Which of the following is a component of revenue expenditure of the government? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Which of the following is a component of revenue expenditure of the government?
A. Expenditure on construction of roads
B. Expenditure on acquisition of land
C. Loans to state governments
D. Interest payments
Answer: Option D
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Revenue expenditure does not create assets or reduce liabilities. Interest payments are a major component of revenue expenditure. Acquisition of land, loans and construction create assets and are capital expenditure.

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Question #1
Which of the following is a feature of the 'Data Economy' or 'Attention Economy'?
A. Only physical goods generate value
B. Economic value is increasingly derived from the collection, analysis and monetisation of data and user attention
C. Data has no economic value
D. Only traditional manufacturing matters

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
In the data and attention economy, the ability to collect, process and monetise large volumes of personal and behavioural data, as well as to capture user attention, has become a central source of economic value.

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Question #2
Which of the following is a characteristic of a developed money market?
A. Only long-term government securities
B. High transaction costs and low participation
C. Absence of short-term instruments
D. Presence of a wide range of instruments and high liquidity

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
A developed money market features a variety of short-term instruments, high liquidity, low transaction costs and active participation by financial institutions.

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Question #3
Which of the following was a central objective of the Mahalanobis strategy in the Second Plan?
A. land reforms
B. investment in heavy and capital goods industries
C. export promotion
D. promotion of cottage industries

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
The Mahalanobis strategy emphasized investment in heavy and capital goods industries.

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