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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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24 बिंदु और 18.75 प्रतिशत
18.75 बिंदु और 24 प्रतिशत
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20 बिंदु और 18.75 प्रतिशत
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Index levels change, but the general price trend usually remains
Inflation becomes zero in every year
Nominal GDP disappears
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The first's nominal GDP will be 20 percent higher
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Their nominal GDP will be equal
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The first economy
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Question 1MediumLevel 11
If the deflator falls from 225 to 180, what is the percentage decline in the price level?
Correct answer: B
The percentage change is calculated relative to the original deflator: ((180 − 225) / 225) × 100 = (−45 / 225) × 100 = −20%. Thus, the price level declines by 20 percent, so option B is correct. Option D is only the index-point fall, not the percentage fall; 15% and 25% do not follow from the required base-value calculation.
If real GDP remains unchanged and nominal GDP rises by 22 percent, what happens to the deflator?
Correct answer: C
The deflator is calculated as (Nominal GDP / Real GDP) × 100. With real GDP unchanged, the denominator remains constant, so a 22% rise in nominal GDP produces a 22% rise in the deflator. Hence option C is correct. A 20% increase would confuse percentage changes with index ratios, while 11% and 44% have no basis in the stated relationship.
Base prices of two goods are ₹24 and ₹35, and current quantities are 50 and 40. What is real GDP?
Correct answer: C
Real GDP values current quantities at base-year prices, so it is calculated as (₹24 × 50) + (₹35 × 40). The first good contributes ₹1,200 and the second contributes ₹1,400; their sum is ₹2,600. Therefore option C is correct. Current prices must not be used, because that would calculate nominal GDP rather than real GDP.
If the current prices of the same goods are ₹30 and ₹42, what is nominal GDP?
Correct answer: C
Nominal GDP measures current production using current prices. Keeping the given quantities of 50 and 40, calculate (₹30 × 50) + (₹42 × 40) = ₹1,500 + ₹1,680 = ₹3,180. Thus option C is correct. Using the base prices of ₹24 and ₹35 would give real GDP, not nominal GDP, while the other totals contain arithmetic errors.
If real GDP is ₹2,600 and nominal GDP is ₹3,180, what is the closest value of the deflator?
Correct answer: B
The GDP deflator is calculated as (Nominal GDP / Real GDP) × 100. Substituting the values gives (3,180 / 2,600) × 100 = 122.3077, which rounds to 122.3. Therefore option B is correct. The deflator is an index relative to the base period; it is not obtained by subtracting real GDP from nominal GDP or by dividing in the reverse order.
If the price of an imported final good rises while all domestic output prices remain constant, what is the direct effect on the GDP deflator?
Correct answer: C
The GDP deflator covers prices of final goods and services produced domestically. An imported final good is excluded from domestic GDP, so a change in its price does not directly enter either the numerator or the relevant domestic-output price comparison. Therefore the deflator remains directly unchanged, making option C correct. A consumer price index could still rise because it may include imports.
If the GDP deflator rises from 60 to 75, what is the percentage increase in the price level?
Correct answer: C
The percentage increase is calculated relative to the original index value, not merely by subtracting the two index numbers. The change is 75 − 60 = 15 points. Therefore, percentage increase = (15 ÷ 60) × 100 = 25 percent. Option A reports only the point increase, while option D incorrectly uses the new index level itself. Hence option C is correct.
If the deflator falls from 250 to 200 what is the percentage decline in the price level?
Correct answer: B
The percentage change in the price level is calculated relative to the original deflator: (new value − old value) ÷ old value × 100. Thus, (200 − 250) ÷ 250 × 100 = −20%. The negative sign indicates a decline, so the price level has fallen by 20%. Option C wrongly treats the 50-point fall as a percentage of 200, while option D confuses points with percent.
If the deflator rises by 40 percent in the first year and falls by 25 percent in the second year what is the total change?
Correct answer: A
Successive percentage changes must be applied to the changing base. Taking the initial deflator as 100, the 40% rise gives 140. A 25% fall is then 25% of 140, so the final value is 140 × 0.75 = 105. Compared with the original 100, this is a 5% increase. Directly subtracting 25 from 40 and obtaining 15% ignores the changed base.
