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What does the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) measure?
What does the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) measure?
- The market value of goods and services produced in an economy, unadjusted for inflation
- The total expenditure in an economy
- The volume of all goods and services produced within an economy during a given period of time (correct)
- The total income of households in an economy
How can India's GDP be compared with that of other countries?
How can India's GDP be compared with that of other countries?
- Through the market exchange rate or Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) (correct)
- Through the Gross Value Added (GVA)
- Through the Wholesale Price Index (WPI)
- Through the Consumer Price Index (CPI)
What is the main cause of inflation?
What is the main cause of inflation?
- Cost-push pressure
- Changes in the prices of goods and services over a year
- Long-term economic growth
- Demand-pull pressure (correct)
How is Real GDP different from Nominal GDP?
How is Real GDP different from Nominal GDP?
What does inflation targeting aim to achieve?
What does inflation targeting aim to achieve?