Unit-IV
Theories
of taxation, types, incidence and effects
Theories
of public expenditure – effects on savings, investment and growth Burden of
public debt
Union
Finance – Trends in Revenue and Expenditure of the Government of India
State
finance – Trends in Revenue and Expenditure of the State Governments
Public
Debt – India’s Public debt since 1951 – growth composition, ownership pattern
and debt management
Union-State
Financial Relations – Horizontal and vertical imbalances; the Finance
Commissions
Fiscal
Policy and Fiscal Reforms in India
1.Which of the following is not a
direct tax?
a)
Wealth Tax
b)
Income Tax
c)
Estate Duty
d)
Sales Tax
Ans. d
2. Fiscal Policy is connected with
a)
Issue of currency
b)
exports and imports
c)
public revenue and expenditure
d)
None of these
Ans. c
3.The income tax in India is
a)
indirect and progressive
b)
direct and proportional
c)
direct and progressive
d)
indirect and proportional
Ans. c
4.An ad valorem duty is a tax on the
basis of
a)
the price of a commodity
b)
the value added
c)
the advertisement expenditure
d)
the unit of the commodity
Ans.
a
5. Government imposes taxes to ?
a)
check the accumulation of wealth among the rich
b)
Run the machinery of state
c)
uplift weaker sections
d)
None of these
Ans.
b
6.The largest revenue in India
is obtained from?
a)
Sales Tax
b)
Direct Taxes
c)
Excise Duties
d)
None of these
Ans. c
7.To know whether the rich are
getting richer and the poor getting poorer, it is necessary to compare
a)
The availability of food grains among two sets of people, one
rich and the other poor, over different periods of time
b)
The distribution of income of an
identical set of income recipients in different periods of time
c)
The wholesale price index over different periods of time for
different regions
d)
The distribution of income of different sets of income recipients
at a point of time
Ans. b
8.Which of the following are the main
causes of slow rate of growth of per capita income in India?
I. High capital - output ratio
2. High rate of growth of population
3. High rate of capital formation
4. High level of fiscal deficits
I. High capital - output ratio
2. High rate of growth of population
3. High rate of capital formation
4. High level of fiscal deficits
a)
1,2
b)
2,3,4
c)
1,4
d)
All of the Above
Ans. a
9.Which of the following governmental
steps has proved relatively effective in controlling the double digit rate of
inflation in the Indian economy during recent years
a)
Containing budgetary deficits
and unproductive expenditure
b)
Streamlined public distribution system
c)
Enhanced rate of production of all consumer goods
d)
Pursuing an export -oriented strategy
Ans. c
10.India’s wage policy is based on ?
a)
Cost Of Living
b)
Standard of living
c)
productivity
d)
None of these
Ans. a
11.One of the reasons for India’s
occupational structure remaining more or less the same over the years has been
that
a)
Productivity in agriculture has been high enough to induce
people to stay with agriculture
b)
People are largely unaware of the significance of transition
from agriculture to industry for economic development.
c)
Investment pattern has been directed towards capital intensive
industries.
d)
ceilings-on land holdings have enabled more people to own land
and hence their preference to stay with agriculture
Ans. b
12. Which of the following is correct
regarding the Gross Domestic Savings in India?
a)
Contribution of Household sector
is the largest
b)
Contribution of Government sector is the largest
c)
Contribution of Corporate sector is the largest
d)
None of these.
Ans. a
13. Which Committee recommended abolition of tax rebates under
section 88 ?
(A) Chelliah Committee
(B) Kelkar Committee
(C) Shome Committee
(D) None of the above
(A) Chelliah Committee
(B) Kelkar Committee
(C) Shome Committee
(D) None of the above
Ans. (B)
14. CENVAT is related to—
(A) Sales Tax
(B) Excise Duty
(C) Custom Duty
(D) Service Tax
(A) Sales Tax
(B) Excise Duty
(C) Custom Duty
(D) Service Tax
Ans. (B)
15.
Which percentage of Central Taxes have been recommended by the 12th Finance
Commission to be transferred to States ?
