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Meaning and scope of public finance - class-XI

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Which one of the following statement is false?

  1. IFC was established In July 1956

  2. IFC encourages the growth and development of Public Sector Enterprises in member countries

  3. IFC is an affiliate of the World Bank

  4. IF encourages the growth of productive private enterprises in member countries


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is an international financial institution formed on July 20, 1956 and affiliated to world bank, that offers investment, advisory, and asset-management services to encourage private-sector development in developing countries since 2009, the IFC's stated aim is to create opportunities for people to escape poverty and achieve better living standards by mobilizing financial resources for private enterprise, promoting accessible and competitive markets, supporting businesses and other private-sector entities, and creating jobs and delivering necessary services to those who are poverty stricken or otherwise vulnerable

Which of these agencies regulates Securities Market in India?

  1. RBI

  2. SEBI

  3. Stock Exchange

  4. Finance Ministry


Correct Option: B

Who was the Chairman of the 13th Finance Commission of India?

  1. Indira Rajaraman

  2. C. Rangarajan

  3. Vijay Kelkar

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: C

Deficit Balance of trade suggests that __________.

  1. value of exports of goods > value of imports of goods

  2. value of imports of goods > value of exports on goods

  3. value of exports of goods = value of imports of goods

  4. none of above


Correct Option: B

Balance of unrequited transfers includes all gifts, donations, grants and reparation, receipts and payments to foreign countries (true/false)

  1. True

  2. False

  3. Cant say

  4. None of above


Correct Option: A

The Planning Commission was set up in _______ by a Resolution of the Government of India.

  1. $March, 1949$

  2. $March, 1950$

  3. $March, 1947$

  4. $March, 1957$


Correct Option: B

Balance of payment on capital account deals with the borrowings or lending of the country in question (true/false)

  1. True

  2. False

  3. Cant say

  4. None of above


Correct Option: A

Over the period of planning Indias BOP has remained _________.

  1. favourable

  2. unfavourable

  3. in equilibrium

  4. none of above


Correct Option: B

During the ________ plan, India experienced surplus in BOP.

  1. fifth

  2. sixth

  3. seventh

  4. fourth


Correct Option: A

The large and sustained current account deficit in BOP had to be financed by ______.

  1. loans from various sources

  2. commercial borrowings

  3. inflow of funds from NRIs

  4. all of above


Correct Option: D

Measures introduced to correct BOP position in 1992-93 were ______.

  1. exchange rate management

  2. liberalization of import licensing

  3. tariff reductions

  4. all of above


Correct Option: D

The term mixed economy denotes.

  1. Co-existence of consumer and producer's goods Industries in the economy

  2. Co existence of private & public sectors in the economy

  3. Co existence of urban & rural sectors in the economy

  4. Co existence of large & small industries sectors in the economy


Correct Option: B

Which of the following industries are not reserved for Public Sector presently?

  1. Atomic Energy

  2. Rail Transport

  3. Substances specified in the schedule to the Notification of the Government of India in the Department of Atomic Energy

  4. Defence


Correct Option: D

The concept of which deficit was given up in 1997?

  1. Budgetary Deficit

  2. Fiscal Deficit

  3. Revenue Deficit

  4. Primary Deficit


Correct Option: A

Total Expenditure - Total Receipts =

  1. Budgetary Deficit

  2. Fiscal Deficit

  3. Revenue Deficit

  4. Primary Deficit


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Budgetary deficit is the excess of total government expenditure (both revenue and capital) over total government receipts (both revenue and capital). It is the deficit in the budgetary estimates of the government.

There is no repayment obligation in ___________.

  1. grants

  2. loans

  3. both grant and loans

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: A

Total Expenditure - [Revenues Receipts + Recovering + Sale of Public Assets]=

  1. Budgetary Deficit

  2. Fiscal Deficit

  3. Revenue Deficit

  4. Primary Deficit


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Fiscal deficit is defined as excess of total budget expenditure over total budget receipts excluding borrowings during a fiscal year. In simple words, it is amount of borrowing the government has to resort to meet its expenses. A large deficit means a large amount of borrowing. 

SKS Micro-finance Ltd, the only listed micro lender in the country founded by _____________.

  1. Sudipa Sen

  2. M. B. N. Rao

  3. Kunal Ghosh

  4. Vikram Akula


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

SKS Microfinance, the country’s only scheduled microlender, plans to change itself into a small bank as it seeks to decrease the cost of funds and progress productivity. 

