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Question 91. GDP is defined as the value of all
  1.    goods and services in an economy in a year
  2.    goods produced in an economy in a year
  3.    final goods produced in an economy in a year
  4.    final goods and services produced in an economy in a year.
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> final goods and services produced in an economy in a year.
Answer: (d)
GDP is defined as the value of all final goods and services produced in an economy in a year.
The total quantity of goods produced in an economy during the year is multiplied by their current prices to get the GDP. Gross Domestic Product can be calculated using formulas.
GDP = C + G + I + NX
Where, C - Private consumption or consumer spending in the national economy.
G - Sum of Govt. spending.
I - Sum of all the country’s investment including business Capital expenditure.
NX - Nation’s total next exports
NX = Export – Import
Question 92. The “Dual Economy” is a mixture of ?
  1.    industrial sector and manufacturing sectors
  2.    traditional agriculture sector and modern industrial sector
  3.    state ownership of the means of production
  4.    industrial sector and trading of goods obtained through imports
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> traditional agriculture sector and modern industrial sector
Answer: (b)
A dual economy is the existence of two separate economic sectors within one country, divided by different levels of development, technology, and different patterns of demand.
The concept was originally created by Julius Herman Boeke to describe the coexistence of modern and traditional economic sectors in a colonial economy.
Question 93. The term National Income represents:
  1.    Gross national product at market prices minus depreciation plus net factor income from abroad.
  2.    Gross national product at market prices minus depreciation
  3.    Gross national product at market prices minus depreciation and indirect taxes plus subsidies.
  4.    Gross national product at market prices minus net factor income from abroad.
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Gross national product at market prices minus depreciation and indirect taxes plus subsidies.
Answer: (c)
Question 94. Among Indian economists, who had done pioneering work on National Income?
  1.    Prof. Shenoi
  2.    P. N Dhar
  3.    V. K. R. V Rao
  4.    Jagdish Bhagwati
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> V. K. R. V Rao
Answer: (c)
The first person to adopt a scientific procedure in estimating the national income was Dr VKRV Rao in 1931.
PN Dhar - He was an economist & head of Indira Gandhi’s Secretariat Jagdish Bhagwati - An Indian Economist. He is a University professor of economics and law at Columbia University.
Question 95. The value of all final goods and services produced by the normal residents of a country and their property, whether operating within the domestic territory of the country or outside in a year is termed as
  1.    Net National Income
  2.    Gross National Income
  3.    Gross Domestic Product
  4.    Net Domestic Product
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Gross National Income
Answer: (b)
The sum of a nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) plus net income received from overseas.
Gross national income (GNI) is defined as the sum of value added by all producers who are residents in a nation, plus any product taxes (minus subsidies) not included in the output, plus income received from abroad such as employee compensation and property income.
Question 96. Which one of the following is the correct sequence in the decreasing order of contribution of different sectors to the Gross Domestic Product of India?
  1.    Service, Agriculture, Industry
  2.    Service, Industry, Agriculture
  3.    Industry, Agriculture, Service
  4.    Industry, Service, Agriculture
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Service, Industry, Agriculture
Answer: (b)
Question 97. Which of the following methods is not being used in the unemployment estimation by the NSSO in India?
  1.    Current daily status
  2.    Current monthly status
  3.    Usual principal status
  4.    Current weekly status
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Current monthly status
Answer: (b)
Question 98. Consider the following statements:
  1. The percentage of urban population in India according to 2011 census is 31.16.
  2. Uttar Pradesh is the most populated state in India according to 2011 census.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  1.    1 and 2
  2.    2 only
  3.    1 only
  4.    None
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 1 and 2
Answer: (a)Both the statements are correct.
Question 99. Which one of the following countries has the highest percentage of the services sector in the GDP of the country?
  1.    France
  2.    United States
  3.    United Kingdom
  4.    Spain
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> United States
Answer: (b)
The economy of France is the world’s largest single national economy.
It has the highest percentage of the services sector in the GDP equivalent to 79.8%.
The service sector percentage for India is 56.9%
Question 100. Which one of the following is not a method of measurement of National income?
  1.    Income Method
  2.    Value Added Method
  3.    Expenditure Method
  4.    Investment Method
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Investment Method
Answer: (d)
The investment method is not a method of measurement of National income.
There are three methods of measurement:
income method,
product or value-added method and
the expenditure method.
The investment method is only appropriate if the property is let or operated under a management structure by a third party. Income method - Under this method National income is measured as a flow of factor income.

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