Economics miscellaneous
- What is included in the Tetiary sector ?
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The tertiary industry is the segment of the economy that provides services to its consumers. It includes a wide range of activities that service based and give non-tangible value to customers such as provision of trading, insurance, banking, etc. The other sectors are the secondary sector (manufacturing), and the primary sector (agriculture and allied activities).
Correct Option: A
The tertiary industry is the segment of the economy that provides services to its consumers. It includes a wide range of activities that service based and give non-tangible value to customers such as provision of trading, insurance, banking, etc. The other sectors are the secondary sector (manufacturing), and the primary sector (agriculture and allied activities).
- A motion that seeks to reduce the amount of demand presented by government to Re. 1/is known as
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Disapproval of Policy Cut seeks to reduce the amount of the demand be reduced to Re.1/-’ representing disapproval of the policy underlying the demand. A member giving notice of such a motion shall indicate in precise terms the particulars of the policy which he proposes to discuss. The discussion shall be confined to the specific point or points mentioned in the notice and it shall be open to members to advocate an alternative policy.
Correct Option: A
Disapproval of Policy Cut seeks to reduce the amount of the demand be reduced to Re.1/-’ representing disapproval of the policy underlying the demand. A member giving notice of such a motion shall indicate in precise terms the particulars of the policy which he proposes to discuss. The discussion shall be confined to the specific point or points mentioned in the notice and it shall be open to members to advocate an alternative policy.
- An indifference curve measures ______________ level of satisfaction derived from different combinations of commodity X and Y.
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An indifference curve may be defined as the locus of points, each representing a different combination of two substitute goods, which yield the same utility or level of satisfaction to the consumer. Therefore, he is indifferent between any two combinations of goods when it comes to making a choice between them. So if, for example, a consumer makes five combinations a, b, c, d and e of two substitute commodities, X and Y, all these combinations yield the same level of satisfaction indicated by U.
Correct Option: A
An indifference curve may be defined as the locus of points, each representing a different combination of two substitute goods, which yield the same utility or level of satisfaction to the consumer. Therefore, he is indifferent between any two combinations of goods when it comes to making a choice between them. So if, for example, a consumer makes five combinations a, b, c, d and e of two substitute commodities, X and Y, all these combinations yield the same level of satisfaction indicated by U.
- Insider trading is related to
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Insider trading is the trading of a public company’s stock or other securities by individuals with access to non-public information about the company. It is related to share markets. Insider trading is an unfair practice, wherein the other stock holders are at a great disadvantage due to lack of important insider nonpublic information.
Correct Option: B
Insider trading is the trading of a public company’s stock or other securities by individuals with access to non-public information about the company. It is related to share markets. Insider trading is an unfair practice, wherein the other stock holders are at a great disadvantage due to lack of important insider nonpublic information.
- ”The General Equilibrium Analysis” was developed by
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French economist Leon Walras put forward the General Equilibrium Theory in his pioneering 1874 work ‘Elements of Pure Economics’. The theory attempts to explain the functioning of economic markets as a whole, rather than as individual phenomena. It tried to show how and why all free markets tended toward equilibrium in the long run.
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French economist Leon Walras put forward the General Equilibrium Theory in his pioneering 1874 work ‘Elements of Pure Economics’. The theory attempts to explain the functioning of economic markets as a whole, rather than as individual phenomena. It tried to show how and why all free markets tended toward equilibrium in the long run.