INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

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?

Which of the following statements regarding the differences between Consumer Price Index (CPI) and GDP Deflator are correct?

1. While CPI does not represent all the goods which are produced in a country, GDP deflator takes into account all such goods and services.

2. While CPI does not include prices of imported goods, GDP deflator includes prices of imported goods.

3. While the weights are constant in CPI, they differ according to production level of each good in GDP deflator.

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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:

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:

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.

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Consider the following statements: 

1. It issues currency of the country. 

2. It controls money supply of the country.

3. It acts as a banker to the government. 

4. It acts as a bank to the banking system.

5. It is the lender of last resort.

Which of the statements given above correctly define the functions of ‘Reserve Bank of India’? 

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 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)’?

Which of the following conditions can increase the acceptability of a national currency to be used as an international medium of exchange?

1. The amount of goods that can be bought with a certain amount of that currency does not change frequently. 

2. The national currency is freely convertible at a fixed price into another asset like gold.

3. The issuing authority has full control over the value of that asset into which the currency can be converted.

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Consider the following statements about the ‘Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR)’: 

1. It is the percentage of deposits which every bank must keep as cash reserves with the central bank. 

2. Banks cannot lend the CRR money to corporates or individual borrowers but they can use that money for investment purposes. 

3. Banks earn interest on the CRR money kept with the central bank. 

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?