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 taxes is such which does not cause rise in price?
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(A) Import duty
(B) Income tax
(C) Octoroi
(D) Sales tax

2. Deficit financing is an Instrument of
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(A) monetary policy
(B) credit policy
(C) fiscal policy
(D) tax policy

3. Buoyancy of a tax is defined as
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(A) percentage increase in tax revenue/percentage increase in tax base
(B) increase in tax revenue/percentage increase in tax coverage
(C) increase in tax revenue/increase in tax base
(D) percentage increase in tax revenue/ increase in tax coverage

4. Interest on public debt is a part of
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(A) transfer payments by the enterprises
(B) transfer payments by the Govt.
(C) national income
(D) interest payments by house-holds

5. Which one of the following is NOT an example of indirect tax?
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(A) Sales tax
(B) Excise duty
(C) Customs duty
(D) Expenditure tax

6. What is an octroi?
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(A) Tax
(B) Tax collection centre
(C) Tax processing centre
(D) Tax information centre

7. HDI is an aggregate measure of progress in which of the three dimensions?
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(A) Health, Education, Income
(B) Food Security, Employment, Income
(C) Agriculture, Industry, Services
(D) Height, Weight, Colour

8. Inflation is a situation characterised by
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(A) Too much money chasing too few goods
(B) Too few money chasing too much goods
(C) Too many people chasing too few goods
(D) Too many people chasing too little money

9. Short term contractions and expansions in economic activity are called
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(A) Expansions
(B) Recession
(C) Deficits
(D) The business cycle

10. ‘Galloping Inflation’ is also known as
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(A) Walking Inflation
(B) Running Inflation
(C) Hyper Inflation
(D) Creeping Inflation