Inflation

With reference to the Indian economy, what are the advantages of "Inflation-Indexed Bonds (IIBs)"? 1. Government can reduce the coupon rates on its borrowing by way of IIBs. 2. IIBS provide protection to the investors from uncertainty regarding inflation. 3. The interest received as well as capital gains on IIBs are not taxable. Which of the statements given above are correct?

With reference to Indian economy, demand-pull inflation can be caused/increased by which of the following? 1. Expansionary policies 2. Fiscal stimulus 3. Inflation-indexing wages 4. Higher purchasing power 5. Rising interest rates. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Which of the following factors/ policies were affecting the price of rice in India in the recent past? 1. Minimum support prices 2. Government trading 3. Government stockpiling 4. Consumer subsidies Select the correct answer using the code given below :

Consider the following statements 1. The weightage of food in consumer price Index (CPI) is higher than that in Wholesale Price Index (WPI) 2. The WPI does not capture changes in the prices of services, which CPI does 3. Reserve bank of India has now adopted WPI and its key measures of inflation and to decide on changing the key policy rate Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following brings out the ‘Consumer Price Index Number for Industrial Workers?

Consider the following statements : 1\. Inflation benefits the debtors. 2\. Inflation benefits the bond-holders. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A rise in general level of prices may be caused by 1. an increase in the money supply 2. a decrease in the aggregate level of output 3. an increase in the effective demand Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

Which one of the following is likely to be the most inflationary in its effect?

Economic growth is usually coupled with

India has experienced persistent and high food inflation in the recent past. What could be the reasons? 1. Due to a gradual switchover to the cultivation of commercial crops, the area under the cultivation of food grains has steadily decreased in the last five years by about 30%. 2. As a consequence of increasing incomes, the consumption patterns of the people have undergone a significant change. 3. The food supply chain has structural constraints. Which of the statements given above are correct?

A rapid increase in the rate of inflation is sometimes attributed to the “base effect”. What is “base effect”?