JNU SSS 2014 Question 65: Indian public finance and the Union Budget
Answer Question Nos. 61–65 on the basis of the following information :
Union Budget of India at a glance (in ₹ crore)
2014–15
1. Tax Revenue (net to centre)
9,86,417
2. Non-tax Revenue
1,80,714
3. Capital Receipts
5,96,083
4. Recoveries of Loans
10,527
5. Other Receipts
56,925
6. Borrowing and other Liabilities
5,28,631
7. Non-plan Expenditure on Revenue Account
11,07,781
8. Of which, Interest Payments
4,27,011
9. Non-plan Expenditure on Capital Account
1,00,111
10. Plan Expenditure on Revenue Account
4,42,273
11. Plan Expenditure on Capital Account
1,13,049
12. Nominal GDP
1,28,39,952
13. Plan Expenditure to GDP Ratio
A
14. Capital Expenditure to GDP Ratio
B
15. Revenue Deficit to GDP Ratio
C
16. Fiscal Deficit to GDP Ratio
D
17. Primary Deficit to GDP Ratio
E
E is equal to
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Answer Question Nos. 61–65 on the basis of the following information: | Union Budget of India at a glance (in ₹ crore) | 2014–15 | 1. Tax Revenue (net to centre) | 9,86,417 | 2. Non-tax Revenue | 1,80,714 | 3. Capital Receipts | 5,96,083 | 4. Recoveries of Loans | 10,527 | 5. Other Receipts | 56,925 | 6. Borrowing and other Liabilities | 5,28,631 | 7. Non-plan Expenditure on Revenue Account | 11,07,781 | 8. Of which, Interest Payments | 4,27,011 | 9. Non-plan Expenditure on Capital Account | 1,00,111 | 10. Plan Expenditure on Revenue Account | 4,42,273 | 11. Plan Expenditure on Capital Account | 1,13,049 | 12. Nominal GDP | 1,28,39,952 | 13. Plan Expenditure to GDP Ratio | A | 14. Capital Expenditure to GDP Ratio | B | 15. Revenue Deficit to GDP Ratio | C | 16. Fiscal Deficit to GDP Ratio | D | 17. Primary Deficit to GDP Ratio | E | E is equal to (A) − 3·33% (B) 0·00% (C) 0·79% (D) 1·32%
Indian public finance and the Union Budget has come up 80 times in 6 exams since 2011.
What this question tests
This question is on Deficit concepts in the Union Budget, part of Indian public finance and the Union Budget in Indian Economy.
The different measures of the Government of India's deficit and how to compute them.
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