INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

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?

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.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

With reference to market economy, consider the following statements:

1. All economic activities are organised through the market.

2. In a market system, all goods or services come with a price.

3. Information about how much and what to produce is provided by the government.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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 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?

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?

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:

 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:

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’?