INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

 Consider the following statements:

1. Profit is the difference between total revenue and total cost.

2. With the increase in output the total profit of the company always increases.

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

In context of the difference between ‘devaluation and depreciation’, consider the following statements:

1. Devaluation is the deliberate downward adjustment of a country's currency value, whereas depreciation is a fall in the value of a currency.

2. Devaluation is more relevant in a fixed or semi-fixed exchange rate, whereas depreciation is more relevant in a floating exchange rate.

3. Devaluation makes imports more expensive, and exports more competitive, whereas depreciation makes imports cheaper, and exports less competitive.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. In microeconomics, we study the behaviour of individual economic agents in the markets for different goods and services. 

2. In macroeconomics, focus is on the overall performance of the economy.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are NOT correct?

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?

Which of the following would result in appreciation of the domestic currency (rupee) in terms of foreign currency (US dollar)?

1. Rise in the interest rates in India.

2. Increase in income of Indians in comparison to Americans.

2. Aggregate demand of India grows faster than the rest of the world’s demand.

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Which among the following are the merits of ‘flexible exchange rate system’ over ‘fixed exchange rate system’?

1. The government does not need to maintain large stock of foreign exchange reserves.

2. Movements in the exchange rate are managed by the central banks by buying and selling foreign currencies.

3. The countries gain autonomy in conducting their monetary policies.

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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:

Which of the following economic terms reflects the total borrowing requirement of the Government?  

1. Fiscal Deficit

2. Revenue Deficit 

3. Effective Revenue Deficit 

4. Primary Deficit  

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Consider the following statements:

1. A surplus current account means that the nation is a lender to other countries and a deficit current account means that the nation is a borrower from other countries. 

2. The capital account deals with the change in ownership of a country’s assets, and the current account reflects the change in a country’s net income.

3. Developing nations typically run very large capital account deficits in proportion to their GDP, which are financed by loans and grants on the current account.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements with reference to ‘Balance of Trade (BOT)’: 

1. Difference between value of exports and value of imports of goods of a country in a given period of time.

2. Difference between the value of exports and value of imports of services of a country in a given period of time.

3. Difference between the value of exports and value of imports of services and assets of a country in a given period of time.

4. Difference between the value of capital account and the value of current account of a country in a given period of time.

Which of the statements given above correctly defines the term ‘Balance of Trade (BOT)’?