Q1.

The number of test of Adequacy is : 

  • 2

  • 3

  • 4

  • 5

Solution:

NA

Q2.

Suppose a business executive was earning Rs. 2,050 in the base period, what should be his salary in the current period in his standard of living is to remain the same? Given \(\sum W = 25 \) and \(\sum IW = 3544 :\) 

  • Rs.2096

  • Rs. 2906

  • Rs.2106

  • Rs.2306

Solution:

NA

Q3.

Circular Test is satisfied by : 

  • Paasche's Index Number .  

  • The simple geometric mean of price relatives and the weighted aggregative with fixed weights . 

  • Laspeyre's Index Number 

  • None of these 

Solution:

NA 

Q4.

Cost of living index numbers are also used to find real wages by the process of : 

  • Base shifting 

  • Spilicing of index numbers

  • Deflating of index numbers

  • None of these 

Solution:

NA

Q5.

Net monthly salary of an employee was Rs.3000 in 1980.The consumer price index number in 1985 is 250 with 1980 as base year.If he has to be rightly compensated,then the Dearness Allowance to be paid to the employee is:

  • Rs.4,200

  • Rs.4,500

  • Rs.4,900

  • Rs.7,500

Solution:

NA

Q6.

In 2004 for working class people wheat was selling at an average price of Rs.16 per 20 kg,cloth at Rs.2 per meter , house rent Rs.30 per house and other items at Rs.10 per unit By 2005 cost of wheat rose by Rs.4 per 20 kg, house rent by Rs.15 per house and other items doubled in price.The working class cost of living index for the year 2005 (with 2004 as base) was 160. By how much did cloth rose in price during the period:

  • 1.28

  • 0.99

  • 1.73

  • 1.30

Solution:

NA

Q7.

The Circular Test is known as:

  • P01 x P12 x P20 = 1

  • P12 x P01 x P20 = 1

  • P01 x P20 x P12 = 1

  • P05 x P12 x P20 = 1

Solution:

NA

Q8.

Fisher's index is based on :-

  • Arithmetic Mean of Laspeyre and Paasche 

  • Geometric Mean of Laspeyre and Paasche

  • Harmonic Mean of Laspeyre and Paasche 

  • Median of Laspeyre and Paasche 

Solution:

NA

Q9.

In Paasche's index,weights are based on :

  • Current year quantities

  • Base year quantities

  • Weighted average prices

  • None of these

Solution:

NA

Q10.

Fisher's Ideal Index does not satisfy:

  • Time reversal test

  • Factor reversal test

  • Unit test

  • Circular test

Solution:

NA

Q11.

In Laspeyeres Index Number _______________ . are used as weight .

  • Base year Price 

  • Current Year Price 

  • Base Year Quntities 

  • Current  Year Quntities 

Solution:

NA

Q12.

In the data Bowley's and Laspeyre's index number is as follows .Bowley index number = 150 , Lspreye's index number = 180 then Paesche's index number is 

  • 120

  • 30

  • 165

  • None of these 

Solution:

NA

Q13.

Consumer price index is commonly known as 

  • Chain Based Index 

  • Ideal index 

  • Wholesale price index 

  • Cost of living index 

Solution:

NA

Q14.

If Laspeyre's index number is 90 and Paasche's index number is 160 , then Fisher's index number will _______________ . 

  • 144

  • 120

  • 125

  • None of these 

Solution:

NA

Q15.

The index number of prices at a place in the year 2008 is 225 with 2004 as the base year then there is : 

  • averages 125% increase in prices. 

  • averages 225% increase in prices. 

  • averages 100% increase in prices. 

  • None of these 

Solution:

NA

Q16.

Net monthly salary of an employee was Rs 3,000. The consumer price index number in 1985 is 250 with 1980 as base year . If he has to be rightly compensated then the additional dearness allowance to be paid to the employee is : 

  • Rs. 4,000

  • Rs. 4,800

  • Rs. 3,000

  • Rs. 4,500

Solution:

NA

Q17.

Time reversal test is satisfied by : 

  • Fisher's formula 

  • Laspeyre's  formula 

  • Paasche's formula 

  • Dorbish formula 

Solution:

NA

Q18.

Bowley's index = 150, Laspeyer's index = 180, then Paasche's index = __________________ . 

  • 120

  • 30

  • 100

  • None of these 

Solution:

NA

Q19.

What is the formula for calculated the deflated value ? 

  • Current value/Price index of current year  

  • (Current value/Price index of current year) x 100 

  • (Current value/Price index of last year) x 100

  • None of these 

Solution:

NA

Q20.

Which of the following statements is true ? 

  • Paasche's Index Number is based on base year quantity

  • Fisher's Index Number satisfies the circular test 

  • Arithmetic Mean is the most appropriate average for constructing the Index Number 

  • Splicing means constructing one continuous series from two different indices on the basis of common base . 

Solution:

NA

Q21.

Monthly salary of an employee was Rs. 10,000 in the year 2,000 and it was increased to Rs. 20,000 in year 2013 while the consumer price index number is 240 in year 2013 with the base year 2000 . What should be his salary in comparison of consumer price index in the year 2013 ?  

  • Rs. 20,000

  • Rs. 15,000

  • Rs. 24,000

  • None of the  above 

Solution:

NA

Q22.

In a data 2013 as the base year, the index numbers for the prices of the commodity in 2014 and 2015 are 120 and 125 respectively. alculate the index number for 2013 and 2015 if 2014 is taken as the base year.

  • 83.33,   104.17

  • 80,   120

  • 75.4,     137.63

  • 90,   100

Solution:

NA

Q23.

In a data 2014 as the base year, the index numbers for the prices of the commodity in 2016 and 2020 are 108 and 120 respectively. calculate the index number for 2020 if 2016 is taken as the base year.

  • 122

  • 111.11

  • 134

  • 142.86

Solution:

NA

Q24.

 ________________ play a very important role in the construction of index numbers. 

  • Weights

  • Classes

  • Estimations

  • None 

Solution:

NA

Q25.

Consumer price index for the year 1977, was 313, with 1960 as the base year, and was 96 for the year 1960 . The average monthly wages in 1977of the workers into factory be Rs. 160, their real wages is : 

  • Rs . 48.40

  • Rs .51.12

  • Rs . 40.30

  • None of these 

Solution:

NA

Q26.

Purchasing power of money is 

  • Reciprocal of price index number 

  • Equal to  price index number 

  • Unequal to  price index number 

  • None of these 

Solution:

NA

Q27.

In the year 2010 the monthly salary of a clerk was Rs. 24,000. The consumer price index was 140 in the year 2010, which rises to 224 in the year 2016. If he has to be rightly compensated, what additional monthly salary to be paid to him ?  

  • Rs.14,400

  • Rs.38,000

  • Rs.7,200

  • None of these 

Solution:

NA