Question : The relationship between the rate of interest and level of consumption was first visualised by Which of the following?
Option 1: Amartya Kumar Sen
Option 2: Milton Friedman
Option 3: Irving Fisher
Option 4: James Duesenberry
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Correct Answer: Irving Fisher
Solution : The correct answer is Irving Fisher.
Irving Fisher was the first to depict the link between the rate of interest and the amount of consumption. Fisher contended that interest rates and consumption had an inverse connection. This indicates that when interest rates rise, so does consumption and vice versa.
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Question : A certain sum was invested at the rate of 10% for 2 years at Compound interest and compounded annually. The same sum was invested for the same period and the same rate of interest at Simple interest. If the difference between Compound interest and Simple interest was Rs. 200 find the sum.
Option 1: Rs. 30,000
Option 2: Rs. 25,000
Option 3: Rs. 22,000
Option 4: Rs. 20,000
Question : Who gave the concept of 'money illusion' for the first time?
Option 1: Robertson
Option 2: Adam Smith
Option 4: John Maynard Keynes
Question : The first Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded to:
Option 1: Joseph Stiglitz
Option 2: Paul Samuelson
Option 3: Amartya Sen
Option 4: Jan Tinbergen and Ragnar Frisch
Question : Collective consumption means
Option 1: household consumption
Option 2: individual consumption
Option 3: self-consumption
Option 4: consumption by the citizens of the country
Question : When the general interest rate reaches a low level, which of the following statements will be correct?
Option 1: Most people will expect the interest rate to rise in the future.
Option 2: Most people will prefer to hold bonds.
Option 3: Most people will speculate a further decline in the rate of interest.
Option 4: Any increase in the money supply will cause the interest rate to fall further.
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