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Public Finance Practice Test

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is not a component of Public finance

a)

Public Debt

b)

Public Expenditure

c)

Public Finance

d)

Public Revenue

2.

It is the branch of economics which assesses the government revenue and government expenditure of the public authorities and the adjustment of one or the other to achieve desirable effects and avoid undesirable

ones

a)

Public Finance

b)

Public Management

c)

Public Resources

3.

Taxes that are imposed directly on the taxpayer

a)

Direct Taxes

b)

Indirect Taxes

4.

" True or False"


Public debt is the total amount, including total liabilities, borrowed by the government to meet its development budget

a)

True

b)

False

5.

What is a tax?

a)

Optional payment to the government

b)

Mandatory payment to a local, state, or national government

c)

Extra money you give a store

d)

None of the above

6.

Incidence of a tax refers to the--------------burden of tax:

a)

Initial

b)

Ultimate

c)

Intermediate

d)

None

7.

In the case of direct tax, impact and incidence are on:

a)

Different person

b)

Same person

c)

Sellers

d)

None of these

8.

When Ed=∞or Es=0, the whole incidence is on

a)

Buyers

b)

Sellers

c)

Govt.

d)

none of these

9.

The economist associated with the principle of Maximum Social Advantage is ____________

a)

Seligman

b)

Samuelson

c)

Dalton

d)

Sweezy

10.

Which of the following is not an assumption of the principle of MSA?

a)

All taxes result in sacrifice

b)

All public expenditures lead to benefit

c)

Public revenue consists only of taxes

d)

The budget may be in surplus or deficit

11.

Public expenditure is subject to-

a)

Diminishing marginal social Benefit

b)

Increasing marginal social Benefit

c)

Diminishing marginal social sacrifice

d)

Increasing marginal social sacrifice

12.

The maximum Welfare Principle Of Budget Determination is associated with

a)

Hugh Dalton

b)

Paul Samuelson

c)

Hall and Hitch

d)

Richard Musgrave

13.

According to Article _____ of the Indian Constitution, the Union Budget of a year, also referred to as the annual financial statement, is a statement of the estimated receipts and expenditure of the government for that particular year.

a)

115

b)

170

c)

112

d)

270

14.

Fiscal deficit =

a)

Total expenditure - total receipts other than borrowing

b)

revenue expenditure - revenue receipts

c)

capital expenditure - capital receipts

d)

fiscal deficit - intrest payment

15.

Difference between fiscal deficit and intrest payment is called-

a)

revenue deficit

b)

fiscal deficit

c)

primary deficit

d)

none of the above

16.

A performance budget is one that reflects ________ for each unit of an organization.

a)

the input of resources

b)

both the input of resources and the output of services

c)

the output of services

d)

neither the input of resources nor the output of services

17.

Which of the following type of public expenditure is characterized by quid-pro-quo?

a)

Grant

b)

Subsidy

c)

Interest

d)

Purchase Prices

18.

The expenditure of the government on law and order is classified as ______________

a)

Productive expenditure

b)

Unproductive expenditure

c)

Capital Expenditure

d)

None of the above

19.

Debts that are repaid at some specified date are known as __________________

a)

Compulsory Debt

b)

Redeemable Debt

c)

Irredeemable Debt

d)

None of the above

20.

External loans can be raised from :

a)

RBI

b)

SBI

c)

IMF

d)

WTO

21.

Irredeemable debt is known as________.

a)

perpectual debt

b)

funded

c)

unfunded

d)

compulsory

22.

Principles of Public Debt Management include all of the following EXCEPT:

a)

Raise the required amount of funding

b)

Efficient market for government securities.

c)

No risk management practices are not necessary

d)

Ensure that both the level and rate of growth in their public debt are on a sustainable path

23.

A ______ is created by the government and gradually accumulated every year by setting aside a part of current public revenue in such a way that it would be sufficient to pay off the funded debt at the time of maturity.

a)

sinking fund

b)

Capital Levy

c)

Refunding

d)

Redemption

24.

The three prominent themes of the Union Budget 2020-21 are given below EXCEPT:

a)

Economic Development for all

b)

Aspirational India

c)

Caring Society

d)

Incredible India

25.

The three components of Aspirational India include all of the following EXCEPT:

a)

Agriculture, Irrigation, and Rural Development

b)

Wellness, Water, and Sanitation

c)

Industrial Development

d)

Education and Skills

26.

The full form of FRBM Bill is ____________

a)

Fiscal Responsibility and Bank Management Bill

b)

Financial Revenue and Budget Management Bill

c)

Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Bill

d)

Financial Responsibility and Budget Management Bill

27.

