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1. What is the shape of the Keynesian Aggregate Supply before the level of full employment is attained?
Perfectly inelastic
Perfectly elastic
Unitary elastic
More elastic
2. According to classical economists, real wage rate is ______ to the Marginal Productivity of Labour.
Equal
More
Less
None of these
3. What is the cause of Keynesian perfectly elastic Aggregate Supply curve?
Wage price rigidity
Constant Marginal Product of Labour
Both of these
None of these
4. According to classical economists, there always exists ______ equilibrium in the economy.
Full employment
Underemployment
Over full employment
None of these
5. What will be APC when APS = 0?
One
Zero
Two
Infinite
6. If the income is ₹ 400 crores and consumption is ₹ 250 crores, what will be the APC?
0.67
0.63
0.60
0.58
7. What is a fiscal measure of correcting deficient demand?
Increase in public expenditure and decrease in taxes
Decrease in public debt
Deficit financing
All of these
8. Which is the measure of correcting excess demand?
Deficit financing
Reduction in taxes
Increase in public expenditure
Increase in public debt
9. Suppose in a hypothetical economy, the income rises from ₹ 5,000 crores to ₹ 6,000 crores. As a result, the consumption expenditure rises from ₹ 4,000 crores to ₹ 4,600 crores. Marginal propensity to consume in such a case would be ______
0.8
0.4
0.2
0.6
10. On the basis of government law, the compulsory payment made by the public is known as _________
Expenditure
Investment
Tax
Subsidy
11. Which among is the direct tax?
Income tax
Gift and Corporation tax
Wealth tax
All of these
12. If MPC = 1, the value of the multiplier is:
0
1
Between 0 and 1
Infinity
13. Aggregate demand can be increased by:
increasing bank rate
selling govt, securities by RBI
increasing cash reserve ratio
none of these
14. If the marginal propensity to consume is greater than the marginal propensity to save, the value of the multiplier will be
greater than 2
less than 2
equal to 2
equal to 5
15. Supply creates its own Demand. Who gave this law?
J.B.Say
J.S.Mill
Keynes
Ricardo
16. Who is the author of the book ‘General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money’?
A.C. Pigou
Malthus
J.M. Keynes
Marshall
17. Which of the following is true for the Classical Theory of Employment?
State of full employment in the economy
No possibility of over-or under-production in the economy
Both (a) and (b)
None of the above
18. On which factor Keynesian Theory of Employment depends?
Effective Demand
Supply
Production Efficiency
None of the above
19. Which is the determining factor for investment?
Marginal Efficiency of Capital
Interest Rate
Both (a) and (b)
None of these
20. According to Keynes, investment implies:
Financial Investment
Real Investment
Both (a) and (b)
None of the above
21. With the increase in investment, MEC:
Rises
Falls
Remains Constant
None of these
22. Which of the following is a Read Investment?
Purchasing of a Share
Purchasing of Old Factory
Construction of Buildings
Opening Deposit Account in the Bank
23. APC + APS = ?
?
2
1
0
24. MPC = MPS = ?
?
2
1
0
25. Which or is true?
MPC + MPS = 0
MPC + MPS < 1
MPC + MPS = 1
MPC + MPS > 1
26. The main component of aggregate demand is:
Individual consumption
Public consumption
Investment
All the above
27. Who is the writer of the book, “Trained Economic Politique”?
Pigour
J.B. Say
Keynes
Ricardo
28. IF MPC = 0.5, then Multiplier (k) will be:
1/4
= 0
1
2
29. On which concept does classical viewpoint depend?
Say’s Law of Market
perfect Flexibility of Wage Rate
Perfect Flexibility of Interest Rate
All of these
30. “Wage cut maintains full employment in the economy.” Who put forward this view?
Pigou
Keynes
Marshall
None of the above
31. Which one of the following is the determining factor of Equilibrium Income is the Keynesian Viewpoint?
Aggregate Demand
Aggregate Supply
Both (a) and (b)
None of the above
32. In Keynesian viewpoint, the equilibrium level of income and employment in the economy will be established where:
AD > AS
AS > AD
AD = AS
None of these
33. According to the saving-investment viewpoint, income employment equilibrium will be determined at a point where:
S > I
I > S
S = I
None of these
34. An increase in aggregate demand of equilibrium level of income and employment causes an increase in:
Employment
Production
Income
All of these
35. Which one is correct?
Y = C + I
Y = 0 = N
C + S = C + I
All of these
36. Keynes theory is associated with :
Effective demand
Propensity to consume
Propensity to save
All of these
37. Keynesian multiplier establishes a relationship between:
Investment and Income
Income and Consumption
Saving and Investment
None of the above
38. Keynes derived Investment Multiplier from Kahn’s :
Income Multiplier
Consumption Multiplier
Employment Multiplier
None of the above
39. The value of Keynesian Investment Multiplier depends on:
Income Level
Marginal Productivity of Capital
Marginal Propensity to Consume
Investment Level
40. Which factor affects Keynesian Multiplier?
Marginal Propensity to Save
Marginal Propensity to Consume
Both (a) and (b)
None of the above
41. Which of the following is correct?
MPC and multiplier have a direct relationship
MPS and multiplier have an inverse relationship
Both (a) and (b)
None of the above
42. The value of MPC is:
1
0
Greater than 0 but less than 1
?
43. If MPC = 0.5, then multiplier (K) will be:
1/2
1
2
0
44. If MPC = 0.5 and initial investment is 100 Rs crores, the income generation in the economy will be :
5 crores Rs
100 crores Rs
200 crores Rs
500 crores Rs
45. ‘The theory of employment multiplier was propounded by:
Keynes
Kahn
Hansen
Marshall
46. If income equilibrium level in the economy is determined at the level before full employment, it is known as the state of:
Deficit Demand
Surplus Demand
Partial Demand
None of these
47. In Keynesian economics, the state of Deficit Demand is called as:
Full Employment Equilibrium
Under Full Employment Equilibrium
Both (a) and (b)
None of the above
48. What are the characteristics of Deficit Demand?
Aggregate Demand falls short of Aggregate Demand required at full employment
Aggregate Demand remains short of Aggregate Supply required of full employment level
Both (a) and (b)
None of above
49. Deflationary Gap shows the measurement of:
Deficit Demand
Surplus Demand
Full Employment
None of these
50. Which one is the reason for appearing Deficit Demand condition?
Fall in the money supply in the country
Fall in investment demand as a result of rising in bank rate
Fall in disposable income and consumer demand due to increase in taxes
All the above
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