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101 Money supply in an economy is a: Economics/Business Economics
Supply and creation of money
Easy
102 M1 consists of: Economics/Business Economics
Supply and creation of money
Easy
103 If banks must keep 20% of deposits as reserves, what is the money multiplier? Economics/Business Economics
Supply and creation of money
Medium
104 A new deposit of ₹200 crore enters the banking system and the reserve ratio is 10%. What is the maximum total… Economics/Business Economics
Supply and creation of money
Medium
105 If the reserve ratio is raised from 10% to 20%, what happens to the maximum deposits that can be created from… Economics/Business Economics
Supply and creation of money
Hard
106 The rate at which the RBI lends short-term funds to commercial banks is called the: Economics/Business Economics
Central bank
Easy
107 When a commercial bank in difficulty gets emergency funds from the RBI, the RBI is acting as: Economics/Business Economics
Central bank
Easy
108 To control inflation, the RBI is most likely to: Economics/Business Economics
Central bank
Medium
109 How does a cut in the cash reserve ratio affect bank credit? Economics/Business Economics
Central bank
Medium
110 The economy is in a recession with falling demand and output. Which combination of RBI steps is consistent wi… Economics/Business Economics
Central bank
Hard
111 If MPC is 0.75, what is MPS? Economics/Business Economics
Aggregate demand and its components
Easy
112 In the consumption function C = c̄ + bY, the term c̄ represents: Economics/Business Economics
Aggregate demand and its components
Easy
113 A household's income is ₹1,000 and its consumption is ₹800. What is its average propensity to save? Economics/Business Economics
Aggregate demand and its components
Medium
114 When income rises from ₹500 crore to ₹600 crore, consumption rises from ₹420 crore to ₹500 crore. What is the… Economics/Business Economics
Aggregate demand and its components
Medium
115 At a low income level, a family's average propensity to consume is 1.1. What does this mean? Economics/Business Economics
Aggregate demand and its components
Hard
116 In the Keynesian two-sector model, equilibrium income is reached where: Economics/Business Economics
Income determination
Easy
117 In the income determination diagram, the 45° line shows: Economics/Business Economics
Income determination
Easy
118 In an economy C = 100 + 0.75Y and planned investment is 50. What is equilibrium income? Economics/Business Economics
Income determination
Medium
119 At the current output level, firms find that unsold goods are piling up beyond what they had planned. What wi… Economics/Business Economics
Income determination
Medium
120 Equilibrium income is 600 with C = 100 + 0.75Y and investment 50. If the full-employment income is 800, which… Economics/Business Economics
Income determination
Hard
121 If MPC is 0.8, what is the value of the investment multiplier? Economics/Business Economics
Multiplier
Easy
122 The value of the investment multiplier will be larger when: Economics/Business Economics
Multiplier
Easy
123 MPS in an economy is 0.25. Investment rises by ₹50 crore. By how much will equilibrium income rise? Economics/Business Economics
Multiplier
Medium
124 The government wants income to rise by ₹500 crore and the MPC is 0.8. How much extra investment is needed? Economics/Business Economics
Multiplier
Medium
125 An increase in investment of ₹40 crore raises income by ₹160 crore. What is the MPC? Economics/Business Economics
Multiplier
Hard
126 Excess demand at full employment mainly leads to: Economics/Business Economics
Excess and deficient demand
Easy
127 Which fiscal measure would help to correct deficient demand? Economics/Business Economics
Excess and deficient demand
Easy
128 At full-employment output of ₹1,000 crore, aggregate demand is ₹1,100 crore. What is the situation? Economics/Business Economics
Excess and deficient demand
Medium
129 Which monetary measure is appropriate when the economy faces an inflationary gap? Economics/Business Economics
Excess and deficient demand
Medium
130 Equilibrium income is ₹800 crore but full-employment income is ₹1,000 crore. If the MPC is 0.75, by how much … Economics/Business Economics
Excess and deficient demand
Hard
131 The government budget is a statement of estimated receipts and expenditure for: Economics/Business Economics
Government budget
Easy
132 Street lighting is supplied by the government rather than by the market mainly because it is: Economics/Business Economics
Government budget
Easy
133 The government raises income tax rates for the highest income group and spends the money on free health care … Economics/Business Economics
Government budget
Medium
134 During a sharp rise in prices, the government cuts its own spending and raises indirect taxes. Which objectiv… Economics/Business Economics
Government budget
Medium
135 Why does a private firm find it hard to supply national defence profitably? Economics/Business Economics
Government budget
Hard
136 Which of the following is a capital receipt? Economics/Business Economics
Receipts and expenditure
Easy
137 Interest paid by the government on its past loans is: Economics/Business Economics
Receipts and expenditure
Easy
138 The government sells part of its shares in a public sector company. How is this classified? Economics/Business Economics
Receipts and expenditure
Medium
139 Which item is capital expenditure of the government? Economics/Business Economics
Receipts and expenditure
Medium
140 Which pair is correctly matched? Economics/Business Economics
Receipts and expenditure
Hard
141 Fiscal deficit of the government is equal to its: Economics/Business Economics
Budget deficits
Easy
142 A budget in which estimated receipts exceed estimated expenditure is a: Economics/Business Economics
Budget deficits
Easy
143 Fiscal deficit is ₹500 crore and interest payments are ₹200 crore. What is the primary deficit? Economics/Business Economics
Budget deficits
Medium
144 Total expenditure is ₹1,500 crore, revenue receipts ₹1,000 crore and non-debt capital receipts ₹100 crore. Wh… Economics/Business Economics
Budget deficits
Medium
145 In a budget the primary deficit is zero. What does this indicate? Economics/Business Economics
Budget deficits
Hard
146 Balance of trade refers to the difference between: Economics/Business Economics
Balance of payments
Easy
147 Money sent home by Indian workers employed abroad is recorded in the: Economics/Business Economics
Balance of payments
Easy
148 A country exports goods worth ₹300 crore and imports goods worth ₹450 crore. Its net receipts from services, … Economics/Business Economics
Balance of payments
Medium
149 A foreign company buys a factory in India. In India's BoP, this is: Economics/Business Economics
Balance of payments
Medium
150 Which transaction is accommodating rather than autonomous? Economics/Business Economics
Balance of payments
Hard