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Business Economics

September 2025 · Foundation

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1. Which of the following is NOT covered under Macro Economics?

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2. An ice cream company is planning to expand its business. Before making decisions, it studies various economic factors, such as consumer preferences

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3. Which of the following statement is true in relation to the socialist economy? Statement-I: Relative inequality of income distribution in the socie

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4. The important feature of a mixed economy is the:

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5. Which one of the following is not the characteristic of a capitalist economy?

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6. What will happen to demand when a larger proportion of people belong to older age groups relative to younger age groups?

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7. Under____conditions, supply will be more than that under____ conditions.

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8. Demand is said to be elastic, if:

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9. The consumer is in equilibrium position at a point where the price line is:

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10. How does an increase in the income of consumers generally affect the demand for normal goods ?

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11. If a company increases its advertisement expenditure by 20% and the quantity demanded increases by 40%, what is the advertisement elasticity of de

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12. The condition for consumer equilibrium is given by:

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13. Which of the following statements is true about Giffen goods?

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14. The concept of consumer surplus is closely related to the for a product. curve

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15. The slope of the budget line is determined by the relative prices of the two goods and is equal to:

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16. When average product rises as a result of an increase in the quantity of variable input, marginal product is:

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17. Which of the following curve is known as 'plant curve'?

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Based on the information given in the following table, answer the Questions Nos. 18 to 20: Product Schedule Quantity of labour Total Product (TP) Aver

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21. If a firm adds more number of workers but total output starts to increase at a decreasing rate, the firm is experiencing:

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22. Which of the following statements are correct? Statement-I: A period will be considered short-run period if the amount of at least one of the inpu

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23. Which of the following factors or resources make it possible to produce goods and services?

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24. In Cobb-Douglas production function, output is manufactured production and inputs used are:

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25. After identifying the market, the enterprise has to make decision regarding 4 P's namely:

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26. Under which of the following forms of market structure a firm cannot influence the price of its product?

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27. What is the Average Variable Cost (AVC) when the quantity produced is 100 units, the total cost is ₹1,000, and the fixed cost is 200?

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28. In an increase in supply with unchanged demand:

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29. Assuming that the supply of cars will remain constant and the prices of cars are expected to increase in future, then what will be its effect on D

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30. A competitive firm should shut down if:

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31. Aluminium industry is the example of:

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32. Kinked Demand Curve is found under:

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33. Which one of the following is not the object of price discrimination?

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34. Which of the following is a fundamental cause for the creation of a monopoly?

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35. A fast-food chain introduces a new burger with a unique sauce to differentiate itself from competitors. Although many similar burger options exist

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36. Identify the correct formula for Marginal Revenue (MR) when there is a one-unit change in output.

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37. When both demand and supply decrease, the equilibrium quantity____ but the change in equilibrium price is____

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38. Which type of firm has the market power to charge a price above marginal cost and earn a positive profit?

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39. Suppose that the cost of producing 1,000 units of a product by a Firm is ₹15,000 The entrepreneur has invested ₹ 50,000 in the business and the no

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40. When there is a decrease in demand due to a fall in income, while supply remains the same, what happens to the demand curve?

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Consider the following data and answer the Questions No. 41 to 43: Financial Year (FY) 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 GDP Deflator 100 154.25 168.40

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44. If the consumption function C=10+0.5Y and Investment is 200, then what will be the equilibrium level of Income?

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45. The maximum value of investment multiplier will be the infinity when the value of:

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46. Calculate the consumption of fixed capital (depreciation) from the following data: Particulars Amount (₹) in crores GDP MP 8,000 NNP MP 5,600 Indi

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47. There are three different interlinked phases in a circular flow of income, namely:

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48. Calculate the net factor income from abroad from the following data: Particulars Amount (₹) in crores NDP MP 10,000 NNP MP 12,000 Net indirect tax

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49. If the GDP deflator is greater than 100, it indicates that:

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50. Gamma Ltd., a South Korean company, earns profits from its manufacturing operations in India. How these profits will be reflected in the economic

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51. If national income increases from ₹ 500 crores to ₹ 2,500 crores due to an increase in investment of ₹ 200 crores, what will be the value of the M

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52. The slope of the consumption function represents ________.

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53. Who are the economists credited with pioneering National Income Accounting?

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54. If a country has the following economic data: GDP MP ₹2,000 billion, indirect taxes = ₹ 250 billion and subsidies = ₹ 100 billion, what is its GDP

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55. If the Average Propensity to Save (APS) of a household is 0.4, and their total income is ₹25,000, what is the total saving?

