71)

Which of the following is a situation of the very low rate of interest in the economy where every economic agent expects the interest rate to rise in future and consequently bond prices to fall, causing capital loss?

SSC CPO 2020

A)

Revenue deficit

B)

Parametric shift

C)

Paradox of thrift

D)

Liquidity trap

72)

‘An Enquiry into the Nature and Cause of the Wealth of Nations’ is an influential work by economist ______.

SSC CPO 2020

A)

Adam Smith

B)

Millicent Fawcett

C)

Alfred Marshall

D)

John Maynard Keynes

73)

Which of the following statements is/are correct?
I. Only marketed goods are considered while estimating Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
II. The work done by a woman at her home is outside the purview of Gross Domestic Product.
III. In estimating GDP, only final goods and services are considered.

SSC CGL 2022

A)

Only I and III

B)

Only II

C)

I, II and III

D)

Only II and III

74)

What is the percentage of rural child population to the total child population of the country in India as per Provisional population Totals of Census 2011?

SSC CGL 2022

A)

79.03%

B)

74.05%

C)

55.23%

D)

62.45%

75)

Thenumber of deaths during the first 28 completed days of life per 1000 live births in a given year or period is defined as ______.

SSC CGL 2022

A)

neonatal mortality rate

B)

crude mortality rate

C)

infant mortality rate

D)

age-specific mortality rate

76)

Which bank is referred to as ‘The lender of last resort’?

SSC CGL 2022

A)

State Bank

B)

World Bank

C)

Central Bank

D)

Dena Bank

77)

The value of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of India is published by PIB in _________.

SSC CGL 2022

A)

Yuan

B)

Yen

C)

US Dollar

D)

Indian Rupee

78)

In which year had India's ratio of public debt to GDP gone up to a record 84.2%?

SSC CGL 2022

A)

2003

B)

1999

C)

1991

D)

2001

79)

What is the emigration of a significant proportion of a country’s highly-skilled, highly educated professional population to other countries offering better economic and social opportunities called?

SSC CGL 2022

A)

Demographic transition

B)

Brain drain

C)

Carrying capacity

D)

Closed population

80)

______ is a tax system that collects a greater share of income from those with high incomes than from those with lower incomes.

SSC CGL 2022

A)

Payroll tax

B)

Regressive tax

C)

Proportional tax

D)

Progressive tax