Economics miscellaneous


Economics miscellaneous

  1. Capacity utilisation









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    Capacity utilisation refers to the extent or level to which the productive capacity of a plant, firm, or country is used in generation of goods and services. Expressed usually as a percentage, it is computed by dividing the total capacity with the portion being utilized.

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    Capacity utilisation refers to the extent or level to which the productive capacity of a plant, firm, or country is used in generation of goods and services. Expressed usually as a percentage, it is computed by dividing the total capacity with the portion being utilized.


  1. The basic problem studied in Macro - Economics is









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    Macroeconomics involves the sum total of economic activity, dealing with the issues such as production of national income, growth, inflation, and unemployment. It is all about is about maximizing national income and growth.

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    Macroeconomics involves the sum total of economic activity, dealing with the issues such as production of national income, growth, inflation, and unemployment. It is all about is about maximizing national income and growth.



  1. The book which is at the centrepiece of the study of Macro - Economics was written by









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    J.M. Keynes’s magnum opus, ‘The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money’ is often viewed as the foundation of modern macroeconomics. Macroeconomics deals with the performance, structure, behavior, and decision-making of an economy as a whole, rather than individual markets.

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    J.M. Keynes’s magnum opus, ‘The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money’ is often viewed as the foundation of modern macroeconomics. Macroeconomics deals with the performance, structure, behavior, and decision-making of an economy as a whole, rather than individual markets.


  1. The main emphasis of Keynesian economics is on









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    Keynesian Economics is an economic theory of total spending in the economy and its effects on output and inflation. It emphasizes that government expenditures (or tax cuts) leads to increase in GDP which is a multiple of the original expenditure.

    Correct Option: A

    Keynesian Economics is an economic theory of total spending in the economy and its effects on output and inflation. It emphasizes that government expenditures (or tax cuts) leads to increase in GDP which is a multiple of the original expenditure.



  1. According to Keynes, business cycles are due to variation in the rate of investment caused by fluctuations , in the









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    According to Keynes’ ‘General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money,’ business cycles are caused by variations in the rate of investment which are caused by fluctuations in the marginal efficiency of capital. Marginal efficiency of capital means the expected profits from new investments.

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    According to Keynes’ ‘General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money,’ business cycles are caused by variations in the rate of investment which are caused by fluctuations in the marginal efficiency of capital. Marginal efficiency of capital means the expected profits from new investments.