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WorksheetsPublic Finance Practice Test
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Which of the following is not a component of Public finance
Public Debt
Public Expenditure
Public Finance
Public Revenue
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
Public Finance
Public Management
Public Resources
Taxes that are imposed directly on the taxpayer
Direct Taxes
Indirect Taxes
" True or False"
Public debt is the total amount, including total liabilities, borrowed by the government to meet its development budget
True
False
What is a tax?
Optional payment to the government
Mandatory payment to a local, state, or national government
Extra money you give a store
None of the above
Incidence of a tax refers to the--------------burden of tax:
Initial
Ultimate
Intermediate
None
In the case of direct tax, impact and incidence are on:
Different person
Same person
Sellers
None of these
When Ed=∞or Es=0, the whole incidence is on
Buyers
Sellers
Govt.
none of these
The economist associated with the principle of Maximum Social Advantage is ____________
Seligman
Samuelson
Dalton
Sweezy
Which of the following is not an assumption of the principle of MSA?
All taxes result in sacrifice
All public expenditures lead to benefit
Public revenue consists only of taxes
The budget may be in surplus or deficit
Public expenditure is subject to-
Diminishing marginal social Benefit
Increasing marginal social Benefit
Diminishing marginal social sacrifice
Increasing marginal social sacrifice
The maximum Welfare Principle Of Budget Determination is associated with
Hugh Dalton
Paul Samuelson
Hall and Hitch
Richard Musgrave
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.
115
170
112
270
Fiscal deficit =
Total expenditure - total receipts other than borrowing
revenue expenditure - revenue receipts
capital expenditure - capital receipts
fiscal deficit - intrest payment
Difference between fiscal deficit and intrest payment is called-
revenue deficit
fiscal deficit
primary deficit
none of the above
A performance budget is one that reflects ________ for each unit of an organization.
the input of resources
both the input of resources and the output of services
the output of services
neither the input of resources nor the output of services
Which of the following type of public expenditure is characterized by quid-pro-quo?
Grant
Subsidy
Interest
Purchase Prices
The expenditure of the government on law and order is classified as ______________
Productive expenditure
Unproductive expenditure
Capital Expenditure
None of the above
Debts that are repaid at some specified date are known as __________________
Compulsory Debt
Redeemable Debt
Irredeemable Debt
None of the above
External loans can be raised from :
RBI
SBI
IMF
WTO
Irredeemable debt is known as________.
perpectual debt
funded
unfunded
compulsory
Principles of Public Debt Management include all of the following EXCEPT:
Raise the required amount of funding
Efficient market for government securities.
No risk management practices are not necessary
Ensure that both the level and rate of growth in their public debt are on a sustainable path
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.
sinking fund
Capital Levy
Refunding
Redemption
The three prominent themes of the Union Budget 2020-21 are given below EXCEPT:
Economic Development for all
Aspirational India
Caring Society
Incredible India
The three components of Aspirational India include all of the following EXCEPT:
Agriculture, Irrigation, and Rural Development
Wellness, Water, and Sanitation
Industrial Development
Education and Skills
The full form of FRBM Bill is ____________
Fiscal Responsibility and Bank Management Bill
Financial Revenue and Budget Management Bill
Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Bill
Financial Responsibility and Budget Management Bill
Which of the following is NOT an objective of the FRBM Act 2003?
to bring zero deficit
to reduce the burden of debt repayment
to improve transparency in fiscal operations
to reduce corruption
As per FRBM Act, the central government should reduce revenue deficit to zero by ___________?
2003-04
2008-09
2007-08
2010- 11
The FRBM Act requires the planning of ________ before both houses of Parliament
Fiscal Policy Strategy Statement
Macroeconomic Framework Statement
Medium- Term Fiscal Policy Statement
All of the Above
FRBM Act was passed on
2004
2000
2003
2002
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
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
all of the following are criticisms against the FRBM Act except:
Unfulfilled targets
Defective assumptions
High levels of capital expenditure
Neglect of equity and economic growth
The relationship between deficits and debts is
When budget deficits get smaller, the debt gets smaller
When budget deficits get bigger, debt rises more slowly
When budget deficits fall to zero, the debt disappears
When the budget deficit rises, debt rises more quickly
Expansionary fiscal policies lead to ___________________ spending.
deficit
debt
bad
decreased
The government borrows money to cover any deficits it runs by
increasing taxes
borrowing money from banks
borrowing money from the federal government
issuing bonds
_____________ is the conventional concept of deficit on which the Indian government focused till the mid 1980s.
Monetized deficit or Seigniorage
Budget deficit or Deficit Financing
Fiscal deficit or Overall Deficit
Revenue Deficit
Fiscal deficit is widely used a __________ for macroeconomic effect of the budget in many industrialized countries.
inflation indicator
summary indicator
growth indicator
inequality indicator
Monetized deficit or ______, is the difference between the face value of money and the cost to produce it.
Budget deficit
Fiscal deficit
Seigniorage
Revenue deficit
________ is the difference between the face value of money and the cost to produce it.
Subsidy
‘Seigniorage’
Taxation
Surplus Value
Which tax cannot be shifted to others?
Excise duty
Sales tax
Entertainment tax
Wealth tax
When Es=∞or Ed=0, the whole incidence is on
Buyers
Sellers
Govt.
none of these
When Es> Ed, more incidence is on
Buyers
Sellers
Government
none of these
When Ed>Es, more incidence is on
Buyers
Sellers
Government
none of these
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?
Ability-to-Pay Principle
Benefits-Received Principle
Incidence of a tax
Tax incentive
Dalton considers incidence as the _________ of tax on the person who ultimately pays it.
indirect money burden
direct money burden
formal tax incidence
effective tax incidence
According to Mrs. Hicks, the exact reaction of tax payers or the economic repercussions can only be understood through the concept of _________.
formal incidence
effective incidence
direct money burden
indirect money burden
________ 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.
Differential tax incidence
Specific tax incidence
formal tax incidence
effective tax incidence
The concept of ___________ is much appreciated by modern economists, as it relates to a change in the tax system.
specific tax incidence
differential incidence
formal tax incidence
effective tax incidence
