NTA UGC NET/JRF Exam, Dec. 2019 Economics (Shift-I)

Total Questions: 95

61. Match List A and List B and choose the correct answer from the code given below:

List-A (Concepts)List-B (Economists)
A. Quasi RentI. A.P. Lerner
B. Planned Sales CurveII. P.A. Samuelson
C. Monopoly PowerIII. A. Marshall
D. Strong Ordering of PreferencesIV. F. Chamberlin

Options: 

Correct Answer: (a) (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
Solution:
List-IList-II
Quasi RentA. Marshall
Planned Sales CurveF. Chamberlin
Monopoly PowerA.P. Lerner
Strong Ordering of PreferencesP.A. Samuelson

62. Match the following:

List-A (Concept)List-B (Economist)
A. Marginalist RevolutionI. Samuelson
B. Multiplier-Accelerator modelII. J.R. Hicks
C. IS-LM curvesIII. Jevous
D. Real Business CycleIV. Robert J. Barro

Choose the correct options from those given below:

Correct Answer: (a) (a)-(iii), (b)-(i), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iv)
Solution:
List-A (Concept)List-B (Economist)
Marginalist RevolutionJevons
Multiplier-Accelerator modelSamuelson
IS-LM curvesJ.R. Hicks
Real Business CycleRobert J. Borro

63. Match the tests with their purpose given below:

List-A (Method/Test)List-B (Target Concept)
A. Dickey-Fuller TestI. Heterosedasticity
B. Box-Jenkins MethodII. Causality
C. Glejser TestIII. Forecasting
D. Granger TestIV. Stationarity

Choose the correct options from those given below:

Correct Answer: (c) (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
Solution:
Method/Test (List-A)Target Concept (List-B)
Dickey-Fuller TestStationarity
Box-Jenkins MethodForecasting
Glejser TestHeterosedasticity
Granger TestCausality

64. Match the Economists with their field of contribution in Mathematical Economics :

EconomistField of Contribution
A.SlutskyI.Linear Programming
B.ArrowII.Input-output analysis
C.LeontiefIII.Consumer behaviour analysis
D.DantzigIV.CES Production Function

Choose the correct options from those given below:

Correct Answer: (b) (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)
Solution:
EconomistField of Contribution
SlutskyConsumer behaviour analysis
ArrowCES Production Function
LeontiefInput-output analysis
DantzigLinear Programming

65. Match the following :

TermDefinition / Description
a. Forward Exchangei. A device of covering exchange risk against the price rise of foreign currency
b. Hedgingii. A contract to buy and sell foreign exchange against another currency at some fixed rate in he future at a price agreed upon now
c. Arbitrageiii. The movement of exchange rate between two limits set by the cost of moving gold from one country to another
d. Specie pointiv. A mechanism which makes two markets that are physically separate. a single market in the economic sense

Choose the correct options from those given below:

Correct Answer: (a) (a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(iii)
Solution:
TermDefinition / Description
Forward ExchangeA contract to buy and sell foreign exchange against another currency at some fixed rate in the future at a price agreed upon now
HedgingA device of covering exchange risk against the price rise of foreign currency
ArbitrageA mechanism which makes two markets that are physically separate, a single market in the economic sense
Specie pointThe movement of exchange rate between two limits set by the cost of moving gold from one country to another

66. Match List-I with List-II :

Type of DeficitDefinition
A.Fiscal deficitI.Excess of total expenditure over total receipts
B.Budget deficitII.Excess of revenue expenditure over revenue receipts
C.Revenue deficitIII.Excess of total expenditure over total receipts less borrowings
D.Primary deficitIV.Excess of total expenditure over total receipts less borrowings and interest payments

Choose the correct options from those given below :

Correct Answer: (a) (a)-(iii), (b)-(i), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iv)
Solution:
Type of DeficitDefinition
Fiscal deficitExcess of total expenditure over total receipts less borrowings
Budget deficitExcess of total expenditure over total receipts
Revenue deficitExcess of revenue expenditure over revenue receipts
Primary deficitExcess of total expenditure over total receipts less borrowings and interest payments

67. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct option from the options given below:

InstrumentIssuing / Regulating Entity
A. Treasury BillsI. RBI
B. Commercial papersII. IMF
C. Repo rateIII. Government
D. SDRsIV. Private Companies

Choose the correct options from those given below:

Correct Answer: (c) (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
Solution:
InstrumentIssuing / Regulating Entity
Treasury BillsGovernment
Commercial papersPrivate companies
Repo rateRBI
SDRsIMF

68. Match List-I with List-II :

Index / RatioMatching Concept
A.Head Count RatioI. Extent of poverty
B.Poverty GapII. Depth of poverty
C.Square of poverty gapIII. Poverty as derivation
D.Multi dimensional poverty indexIV.Severity of poverty

Choose the correct options from those given below:

Correct Answer: (d) (a)-(i), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(iii)
Solution:
Index / RatioMatching Concept
Head Count RatioExtent of poverty
Poverty GapDepth of poverty
Square of poverty gapSeverity of poverty
Multi dimensional poverty indexPoverty as derivation

69. Match List-I with List-II:

List-I (A–D)List-II (I–IV)
A. E. CannanI. Optimum population
B. Frank Notestein*II. Transaction costs
C. BrundtlandIII. Demographic transition
D. Ronald CoaseIV. Sustainable development

Choose the correct options from those given below:

Correct Answer: (c) (a)-(i), (b)-(iii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(ii)
Solution:
List-IList-II
a. E. CannonOptimum population
b. Frank NetsteinDemographic transition
c. BrundtlandSustainable development
d. Ronald CoaseTransaction costs

70. Match List-I with List-II :

List-I (Organization)List-II (Functional Focus)
A. CAPARTI. Agricultural marketing
B. SIDOII. Quality Guarantee
C. NAFEDIII. Small Industries
D. AGMARKIV. Rural Technology

Choose the correct options from those given below:

Correct Answer: (b) (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)
Solution:
List-I (Organization)List-II (Functional Focus)
A. CAPARTIV. Rural Technology
B. SIDOIII. Small Industries
C. NAFEDI. Agricultural marketing / Quality Guarantee
D. AGMARKII. Quality Guarantee / Agricultural marketing