Economics

Economic Awareness

19 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who created the population theory?

  1. Thomas Robert Malthus
  2. Adam Smith
  3. Amartya Sen
  4. J.M. Keynes
  5. None of these
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single 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
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The gini coefficient measures ___________.

  1. income inequality
  2. inflation
  3. unemployment
  4. economic growth
  5. none of these
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single 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
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a rural development programme?

  1. TRYSEM
  2. DWACRA
  3. CRY
  4. RLEGP
  5. None of these
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a financial institution?

  1. IDBI
  2. ICICI
  3. FICCI
  4. HDFC
  5. None of these
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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

  1. RBI
  2. IDBI
  3. ICICI
  4. SBI
  5. None of these
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

World Development Report is an annual publication of _______.

  1. UNDP
  2. IMF
  3. WTO
  4. IBRD
  5. None of these
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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