Economy

Indian Economy Question and Answer – Economic and commercial developments for competitive examinations are an important subject, especially for examinations like banks, UPSC and IAS. There are a number of questions based on Indian Economy, Monetary Policy, Agriculture, Five Year Plan, Mixed Economy, Latest Economy Current Affairs, which are here to keep you updated and get success in the interview.

1. Indirect taxes by nature are
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(A) degressive
(B) regressive
(C) progressive
(D) proportional

2. Which one of the following is not a ‘canon of taxation’ according to Adam Smith?
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(A) Canon of certainty
(B) Canon of simplicity
(C) Canon of convenience
(D) Canon of economy

3. The incidence of Tax refers to
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(A) Who pays the Tax?
(B) Who bears the burden of Tax.?
(C) How Taxes can be shifted?
(D) Who transfers the Tax burden?

4. In public budgets, zero based budgeting was first introduced in
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(A) USA
(B) UK
(C) France
(D) Sweden

5. The ‘Canons of Taxation’ were propounded by
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(A) Edwin Canon
(B) Adam Smith
(C) J.M. Keynes
(D) Dalton

6. Excise duty on a commodity is payable with reference to Its
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(A) production
(B) production and sale
(C) production and transportation
(D) production, transportation and sale

7. If the tax rate increases with the higher level of income, It shall be called
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(A) Proportional tax
(B) Progressive tax
(C) Lump sum tax
(D) Regressive tax

8. Capital formation in an economy depends on
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(A) Total Income
(B) Total demand
(C) Total savings
(D) Total production

9. When a large number of investors in a country transfer investments elsewhere because of disturbed economic conditions, it is called
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(A) Transfer of Capital
(B) Escape of Capital
(C) Outflow of Capital
(D) Flight of Capital

10. Who among the following has suggested tax on expenditure?
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(A) Dalton
(B) Kaldor
(C) Musgrave
(D) Gautam Mathur