Top management at the company told ET that the company will concern for a small bank licence, a move that may put it in direct competition with its separated founder Vikram Akula, who also plans to set up a small bank. 

“SKS is prepared to be relevant for a small bank licence as it meets all necessary criteria like net worth, PSL (priority sector lending) and branch network,” said the decision-making on condition of ambiguity. “We can provide to the need for financial inclusion and it will help us bring down our cost of funds.”

Thus, the correct option is D.

In a marine insurance, when must the insurable interest exist?

  1. At the time of making contract

  2. At the time of loss of subject matter

  3. Both at the time of making contract and at the time of loss of subject matter

  4. At the time of termination of the policy


Correct Option: B

What is 'winner's curse'?

  1. In takeovers of companies, at times, the real benefit goes to the company, being taken over

  2. The possibility that the winning bidder in a auction will pay too much cost for an asset

  3. In mergers, usually the stronger firm gains but it pays a very high cost

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

This takes place due to the fact that the winning bidder places a higher value on the asset than all other bidders-ultimately paying too much for the asset(thus, the curse of winner is that it wins but after paying very high a cost).

Fiscal capacity of the states in India is hugely compromised due to their lower revenue mobilisation in comparison to the other federal governments of the worldconsider the following statements and select the correct answer, using the code given below:
1. States in India generate very low share, of about $6$ per cent, of their revenue from direct taxes while the figure is $19$ per cent in case of Brazil and $44$ per cent in case of Germany.
2. Urban local bodies of India are closer to international norms in collecting revenue from direct taxes that is $18$ per cent of their total fundsbeing 1$19$ per cent in case of Brazil and $26$ per cent in case of Germany. 

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. 1 and 2

  4. Neither 1 nor 2


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Direct taxes account for about 7070 per cent of total taxes in Europe, in india the figure is around 3535 percent. The newly implemented GST might reinforce this if turns out to be a buyant source of revenue.

Select the incorrect one/ones about short-term finance in India from the given list using the code given below:
1. It fulfills the GoI, corporate houses, financial institutions, bank and the SBI DFHI.
2. Banks have been made available the least number of instruments of the money market in India.

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. 1 and 2

  4. Niti Aayog


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Both the statement are incorrect. If DFHI is not in the list, Statement 1 will become correct and similarly, money market of India makes maximum number of its instruments available to the banks (they are Call Money, Certificate of Deposit and Commercial Paper and the Repo).

Select the correct means by which the GoI manages its needs of deficit financing, using the code given below:
1. By printing currencies and internal borrowing
2. External grants, disinvestment proceeds and external borrowings

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. 1 and 2

  4. Neither 1 nor 2


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Had 'disinvestment proceeds' not been there, the second statement would also have been correct till 2004. Disinvestment proceeds used to be one of the means of raising money to meet fiscal deficit requirements till 2005 unitll there was no National Investment Fund (the proceeds now go directly into this fund and are considered Public Accounts of India since 2013.

Which of the following is/are correct about India's present fiscal situation?
1. Aggregate tax to GDP ratio of India is around 17 per cent.
2. The tax to GDP ratio of the Government of India (GoI) is around 10 per cent.
3. The tax to GDP ratio of the GoI falls to around 6.5 per cent after devolution to states.

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. 1 and 2

  4. 1,2 and 3


Correct Option: D

In comparison to revenue deficit, the size of fiscal deficit is always _____.

  1. higher

  2. smaller

  3. similar

  4. uncertain


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The fiscal deficit is the difference between the total revenue and total expenditure of the government. Revenue deficit hence arises when the government's actual net receipts is lower than the projected receipts. So, the size of fiscal deficit is always higher than revenue deficit.

Pick out the item which is not a part of non-plan expenditure on the revenue side.

  1. Defence

  2. Central Assistance to states

  3. Subsidies

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Central assistance to states is not a part of non-plan expenditure on the revenue side. Non-plan revenue expenditure is accounted for by interest payments, subsidies (mainly on food and fertilisers), wage and salary payments to government employees, grants to States and Union Territories governments, pensions, police, economic services in various sectors, other general services such as tax collection, social services, and grants to foreign governments. 

Funds used by a company to acquire or upgrade physical assets such as property, industrial buildings or equipment is called ________.

  1. capital expenditure

  2. revenue expenditure

  3. both A and B

  4. none


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Capital expenditure are funds used by a company to acquire or upgrade physical assets such as property, industrial buildings or equipment. It is often used to undertake new projects or investments by the firm. 

