Tag: meaning and scope of public finance

Questions Related to meaning and scope of public finance

Which of the following s the benefit of adopting a social security system?

  1. Annual bonus

  2. Non financial incentives

  3. Old age pension

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: C

In March 1999, the number of Industries reserved for public sector is reduced to _________.

  1. 4

  2. 5

  3. 6

  4. 7


Correct Option: C

The term public means ________.

  1. household, firm and local authorities

  2. non-Banking Financial Institution, Non-Departmental PSU

  3. reserve of foreign banks, Government and International Monetary fund

  4. all the three


Correct Option: D

Which of these activity is not included in service sector?

  1. Tourism services.

  2. Education services.

  3. Mining services.

  4. Health and social welfare services.


Correct Option: C

Who had given the concept of zero based budgeting?

  1. Peter Drucker

  2. Peter Pyhrr

  3. Jagdish Bhagwati

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B

On June $4, 2017$, which State Government launched single-woman pension scheme across the state, thereby becoming the first state in India to launch such scheme?

  1. Telangana

  2. Andhra Pradesh

  3. Punjab

  4. Haryana


Correct Option: A

With reference to the Finance Commission of India, which of the following statements is correct?

  1. It encourages the inflow of foreign capital for infrastructure development

  2. It facilitates the proper distribution of finance among the public sector undertakings

  3. It ensures transparency in financial administration

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: D

Deficit financing involves ________.

  1. borrowings from India

  2. printing of more currency

  3. none of the above

  4. both (a) & (b) above


Correct Option: D

Fiscal responsibility and budget management Act aims at reducing gross fiscal deficit by _______ $\%$ of GDP in each financial year.

  1. $0.5\%$

  2. $1\%$

  3. $1.5\%$

  4. $2\%$


Correct Option: A

Who among the following never hold the office of chairman of finance commission?

  1. Pranab Mukherjee

  2. Mahaveer Tyagi

  3. K.C. Pant

  4. C. Rangarajan


Correct Option: A