Q. Fiscal deficit in the Union Budget means

Correct Answer

the sum of budgetary deficit and net increase in internal and external borrowings

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  • Q. Subsidies mean
    A)payment made by business enterprises to factors of production
    B)payment by government for purchase of goods and services
    C)payment made by companies to shareholders
    D)payment made by the government to business enterprises, without buying any goods and services
    Answer: payment made by the government to business enterprises, without buying any goods and services
  • Q. On July 12, 1982, the ARDC was merged into
    A)NABARD
    B)EXIM Bank
    C)RBI
    D)None of the above
    Answer: NABARD
  • Q. Fiscal deficit in the Union Budget means
    A)net increase in Union Governments borrowings from the Reserve Bank of India
    B)the sum of budgetary deficit and net increase in internal and external borrowings
    C)the difference between current expenditure and current revenue
    D)the sum of monetized deficit and budgetary deficit
    Answer: the sum of budgetary deficit and net increase in internal and external borrowings
  • Q. Reserve Bank of India was nationalized in the year
    A)1945
    B)1949
    C)1935
    D)1969
    Answer: 1949
  • Q. Redistribution polices geared to reduce economic inequalities include
    A)land reforms
    B)progressive tax policies
    C)rural development policies
    D)All the above
    Answer: All the above
  • Q. Who gave the call for Evergreen Revolution?
    A)Verghese Kurien
    B)M. S. Swaminathan
    C)Tribhuvandas Patel
    D)H. M. Dalaya
    Answer: M. S. Swaminathan
  • Q. If all the banks in an economy are nationalized and converted into a monopoly bank, the total deposits
    A)will increase
    B)will neither increase nor decrease
    C)will decrease
    D)None of the above
    Answer: will neither increase nor decrease
  • Q. One rupee currency note in India bears the signature of-
    A)Finance minister of India
    B)The president of India
    C)Governor (RBI)
    D)Finance secretary of Government of India
    Answer: Finance secretary of Government of India
  • Q. The total number of national highways in the country is:
    A)528
    B)328
    C)228
    D)499
    Answer: E
  • Q. Depreciation means
    A)closure of a plant due to labour trouble
    B)closure of a plant due to lock out
    C)loss of equipment over time due to wear and tear
    D)destruction of a plant in a fire accident
    Answer: loss of equipment over time due to wear and tear
  • Q. If the RBI adopted an expansionist open market operations policy, this means that it will
    A)sell securities in the open market
    B)buy securities from non-government holders
    C)offer commercial banks more credit in the open market
    D)openly announce to the market that it intends to expand credit
    Answer: offer commercial banks more credit in the open market
  • Q. Meera Seth committee was related to:
    A)sex discrimination at work place
    B)female foeticide
    C)Development of Handlooms
    D)Banking sector
    Answer: Development of Handlooms
  • Q. Excise duty is a tax levied on the
    A)export of goods
    B)import of goods
    C)production of goods
    D)sale of goods
    Answer: production of goods
  • Q. The first wholly Indian Bank was set up in
    A)1894
    B)1794
    C)1896
    D)1902
    Answer: 1894
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    A)Bank of Baroda
    B)State Bank of India
    C)Punjab National Bank
    D)Central Bank of India
    Answer: Punjab National Bank
  • Q. The budget deficit means
    A)difference between revenue receipts and revenue expenditure
    B)difference between all receipts and all the expenditure
    C)the excess of total expenditure, including loans, net of lending over revenue receipts
    D)fiscal deficit less interest payments
    Answer: difference between all receipts and all the expenditure
  • Q. SEBI which was established in April 1988 stands for:
    A)Securities and Exchange Board of India
    B)Share and Exchange Board of India
    C)Securities and Exchange Bureau of India
    D)Security and Economic Board of India
    Answer: Securities and Exchange Board of India
  • Q. Gilt-edged market means
    A)market of government securities
    B)market of guns
    C)bullion market
    D)market of pure metals
    Answer: market of government securities
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    A)SBI
    B)ARDC
    C)NABARD
    D)PACs
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    A)replacing new currency with worn out currency
    B)printing new currency notes
    C)public expenditure in excess of public revenue
    D)public revenue in excess of public expenditure
    Answer: public expenditure in excess of public revenue

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