INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Which of the following is generally the largest source for financing the ‘fiscal deficit’ of the Union government? 

In context of a centrally planned economy, consider the following statements: 

1. The government always intervenes to achieve an equitable distribution of the final mix of goods and services amongst the population.

2. All important decisions regarding production, exchange and consumption of goods and services are made by the government. 

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

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?

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?

Consider the following statements with reference to the differences between the ‘Real GDP and Nominal GDP’:

1. Nominal GDP is also known as GDP at constant prices.

2. Real GDP is Nominal GDP adjusted for inflation.

3. Nominal GDP growth is higher than real GDP growth.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

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?

Which among the following are the effects of Globalisation?

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?

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’? 

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: