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A good measure of the standard of living is

A) SGP B) GDP
C) Percapita income D) None
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) GDP

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Which of the following best defines free trade?

A) Imports are discouraged B) There are no restrictions on exports and imports  
C) There are no duties levied on export   D) Imported goods are made duty free  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) There are no restrictions on exports and imports  

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Reema wants to buy a certain designer party dress. The shop is offering a discount of 20% on that dress which is marked at Rs 5000. If Reema was willing to pay even Rs 7000 for that dress, Reema's consumer surplus is

A) Rs 3000 B) Rs 2000
C) Rs 1000 D) Rs 7000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rs 3000

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Who decides the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for agricultural crops in India?

A) Ministry of Agriculture   B) NABARD
C) Commission on Agriculture Cost and Price (CACP) D) Ministry of Commerce
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Commission on Agriculture Cost and Price (CACP)

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Goods  and  Services  Tax  likely  to  be  levied in India is not a

A) gross value tax B) value-added tax
C) consumption tax D) destination-based tax
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) gross value tax

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GST  is  a  destination-based  tax,  it means   end   users   consuming   any goods or services is liable to pay the Goods  and  Services  Tax.  The  tax  is collected  by  the  State  in  which  the goods or services are consumed and not  by  the  state  in  which  goods  are manufactured    and    If    there    are exports,  the  seller  of  the  goods  or services  is  exempted  from  paying the tax. GST is a consumption-based tax,  it  means  the  state  where  the goods  were  consumed  will  receive GST   and   where   goods   were   sold should  not  get  any  taxes.GST  is  a value added tax as it is based on the increase  in  value  of  a  product  or service  at  each  stage  of  production or   distribution.GST   is   not   gross value tax.

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Which of the following is the correct description of the term sex-ratio as used in the context of the census of population?

A) Number of males per 1000 females. B) Number of females per 1000 males.
C) Number of females per 100 males. D) Number of females in a sample of 1000 persons.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Number of females per 1000 males.

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The minimum price at which I was willing to sell my old TV was Rs 37,000. I quoted Rs 50,000 while selling it, but it sold for Rs 42,000. This transaction generated _____.

A) Rs 5000 worth of consumer surplus B) Rs 8000 worth of consumer surplus
C) Rs 5000 worth of producer surplus D) Rs 8000 worth of producer surplus
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rs 5000 worth of producer surplus

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India has changed over to the decimal system of coinage in___________.

A) April, 1958 B) April, 1959
C) April, 1995 D) April, 1957
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) April, 1957

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