MCQ Class 11 Economics Chapter 7 Index Numbers CBSE Board Advertisement Statistics for Economics 1. What is an index number?A measure of population growthA statistical device for measuring changes in related variablesA measure of national income onlyA method of collecting primary dataQuestion 1 of 202. What is the conventional value assigned to the base period?50200100150Question 2 of 203. Which period is used as the reference for comparison in an index number?Current periodFuture periodPrevious periodBase periodQuestion 3 of 204. What does an index number of 250 indicate?The value is two and a half times the base period valueThe value has decreased by 250 per centThe value is half of the base period valueThe value has remained unchangedQuestion 4 of 205. Which of the following measures changes in the physical volume of production?Price index numberQuantity index numberConsumer price indexWholesale price indexQuestion 5 of 206. How many main methods are used for constructing index numbers?OneThreeFourTwoQuestion 6 of 207. What is the main limitation of a simple aggregative price index?It requires too many observationsIt cannot measure price changesDifferent commodities have different units of measurementIt always gives a weighted resultQuestion 7 of 208. Why is a simple aggregative index called an unweighted index?All commodities are treated as equally importantIt uses only current-period quantitiesIt excludes all commoditiesIt gives different weights to every commodityQuestion 8 of 209. Which quantities are used as weights in Laspeyres' price index?Current-period pricesBase-period quantitiesCurrent-period quantitiesTotal expenditure onlyQuestion 9 of 2010. Which quantities are used as weights in Paasche's price index?Base-period quantitiesBase-period pricesCurrent-period quantitiesAverage quantitiesQuestion 10 of 2011. What does a weighted aggregative price index measure?The changing value of a fixed aggregate of goodsOnly the change in populationThe change in employmentThe change in national incomeQuestion 11 of 2012. What is the price index calculated using the method of averaging relatives based on?Total productionTotal populationTotal expenditure onlyThe average of price relativesQuestion 12 of 2013. What does the symbol 'n' represent in the formula for the average of price relatives?Number of yearsNumber of commoditiesNumber of consumersNumber of industriesQuestion 13 of 2014. What is the weighted index of price relatives?Weighted geometric mean of pricesSimple sum of pricesWeighted arithmetic mean of price relativesDifference between current and base pricesQuestion 14 of 2015. Which type of weights is generally preferred in a weighted price relative index?Base-period weightsCurrent-period weightsFuture-period weightsEqual weightsQuestion 15 of 2016. What is another name for the Consumer Price Index?Industrial Production IndexWholesale Price IndexAgricultural Production IndexCost of Living IndexQuestion 16 of 2017. What does the Consumer Price Index measure?Changes in wholesale productionChanges in retail pricesChanges in industrial outputChanges in stock market pricesQuestion 17 of 2018. If the Consumer Price Index is 150, what percentage increase in wages is required to maintain the same standard of living?25 per cent100 per cent50 per cent150 per centQuestion 18 of 2019. Which organisation prepares the All-India Consumer Price Index numbers?Government agencies in IndiaPrivate stock exchanges onlyCommercial banks onlyIndustrial companies onlyQuestion 19 of 2020. Which Consumer Price Index is used by the Reserve Bank of India as the main measure of changes in consumer prices?Consumer Price Index for Agricultural LabourersConsumer Price Index for Rural LabourersConsumer Price Index for Industrial WorkersAll-India Combined Consumer Price IndexQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...
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