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 one of the following is not included in current revenue of the Union Government?
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(A) Tax : revenue
(B) Non-tax : revenue
(C) Loans
(D) Interest payments

2. Interest paid by the government on the loans raised is called
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(A) Debt Servicing
(B) Deficit Financing
(C) Discounted Budgeting
(D) Bridge-loan

3. Parallel economy emerges due to
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(A) Tax : Avoidance
(B) Tax : Evasion
(C) Tax : Compliance
(D) Tax : Estimation

4. Ad Valorem tax is levied
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(A) according to value added by the Government.
(B) according to value addition to a commodity
(C) according to value given by producers
(D) according to value added by the finance ministry

5. The tax levied on gross sales revenue from business transactions is called
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(A) Turnover Tax
(B) Sales Tax
(C) Capital Gains Tax
(D) Corporation Tax

6. Beyond a certain point deficit financing will certainly lead to
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(A) inflation
(B) deflation
(C) recession
(D) economic stagnation

7. The government set up a committee headed by the Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes some time back to go into
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(A) codification of tax laws
(B) the entire structure of tax laws including the question of imposition of bank tax
(C) the concerns of the foreign investors in India with regard to taxation matters
(D) aspects of generation of black money, its transfer abroad and bringing back such money into India’s legitimate financial system

8. Which of the following taxes is not collected by the Central Government?
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(A) Income tax
(B) Customs duty
(C) Professional tax
(D) Excise duty

9. What is Value Added Tax (VAT)?
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(A) A simple, transparent, easy to pay tax imposed on consumers
(B) A new initiative taken by the Government to increase the tax-burden of high income groups
(C) A single tax that replaces State taxes like, surcharge, turnover tax, etc.
(D) A new tax to be imposed on the producers of capital goods

10. Which of the following is not viewed as national debt?
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(A) Life Insurance Policies
(B) Long-term Government Bonds
(C) National Savings Certificates
(D) Provident Fund