The government manages public finance through _____________.

  1. annual budget

  2. revenue it generates

  3. private finance

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Government generates revenue which it uses to manage it towards public works to be done.

 Bharat Nirman, MGNREGA are examples of _______.

  1. plan expenditure

  2. non-plan expenditure

  3. capital expenditure

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: A

Pick out the item which is not a part of the plan expenditure.

  1. Agriculture

  2. Industry

  3. Social Services

  4. Defence


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Plan expenditure is essentially the budget support to the Central Plan and the Central assistance to State and Union Territory plans. Like all budget heads, this is also split into revenue and capital components. Defense is not part of plan expenditure.

Capital expenditure is categorised as ________.

  1. planned

  2. unplanned

  3. both A and B

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Any expenditure that is incurred on programmes which are detailed to state for their plans is called planned expenditure. The estimated expenditure provided in the budget for spending during the year on routine functioning of the government is unplanned expenditure. So capital expenditure comprises both.

The difference between total expenditure and total receipts is ______.

  1. fiscal deficit

  2. budget deficit

  3. primary deficit

  4. revenue deficit


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The budget deficit is the difference between current government's spending on goods and services and total current revenue from all types of taxes net of transfer payments.

The fiscal deficit of central government according to 2012-2013 as percent of GDP was _______.

  1. 4.9%

  2. 4.8%

  3. 4.7%

  4. 4.5%


Correct Option: A

Capital account of the government consists of _______.

  1. capital receipts

  2. capital expenditure

  3. both A and B

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: C

Gross fiscal deficit is calculated by subtracting which of the following from total expenditure ________.

  1. revenue receipts

  2. non-debt capital receipts

  3. both A and B

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: C

Which of the following is the most comprehensive measure of budgetary imbalances? 

  1. Fiscal deficit

  2. Revenue deficit

  3. Primary deficit

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The extent of fiscal deficit is an indication of how far the government is spending beyond its means.

Which of the following is/are the adverse effects of deficit financing ______.

  1. reduction in prices

  2. inflation

  3. inequality

  4. both B and C


Correct Option: D

The full form of FRBM Act 2003 is _______.

  1. Fiscal Regulation and Budget Management Act

  2. Fiscal Regulation and Banking Management Act

  3. Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act

  4. Financial Responsibility and Budget Management Act


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2003 (FRBMA) is an Act of the Parliament of India to institutionalize financial discipline, reduce India's fiscal deficit, improve macroeconomic management and the overall management of the public funds by moving towards a balanced budget.

The term fiscal federalism was introduced by _______.

  1. Dalton

  2. Seligman

  3. Musgrave

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Fiscal federalism, financial relations between units of governments in a federal government system. Fiscal federalism is part of broader public finance discipline. The term was introduced by the German-born American economist Richard Musgrave in 1959.

The difference between total expenditure and total receipts except loans and other liabilities is called ______.

  1. fiscal deficit

  2. budget deficit

  3. primary deficit

  4. revenue deficit


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Fiscal deficit refers to the excess of total expenditure over total receipts (excluding borrowings) during the given fiscal year. Fiscal Deficit = Total Expenditure – Total Receipts excluding borrowings. The extent of fiscal deficit is an indication of how far the government is spending beyond its means.

Study of income and expenditure of government at state, central and local levels is called ______.

  1. marketing

  2. public financing

  3. socio-economic study

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Public finance is the study of the role of the government in the economy. It is the branch of economics which assesses the government revenue and expenditure of the public authorities and the adjustment of one or the other to achieve desirable effects and avoid undesirable ones.

The difference between fiscal deficit and interest payment during the year is called ______.

  1. fiscal deficit

  2. budget deficit

  3. primary deficit

  4. revenue deficit


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Primary deficit is one of the parts of fiscal deficit. While fiscal deficit is the difference between total revenue and expenditure, primary deficit can be arrived by deducting interest payment from fiscal deficit. Interest payment is the payment that a government makes on its borrowings to the creditors.

What is the role of government in public finance?

  1. Promotion of human capital accumulation

  2. Decentralisation

  3. Provision of essential public goods

  4. All the above


Correct Option: D

What are the features of Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, (FRBMA) 2003

  1. To reduce fiscal deficit to not more than 3 percent of GDP

  2. To ensure greater transparency in fiscal operations.

  3. To eliminate the revenue deficit by March 31, 2009

  4. All the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The FRBMA is an act which institutionalizes and regulates financial discipline and help manage public funds in order to strengthen India's fiscal position. The purpose of FRBMA was to reduce fiscal deficit. 

