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प्रश्न
Classify the following statement into positive economic or normative economic, with suitable reason:
Government should try to control the rising fiscal deficit.
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उत्तर
Government should try to control the rising fiscal deficit is a normative statement.
This is because this given statement involves personal value judgment and cannot be tested and verified.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Give the relationship between the revenue deficit and the fiscal deficit.
Suppose marginal propensity to consume is 0.75 and there is a 20 per cent proportional income tax. Find the change in equilibrium income for the following (a) Government purchases increase by 20 (b) Transfers decrease by 20.
Discuss the issue of deficit reduction.
Which of the following statement is true?
| S. No. | Content | Rs (in crores) |
| 1. | Revenue Expenditure | 100 |
| 2. | Capital Receipts | 40 |
| 3. | Net Borrowings | 38 |
| 4. | Net Interest Payments | 27 |
| 5. | Tax Revenue | 50 |
| 6. | Non-tax Revenue | 15 |
Which of the following is MOST LIKELY to be the main contributor to the fiscal deficit in this case?
Assertion (A): Fiscal deficit is measured in terms of borrowings.
Reason (R): External borrowings increases the Fiscal deficit.
Read the following statements carefully and choose the correct alternatives given below:
Statement 1: Fiscal Deficit = Total Budget Expenditure - Total Budget Receipts (Net of borrowing)
Statement 2: Primary Deficit = Fiscal Deficit + Interest Payments.
When the revenue receipts are less than the revenue expenditures in a government budget, this shortfall is termed as
What is relation between government deficit and government debt?
Which of the following statements are correct
Statement 1: Fiscal deficits are not necessarily inflationary; though, they are generally regarded as inflationary.
Statement 2: When the government expenditure increases and tax reduces, there is a government deficit and there will be a corresponding increase in the aggregate demand.
Which of the following transactions are correct about ORT?
Which of the following points are related to the current alarm?
Fiscal Deficit equals:
Compare the trends depicted in the figures given below:
| Figure 1: Trends in Fiscal deficit and Primary deficit |
Figure 2: Fiscal deficit as a percent of Budget estimate |
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On the basis of the given information, calculate the value of:
- Fiscal deficit
- Primary deficit
| S.No. | Items | 2021-22 (₹ in crore) |
| (i) | Revenue Receipts | 20 |
| (ii) | Capital Expenditure | 15 |
| (iii) | Revenue Deficit | 10 |
| (iv) | Non-debt creating capital receipts | 50% of revenue receipts |
| (v) | Interest Payments | 4 |
A Budget Deficit refers to a situation where:
The three main measures of government deficit are:
Which of the following formulas correctly defines the Primary Deficit?


