MCQ Class 11 Economics Chapter 7 Index Numbers CBSE Board Advertisement Statistics for Economics 1. What does the Consumer Food Price Index exclude?Food articlesAlcoholic beverages and prepared meals, snacks and sweetsFood and beveragesAgricultural productsQuestion 1 of 202. Which index indicates changes in the general price level at the wholesale level?Consumer Price IndexHuman Development IndexWholesale Price IndexSensexQuestion 2 of 203. Which of the following is not included in the Wholesale Price Index?Services such as barber charges and repairingPrimary articlesFuel and powerManufactured productsQuestion 3 of 204. What is meant by Headline Inflation?Inflation in agricultural products onlyInflation in manufactured goods onlyInflation in consumer servicesAll Commodities Inflation RateQuestion 4 of 205. What is the base year of the Wholesale Price Index mentioned in the chapter?2004–052011–1219821993–94Question 5 of 206. Which index measures changes in industrial production quantities?Consumer Price IndexWholesale Price IndexIndex of Industrial ProductionSensexQuestion 6 of 207. 27.What is the base year of the Index of Industrial Production mentioned in the chapter?2011–122001–021986–872004–05Question 7 of 208. Which of the following is not a main branch of the Index of Industrial Production?MiningManufacturingElectricityBankingQuestion 8 of 209. Which industrial sector has the highest weight in the Index of Industrial Production?MiningManufacturingElectricityAgricultureQuestion 9 of 2010. What is the combined weight of the Eight Core Industries in the Index of Industrial Production?30.27 per cent50.27 per cent40.27 per cent60.27 per centQuestion 10 of 2011. What is the full form of Sensex?Bombay Stock Exchange Sensitive IndexIndian Industrial Sensitive IndexNational Stock Exchange IndexBombay Industrial Production IndexQuestion 11 of 2012. What is the base period of Sensex?1982–831993–942001–021978–79Question 12 of 2013. How many stocks are included in Sensex?20304050Question 13 of 2014. What does a rise in Sensex generally indicate?A decline in industrial productionA fall in investor confidenceGrowing confidence of investors in the economyA decrease in company earningsQuestion 14 of 2015. Which of the following should be considered while selecting a base year?It should be as normal as possibleIt should always have extreme valuesIt should belong to the distant pastIt should have the highest inflation rateQuestion 15 of 2016. Why should the base year of an index number be updated regularly?To increase the value of the indexTo reduce the number of commoditiesTo eliminate all price changesBecause many items in the consumption basket may disappear or become outdatedQuestion 16 of 2017. What is the main consequence of using unreliable data while constructing an index number?More accurate resultsMisleading resultsNo change in the indexElimination of errorsQuestion 17 of 2018. Which index number is used to eliminate the effect of price changes on aggregates such as national income and capital formation?Consumer Price IndexSensexWholesale Price IndexHuman Development IndexQuestion 18 of 2019. What is the formula for calculating the purchasing power of money?1 / Cost of Living IndexCost of Living Index × 100Money Wage / 100Cost of Living Index / Money WageQuestion 19 of 2020. Which of the following is an important use of the Consumer Price Index?Measuring stock market performanceMeasuring industrial productionMeasuring agricultural outputWage negotiation and formulation of income policyQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...
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