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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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?
The central and state governments in India are taking special steps to attract foreign companies to invest in India. In this context, consider the following initiatives and select the correct answer using the code given below:
1. Setting up of Special Economic Zones.
2. Reforms in labour laws.
3. Increase in forex reserves.
4. Reduction in import duties.
Which of these initiatives have been undertaken by central and state governments in India to attract foreign investment?
With reference to Indian Economy, which among the following is/are classified as foreign investment:
1. Investment made by Multinational Corporations (MNCs).
2. FDI under government route.
3. External Commercial Borrowings.
4. Foreign investor investing in an Indian small scale industrial unit.
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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 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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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’?
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)’?
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. 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?