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1. According to Joan Robinson, what represents a mythical state of affairs which is not likely to obtain in any actual economy?

A

Golden age

B

Natural rate of growth

C

Warranted rate of growth

D

Dynamic rate of growth

2. The following demand function for readymade trousers in a town is given as: Q = 2000 + 15Y – 5.5 P where Y is income in thousands of rupees. Find the income elasticity of demand when P = 150 and per capita income in the city is Rs. 15000.

A

0.25

B

0.125

C

0.2

D

0.16

3. The combinations of two goods lying on the production possibility curve are attainable if the given resources are ______ and also used with _____

A

fully employed, productive inefficiency

B

fully employed, productive efficiency

C

partially employed, productive efficiency

D

partially employed, productive inefficiency

4. Which source of funds is classified as bank`s liabilities?

A

Fixed assets

B

Deposits

C

investment in government securities

D

Advances

5. Which five-year plan noted that industrial production had increased by about five times during that period?

A

Fourth five-year plan

B

First five-year plan

C

Second five-year plan

D

Sixth five-year plan

6. Which crop has remained the mainstay of the Green Revolution over the years?

A

Wheat

B

Rice

C

Jowar

D

Bajra

7. The expenditures incurred by a firm which cannot be recovered are known as ______

A

prime costs

B

overhead costs

C

sunk costs

D

direct costs

8. Which phase of Law of Variable Proportions has been ruled out on the grounds of technical inefficiency?

A

Diminishing returns to a factor

B

Constant returns to a factor

C

Increasing returns to a factor

D

Negative returns to a factor

9. Which condition holds for a commodity when the consumer is in equilibrium?

A

Marginal utility is equal to the price

B

Marginal utility is lower than or equal to the price

C

Marginal utility is greater than the price

D

Marginal utility is lower than the price

10. Which institution is categorised as the unorganised sector of the money market?

A

Commercial Banks

B

Finance corporations

C

Indigenous Bankers

D

Foreign Banks

11. Which market is characterised by competition among the few firms producing differentiated products?

A

Monopolistic competition

B

Differentiated oligopoly

C

Perfect competition

D

Pure oligopoly

12. What represents the difference between the price that one is willing to pay and the price one actually pays for a particular product?

A

Deadweight loss

B

Producer surplus

C

Consumer surplus

D

Total surplus

13. As per the government budget, the interest payments are estimated at Rs. 10,000 crores, which is 40 percent of primary deficit. Calculate fiscal deficit.

A

Rs. 35,000 crores

B

Rs. 38,000 crores

C

Rs. 44,000 crores

D

Rs. 40,000 crores

14. When average product (AP) falls due to increase in quantity of variable input, then ______.

A

MP > AP

B

MP - AP

C

MP < AP

D

MP = AP

15. Which transaction is included in the capital account of balance of payments?

A

Payments of debts

B

Donations

C

Gifts

D

Insurance

16. Fischer`s equation of exchange assumes that the transactions velocity of circulation is ______.

A

decreasing

B

constant

C

negative

D

increasing

17. If the price index for the current year is 150 and national income at current price is Rs. 1,50,000 crores, then calculate the national income at constant price.

A

Rs. 1,000 crores

B

Rs. 1,500 crores

C

Rs. 1,50,000 crores

D

Rs. 1,00,000 crores

18. Which committee pointed out that the concept of poverty is associated with socially perceived deprivation with respect to basic human needs?

A

Savarkar committee

B

Rangarajan committee

C

Tendulkar committee

D

Ambedkar committee

19. Under ______, there is a large number of firms producing a homogeneous product.

A

differentiated oligopoly

B

perfect competition

C

pure oligopoly

D

monopoly

20. Which expenditure is categorised as Developmental Expenditure?

A

Expenditure on irrigation projects

B

Expenditure on civil administration

C

Expenditure on defence

D

Interest on public debt