Borrowing from all the sides like net borrowing from RBI and from abroad gives _______.

  1. fiscal deficit

  2. budget deficit

  3. primary deficit

  4. revenue deficit


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The budget deficit is the difference between current government's spending on goods and services and total current revenue from all types of taxes net of transfer payments. So when borrowing is done from RBI or other sources, that creates the budget deficit.

The difference between total expenditure and total receipts except loans and other liabilities is called _______.

  1. fiscal deficit

  2. budget deficit

  3. primary deficit

  4. revenue deficit


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The fiscal deficit is the primary deficit plus interest payments on the debt. Therefore, if refers to the difference in total expenditure and total receipts without loan and other liability.

The government manages the public finance through __________.

  1. fiscal policy

  2. budget policy

  3. revenue policy

  4. primary policy


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

By means of fiscal policy, government adjusts its spending levels and tax rates to monitor and influence a nation's economy. Though fiscal policies, government makes its public finance.

Which of the following is the wrong pair?

  1. Share Market-Stock Exchange

  2. Income Tax -Monetary Policy

  3. Export Subsidy-Fiscal Policy

  4. General Price Index-Inflation


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Income tax is a form of direct tax. This comes under the fiscal policy of the government. 

Fiscal Policy is the mechanism by means of which a government makes adjustments to its planned spending and the imposed tax rates to monitor and thus in turn influence the performance of a country’s economy. 

Who is Chairman of $13th$ Finance Commission?

  1. Dr. C. Rangarajan

  2. Mr. Vimal Jalan

  3. Dr. Vijay C. Kelkar

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: C

Which of the following s the benefit of adopting a social security system?

  1. Annual bonus

  2. Non financial incentives

  3. Old age pension

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: C

In March 1999, the number of Industries reserved for public sector is reduced to _________.

  1. 4

  2. 5

  3. 6

  4. 7


Correct Option: C

The term public means ________.

  1. household, firm and local authorities

  2. non-Banking Financial Institution, Non-Departmental PSU

  3. reserve of foreign banks, Government and International Monetary fund

  4. all the three


Correct Option: D

Which of these activity is not included in service sector?

  1. Tourism services.

  2. Education services.

  3. Mining services.

  4. Health and social welfare services.


Correct Option: C

Who had given the concept of zero based budgeting?

  1. Peter Drucker

  2. Peter Pyhrr

  3. Jagdish Bhagwati

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B

On June $4, 2017$, which State Government launched single-woman pension scheme across the state, thereby becoming the first state in India to launch such scheme?

  1. Telangana

  2. Andhra Pradesh

  3. Punjab

  4. Haryana


Correct Option: A

With reference to the Finance Commission of India, which of the following statements is correct?

  1. It encourages the inflow of foreign capital for infrastructure development

  2. It facilitates the proper distribution of finance among the public sector undertakings

  3. It ensures transparency in financial administration

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: D

Deficit financing involves ________.

  1. borrowings from India

  2. printing of more currency

  3. none of the above

  4. both (a) & (b) above


Correct Option: D

Fiscal responsibility and budget management Act aims at reducing gross fiscal deficit by _______ $\%$ of GDP in each financial year.

  1. $0.5\%$

  2. $1\%$

  3. $1.5\%$

  4. $2\%$


Correct Option: A

Who among the following never hold the office of chairman of finance commission?

  1. Pranab Mukherjee

  2. Mahaveer Tyagi

  3. K.C. Pant

  4. C. Rangarajan


Correct Option: A

Services are  _______ and ___________.

  1. visible, tangible

  2. invisible, intangible

  3. visible, intangible

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: B

India met huge deficit in current account through _________.

  1. withdrawals and borrowings from IMF

  2. utilization of foreign exchange reserves

  3. both above

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: C

Current account deficit as a % of GDP _______ from___ % during pre crisis period to ______% during post crisis period

  1. declined, 1.9, 1

  2. declined, 2.9, 1.9

  3. increased, 1, 1.9

  4. increased, 2.9, 3.9


Correct Option: A

The share of net invisible earnings in financing trade deficit ___ from ____ n sixth plan to ___ in seventh plan.

