Economics miscellaneous


Economics miscellaneous

  1. Which one of the following is not a method of measurement of National Income ?









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    Primarily there are three methods of measuring national income. The methods are product method, income method and expenditure method. Product method is given by Dr. Alfred Marshall, income method by A.C. Pigou and expenditure method by Dr. Irving Fisher. The ‘Investment Method’ is used for trading properties where evidence of rates is slight, such as hotels, cinema, car park and etc.

    Correct Option: C

    Primarily there are three methods of measuring national income. The methods are product method, income method and expenditure method. Product method is given by Dr. Alfred Marshall, income method by A.C. Pigou and expenditure method by Dr. Irving Fisher. The ‘Investment Method’ is used for trading properties where evidence of rates is slight, such as hotels, cinema, car park and etc.


  1. ‘Supply creates its own demand’. This statement is related to









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    Jean Baptiste Say was a French economist. He is well known for Say’s Law (or Say’s Law of Markets), often summarized as: “Aggregate supply creates its own aggregate demand”; “Supply creates its own demand”, or “Supply constitutes its own demand”. He argued that production and sale of goods in an economy automatically produces an income for the producers of the same value, which would then be reinjected into the economy and create enough demand to buy the goods. Thus production is determined by the supply of goods rather than demand.

    Correct Option: A

    Jean Baptiste Say was a French economist. He is well known for Say’s Law (or Say’s Law of Markets), often summarized as: “Aggregate supply creates its own aggregate demand”; “Supply creates its own demand”, or “Supply constitutes its own demand”. He argued that production and sale of goods in an economy automatically produces an income for the producers of the same value, which would then be reinjected into the economy and create enough demand to buy the goods. Thus production is determined by the supply of goods rather than demand.



  1. Who prepared the first estimate of National Income for the country ?









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    Dadabhai Naoroji prepared the first estimates of National income in 1876. He estimated the national income by first estimating the value of agricultural production and then adding a certain percentage as non agricultural production. However, such method can only been called as a non-scientific method. The first person to adopt a scientific procedure in estimating the national income was Dr. VKRV Rao in 1931.

    Correct Option: C

    Dadabhai Naoroji prepared the first estimates of National income in 1876. He estimated the national income by first estimating the value of agricultural production and then adding a certain percentage as non agricultural production. However, such method can only been called as a non-scientific method. The first person to adopt a scientific procedure in estimating the national income was Dr. VKRV Rao in 1931.


  1. Personal disposable income is









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    Disposable income is total personal income minus personal current taxes. In national accounts definitions, personal income, minus personal current taxes equals disposable personal income. Subtracting personal outlays (which includes the major category of personal (or, private) consumption expenditure) yields personal (or, private) savings.

    Correct Option: D

    Disposable income is total personal income minus personal current taxes. In national accounts definitions, personal income, minus personal current taxes equals disposable personal income. Subtracting personal outlays (which includes the major category of personal (or, private) consumption expenditure) yields personal (or, private) savings.



  1. Which of the following is not included in the National Income?









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    National income is the total value a country’s final output of all new goods and services produced in one year. Transfer payments are not a part of the national income so they are cut from national income to get n.n.p in order to arrive national income such payments are bad debts incurred by banks, payments of pensions, charity, scholarships etc. Privatesector transfers include charitable donations and prizes to lottery winners.

    Correct Option: C

    National income is the total value a country’s final output of all new goods and services produced in one year. Transfer payments are not a part of the national income so they are cut from national income to get n.n.p in order to arrive national income such payments are bad debts incurred by banks, payments of pensions, charity, scholarships etc. Privatesector transfers include charitable donations and prizes to lottery winners.