public finance fiscal & monetary policy section 4 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 6 [SSC CGL Pre 2000]

Interest on public debt is a part of :

a) interest payments by households

b) transfer payments by the Govt.

c) transfer payments by the enterprises

d) national income

Answer: (b)

In economics, a transfer payment (or government transfer or simply transfer) is a redistribution of income in the market system.

These payments are considered to be exhaustive because they do not directly absorb resources or create output. In other words, the transfer is made without any exchange of goods or services.

Examples of certain transfer payments include welfare (financial aid), interest on public debt, social security, and government making subsidies for certain businesses (firms).

Question : 7 [SSC IT 2006]

What is referred to as ‘Depository Services’ ?

a) An advisory service to investors

b) A method for regulating stock exchanges

c) A new scheme of fixed deposits

d) An agency for safe-keeping of securities

Answer: (d)

It is a service offered by a securities depository under which the depository maintains book accounts recording the ownership of securities held on behalf of the depository’s participants, for eligible securities.

Question : 8

Value-added tax is

a) ad valorem tax on domestic final consumption collected at all stages between production and the point of final sale

b) special tax levied by states on products from other states

c) ad valorem tax on final consumption collected at manufacturing level

d) tax on final consumption collected at the consumption stage

Answer: (a)

Question : 9

Choose the correct one from the following.

  1. Revenue deficit = Revenue expenditure – Revenue receipts
  2. Revenue deficit = Revenue receipts – Revenue expenditure
  3. Revenue deficit = Revenue receipts – Total expenditure
  4. Revenue deficit = Revenue expenditure – Total receipts

a) 1 only

b) 3 only

c) 1 and 2

d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Answer: (a)

Revenue deficit means the excess of current revenue expenditure over current revenue receipts. Revenue deficit indicates that the government cannot meet its current expenditure from its current revenue. Revenue deficit= Revenue expenditure – Revenue receipts

Question : 10

Which of the following is the process of bridging the gap between the revenue and expenditure?

  1. Multiple financing
  2. Bridge financing
  3. Accurate financing
  4. Deficit financing

a) 1 only

b) 3 only

c) 2 only

d) 4 only

Answer: (d)

The process of bridging the gap between the revenue and expenditure is called deficit financing. In other words, Deficit financing refers to the ways in which the budgetary gap is financed

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