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Economics Macro
a. Distinguish between consumer goods and capital goods. Which of these are
final goods?
Q. Distinguish between Real Gross Domestic Product and Nominal Gross
Domestic Product, using a suitable numerical example.
11. Distinguish between current account and capital account of BOP account
29. If primary deficit is rupees 6900 and interest payment is rupees 600,
then fiscaldeficit is:
(a) Rupees 6300
(b) Rupees 7500
(c) Rupees 7400
(d) Rupees 7300
30. Budget deficit means:
(a) Total expenditure – total receipts
(b) Capital expenditure – capital receipts
(c) Total expenditure – C receipts
(d) Total expenditure – revenue receipts
31. Borrowing in govt. budget is:
(a) Revenue deficit
(b) Fiscal deficit
(c) Primary deficit
(d) Deficit in taxes
32. Primary deficit in a govt. budget is:
(a) Revenue expenditure – revenue receipts
(b) Total expenditure – total receipts
(c) Revenue deficit – interest payments
(d) Fiscal deficit – interest payments
(e)
33. If the total receipts are Rs.3000 crores and total expenditure is Rs. 4200
crores thenbudgetray deficit will be:
(a) Rs.1200 Crores
(b) Rs. 3000 Crores
(c) Rs. 7200 Crores
(d) Rs. 500 Crores
34. A government budget shows a primary deficit of Rs. 4400 crores.
The interestpayment liability is Rs. 400 crores. How much is the
fiscal deficit?
(a) Rs. 4000 Crores
(b) Rs. 4400 Crores
(c) Rs. 4800 Crores
(d) Rs. 5000 Crores
paid in future.
(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.
44. Assertion (A): Receipt of fees by the govt. is a revenue receipt.
Reason (R):Revenue receipts reduce assets of the govt.
(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.
45. Assertion (A): An increase in the govt. spending increases the tax burden oncitizens.
Reason (R):Taxes finance govt. spending.
(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.
46. Assertion (A): Recovery of loans is an example of capital receipts.
Reason (R): Capital receipts are the source of income of the govt.
(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.
47. Assertion (A):The govt. affects the personal disposable income of households by
making transfers and collective taxes.
Reason (R): ): The govt. can reduce inequalities in income and wealth
through itsbudgetary policy.
(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.
48. Assertion (A):Old age pension is an example of capital expenditure.
Reason (R): Capital expenditure either creates assets or reduces
liability of the govt.
(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.
49. Assertion (A): Tax payments to the govt. do not provide any direct
benefit to the tax payer.
Reason (R): Govt. spends tax receipts for common benefit of the society. Tax
payer cannot expect that the tax amount will be used for his direct
benefit.
(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.
50. Assertion (A):A low primary deficit forces the govt. to borrow.
Reason (R):Primary deficit is the difference between fiscal deficit and interest payments.
(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.
Read the report(Case Study-1) given below and answer the questions follow(Q.No. 51-55):
Read the report (Case Study-2) given below and answer the questions (Q.No.56-60) follow:
“Mr. Sunil Kumar Sinha, Principal economist at India Rating and research-
which expects financial year 2020-21 fiscal deficit at 7% of GDP. The
expenditure patternsuggests that expansion in fiscal deficit is not due to
increased expenditure which has been muted so far. The higher fiscal
deficit is primarily originating from lower receipts.Corporation tax
collections were Rs. 1.03 lakh crore lower year-on-year and income tax
collections were down Rs. 33 crore. Non-tax revenue has also been
lower so far at just 32% budget amount.”
56. The duration of financial year 2020-21 was:(a) 1st Jan 2020.- 31st Dec.2020
(b) 1st Jan.2020- 31st March.2021
(c) 1st April.2020- 31st Dec.2020
(d) 1st April.2020- 31st March 2021
57. Higher fiscal deficit means:
(a) Higher GDP
(b) Higher lending
(c) Higher borrowings
(d) Lower borrowings
58. Corporation tax is an example of:
(a) Revenue receipt
(b) Capital receipt
(c) Revenue expenditure
(d) Capital expenditure
59. Which of these an example of Non-tax revenue?
(a) Income tax
(b) Wealth tax
(c) Property tax
(d) Escheat
60. Budget deficit means:
(a) Budget Expenditure = Budget receipts
(b) Budget Expenditure < Budget receipts
(c) Budget Expenditure > Budget receipts
(d) Budget Expenditure> = Budget receipts
61. The government budget has a revenue deficit. This gets financed by: (1)
A. Borrowing
B. Disinvestment
C. Tax revenue
D. Indirect taxes
Codes:
a) A and D
b) C and D
c) A and B
d) C and D
2 Which of the following statement is not true for fiscal deficit? (1)
A fiscal deficit:
a) represents the borrowing of the government.
b) is the difference between total expenditure and total receipts of the government
c) is the difference between total expenditure and total receipts other than borrowing
d) increases the future liability of the government
3 Which one of these is a revenue expenditure:
a. Purchase of shares b. Loans advanced
c. Subsidies d. Expenditure on acquisition of land
4 Out of the following, which one is the example of capital expenditure-
(A) Purchase of machinery (B) Payment of Borrowing
(C) Interest payment of Loan (D) All of these
1. If budget deficit is Rs.1000 crores and borrowings are equal to 800 crores then fiscal deficit
is equal to:-
(a)1000 crores (b)800 crores (c)2000 crores (d) none of the
6 Disinvestment is
a) Capital expenditure
b) Revenue expenditure
c) Capital receipt
d) Revenue receipt
7 Primary deficit in a government budget refers to:
a. Borrowing requirements
b. Interest payments requirements
c. a less b
d. a+b
8 The government under “UJJWALA Yojana” is providing free LPG connections to the
families ‘below the poverty line’. What objective the government is trying to fulfill through
the government budget and how? Explain.
9. Government expenditure on mid-day meal scheme running in government (state-
run) schools is a expenditure in government budget.
(a) normal (b) capital (c) revenue (d) Any of these
OR
Suppose, following data is presented, for an imaginary economy: Particulars (`in crore)
Fiscal deficit 12,000
Revenue deficit 9,000
Primary deficit 5,000
Revenue receipts 6,000
Non-debt capital receipts 10,000
On the basis of given data, the value of capital expenditure will be:
(a) `15,000 crore (b) `25,000 crore (c) `21,000 crore (d) `13,000 crore