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. Which of the following brings out the ‘Consumer Price Index Number’ for Industrial workers?
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(A) RBI
(B) The Labour Bureau
(C) Commerce Department
(D) NITI Aayog

2. Who benefits the most during the inflationary period?
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(A) corporate servants
(B) creditors
(C) entrepreneurs
(D) government servants

3. Stagflation refers to a situation which is characterised by
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(A) stagnant employment and deflation
(B) deflation and rising unemployment
(C) inflation and rising employment
(D) inflation and rising unemployment

4. Deflation is a situation in which
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(A) The value of money is, falling.
(B) The price of goods is increasing.
(C) The value of money is increasing.
(D) The price level is stagnant.

5. Stagflation is a situation of
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(A) stagnation and deflation
(B) stagnation and recession
(C) stagnation and inflation
(D) stagnation and recovery

6. Inflation can be checked by
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(A) increasing exports
(B) increasing money supply
(C) increasing Government expenditure
(D) decreasing money supply

7. In a period of inflation and price rise the supply of money remains
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(A) the same
(B) increases
(C) decreases
(D) increases or decreases proportionately.

8. Inflation redistributes income and wealth in favour of
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(A) Pensioners
(B) Poor
(C) Middle class
(D) Rich

9. During periods of inflation, tax rates should
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(A) increase
(B) decrease
(C) remain constant
(D) fluctuate

10. The term stagflation refers to a situation where
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(A) growth has no relation with the change in prices
(B) rate of growth and prices both are decreasing
(C) rate of growth in faster than the rate of price increase
(D) rate of growth is slower than the rate of price increase