Budget Flashcards

1
Q

A receipt that does not create a liability or reduce an asset.

A

Revenue receipt

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2
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Profits are a form of

A

Non tax revenue receipts

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3
Q

Penalty imposed by court for non compliance of orders

A

Forfeitures

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4
Q

Recovery of loans is a capital expenditure- true or false

A

False- it is a capital receipt

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5
Q

Non recurring expenses of the government that adds to the capital stock of the economy.

A

Capital expenditure

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6
Q

Payment of salaries to staff of government hospitals is a

A

Revenue expenditure

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7
Q

Revenue deficit can be beneficial for a country- true or false

A

False

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8
Q

If the borrowings of the government are Rs 23 lakhs and Primary deficit is Rs 10 lakhs, what is the fiscal deficit?

A

Rs 23 lakhs

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9
Q

A tax where the impact and incidence lie on the same individual.

A

Direct tax

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10
Q

Does a revenue deficit necessarily imply a fiscal deficit?

A

No

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11
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An expenditure that does not lead to an increase in assets or a decrease in liabilities.

A

Revenue expenditure

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12
Q

Why are National Savings certificates treated as a capital receipt?

A

They lead to an increase liabilities

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13
Q

Recovery of loans is a capital receipt because

A

It leads to a decrease in assets

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14
Q

When the government gives a grant to another government it is a form of _____________expenditure.

A

Revenue

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15
Q

Claim of the government on the property of a person who dies without leaving a legal heir.

A

Escheat

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16
Q

GST is a form of ___________tax

17
Q

Progressive taxation is used to reduce ____________in the economy

A

Inequalities

18
Q

Should the government increase or decrease its expenditure during deflation to bring stability?

19
Q

What should the government do to the tax rate to discourage consumption of tobacco?

A

Increase it

20
Q

Should the government remove subsidies granted to Khadi products to increase their consumption?

21
Q

Why is Entertainment tax an indirect tax?

A

Because its burden can be transferred

22
Q

Why is sale of a PSU a capital receipt?

A

Because it leads to a decrease in assets

23
Q

What kind of expenditure is repayment of loan? Why?

A

Capital- leads to decrease in liabilities

24
Q

Why does borrowing increase the revenue deficit?

A

Because it increases revenue expenditure in the form of interest payments.

25
If primary deficit is Rs 12000 crores and interest payments are Rs 7000 crores, what is the fiscal deficit?
Rs 19000 crores
26
If revenue expenditure is Rs 70000, borrowings are Rs 15000, revenue receipts are Rs 50000 and interest payments are 25% of revenue deficit, calculate fiscal deficit and primary deficit.
Fiscal deficit =Rs 15000 | Primary deficit =Rs 10000