Economics miscellaneous


Economics miscellaneous

  1. The functional relationship between income and consumption expenditure is explained by









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    Keynes defined Psychological Law of Consumption in terms of, “The fundamental psychological law, upon which we are entitled to depend with great confidence both a priori from our knowledge of human nature and from the detailed facts of experience, is that men are disposed, as a rule and on the average, to increase their consumption as their income increases but not by as much as the increase in the income.”

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    Keynes defined Psychological Law of Consumption in terms of, “The fundamental psychological law, upon which we are entitled to depend with great confidence both a priori from our knowledge of human nature and from the detailed facts of experience, is that men are disposed, as a rule and on the average, to increase their consumption as their income increases but not by as much as the increase in the income.”


  1. An increase in per capital income is not an indication of an increase in the economic welfare of the people









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    An increase in per capita income due to increased production of intoxicants cannot be taken as economic welfare as it defeats the very notion of welfare. Economic welfare refers to the level of prosperity and living standards of either an individual or a group of persons. Factors used to measure the economic welfare of a population, include: GDP, literacy, access to health care, and assessments of environmental quality.

    Correct Option: D

    An increase in per capita income due to increased production of intoxicants cannot be taken as economic welfare as it defeats the very notion of welfare. Economic welfare refers to the level of prosperity and living standards of either an individual or a group of persons. Factors used to measure the economic welfare of a population, include: GDP, literacy, access to health care, and assessments of environmental quality.



  1. Consumptions function refers to









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    The Consumption function is a single mathematical function used to express consumer spending. It was developed by John Maynard Keynes and detailed most famously in his book The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money. It is made up of autonomous consumption that is not influenced by current income and induced consumption that is influenced by the economy's income level.

    Correct Option: D

    The Consumption function is a single mathematical function used to express consumer spending. It was developed by John Maynard Keynes and detailed most famously in his book The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money. It is made up of autonomous consumption that is not influenced by current income and induced consumption that is influenced by the economy's income level.


  1. While estimating national income which of the following is not taken into account?









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    Services provided by housewives can be categorized as non-economic services and thus cannot be accounted in national income which is the sum total of all the goods and services produced in a country, in a particular period of time.

    Correct Option: C

    Services provided by housewives can be categorized as non-economic services and thus cannot be accounted in national income which is the sum total of all the goods and services produced in a country, in a particular period of time.



  1. The self-employed in a developing country who are engaged in small scale labour intensive work belong to the









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    Such a scenario is seen in the case of primary economic activities such as agriculture in the developing countries like India. Most of the primary activities are labour intensive where the volume of manpower substitutes the lack of technology. Besides, farmers are ‘self-employed.’

    Correct Option: B

    Such a scenario is seen in the case of primary economic activities such as agriculture in the developing countries like India. Most of the primary activities are labour intensive where the volume of manpower substitutes the lack of technology. Besides, farmers are ‘self-employed.’