INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

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

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?

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?

 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.

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?

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?

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:

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?