  1. declined, 6396, 29.5%

  2. increased, 29.5%, 63%

  3. declined 67%, 63%

  4. increased 63%, 85%


Correct Option: A

From ________ onwards, India experienced adverse BOP.

  1. 1979-80

  2. 1980-81

  3. 1978-79

  4. 1985-86


Correct Option: A

Balance of payment on current account covers all receipts on account of earnings, borrowings and all payments on account of spending and lending. (true/false)

  1. True

  2. False

  3. Cant say

  4. None of above


Correct Option: B

In 1990-91, BOP position worsened because of ________.

  1. Gulf war

  2. deterioration in invisible remittances

  3. both above

  4. none of above


Correct Option: C

___________ is the difference between total receipts and total expenditure.

  1. Fiscal deficit

  2. Budget deficit

  3. Revenue deficit

  4. Capital deficit


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Budget deficit refers to the shortfall of revenues in comparison to the government expenditure. It can be measured as the difference between Total Receipts and Total Expenditure.

Which of the following is not reserved for public sector:

  1. Railway

  2. Atomic

  3. Defence

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C

What is Privatisation?

  1. It refers to the disposal of public sectors equity in the market

  2. It refers to the transfer of assets from public to private sector ownership

  3. It means integrating the domestic economy with the world economy

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B

What is the budgetary deficit?

  1. It is the difference between all receipts and expenditure.

  2. It is the difference between all expenditure and receipts.

  3. The difference between government loans and credits recovered.

  4. Government assets and liabilities.


Correct Option: A

In India, deficit can be financed by _________.

  1. borrowing from the RBI

  2. borrowing from the commercial banks

  3. issue of new currency

  4. all of the above


Correct Option: D

Deficit financing means financing of _________.

  1. public expenditure which is in excess of public revenue

  2. public revenue which is in excess of public expenditure

  3. both (a) and (b)

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: A

What does an increase in the ratio of revenue deficit to gross fiscal deficit indicate?

  1. An increase in investment

  2. An increase in the utilisation of borrowed funds for revenue purposes

  3. An increase in the utilisation of borrowed funds for imports

  4. An increase in the utilisation of borrowed funds for lending


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

$Revenue\ deficit:$ Revenue expenditure of the Central Govt is composed of plan and non-plan expenditure of the Government and is met out of revenue receipts. In case of a gap in the revenue receipts and revenue expenditure, where the expenditure is on the higher side, there exists a revenue deficit which is financed from borrowed funds.


$Fiscal\ deficit$ is the sum of budgetary deficit and the borrowed liabilities of the government for deficit financing. It indicates the total deficit of the fiscal policy. 

An increase in the ratio of revenue deficit to gross fiscal deficit would indicate higher revenue deficit, which requires use of deficit financing/borrowing for the purpose of revenue expenditure, i.e, into those avenues which would not generate any productive returns in the future.

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given the lists.

List-I (Type of budget deficit) List-II (Measurement of deficit)
A. Revenue Deficit $1$. Gap between total expenditure and total receipts
B. Fiscal Deficit $2$. Excess of revenue expenditure over revenue receipts
C. Primary Deficit $3$. Fiscal deficit less interest payments
D. Budgetary Deficit $4$. Difference between revenue receipts plus certain non-debt capital receipts and the total expenditure including loans, net of repayments
  1. A-$1$, B-$2$, C-$3$, D-$4$

  2. A-$2$, B-$4$, C-$3$, D-$1$

  3. A-$2$, B-$3$, C-$4$, D-$1$

  4. A-$1$, B-$4$, C-$3$, D-$2$


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Revenue Deficit: It occurs when the actual amount of revenue expenditure and actual amount of received revenue do not match.
Fiscal Deficit: Fiscal deficit is an economic phenomenon, calculated as the budget deficit, plus the borrowings of the government.
Primary Deficit: Primary deficit is obtained by subtracting interest payments from fiscal deficit of any country of a particular year. It is the deficit in the fiscal budget, unaccounted for any borrowing related interest payments.
Budgetary Deficit: A budgetary deficit is a common economic phenomenon, which occurs when the spending of a government exceeds the government revenue. 

Fiscal deficit as a percent of GDP in 2010-11 was _______.

  1. 5.6%

  2. 2.7%

  3. 4.8%

  4. 4.1%


Correct Option: C

If borrowings and other liabilities are added to the budget deficit it is termed as __________.

  1. fiscal deficit

  2. primary deficit

  3. capital deficit

  4. revenue deficit


Correct Option: A
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