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MACROECONOMICS (CHAPTER 4: ROLES OF GOVERNMENT POLICY)

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 15mins

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Class
Date
1.

1.       Government ensures the stability and economic growth of a country by the following except

a)

  adjusting the allocation of resources to alter the composition of the domestic output

b)

controlling unemployment and inflation, which are caused by business fluctuations

c)

encouraging the power of monopoly firms

d)

redistributing income and wealth among the population

2.

A deficit budget occurs when

a)

the government’s total expenditure exceeds revenue

b)

the government’s total expenditure equals revenue

c)

tax collection is more than government expenditure

d)

  the public debt deceases

3.

If the government’s total revenues are more than its total expenditure, it is called a _______.

a)

balanced budget

b)

   surplus budget

c)

  deficit budget

d)

trade surplus

4.

Which of the following are examples of indirect taxes in Malaysia?

a)

Petroleum income tax

                                          

b)

export   duties

                                   

c)

Sales tax

d)

Service tax

5.

All of the following are examples of direct tax except________

a)

personal income tax

b)

  company tax

c)

  stamp duties

d)

services tax

6.

The objectives of government taxation are as follows except

a)

to increase inequality of income distribution between the rich and the poor

b)

to restrain the consumer from consuming unhealthy products

c)

  to protect local and infant industries

d)

to increase government revenue

7.

A progressive tax is a tax that

a)

is imposed only on higher income earners

b)

will be the same for all income levels

c)

goes on increasing with income

d)

falls with the increase in income

8.

Government development expenditure consists of __________.

a)

pensions and gratuities

b)

  debt service charges

c)

     social services

d)

   subsidies

9.

Government operating expenditure consists of

a)

pensions and gratuities

b)

agriculture and transport

c)

housing and medical

d)

communication and mineral resources

10.

Compulsory contribution by an individual or a firm to the government to be used in the common interest of economy refers to

a)

Tax revenue

b)

Non tax revenue

c)

Non-revenue receipts

d)

Fixed tax

11.

The government revenue such as licenses and permits, petroleum royalty, interest, fees and penalties refers to

a)

tax revenue

b)

non tax revenue

c)

non-revenue receipts

d)

government tax

12.

The deficit budgets occurs when

a)

the public debts decreases

b)

the government's total expenditure equals revenue

c)

tax collection is more than government expenditure

d)

the government's total expenditure exceeds revenue

13.

Which of the following government policies will help the economy to recover from inflation

a)

The selling of government securities in the open market

b)

The purchase of government securities in the open market

c)

A decrease in the cash reserves requirements

d)

A decrease in the discount rate

14.

The followings are the objectives of taxation EXCEPT _______

a)

equitable distribution of income

b)

reduction of harmful consumption

c)

involves penalty for non-payment

d)

conservation of resources

15.

The following is a category of taxes structure EXCEPT_____________

a)

proportional tax

b)

progressive tax

c)

regressive tax

d)

service tax

16.

All the followings are examples of direct tax EXCEPT_____________

a)

Personal income tax

b)

Company tax

c)

Stamp duties

d)

Services tax

17.

Emoluments, pensions and gratuities, debts, service charges and other types of expenditure are refer to _________.

a)

operating expenditure

b)

development expenditure

c)

government expenditure

d)

social expenditure

18.

Public debt is also known as ____________________.

a)

public services

b)

public management

c)

public expenditure

d)

public borrowing

19.

External sources of public debt are ________________.

a)

loans from the international money market

b)

borrowing from financial institutions

c)

loans from commercial bank

d)

loans from the central bank

20.

These are instruments in monetary policy EXCEPT_____________.

a)

Open market operation

b)

Bank discount or bank rate

c)

Regulation of foreign trade

d)

Selective credit control

21.

Which of the followings is a monetary policy tool?

a)

A change in required reserves ratio of commercial bank

b)

Controlling government expenditure

c)

A reduction in personal income tax

d)

An increase in public debt

22.

Which of the followings can be categorized into qualitative instruments of monetary policy?

a)

Funding

b)

Interest rates

c)

Open market operations

d)

Legal cash reserve requirement

23.

________is the minimum amount of cash that is required for commercial banks to keep in the central bank.

a)

Discount rate or bank rate

b)

Open market operations

c)

Selective credit control

d)

Legal cash reserve requirements

24.

An example of fiscal policy is _______.

a)

the purchase or selling of securities and treasury bills in the open market

b)

influencing the rate of interest on deposits

c)

adjusting the bank rate or discount rate

d)

a change in value added tax

25.

The contractionary fiscal policy is imposed by the government to ______.

a)

reduce problems of inflation

b)

. reduce problems of deflation

c)

increase aggregate demand

d)

increase the money supply in the economy

26.

“Changes in government expenditure and taxes which occur automatically without any government action.” This statement refers to________.

a)

objectives of fiscal policy

b)

types of fiscal policy

c)

discretionary fiscal policy

d)

automatic fiscal policy

27.

Petroleum income tax and stamp duties are two examples of the government revenues. These revenues fall under which category?

a)

direct taxes

b)

indirect tax

c)

non-tax revenue

d)

non-revenue receipts

28.

An appropriate fiscal policy to tackle sever inflation is _______________.

a)

a tax rate increase

b)

depreciation of the currency

c)

a reduction in interest rate

d)

an increase in government spending

29.

   External sources of public borrowing are

a)

loans from the international money market

b)

  borrowing from financial institutions

c)

   loans from commercial banks

d)

loans from the central bank