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Questions Related to government budget and economy

The slope of the indifference curve is called __________.

  1. opportunity cost ratio

  2. MRTS

  3. MRS

  4. $\dfrac{P _x}{P _y}$


Correct Option: C

L-shaped indifference curve exists in case two goods are ____________.

  1. perfect complements

  2. perfect substitutes

  3. substitutes

  4. not related


Correct Option: A

When indifference curve is straight downward sloping line, the two goods are _________.

  1. not related

  2. complements

  3. perfect substitutes

  4. perfect complements


Correct Option: C

If MRS was increasing, what shape will indifference curve take?

  1. Horizontal

  2. Vertical

  3. Concave

  4. Rising


Correct Option: C

When price of substitute good Z rises, then supply of X will _______.

  1. not change

  2. fall to zero

  3. decrease

  4. rise


Correct Option: C

What is that one effect which Marshall ignored but Hicks took into account?

  1. Income effect

  2. Substitution effect

  3. Price effect

  4. Output effect


Correct Option: A

A straight downward sloping indifference curve implies ________.

  1. constant MRS

  2. unchanged MRS

  3. rising

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: A

The budget in which its tax revenue and expenditure are equal is called ____________.

  1. surplus budget

  2. balanced budget

  3. unbalanced budget

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Balanced budget refers to a situation where the budget expenditure of the government on tax is equal to the budget revenue of the government from tax paid by the public.

Excess of total expenditure over total receipts is known as __________.

  1. budgetary deficit

  2. revenue deficit

  3. fiscal deficit

  4. none of the above.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Budgetary deficit also known as government deficit refers to a situation when the budget expenditure of the government are greater than the budget revenue of the government due to which the expenses exceed the revenue. 

Write true or false with a reason:
Increase in income of the consumer is the only cause that leads to a parallel shift of budget line to the right.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Budget line shifts to right

(i) when income of consumer increases assuming price of two goods remains unchanged, and 
(ii) when there is proportionate fall in the prices of two goods, income of the consumer remaining unchanged.