The concept of 'Accelerator Principle' states that: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The concept of 'Accelerator Principle' states that:
A. Saving depends only on income
B. Investment depends on the rate of change of income or output
C. Investment depends on the level of income
D. Consumption depends on the rate of interest
Answer: Option B
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
The accelerator principle posits that net investment is a function of the change in output or income; a rise in demand induces a multiple increase in investment.

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Question #1
In the context of behavioural public finance, 'Tax Salience' refers to:
A. Only the administrative cost of the tax
B. The degree to which a tax is noticed and taken into account by decision-makers
C. Only the statutory tax rate
D. Only the progressivity of the tax

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
Tax salience measures how visible or noticeable a tax is to the agents who pay it; less salient taxes tend to produce smaller behavioural responses than more salient ones of equal magnitude.

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Question #2
The 'original sin' problem in international finance refers to:
A. high domestic debt
B. inability of emerging economies to borrow abroad in their own currency
C. trade deficits
D. currency depreciation

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
Original sin is the inability of emerging economies to borrow abroad in their own domestic currency.

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Question #3
The 'International Monetary Fund' Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust provides:
A. trade subsidies
B. concessional lending to low-income countries
C. military aid
D. loans to developed countries

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
PRGT provides concessional lending to low-income countries.

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