(A) 28·5%
(B) 29·5%
(C) 30·5%
(D) 31·5%
(A) 28·5%
(B) 29·5%
(C) 30·5%
(D) 31·5%
Ans. (C)
16.
VAT is imposed—
(A) Directly on consumer
(B) On final stage of production
(C) On first stage of production
(D) On all stages between production and final sale
Ans: (D)
(A) Directly on consumer
(B) On final stage of production
(C) On first stage of production
(D) On all stages between production and final sale
Ans: (D)
17. Govt. has decided to provide interest subsidy on housing loan
upto Rs. one lakh to the urban poor during 11th five year plan. The granted
interest subsidy is of—
(A) 5%
(B) 7·5%
(C) 10%
(D) 12·5%
(A) 5%
(B) 7·5%
(C) 10%
(D) 12·5%
Ans(A)
18. Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2007 has replaced—
(A) VAT
(B) MRTPC
(C) Securities Contracts (Regulation) Bill, 2005
(D) Electricity Act, 2003
Ans : (B)
(A) VAT
(B) MRTPC
(C) Securities Contracts (Regulation) Bill, 2005
(D) Electricity Act, 2003
Ans : (B)
19. For senior citizens, income tax exemption limit in Budget
2010-11 is—
(A) Rs. 1•75 lakh
(B) Rs. 1•85 lakh
(C) Rs. 2•40 lakh
(D) Rs. 2•10 lakh
Ans : (C)
(A) Rs. 1•75 lakh
(B) Rs. 1•85 lakh
(C) Rs. 2•40 lakh
(D) Rs. 2•10 lakh
Ans : (C)
20.Which of the
following concepts represents the extra revenue a firm receives from the
services of an additional unit of a factor of production?
a. total revenue
b. marginal physical product
c. marginal revenus product
d. marginal revenue
a. total revenue
b. marginal physical product
c. marginal revenus product
d. marginal revenue
Ans. C
21. Income from taxes is divided-
(A) State’s income from taxesis shared by Centre
(B) Income of some taxes of the Centre is shared by States
(C) States and the Centre have independent sources of income and no sharing
(D) None of the above
(A) State’s income from taxesis shared by Centre
(B) Income of some taxes of the Centre is shared by States
(C) States and the Centre have independent sources of income and no sharing
(D) None of the above
Answer.B
22. Minimum wage should be deter-mined-
(A) Less than prevailing wagerates
(B) Higher than equilibriumrate in die market
(C) Minimum Physical andSocial needs may be fulfilled
(D) None of the above
(A) Less than prevailing wagerates
(B) Higher than equilibriumrate in die market
(C) Minimum Physical andSocial needs may be fulfilled
(D) None of the above
Answer.C
23 Pigou’s concept of equilibrium firm is a-
(A) Completely new concept, having nothing to do with Marshallian representative firm
(B) Revised version of Marshallian representative firm
(C) Marshall’s representative firm is a revised version of Pigou’s equilibrium firm
(D) None of the above
(A) Completely new concept, having nothing to do with Marshallian representative firm
(B) Revised version of Marshallian representative firm
(C) Marshall’s representative firm is a revised version of Pigou’s equilibrium firm
(D) None of the above
Ans. c
24. Tax on Banking Cash Transactions
(withdrawals) over a certain threshold in a single day was introduced in the
Union Budget of which year?
a. 2002 - 03
b. 2004 - 05
c. 2005 - 06
d. 2006 – 07
a. 2002 - 03
b. 2004 - 05
c. 2005 - 06
d. 2006 – 07
Ans. d
25. In which of the following years
was the tax revenue as a percentage of GDP, the lowest?
a. 2002 - 03
b. 2003 - 04
c. 2004 - 05
d. 2005 - 06
Ans. c
a. 2002 - 03
b. 2003 - 04
c. 2004 - 05
d. 2005 - 06
Ans. c
26. Which among the following is not a
committed expenditure of the Government of India?
a. Interest payments
b. Pay and allowances
c. Transfers to States and Union Territories
d. Loans and advances to States and Union Territories
a. Interest payments
b. Pay and allowances
c. Transfers to States and Union Territories
d. Loans and advances to States and Union Territories
Ans. c
27. Who among the following developed
the wage-goods model?
