Indian Economy Questions

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The economic way of thinking stresses that

A) incentives matter--individuals respond in predictable ways to changes in personal costs and benefits. B) changes in personal costs and benefits generally fail to exert much impact on behavior.
C) if a good is provided by the government, its production will not consume valuable scarce resources. D) if one individual gains from an economic activity, then someone else must lose and in the same proportion.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) incentives matter--individuals respond in predictable ways to changes in personal costs and benefits.

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Depreciation is loss in value of ________

A) Final goods B) Machinery
C) Capital stock D) Stock of inventory
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Machinery

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Which of the following tax systems will help to reduce economic inequalities in India?

A) Regressive Tax B) Progressive Tax
C) Flat rate tax D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Progressive Tax

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Find arc elasticity of demand, if quantity demanded falls from 4600 to 4200 when price of the item is increased from Rs 960 to Rs 1000?

A) -2.23 B) -­2.09
C) 2.23 D) 2.09
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) -2.23

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Calculate a country's GDP if for the year, consumer spending is $900 million, government spending is $250 million, investment by businesses is $180 million, exports are $85 million and imports are $100 million.

A) $1345 million B) $1315 million
C) $955 million D) $815 million
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) $1315 million

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The closest example of a centrally planned economy is the __________ for the major part of the 20th Century.

A) USA B) India
C) Soviet Union D) Japan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Soviet Union

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What will you call a system of taxation under which the poorer sections are taxed at higher rates than the richer sections?

A) Progressive tax B)  Proportional tax
C) Regressive tax D)  Degressive tax
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Regressive tax

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Stagflation is defined as

A) low inflation, low growth, low unemployment B) high inflation, low growth, high unemployment
C) high inflation, high growth, high unemployment D) low inflation, high growth, low unemployment
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) high inflation, low growth, high unemployment

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