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In Class 12 Economics, under National Income and Related Aggregates, students learn how the GDP Deflator measures the overall change in prices of goods and services produced within an economy. The topic explains its relationship with nominal GDP and real GDP, the role of a base year, and the formula: GDP Deflator = (Nominal GDP ÷ Real GDP) × 100. Students also interpret changes in the index to understand inflation and distinguish price effects from changes in production.
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₹320 crore
₹400 crore
₹450 crore
₹500 crore
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₹600 crore
₹640 crore
₹700 crore
₹864 crore
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To measure population
To measure changes in the general price level
To measure unemployment
To measure foreign debt
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Output has always fallen
Population has fallen
Average price level has risen
Exports became zero
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Population has risen
Output has doubled
Exports have risen
Average price level has fallen
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Nominal GDP will be greater than real GDP
Nominal GDP will be less than real GDP
Both will be zero
There will be no relation
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Nominal GDP will exceed real GDP
Nominal GDP will be less than real GDP
Both will always be equal
Real GDP will be zero
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100
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140
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90
100
110
120
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Both measure only imports
The deflator is based on domestic final output while CPI is based on a consumer basket
Both are always equal
CPI measures only exports
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No because it measures only one good
No because quantity never changes
Yes because it is based on current domestic production
Yes because it includes only imports
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₹450 crore
₹500 crore
₹525 crore
₹550 crore
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₹500 crore
₹400 crore
₹600 crore
₹100 crore
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6 percent
5 percent
4 percent
2 percent
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5 percent
8 percent
10 percent
15 percent
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80
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120
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80
100
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125
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Population and employment
Nominal GDP and real GDP
Exports and imports
Taxes and government expenditure
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It will fall
It will become zero
It will rise
It will always remain 100
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It will rise
It will double
It will remain unchanged
It will fall
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125
120
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80
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₹720 crore
₹840 crore
₹900 crore
₹1040 crore
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₹720 crore
₹760 crore
₹800 crore
₹880 crore
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60 percent
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Question 1EasyLevel 4
If real GDP is ₹400 crore and the deflator is 125, what is nominal GDP?
Correct answer: D
The governing relationship is GDP deflator = (Nominal GDP ÷ Real GDP) × 100. Rearranging gives Nominal GDP = (Deflator × Real GDP) ÷ 100. Thus, (125 × 400) ÷ 100 = ₹500 crore. Hence option D is correct. ₹400 crore would ignore the deflator, while ₹320 crore uses the wrong direction of calculation.
If nominal GDP is ₹720 crore and the deflator is 120, what is real GDP?
Correct answer: A
Use the GDP-deflator formula: Deflator = (Nominal GDP ÷ Real GDP) × 100. Solving for real GDP gives Real GDP = (Nominal GDP ÷ Deflator) × 100. Therefore, (720 ÷ 120) × 100 = ₹600 crore. Option A is correct. Multiplying 720 by 120 would move in the wrong direction and produce an implausible result.
The GDP deflator is a broad price index for domestically produced final goods and services. It compares nominal GDP with real GDP and therefore captures changes in the overall price level of domestic output. Option B is correct. Population, unemployment, and foreign debt require separate indicators; they are not measured by the GDP deflator.
What does a rise in the GDP deflator generally indicate?
Correct answer: C
Because the GDP deflator measures the price level of domestic final output, a rise in it generally indicates that prices have increased relative to the base year. Thus, option C is correct and the movement is commonly associated with inflation. A higher deflator does not by itself prove that output fell, population declined, or exports became zero.
What does a fall in the GDP deflator generally indicate?
Correct answer: D
The GDP deflator reflects the average price of domestically produced final output relative to the base year. When it falls, the general price level is usually lower than before or has declined relative to the comparison period. Therefore option D is correct. The fall does not establish changes in population, output volume, or exports.
If the deflator is above 100, what is the usual relationship between nominal and real GDP?
Correct answer: A
From the formula Deflator = (Nominal GDP ÷ Real GDP) × 100, a deflator above 100 means the nominal-to-real GDP ratio is greater than 1. Hence nominal GDP is generally greater than real GDP, making option A correct. A value below 100 would imply the opposite relationship; the other choices ignore the formula.