a. M. Dobb
b. A.K.Sen
c. Vakil and Brahmananda
d. P. C. Mahalanobis
Ans. c
a. M. Dobb
b. A.K.Sen
c. Vakil and Brahmananda
d. P. C. Mahalanobis
Ans. c
28. Match List - I with List - II and
select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List - I (Concept)
A. Vicious circle of poverty
B. Balanced growth
C. Big push
List - II (Explanation)
1. Massive increase in investment to initiate economic development in LDCs
2. A stagnant low level of investment
3. Simultaneous investment in all interrelated industries
A B C
a. 2 3 1
b. 1 2 3
c. 2 1 3
d. 1 3 2
List - I (Concept)
A. Vicious circle of poverty
B. Balanced growth
C. Big push
List - II (Explanation)
1. Massive increase in investment to initiate economic development in LDCs
2. A stagnant low level of investment
3. Simultaneous investment in all interrelated industries
A B C
a. 2 3 1
b. 1 2 3
c. 2 1 3
d. 1 3 2
Ans. b
29. Which one of the following statements is correct?
According to the classical economists, the existence of unemployment at any time is only of temporary nature and can be considered as
a. structural unemployment
b. cyclical unemployment
c. frictional unemployment
d. disguised unemployment
29. Which one of the following statements is correct?
According to the classical economists, the existence of unemployment at any time is only of temporary nature and can be considered as
a. structural unemployment
b. cyclical unemployment
c. frictional unemployment
d. disguised unemployment
Ans. a
30. The shift in the SS curve to S’S’ is due to an imposition of a tax. Which of the following areas in the diagram shows excess burden of the tax?
a. ODD’
b. SDA
c. FGA
d. CAD’
30. The shift in the SS curve to S’S’ is due to an imposition of a tax. Which of the following areas in the diagram shows excess burden of the tax?
a. ODD’
b. SDA
c. FGA
d. CAD’
Ans. d
31. Which one of the following is a source of non-tax revenue for governments?
a. Import duty on cars
b. Octroi at check points on roads
c. Entrance fee to museums
d. Excise duty on beverages
Ans. a
32. The Laffer Curve explains the
relationship between which of the following?
a. Tax rates and tax revenue
b. Tax rates and employment
c. Tax rates and income
d. Tax rates and government expenditure
Ans. b
a. Tax rates and tax revenue
b. Tax rates and employment
c. Tax rates and income
d. Tax rates and government expenditure
Ans. b
33. What does an increase in the ratio of revenue deficit to gross fiscal deficit indicate?
a. An increase in investment
b. An increase in the utilization of borrowed funds for revenue purposes
c. An increase in the utilization of borrowed funds for imports
d. An increase in the utilization of borrowed funds for leading
Ans. a
34. If in a year, the gross fiscal deficit of a government is Rs. 3,00,000 crores, revenue deficit is Rs. 1,50,000 crores and interest payments are Rs. 80,000 crores, what is the primary deficit of the government in the year?
a. Rs. 23,000 crores
b. Rs. 45,000 crores
c. Rs. 70,000 crores
d. Rs. 2,20,000 crores
34. If in a year, the gross fiscal deficit of a government is Rs. 3,00,000 crores, revenue deficit is Rs. 1,50,000 crores and interest payments are Rs. 80,000 crores, what is the primary deficit of the government in the year?
a. Rs. 23,000 crores
b. Rs. 45,000 crores
c. Rs. 70,000 crores
d. Rs. 2,20,000 crores
Ans. a
35. Which one of the following does not constitute a part of the jurisdiction of WTO?
(a) Trade related tariff and non-tariff barriers
(b) Trade related intellectual property rights
(c) Agreement related to agriculture
(d) Regional trade agreements
Ans. (d)
36. Inverted-U hypothesis of Kuznets is associated with movement
of which one of the following?
