Which of the following is NOT a type of inflation based on speed? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Which of the following is NOT a type of inflation based on speed?
A. Walking inflation
B. Demand-pull inflation
C. Galloping inflation
D. Creeping inflation
Answer: Option B
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Demand-pull inflation is a classification based on cause. Based on speed/intensity, inflation is classified as creeping, walking, running and galloping (or hyperinflation).

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Question #1
Which of the following is a feature of the 'Dornbusch Overshooting' model?
A. Prices are fully flexible and exchange rates never overshoot
B. Exchange rates always adjust gradually
C. Exchange rates may overshoot their long-run values in response to monetary shocks because of sticky prices
D. Only real shocks matter

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
In Dornbusch’s overshooting model, sticky goods prices cause the exchange rate to jump more than proportionally to a monetary shock in the short run so that uncovered interest parity can hold.

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Question #2
Which of the following is a characteristic of the 'Balanced Growth' path in the Solow model?
A. There is no steady state
B. Per capita variables grow at different rates
C. Only capital grows while output is constant
D. Capital, output and effective labour all grow at the same rate

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
On the balanced-growth path of the Solow model, aggregate capital, output and effective labour grow at the exogenous rate of technological progress plus population growth, so that capital and output per effective worker are constant.

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Question #3
The 'Fiscal deficit' is financed by:
A. only disinvestment
B. only taxes
C. market borrowings and other liabilities
D. only foreign aid

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
Fiscal deficit is financed through market borrowings and other liabilities.

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