INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Consider the following statements:

1. The demand for every good in the market has a direct relationship with increase or decrease in its price.

2. Price elasticity is a measure of the change in demand of product/service in response to changes in income of consumers.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

With reference to a normal Union Budget, consider the following types of deficits:

1. Fiscal Deficit.

2. Revenue Deficit.

3. Effective Revenue Deficit.

4. Primary Deficit.

Arrange the types of deficits mentioned above in decreasing order and select the correct answer using codes given below:

Consider the following statements: 

1. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at factor cost is gross domestic product at market prices, less net product taxes.

2. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at factor cost measures final value of output produced by the firms within the domestic boundaries of a country in a year.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

In context of economic theory, a perfectly competitive market will have which of the following defining features?

 1. The market consists of a large number of buyers and sellers. 

 2. Each firm can produce and sell all types of products. 

 3. Entry into the market as well as exit from the market are free for firms.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Consider the following statements:

1. RBI carries out the Open Market Operations (OMOs) through commercial banks and also directly with the public. 

2. If central bank signals that it will move to a ‘neutral’ liquidity stance from a ‘deficit’ stance, it means more liquidity is likely develop in the system in future. 

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to market economy, consider the following statements:

1. All economic activities are organised through the market.

2. In a market system, all goods or services come with a price.

3. Information about how much and what to produce is provided by the government.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Read the following statements carefully in the context of ‘Gross Domestic Product at Market Prices’:

1. It is the market value of all final goods and services produced within a domestic territory of a country measured in a year.

2. It includes all production done by national residents or the non-residents in a country.

3. It excludes all production done by residents in a country if the production is owned by a foreign company.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which among the following are the effects of Globalisation?

1. Increase in employment opportunities.

2. Upliftment of standards of living. 

3. Reduction in economic disparities.

4. Rising income of the masses.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

To meet the requirements of the fiscal deficit, the Union government not only borrows directly from the public through debt instruments but also indirectly from commercial banks through:

Consider the following statements:

1. Reserve Bank of India allowed stock exchanges to start the T+1 Settlement system for completion of share transactions.

2. T+1 settlement system will help in reducing the number of outstanding unsettled trades at any instant.

3. A shortened cycle not only reduces settlement time but also frees up the capital required to collateralize that risk. 

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?