(a) Consumption inequality
(b) Wealth inequality
(c) Income inequality
(d) Tax inequality
Ans. (c)
37. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by
using the code given below the lists:
List-I
List -II
(Model)
(Proposition)
A. Marxist model of economic development
1.Give importance to
non-economic variables
B. Harrod-Domar growth
model
2. Flexible capital-output ratio is assumed
C. Solow’s growth
model
3. Productive capacity is equal to
aggregate demand
D. Kaldor’s growth
model
4. Structural Mal –adjustment in a
growing economy
Code:
A B C D
(a) 4 2 3 1
(b) 1 3 2 4
(c) 4 3 2 1
(d) 1 2 3 4
Ans. (c)
38. What is the major underlying assumption of efficiency wage
models?
(a) Labour productivity depends on level of nutrition
(b) Labour productivity is independent of number of labourers -
(c) Capital productivity is maximum
(d) Capital and labour productivities are equal
Ans. (b)
39. How is ‘Path dependency defined as?
(a) A condition of the past affecting the past situation
(b) A comparatively fast path of progress of economy
(c) A condition on which the past conditions of an individual or
economy affects future condition
(d) A slow path of progress of the economy
Ans. (c)
40. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer
using the code given below the lists:
List
–I
List-II
(Type of
Unemployment)
(Associated Fact)
A. Frictional Unemployment
1.Non-availability
of job
B. Structural
Unemployment
2. Marginal productivity is zero
C. Seasonal
Unemployment
3. Use of obsolete technology for production
D. Disguised
Unemployment
4. Population pressure on land
Code:
A B C D
(a) 4 2 1 3
(b) 1 3 4 2
(c) 4 3 1 2
(d) 1 2 4 3
Ans. (b)
41. According to the 60th Round of NSSO Survey on Employment and
Unemployment, unemployment rate on current daily status basis (number of person
days per 1000 person days) was highest for which one of the following
categories?
(a) Rural male
(c) Urban male
(b) Rural female
(d) Urban female
Ans. (a)
42. Which one of the following committees was set up to review the
concept of poverty line?
(a) S. Chakravarty Committee
(b) D.T, Lakdawala Committee
(c) K.N. Wanchoo Committee
(d) R.C. Dust Committee
Ans. (b)
43. Consider the following components of money supply in India
1. Currency in circulation.
2. Banker’s deposits with the RBI
3. Other deposits with the RBI
4. Demand deposits of banks
Which of the above are the components of Reserve Money?
(a) l and 3
(b) l, 2 and 3.
(c) 1, 2 and 4
(d) 2, 3 and 4
Ans. (B)
44.
In which one of the following situations should a country pursue a cheap money
policy?
a.
Balance of payments is unfavorable
b.
Price-are rising
c.
Gold is likely to flow out of the country
d.
Level of employment is low
Ans. c
45.
Match List 1 with List 2 and select the correct answer using the codes given
below the lists.
List
I
A.
Absolute advantage
B.
The doctrine of comparative cost
C.
Investment multiplier
List
II
1.
J.S. Mill
2.
J.M Keynes
3.
David Ricardo
4.
Adam Smith
Codes:
A
B C
a. 4 3 2
b. 3 1 2
c.
4 2 3
d. 2 3 4
Ans.
c
46.
match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given
below the Lists:
List
I (Name of the author)
A.
F.Y. Edgeworth
B.
Prebisch – Singer
C.
Jacob Viner
List
II (Important concept in
International
Trade)
1.
Box diagram
2.
Trade diversion and Trade creation effects of customs union
3.
Secular deterioration of terms of trade of developing countries
Codes:
A B C
a.
1 3 2
b . 2 3 1
c.
3 1 2
d.
1 2 3
Ans.
a
47.
In the keynesian system, all fall in money wage rate will lead to:
a.
an increase in employment
b.
a decrease in the price level
c.
an increase in the interest rate
d.
a decrease in the quantity of money
Ans.
a
48.
Phillips curve shows the relation between the
a.
percentage of wage increase and the percentage of unemployment of economy's
labour force
b.
percentage of wage' increase and the percentage of increased employment of economy's
labour force
c.
percentage of price change and the percentage of change in income
d.
percentage of price change and the percentage of change in demand.
