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Budget, Fiscal Policy, Taxes and GST – GK Quiz with Answers – Level 2

Intermediate Indian Economy practice on budget functions, capital receipts, revenue and primary deficit, the GST Council, the CGST, SGST and IGST split, and why alcoholic liquor stays outside GST.

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Duration
30 min
Marks
50

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About this test

Budget, Fiscal Policy and GST GK Quiz Level 2: Deficits and GST Council

Level 2 of the Budget, Fiscal Policy, Taxes and GST GK series on Aptitude360 is an intermediate Indian Economy set. It mixes budget functions, government receipts and expenditure, deficit calculations and the working of GST, using statement, match-the-list, odd-one-out and chronology formats, each with a written explanation.

Areas tested in this intermediate fiscal policy set

  • Budget functions: matching allocation, redistribution and stabilisation to government actions
  • Receipts: why disinvestment is a capital receipt and which items are not
  • Expenditure: classifying interest payments and other items as revenue expenditure
  • Deficits: revenue, fiscal and primary deficit, with a simple calculation
  • Taxes: shifting of tax burden, corporation tax and taxes subsumed into GST
  • GST framework: GST Council membership and functions, the UT component, the constitutional article on GST powers and the exclusion of alcoholic liquor

Concepts that go beyond the basics

  • Applying the liability-or-asset test to unfamiliar receipts
  • Telling the stabilisation function apart from redistribution through progressive taxes
  • The order of the FRBM Act, the GST constitutional amendment and the nationwide GST rollout
  • Matching Constitution articles to the Money Bill, Consolidated Fund and Finance Commission

Preparation tips for Budget and GST questions

  • For odd-one-out items, label each one revenue or capital, direct or indirect, then find the misfit
  • Interest payments are subtracted from fiscal deficit to get primary deficit, never added
  • Revise GST Council members and the matters it recommends on as a short list

Who should take Level 2

Learners who already know the basics of the Budget and GST and want application-based practice for General Awareness and Indian Economy.

FAQs about Budget, Fiscal Policy, Taxes and GST – GK Quiz with Answers – Level 2

How is primary deficit calculated?
Primary deficit is fiscal deficit minus interest payments. It shows the government's borrowing need excluding interest on past loans.
Are interest payments revenue expenditure or capital expenditure?
Interest payments are revenue expenditure. They neither create assets nor reduce the government's liabilities.
Why is disinvestment a capital receipt?
When the government sells its shares in public sector companies, its assets are reduced. Receipts that reduce assets or create liabilities are capital receipts.
Why is alcohol not included in GST?
The Constitution excludes alcoholic liquor for human consumption from GST. States therefore continue to levy their own taxes, such as excise duty and VAT, on it.

Test structure

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SectionQuestionsTime
Budget, Fiscal Policy, Taxes and GST GK Level 25030 min

Marking & rules

Total marks
50 across 50 questions.
Negative marking
A wrong answer costs marks. Leaving a question unanswered costs nothing.
Attempts
100 in total. An attempt is spent the moment you begin one.

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Marks, percentage, right, wrong and skipped, and the time you took.

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The same figures for each section, so a weak one cannot hide in an average.

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Every question with your answer, the right one, the working, and the video where there is one.

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Your score against the spread of everyone else who has sat this test.

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