If the deflator is below 100, which relationship is generally correct?
Correct answer: B
The formula is Deflator = (Nominal GDP ÷ Real GDP) × 100. If the deflator is below 100, the ratio of nominal GDP to real GDP is below 1, so nominal GDP is generally less than real GDP. Thus option B is correct. Equality occurs at a deflator of 100, while a zero real GDP is not implied.
If nominal GDP is ₹840 crore and real GDP is ₹700 crore, what is the deflator?
Correct answer: C
Apply the standard formula: GDP deflator = (Nominal GDP ÷ Real GDP) × 100. Substituting the values gives (₹840 crore ÷ ₹700 crore) × 100 = 1.2 × 100 = 120. Therefore option C is correct. A deflator of 120 means the relevant price level is 20% above the base-year level, not 10% or 40% above it.
If nominal GDP is ₹900 crore and real GDP is ₹750 crore, what will the deflator be?
Correct answer: D
The GDP deflator is calculated as (Nominal GDP ÷ Real GDP) × 100. Using the given values, (₹900 crore ÷ ₹750 crore) × 100 = 1.2 × 100 = 120. Hence option D is correct. Both GDP figures are already in the same unit, so the crore units cancel during division; 90, 100, and 110 do not satisfy the formula.
What is one main difference between the GDP deflator and the consumer price index?
Correct answer: B
The governing concept is the coverage of a price index. The GDP deflator compares nominal GDP with real GDP and reflects prices of final goods and services produced domestically, with a changing composition. CPI measures the cost of a representative consumer basket, which may include imported goods. Therefore option B correctly identifies the main difference; options A and D wrongly restrict the indexes to trade items, while C is not generally true.
Can the composition of goods in the GDP deflator change over time?
Correct answer: C
The relevant concept is the variable-weight nature of the GDP deflator. It is calculated from nominal GDP divided by real GDP, so it reflects the prices of goods and services produced in the current period. As domestic production changes, the relative quantities and types of final goods included can also change. Thus option C is correct. A and B falsely claim that the index covers one fixed good or an unchanging quantity, while D is wrong because imports are not domestic GDP.
If real GDP is ₹500 crore and the deflator is 110, what is nominal GDP?
Correct answer: D
The governing relationship is GDP deflator = (Nominal GDP / Real GDP) × 100. Rearranging gives nominal GDP = real GDP × deflator / 100. Substitution gives ₹500 crore × 110 / 100 = ₹550 crore. Therefore option D is correct. A would imply a deflator below 100, B would imply a deflator of 100, and C does not follow from multiplying by 1.10.
If nominal GDP is ₹500 crore and the deflator is 100, what is real GDP?
Correct answer: A
Use the identity deflator = (Nominal GDP / Real GDP) × 100. Solving for real GDP gives nominal GDP × 100 / deflator. Hence real GDP = ₹500 crore × 100 / 100 = ₹500 crore. A is therefore correct. A deflator of 100 represents the base-year price level, so nominal and real GDP have the same numerical value; B, C and D do not satisfy the identity.
If the deflator rises from 120 to 126 in a year, what is the inflation rate?
Correct answer: B
Inflation measured by the index is the percentage change from the initial value, not merely the index-point increase. The calculation is [(126 − 120) / 120] × 100 = (6/120) × 100 = 5%. Therefore option B is correct. Option A reports six index points as if they were six percent; C and D do not result from the required percentage-change formula.
If the deflator falls from 150 to 135, by how much did the price level fall?
Correct answer: C
The percentage fall must be measured relative to the original index value. The decrease is 150 − 135 = 15 points, and the rate is (15/150) × 100 = 10%. Thus option C is correct. Option D confuses the 15-point fall with a 15% fall; A and B use incorrect denominators or calculations. The lower deflator indicates that the overall price level declined relative to its earlier value.
If nominal GDP is 20 percent higher than real GDP, what will the deflator be?