Ans.
b
49.
In the Ricardian model, a higher growth rate of accumulation will.
a.
postpone the stationary state
b.
hasten the stationary state
c.
reduce the population growth rate
d.
cause increasing returns to emerge
Ans
a
50.
If a tax system collects Rs 100 from individuals with income of Rs. 1000 and Rs.
150 from individuals with income of Rs. 2000, the tax system is said to be
a.
regressive
b.
progressive
c.
proportional
d.
none of the above
Ans.
c
51.
The real value of tax on a given level of real income under progressive income taxation
a.
rises under inflation
b.
decreases under inflation
c.
remains unchanged under inflation
d.
rises under depression
Ans.
d
52.
Assertion (A): Guaranteeing right to work is a full employment policy.
Reason
(R): This is a necessary condition for solving unemployment in India.
a.
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation
b.
Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation
c.
A is true but R is false
d.
A is false R is true
Ans. a
53.
In calculating a country's NNP at factor costs, which on of the following
elements is not included?
a.
Rent, interest, wages and profits
b.
Supplements to wages paid by employers under social security arrangements.
c.
Factor payments from abroad
d.
Indirect taxes.
Ans.
c
54.
The size of the gap between actual and potential GNP is a measure of
a.
inflationary gap
b.
deflationary gap
c.
savings-investment gap
d.
natural rate of unemployment
Ans.
c
55.
In Keynesian economics, given the total investment expenditure, an increase in
the propensity to save will lead to a
a.
fall in the quantity of saving
b.
fall in income
c.
rise in interest rate
d.
rise in income.
Ans.
b
56.
Disposable income is
a.
National Income
b.
National Income less direct taxes
c.
national Income less direct taxes less undistributed profits
d.
National Income less direct taxes less undistributed profits plus transfer payments.
Ans.
c
57.
A consumer will generally obtain the greatest total utility from expenditure of
a given income when.
a.
the marginal utility of each commodity purchased is unity
b.
the marginal utility of each commodity purchased is in the same ratio to its price.
c.
the marginal utility of each commodity purchased is in the same ratio to its cost
of production.
d.
the prices of the commodities purchased are equal to one another.
Ans.
c
58.
If the price consumption curve is negative, it is because of one or more of the
following reason.
1.
Negative Income effect is stronger than
the
substitution effect.
2.
Substitution effect is negative.
3.
The commodity is Giffengood
Of
the reason given above
a.
1 alone is correct
b.
1 and 2 are correct
c.
2 and 3 are correct
d.
I and 3 are correct
Ans.
c
59.
if sales tax on a commodity is raised, but the revenue earned through its sale decreases
sharply, which one of the following statements about the nature of this
commodity would be correct?
a.
Price elasticity of demand for it is low
b.
It must be an essential good
c.
Price elasticity of demand for it is high
d.
Price elasticity of demand for it is
unity
Ans.
d
60.
Which of the following statements is incorrect
?
(A) Monetary Policy is relatively ineffective, when the interest elasticity of investment is low (IS curve is steep)
(B) Monetary Policy is relatively ineffective, when the interest elasticity of demand for money is high (LM curve is flat)
(C) Fiscal policy is relatively ineffective, when interest elasticity of demand for money is low (LM curve is steep)
(D) Fiscal policy is ineffective, when interest rate elasticity of investment is low (IS curve is steep)
Ans.
c
61.
Which one of the following is not an instrument
of fiscal policy ?
(A) Public Revenue
(B) Public Expenditure
(C) Public Borrowing
(D) Cash Reserve Ratio
Ans.
c
62.
Who is Director General of WTO ?
(A) Alan Greenspan
(B) Lamy Pascal
(C) William Diamond
(D) Eugine Black
Ans.
d
63.
Which one of the following is the most
important source of revenue of State Governments in India ?
(A) Land Revenue
(B) Sales Tax
(C) Stamps and Registration Fees
(D) State Excise Duties
Ans.
d
64.
Equity in Taxation can best be achieved
by applying the principle of
(A) Equal Absolute Sacrifice
(B) Benefit
(C) Equal Marginal Sacrifice
(D) Equal Proportional Sacrifice
65.
