Currency depreciation generally makes imports: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Currency depreciation generally makes imports:
A. unchanged
B. cheaper
C. subsidized
D. more expensive in domestic currency
Answer: Option D
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Depreciation makes foreign goods more expensive in domestic currency, reducing import demand.

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Practice More Economy Set 1 Questions

Question #1
The 'GST' is a comprehensive indirect tax that replaced how many central and state taxes?
A. about 50
B. about 17 central and state taxes and multiple cesses
C. about 100
D. about 10

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
GST subsumed around 17 central and state indirect taxes and cesses.

This question belongs to: Economy GK Economy Set 1
Question #2
In the context of public goods, the 'Lindahl Equilibrium' is characterised by:
A. A single uniform price for the public good
B. Zero provision of the public good
C. Personalised prices (Lindahl taxes) such that each individual demands the same quantity of the public good and the sum of prices equals marginal cost
D. Private provision only

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
In a Lindahl equilibrium each individual faces a personalised price for the public good equal to his or her marginal benefit; the sum of these prices equals marginal cost and all individuals agree on the quantity.

This question belongs to: Economy GK Economy Set 1
Question #3
Which of the following is a characteristic of the 'Calibration' approach in quantitative macroeconomics?
A. Parameters are chosen so that the model matches selected long-run averages or moments of the data
B. Parameters are estimated only by maximum likelihood
C. No attention is paid to empirical moments
D. Only theoretical consistency matters

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
In the calibration methodology associated with real-business-cycle and dynamic stochastic general-equilibrium models, key parameters are set so that the model reproduces selected long-run averages or other empirical moments.

This question belongs to: Economy GK Economy Set 1