Correct answer: D
The GDP deflator equals (Nominal GDP / Real GDP) × 100. If nominal GDP is 20% higher than real GDP, nominal GDP is 1.20 times real GDP. Therefore the deflator is (1.20 × real GDP / real GDP) × 100 = 120. Option D is correct. A represents a 20% lower nominal value, B represents equal values, and C does not correspond to the stated 20% difference.
If nominal GDP is 80 percent of real GDP, what will the deflator be?
Correct answer: A
The governing formula is GDP deflator = (Nominal GDP / Real GDP) × 100. Since nominal GDP equals 80% of real GDP, the ratio nominal GDP/real GDP is 0.80. Thus the deflator is 0.80 × 100 = 80. Option A is correct. A value of 100 would require nominal and real GDP to be equal, while 120 or 125 would require nominal GDP to exceed real GDP.
Which two measures are required to calculate the GDP deflator?
Correct answer: B
The GDP deflator is a broad price index calculated as (Nominal GDP / Real GDP) × 100 for the same period. Consequently, the two required measures are nominal GDP, valued at current prices, and real GDP, valued at base-year prices. Option B is correct. Population, employment, trade flows, taxes, and government spending may matter in other analyses, but none of those pairs supplies the deflator directly.
What happens to the deflator if prices rise while output quantity remains unchanged?
Correct answer: C
The key concept is the separation of price effects from quantity effects. With output quantity unchanged, real GDP remains constant when measured at base-year prices. If current prices rise, nominal GDP increases, so the ratio (Nominal GDP / Real GDP) × 100 also increases. Therefore option C is correct. The deflator does not fall or become zero, and it remains 100 only when current and base-year price levels are equal.
What happens to the deflator if prices fall while output quantity remains unchanged?
Correct answer: D
The GDP deflator measures the price level of domestically produced final goods and services: Deflator = (Nominal GDP ÷ Real GDP) × 100. If output quantity is unchanged, real GDP remains constant at base-year prices. A fall in current prices reduces nominal GDP, so the ratio and therefore the deflator fall. It does not double or remain unchanged.
If nominal GDP is ₹1000 crore and real GDP is ₹800 crore, what is the deflator?
Correct answer: A
The governing formula is GDP deflator = (Nominal GDP ÷ Real GDP) × 100. Substituting the values gives (₹1000 crore ÷ ₹800 crore) × 100 = 1.25 × 100 = 125. Thus the correct answer is 125, meaning the measured price level is 25% above the base-year level. Options 120 and 110 use incorrect ratios, while 80 reverses the division.
If the deflator is 140 and real GDP is ₹600 crore, what is nominal GDP?
Correct answer: B
From the deflator formula, Deflator = (Nominal GDP ÷ Real GDP) × 100. Rearranging gives Nominal GDP = (Deflator × Real GDP) ÷ 100. Therefore, Nominal GDP = (140 × ₹600 crore) ÷ 100 = ₹840 crore. ₹720 crore would correspond to a deflator of 120, while the other options result from incorrect multiplication or division.
If nominal GDP is ₹960 crore and the deflator is 120, what is real GDP?
Correct answer: C
The GDP deflator formula is Deflator = (Nominal GDP ÷ Real GDP) × 100. Solving for real GDP gives Real GDP = (Nominal GDP × 100) ÷ Deflator. Thus, Real GDP = (₹960 crore × 100) ÷ 120 = ₹800 crore. ₹720 crore and ₹880 crore do not satisfy the formula, and ₹760 crore results from an incorrect division.
A price index such as the GDP deflator normally assigns the base year a value of 100. This convention makes comparisons straightforward: a deflator of 125 indicates a price level 25% above the base year, while 80 indicates a level 20% below it. Therefore, 100 is the correct base value; 1 is sometimes used in ratio form, but not as the usual index value.
If the deflator is 160, how much higher is the current price level than the base year?
Correct answer: A
The base-year value of the GDP deflator is 100. A deflator of 160 means the current price level is 160% of the base-year level. The increase over the base is therefore 160 − 100 = 60 percentage points, or 60%. It is not a 160% increase; that would incorrectly treat the index level itself as the increase.
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