Which of the following is correct measurement
of fiscal deficit in India ?
(A) Excess of total revenue expenditure over
total revenue receipts.
(B) Excess of total expenditure over total
revenue receipts plus non-debt capital receipts.
(C) Excess of total expenditure over total
receipts.
(D) Excess of total expenditure over total
interest payments.
Ans.
c
66.
Assertion (A) : Indirect taxes promote inequalities in the distribution of
income.
Reason
(R) : The poor bear more burden of indirect taxes.
Codes :
(A) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the
correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is false but (R) is true.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false
Ans.
d
67.
Which of the following is not one of the objectives of the tax reforms in India
?
(A) Reduction in multiplicity of custom duty
rates
(B) Improving tax compliance
(C) Widening the tax-base
(D) Suggesting ways to increase the share of
indirect taxes in total tax revenue
Ans.
a
68.
Match the list – I with the list – II and
select the answer from the codes given
below :
List-I
List-II
(a)
Theory of big push (I)
Harvey Leibenstein
(b)
Unlimited supply of labour (II)
Lewis
(c)
Trade as an engine of growth (III)
Emery
(d)
The concept of economic growth (IV)
Kuznets
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) IV III II I
(B) I II III IV
(C) II III IV I
(D) III IV I II
Ans.
c
69.
If the accommodating capital is zero in the balance of payments of a country,
there will be
(A) equilibrium in the balance of payments.
(B) disequilibrium in the balance of payments.
(C) deficit in the balance of payments.
(D) surplus in the balance of payments.
Ans.
a
70.
Assertion (A) : The average and thespread of indirect taxes havebeen lowered in
India over thepast two decades.
Reason
(R) : Tax-GDP ratio in India has declined during this period.
Codes
:
(A)
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B)
Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C)
(A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D)
(A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans.
d
71.
The classical analysis of determination of output and employment is
characterised as a
(A)
Static Analysis
(B)
Comparative Static Analysis
(C)
Dynamic Analysis
(D)
All of the above
Ans.
a
72.
Assertion (A) : The role of monetary policy in a developing economy in general is
to achieve growth with stability.
Reason
(R) : It makes availability of credit to public at cheaper rate of interest.
Codes
:
(A)
(A) is correct but (R) is not the explanation of (A).
(B)
Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.
(C)
(A) is incorrect but (R) is correct.
(D)
Both (A) and (R) are correct
Ans.
c
73.
Match the List-I with List-II and select the answers from the codes given below
:
List
– I List
– II
(a)
Life cycle hypothesis 1.
Franco Modigliani
(b)
Liquidity trap 2. J.
Duesenberry
(c)
Ratchet effect 3. A.C.
Pigou
(d)
Real balance effect 4.
J.M. Keynes
Codes
:
(a)
(b) (c) (d)
(A)
1 4 3 2
(B)
1 2 3 4
(C) 4 1 2 3
(D)
1 4 2 3
Ans.
c
74.
Which one of the following is considered as non-debt creating foreign
investment inflow ?
(A)
External assistance
(B)
Foreign direct investment
(C)
Borrowing from I.M.F.
(D)
Commercial borrowings
Ans.
d
75.
Which one of the following is not the objective of monetary policy in India ?
(A)
To accelerate economic development
(B)
To achieve price stability
(C)
To regulate foreign trade
(D)
To stabilise exchange rate
Ans.
d
76.
Match List-I with List-II and select the answer using the codes given below :
List
– I
List – II
(a)
J.M. Keynes 1.
Economics of imperfect competition
(b)
David Ricardo 2.
General theory of employment, interest and money
(c)
Adam Smith 3.
Principles of political economy
(d)
Mrs. Joan Robinson 4.
Wealth of Nations
Codes
:
(a)
(b) (c) (d)
(A)
2 3 4 1
(B)
3 4 1 2
(C)
4 1 2 3
(D)
1 2 3 4
Ans.
c
77.
Match List-I with List-II and select the answer using the codes given below :
List
– I
List – II
(a)
Open-general license 1.
