Which of the following is a characteristic of a public good? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Which of the following is a characteristic of a public good?
A. Excludable and rivalrous
B. Excludable but non-rivalrous
C. Non-excludable but rivalrous
D. Non-excludable and non-rivalrous
Answer: Option D
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Public goods are non-excludable (difficult to prevent non-payers from consuming) and non-rivalrous (one person's consumption does not reduce availability for others).

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Question #1
The 'Unified Payments Interface' was launched in which year?
A. 2014
B. 2018
C. 2017
D. 2016

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
UPI was launched in April 2016.

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Which of the following is a feature of the 'Wealth Inequality' literature associated with Piketty?
A. Only labour income inequality matters
B. Capital accumulation always reduces inequality
C. When the rate of return on capital exceeds the growth rate of the economy, wealth inequality tends to rise
D. Wealth inequality always declines with development

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
Piketty’s central argument is that when the rate of return on capital (r) systematically exceeds the growth rate of the economy (g), the share of capital in national income and the concentration of wealth tend to increase.

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Which of the following is the correct sequence of stages in the business cycle?
A. Peak, Expansion, Trough, Contraction
B. Expansion, Peak, Contraction, Trough
C. Contraction, Expansion, Peak, Trough
D. Trough, Peak, Expansion, Contraction

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
The typical stages of a business cycle are expansion (recovery), peak (boom), contraction (recession) and trough (depression), and then the cycle repeats.

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