster, sustainable and inclusive growth'.

The sacrifice involved, when you choose a particular course of action is called the _______.

  1. sacrificing cost

  2. opportunity cost

  3. consumer cost

  4. producer cost

  5. none of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Opportunity cost is the right answer.

Which of the following is not the main objective of fiscal policy in India?

  1. Development by effective mobilisation of resources

  2. Efficient allocation of financial resources

  3. Reduction in inequalities of income and wealth

  4. Price stability and control of inflation

  5. Fixing statutory liquidity ratio


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

This is not covered under fiscal policy. It is a monetary policy.

Which of the following type of taxes is not administered by the central government of India?

  1. Custom duties

  2. Excise duties

  3. Income tax

  4. Entertainment tax

  5. None of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This is levied by the state government on various forms of entertainment like cinema halls / movie theaters, ticketed exhibitions, amusement parks, etc.

The gini coefficient measures ___________.

  1. income inequality

  2. inflation

  3. unemployment

  4. economic growth

  5. none of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Yes, it is the right answer.

In which of the following years was a new liberalized industrial policy announced for the first time in India?

  1. 1986

  2. 1992

  3. 1991

  4. 1951

  5. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Yes, it is the right answer. Economic liberalisation started on 24th July, 1991.

Which of the following is not a rural development programme?

  1. TRYSEM

  2. DWACRA

  3. CRY

  4. RLEGP

  5. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

It is the correct answer. Child Rights and You (CRY) is a non-profit organisation in India that aims to restore children's rights in India. It is not a rural development programme.

Which of the following is not a financial institution?

  1. IDBI

  2. ICICI

  3. FICCI

  4. HDFC

  5. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

FICCI is not a financial institution. The FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry) is an association of business organisations in India.

Which of the following is the correct sequence of GDP composition in case of income by following sectors in India?

  1. Services > Industry > Agriculture

  2. Industry > Services > Agriculture

  3. Agriculture > Services > Industry

  4. Agriculture > Industry > Services

  5. Services = Industry = Agriculture


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

It is the right answer. Services sector contributes to approximately 56.50% followed by industry (26.1%) and agriculture (17.4%)

Government takes 'ways and means advances' (WMA) from ________.

  1. RBI

  2. IDBI

  3. ICICI

  4. SBI

  5. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

WMA is a mechanism used by Reserve Bank of India.

World Development Report is an annual publication of _______.

  1. UNDP

  2. IMF

  3. WTO

  4. IBRD

  5. None of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

International Bank of Reconstruction and Development is also called World Bank, and prepares world development report, annually.

During inflation period, which of the following happens to the general level of prices?

  1. Increase in prices

  2. Decrease in prices

  3. Prices remain constant

  4. Fluctuation in prices

  5. All of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

It is the right answer. In economics, inflation is a persistent increase in the general price level of goods and services in an economy over a period of time.

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