Employment
(b)
TRYSEM 2.
External trade
(c)
Wholesaleprice index 3.
Credit control
(d)
Cash-reserve ratio 4.
Inflation
Codes
:
(a)
(b) (c) (d)
(A)
2 1 4 3
(B)
2 4 3 1
(C)
4 3 2 1
(D)
3 2 1 4
Ans.
c
78.
Which one of the following is not correctly matched in the case of India ?
(A)
Revenue expenditure : Revenue receipts + Revenue deficit
(B)
Primary deficit : Revenue deficit – interest payments
(C)
Total receipts : Revenue receipts + capital receipts
(D)
Revenue receipts : Tax revenue + non-tax revenue
Ans.
d
79.
The incidence of sales tax is on the seller when the demand curve
(A)
for the product is a rectangular hyperbola
(B)
for the product is perfectly elastic
(C)
for the product is perfectly inelastic
(D)
for the product is moderately Elastic
Ans.
a
80.
A progressive income tax implies that
(A)
the amount of tax falls with a rise in income
(B)
the rate of tax rises with a rise in income
(C)
both (A) and (B)
(D)
the rate of tax decreases with a rise in income
Ans
c
81.
If the economy is in the liquidity trap, then
(A) Fiscal policy will be more effective
(B) Monetary policy will be more effective
(C) Crowding out effect will make fiscal and
monetary policy effective
(D) None of the above
Ans.
d
82.
Green Box subsidies under WTO are allowed because they are considered to be
(A) Minimally trade distorting.
(B) Higher among developed and relatively
lower for developing countries.
(C) They are confined to agriculture sector.
(D) They are related to GATS Provision
Ans.
c
83.
Assertion (A) : Consumption is high when saving is high.
Reason
(R) : Income is high when investment is high.
Codes
:
(A)
Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is not
the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true
Ans.
d
84.
Assertion (A) : In Keynesian theory, investment level depends upon rate of
interest.
Reason
(R) : Rate of interest is cost of production to the company.
Codes
:
(A)
Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is not
the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true
Ans.
a
85.
(i) Raj Committee on Taxation of Agricultural Wealth and Income.
(ii) Chellaiah’s Tax Reform Committee
(iii) Taxation Enquiry Commission
(iv) The Indirect Tax Enquiry Committee
Codes
:
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
(C) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(D) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv
Ans.
d
85.
List – I List
– II
(a)
Consumer’s Surplus (i)
Supply decision
(b)
Utility theory (ii)
Art of Advertising
(c)
Cost Analysis (iii)
Progressive taxation
(d)
Product differentiation (iv)
Welfare economics
Codes
:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
(B) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(C) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(D) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
Ans.
a
86.
List – I List
– II
(a)
Keynesian theory of distribution (i)
W.S. Javons
(b)
Time preference theory of interest (ii)
J.M. Keynes
(c)
Sun-Spot theory of trade cycle iii) N.
Kaldor
(d) Modern theory of income
determination
(iv)
Bohm Bawerk
Codes
:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(B) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
(C) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(D) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
Ans.
a
87.
List – I List
– II
(a)
Fiscal Deficit (i)
Revenue and interest receipts minus revenue expenditure
(b) Revenue Deficit (ii) Revenue receipts and
recovery of loans and other receipts minus total expenditure.
(c)
Budgetary Deficit (iii)
Receipts minus disbursements incapital account
(d) Capital Deficit (iv) Total receipts minus total disbursements
Codes
:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(C) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
(D) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
Ans.
c
Note
: Read the passage given below and answer questions from 88 to 91based on your
understanding of the passage :
The
birth of Bretton Woods institutions in the 1940s was a direct response to the
dismal experience of the 1920s and 1930s. Many of those surveying the wreckage
of the global economic system in the dreary days of the Second World War among
them, John Maynard Keynes, the dominant economic thinker of that time – came to
a simple conclusion. The world’s economic system needed honest referees. It
could not be left to the mercy of unilateral action by governments or to the
unregulated workings of international markets. It needed unilateral
institutions of economic governance to lay down some mutually agreed rules for
all nations on the conduct of their affairs. Thus emerged the International Monetary
Fund (IMF), the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD),
or the World Bank and, later, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
(GATT).