Which of the following is NOT an objective of the FRBM Act 2003?

a)

to bring zero deficit

b)

to reduce the burden of debt repayment

c)

to improve transparency in fiscal operations

d)

to reduce corruption

28.

As per FRBM Act, the central government should reduce revenue deficit to zero by ___________?

a)

2003-04

b)

2008-09

c)

2007-08

d)

2010- 11

29.

The FRBM Act requires the planning of ________ before both houses of Parliament

a)

Fiscal Policy Strategy Statement

b)

Macroeconomic Framework Statement

c)

Medium- Term Fiscal Policy Statement

d)

All of the Above

30.

FRBM Act was passed on

a)

2004

b)

2000

c)

2003

d)

2002

31.

The Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Act aimed for

1. eliminating both revenue deficit and fiscal deficit

2. giving flexibility to RBI for inflation management

a)

1 only

b)

2 only

c)

Both 1 and 2

d)

Neither 1 nor 2

32.

all of the following are criticisms against the FRBM Act except:

a)

Unfulfilled targets

b)

Defective assumptions

c)

High levels of capital expenditure

d)

Neglect of equity and economic growth

33.
Under fiscal federalism if states differentiate themselves on the basis of taxes, spending, and regulation citizens have more freedom to decide the rules under which they live.
a)
True
b)
False
34.
The division of power between a central government and state governments is called
a)
The United States
b)
the Supremacy Clause
c)
the Necessary and Proper Clause
d)
federalism
35.

The relationship between deficits and debts is

a)

When budget deficits get smaller, the debt gets smaller

b)

When budget deficits get bigger, debt rises more slowly

c)

When budget deficits fall to zero, the debt disappears

d)

When the budget deficit rises, debt rises more quickly

36.

Expansionary fiscal policies lead to ___________________ spending.

a)

deficit

b)

debt

c)

bad

d)

decreased

37.

The government borrows money to cover any deficits it runs by

a)

increasing taxes

b)

borrowing money from banks

c)

borrowing money from the federal government

d)

issuing bonds

38.

_____________ is the conventional concept of deficit on which the Indian government focused till the mid 1980s.

a)

Monetized deficit or Seigniorage

b)

Budget deficit or Deficit Financing

c)

Fiscal deficit or Overall Deficit

d)

Revenue Deficit

39.

Fiscal deficit is widely used a __________ for macroeconomic effect of the budget in many industrialized countries.

a)

inflation indicator

b)

summary indicator

c)

growth indicator

d)

inequality indicator

40.

Monetized deficit or ______, is the difference between the face value of money and the cost to produce it.

a)

Budget deficit

b)

Fiscal deficit

c)

Seigniorage

d)

Revenue deficit

41.

________ is the difference between the face value of money and the cost to produce it.

a)

Subsidy

b)

‘Seigniorage’

c)

Taxation

d)

Surplus Value

42.

Which tax cannot be shifted to others?

a)

Excise duty

b)

Sales tax

c)

Entertainment tax

d)

Wealth tax

43.

When Es=∞or Ed=0, the whole incidence is on

a)

Buyers

b)

Sellers

c)

Govt.

d)

none of these

44.

When Es> Ed, more incidence is on

a)

Buyers

b)

Sellers

c)

Government

d)

none of these

45.

When Ed>Es, more incidence is on

a)

Buyers

b)

Sellers

c)

Government

d)

none of these

46.

What is the principle that says people who benefit directly from public goods should pay for them in proportion to the amount of benefits received?

a)

Ability-to-Pay Principle

b)

Benefits-Received Principle

c)

Incidence of a tax

d)

Tax incentive

47.

Dalton considers incidence as the _________ of tax on the person who ultimately pays it.

a)

indirect money burden

b)

direct money burden

c)

formal tax incidence

d)

effective tax incidence

48.

According to Mrs. Hicks, the exact reaction of tax payers or the economic repercussions can only be understood through the concept of _________.

a)

formal incidence

b)

effective incidence

c)

direct money burden

d)

indirect money burden

49.

________ is one when the pattern of distribution changes due to the imposition of a new tax or by changing the rates of existing taxation, keeping public expenditure and other budgetary phenomena unchanged.

a)

Differential tax incidence

b)

Specific tax incidence

c)

formal tax incidence

d)

effective tax incidence

50.

The concept of ___________ is much appreciated by modern economists, as it relates to a change in the tax system.

a)

specific tax incidence

b)

differential incidence

c)

formal tax incidence

d)

effective tax incidence