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56. Which of the following is an anti-inflationary measure that puts downward pressure on aggregate demand, causing the economy to slow down?

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57. The advent of mobile phones, which led to a boom in telecom industry, exemplifies which external cause of business cycles?

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58. Which of the following best describes the economic conditions during bad trade in a business cycle?

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59. Business cycles typically consist of which of the following phases?

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60. Which of the following is true about the duration and intensity of business cycles?

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61. What does Article 275 of the Indian Constitution deal with?

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62. Who introduced the concept of 'collective consumption goods, which later came to be known as public goods?

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63. If a government's revenue receipts for a year are ₹ 10,000 crore, capital receipts excluding borrowing are ₹ 2,000 crore, revenue expenditure is ₹

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64. Contractionary fiscal policy typically involves:

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65. The government's use of proceeds from progressive taxes to supply essential food grains at highly subsidized prices to BPL households is an exampl

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66. The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, which mandates free and compulsory education for every child between the ages of

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67. Alex has comprehensive car insurance, which covers the cost of repairs if his car is damaged in an accident. As a result, he drives more recklessl

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68. Under Article 266(1) of the Constitution of India, which of the following is used in relation to all fund flows where the government acts as a ban

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69. ____ is defined as the excess of total estimated expenditure over total estimated revenue and is the difference between all receipts and expenditu

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70. The situation when the market does not supply products at all despite the fact that such products and services are wanted by the people is known a

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71. For initial deposit of ₹ 6,00,000, the credit creation is calculated at ₹50,00,000. What is Required Reserved Ratio (RRR)?

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72. Which of the following is not a quantitative tool as used by RBI to control the money supply in the entire economy?

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73. Which of the following statements are true in relation to the Crypto currency? Statement-I: These have achieved significant legislative recognitio

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74. If the money supply is ₹ 1,000 billion and the monetary base is ₹ 200 billion, what is the money multiplier (m)?

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75. What is the primary objective of monetary policy in most countries, including India?

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76. Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) Rate is the penal rate at which the Central Banks lend money to Banks, over the rate available under the Repo Pol

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77. According to Friedman, how does the price level, as a determinant, affect the nominal demand for money?

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78. When the speculative demand for money becomes perfectly elastic with respect to the interest rate, making the speculative money demand curve paral

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79. Calculate Broad Money (M3) from the following data: Particulars (in Crores) Currency with the public 2250 Demand Deposits with the banking system

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80. Which monetary tool is used to check temporary liquidity mismatches in the market due to foreign capital flow?

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81. ABC Ltd., a company based in Country 'A', imports machinery from Country 'B'. Recently, Country 'A' introduced a measure that requires all importe

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82. Which of the following consists of a group of countries that have a free trade agreement among themselves and may apply a common external tariff t

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83. Country 'X' has seen an increase in its Real Effective Exchange Rate (REER). As a result, Country 'X's goods are becoming more expensive for forei

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84. In which of the following forms of FDI, 100% investment is allowed under the automatic route for airport projects in India?

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85. Who proposed that a country should export goods in which it has the greatest absolute advantage and import goods in which its absolute advantage i

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86. An anti-dumping duty is a protectionist tariff that a domestic government imposes on imports that it believes are priced below

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87. Which of the following is NOT an example of Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT)?

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88. A U.S. based cell phone service provider expands its operations in India by offering the same telecommunication services as it does in the U.S. Th

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89. The government of India has imposed tariff on steel product as under: 5% ad valorem or 800 per tonne, whichever is higher. It is an example of:

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90. Which of the following is not the advantage of a fixed exchange rate regime?

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91. Which of the following was NOT the focus of the monetary and financial sector reforms?

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92. What type of economy is described as prevalent in ancient and medieval India?

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93. Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) was abolished in May 2017 and which of the following replaced it?

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94. The ________ includes a stable and transparent tax structure, better tax compliance, reduction of subsidies and encouragement of private sector pa

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95. Which of the following sectors has recently been included under the PLI Scheme?

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96. Which facility was provided to industry groups to allow flexibility and rapid changes in their product mix without requiring a fresh license?

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97. Which scheme aims to increase water use efficiency at the farm level?

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98. What is the full form of PMI?

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99. Which of the following is the aim of the National Manufacturing Policy?

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100. The reason for introduction of 'Kisan Rail' is:

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