88.
Dismal performance of world economy during 1920’s and 1930’s gave rise to
(A) World Trade Organisation
(B) United Nations
(C) IMF
(D) European Economic Union
Ans.
c
89.
Bretton Woods twins are
(A) USA and UK
(B) IMF and World Bank
(C) ITO and WTO
(D) GATT and UNESCO
Ans.
c
90.
The honest referee during the Bretten Woods negotiations was
(A) Adam Smith
(B) Amartya Kumar Sen
(C) J.R. Hicks
(D) J.M. Keynes
Ans.
c
91.
The outcome of Bretten Woods negotiations was
(A) Replacement of Unilateral Institutions by
Multilateral institutions.
(B) Replacement of Multilateral Institutions
by Unilateral Institutions.
(C) Replacement of Flexible exchange rates by
Fixed Exchange rates.
(D) Replacement of International Trade
Organisation by IBRD.
Ans.
a
92.
If interest payments are subtracted from gross fiscal deficit, the remainder
will be
(A) revenue deficit
(B) gross primary deficit
(C) capital deficit
(D) budgetary deficit
Ans.
c
93.
Labour theory of value was propounded by
a. Adam Smith
b. David Ricardo
c. Ragnar Nurkse, Gunnar Myrdal, R.M. Solow
d. Fei-Rani’s, Ragnar Nurkse
Codes
:
(A) a and b (B) a and c
(C) a, b, c (D) a, b, c, d
Ans.
c
94.
The features of the classical system are
a. Monetary factors determine output and
employment.
b. Self adjusting mechanism of the economy.
c. State action to direct development.
d. Optimization through market in the absence
of state control.
Codes
:
(A) a and b (B) a, b, c
(C) b and d (D) a, b, d
Ans.
a
95.
Factor endowment theory is also known as
a. Modern theory of international trade.
b. Classical theory of international trade.
c. Reciprocal demand theory.
d. Factor proportions theory of international
trade.
Codes
:
(A) a and b (B) b and c
(C) a and d (D) c and d
Ans.
c
96.
Identify the correct chronological order of the following theories :
a. Cambridge version of quantity theory of
money.
b. Fisher’s version of quantity theory of
money.
c. Tobin’s theory of demand for money.
d. Baumol’s theory of demand for inventory.
Codes
:
(A) c, d, a, b (B) b, a, d, c
(C) d, a, b, c (D) a, b, c, d
Ans.
d
97.
Arrange the structure of balance of payments accounts in which these items
appear :
a. Capital account
b. Errors and omissions
c. Current account
d. Official settlements account
Codes
:
(A) a, b, c, d (B) c, a, d, b
(C) d, c, b, a (D) c, d, a, b
Ans.
a
98.
List – I List
– II
a.
Monetary Policy 1. Tax
Rate
b.
Trade Policy 2.
Margin Money
c.
Credit Policy 3.
Imports and Exports
d.
Fiscal Policy 4.
Bank Rate
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 4 3 2 1
(B) 4 2 3 1
(C) 3 2 1 4
(D) 2 1 4 3
Ans.
a
99.
List – I List
– II
a.
J.M. Buchanan 1. Canons
of Public Expenditure
b.
Findlay Shirras 2.
Functional Finance
c.
R.N. Bhargava 3.
Public-Choice Theory
d.
A.P. Lerner 4.
Federal Finance
Codes
:
a b c d
(A) 3
2 1 4
(B) 3
1 4 2
(C) 2
3 1 4
(D)
1 4 3 2
Ans.
a
100.
List – I List
– II
a.
Low Income Equilibrium Trap 1.
Karl Marx
b.
Poverty Measurement 2.
Adam Smith
c.
Laissezfair 3.
Nelson
d.
Industrial Reserve Army 4.
Suresh Tendulkar
Codes :
a b c d
(A) 1 2 4 3
(B) 3 4 2 1
(C) 4 3 1 2
(D) 2 1 3 4
Ans.
c
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