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- Question 1 of 7
1. Question
1 pointsCategory: EconomyThe term National Income represents
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National Income = Gross national product at market prices- indirect taxes depreciation + subsidies
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National Income = Gross national product at market prices- indirect taxes depreciation + subsidies
- Question 2 of 7
2. Question
1 pointsCategory: EconomyParticipatory Notes (PNs) are associated with which one of the following?
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Participatory notes are financial instruments used by investors or hedge funds that not registered with the securities and exchange board of India to invest in India securities and exchange Board of India to invest in Indian securities and then issue participatory notes to foreign Institutional investors.
SEBI permitted FIIs to register and participate in Indian stock market in 1992.
Participatory notes are instruments that drive their value from an underlying financial instrument.
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Participatory notes are financial instruments used by investors or hedge funds that not registered with the securities and exchange board of India to invest in India securities and exchange Board of India to invest in Indian securities and then issue participatory notes to foreign Institutional investors.
SEBI permitted FIIs to register and participate in Indian stock market in 1992.
Participatory notes are instruments that drive their value from an underlying financial instrument.
- Question 3 of 7
3. Question
1 pointsCategory: EconomyConsider the following:
- Fringe benefit tax
- Interest tax
- Securities transaction tax
Which of the above is/ are Direct Tax/ Taxes?
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Direct tax is a tax directly payed by an individual or organistion to the imposing entity. Example of direct tax are-
- Corporation
- Tax
- Securities transaction
- Banking cash transaction
- Fringe benefits tax
- Wealth tax
- Interest tax.
Fringe benefit tax is applied to employees, for the expense made for providing services to the employees, which cannot otherwise accounted individually
Interest tax is direct tax imposed on interest accrued in specific cases. However, it was abolished in March 2000
Securities transaction tax is a tax applied in the transaction of stock market, during a transaction. It’s applied both on buyers as well as sellers.
Indirect taxes are levied on entity such as seller and paid by another such as tax paid by the buyer in a retail setting. Examples of Indirect tax – 1. Union Excise duty 2. Custom duty 3. Service tax
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Direct tax is a tax directly payed by an individual or organistion to the imposing entity. Example of direct tax are-
- Corporation
- Tax
- Securities transaction
- Banking cash transaction
- Fringe benefits tax
- Wealth tax
- Interest tax.
Fringe benefit tax is applied to employees, for the expense made for providing services to the employees, which cannot otherwise accounted individually
Interest tax is direct tax imposed on interest accrued in specific cases. However, it was abolished in March 2000
Securities transaction tax is a tax applied in the transaction of stock market, during a transaction. It’s applied both on buyers as well as sellers.
Indirect taxes are levied on entity such as seller and paid by another such as tax paid by the buyer in a retail setting. Examples of Indirect tax – 1. Union Excise duty 2. Custom duty 3. Service tax
- Question 4 of 7
4. Question
1 pointsCategory: EconomyConsider the following actions which the government can take:
- Devaluing the domestic currency.
- Reduction in the export subsidy
- Adopting suitable policies which attract greater FDI and more funds from FIIs.
Which of the above action / actions can help in reducing the current account deficit?
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Current account deficit means the excess of imports over exports. The current Account Deficit can be reduced by adopting suitable policies favouring FDI and FII. It is domestic currency is devalued, export would become cheaper which will create additional demand for product in the world market.
Any reduction in the export subsidy is dangerous as the countries goods will become costlier and exports would fall
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Current account deficit means the excess of imports over exports. The current Account Deficit can be reduced by adopting suitable policies favouring FDI and FII. It is domestic currency is devalued, export would become cheaper which will create additional demand for product in the world market.
Any reduction in the export subsidy is dangerous as the countries goods will become costlier and exports would fall
- Question 5 of 7
5. Question
1 pointsCategory: EconomyA “closed economy” is an economy in which
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An economy in which no activity is conducted with outside economics. A closed economy is self-sufficient , meaning that no imports are brought in and no exportsare sent out. The goal is to provide consumers with everything that they need from within the economy’s borders. A closed economy is the opposite of an open economy, in which a country will conduct trade with outside regions.
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An economy in which no activity is conducted with outside economics. A closed economy is self-sufficient , meaning that no imports are brought in and no exportsare sent out. The goal is to provide consumers with everything that they need from within the economy’s borders. A closed economy is the opposite of an open economy, in which a country will conduct trade with outside regions.
- Question 6 of 7
6. Question
1 pointsCategory: EconomyKar Marx explained the process of class struggle with the help of which one of the following theories ?
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Dialectical materialism is a philosophy of science and nature, based on the writings of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, and developed largely in Russia and the Soviet Union. The sketch of dialectical materialism given by Karl Marx explains that Dialectical principle is of universal application and all the development is struggle of opposites” or “ conflict of opposities”
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Dialectical materialism is a philosophy of science and nature, based on the writings of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, and developed largely in Russia and the Soviet Union. The sketch of dialectical materialism given by Karl Marx explains that Dialectical principle is of universal application and all the development is struggle of opposites” or “ conflict of opposities”
- Question 7 of 7
7. Question
1 pointsCategory: EconomyEconomic Growth is usually coupled with
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The idea that an increased in economic growth reduces inflation. Here’s why Inflation, as the old saying goes, is caused by too much money “chasing” too few goods. Just as means higher prices, fewer goods also means higher price the connection between the level of production and level of prices also holds for the rate of change and production (that is, the rate of economic growth) and the rate of change of prices (that is, the inflation rate). During deflation there is no demand and no growth.
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The idea that an increased in economic growth reduces inflation. Here’s why Inflation, as the old saying goes, is caused by too much money “chasing” too few goods. Just as means higher prices, fewer goods also means higher price the connection between the level of production and level of prices also holds for the rate of change and production (that is, the rate of economic growth) and the rate of change of prices (that is, the inflation rate). During deflation there is no demand and no growth.