Question : _____ is a situation of a low rate of interest in the economy where every economic agent expects the interest rate to rise in future and consequently bond prices to fall, causing capital loss.
Option 1: Liquidity trap
Option 2: Revenue deficit
Option 3: Parametric shift
Option 4: Paradox shift
Correct Answer: Liquidity trap
Solution : The correct answer is the Liquidity trap.
A liquidity trap occurs when interest rates are low, and people would rather keep their money in cash or cash equivalents since they don't know how the country's economy will perform.
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Question : Which of the following expressions is correct?
Option 1: Gross Primary Deficit = Gross Fiscal Deficit + Net Interest Liabilities
Option 2: Gross Primary Deficit = Gross Fiscal Deficit – Net Interest Liabilities
Option 3: Gross Primary Deficit = Gross Fiscal Deficit ÷ Net Interest Liabilities
Option 4: Gross Primary Deficit = Gross Fiscal Deficit × Net Interest Liabilities
Question : What are the differences between revenue expenditures and revenue receipts?
Option 1: Revenue
Option 2: Total expenditure
Option 3: Revenue deficit
Option 4: Total revenue
Question : _____ is the interest rate at which the Reserve Bank absorbs liquidity from banks against the collateral of eligible government securities under the LAF.
Option 1: SDF Rate
Option 2: Reverse Repo Rate
Option 3: Bank Rate
Option 4: Repo Rate
Question : If the average cost falls, the marginal cost
Option 1: increase at a higher rate
Option 2: to fall at the same rate
Option 3: increases at a lower rate
Option 4: to fall at a higher rate
Question : A government budget shows a primary deficit of INR 6,900 crore. The revenue expenditure on interest payments is INR 400 crore. Fiscal deficit is equal to:
Option 1: INR 6,500 crore
Option 2: INR 7,300 crore
Option 3: INR 7,100 crore
Option 4: INR 6,900 crore
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