If the deflator falls by 25 percent in the first year and rises by 20 percent in the second year what is the total change?
Correct answer: B
Use a base of 100 to account for the changing denominator. After a 25% fall, the deflator becomes 75. The following 20% rise is calculated on 75, giving 75 × 1.20 = 90. The final value is therefore 10 below the initial 100, which is a 10% net decline. A simple subtraction of 25% and 20% would incorrectly ignore the second year’s lower base.
If the deflator rises by 4 percent per year for five consecutive years what is the approximate total increase?
Correct answer: B
Because each annual increase is calculated on the previous year’s higher value, the growth is compounded. The total proportional increase is \((1.04)^5 − 1\). Calculating this gives approximately 0.2167, or 21.67%, which rounds to 21.7%. The 20% choice merely multiplies 4% by five and ignores compounding; 24% and 25% are also not supported by the compound-growth formula.
In year one nominal GDP is ₹2,700 crore and real GDP is ₹2,250 crore. In year two they are ₹3,168 crore and ₹2,400 crore. What is the deflator growth rate?
Correct answer: B
First calculate each year’s GDP deflator: Year 1 = (2700 ÷ 2250) × 100 = 120, and Year 2 = (3168 ÷ 2400) × 100 = 132. The growth rate is (132 − 120) ÷ 120 × 100 = 10%. The 17.3% option incorrectly compares the deflator change with the real GDP level, while 8% and 12% do not follow the formula.
If real GDP rises by 18 percent and the deflator falls by 15 percent then what approximately happens to nominal GDP?
Correct answer: A
Nominal GDP equals real GDP multiplied by the price-level index. Represent the changes by factors: real GDP becomes 1.18 times its original value, while the deflator becomes 0.85 times its original value. The nominal factor is 1.18 × 0.85 = 1.003, so nominal GDP rises by 0.003 × 100 = approximately 0.3%. The effects nearly offset; adding 18% and 15% would be wrong.
If nominal GDP is ₹2112 crore and the deflator is 132, what is real GDP?
Correct answer: B
The governing relationship is Real GDP = (Nominal GDP ÷ GDP Deflator) × 100. Substituting the values gives (2112 ÷ 132) × 100 = 16 × 100 = ₹1600 crore. Therefore, option B is correct. Option A omits the required multiplication by 100, while options C and D result from incorrect division or estimation. The deflator is an index with a base of 100, so the factor of 100 must be included.
If the GDP deflator rises from 145 to 174, what is the inflation rate?
Correct answer: C
Inflation based on the GDP deflator is calculated as [(new index − old index) ÷ old index] × 100. Here, the increase is 174 − 145 = 29 index points, and the rate is (29 ÷ 145) × 100 = 20%. Thus, option C is correct. The 29-point answer confuses an index-point change with a percentage change; 15% and 18% do not follow from the required base-year calculation.
If the deflator falls from 225 to 180, by what percentage does the price level decline?
Correct answer: B
The percentage decline must be measured against the initial deflator. The fall is 225 − 180 = 45 index points, so the percentage decline is (45 ÷ 225) × 100 = 20%. Therefore, option B is correct. Option D reports the point difference as a percentage, whereas 15% and 25% use an incorrect denominator or calculation. The original value is always the base for measuring a decline.
If the deflator is 128 in one year and 152 in the next, what are the index-point rise and inflation rate respectively?
Correct answer: A
The index-point rise is found by subtraction: 152 − 128 = 24 points. The inflation rate uses the initial index as the base: (24 ÷ 128) × 100 = 18.75%. Therefore, option A is correct. Option C treats the point rise as the percentage rate, while option B reverses the two quantities. Option D uses an incorrect point difference, so it cannot be correct.
Nominal GDP rises from 2750 to 3300 and real GDP rises from 2200 to 2400. What is the new-year deflator?
Correct answer: C
The GDP deflator measures the price level of current domestic production relative to the base-year prices. Its formula is (Nominal GDP ÷ Real GDP) × 100. For the new year, (3300 ÷ 2400) × 100 = 1.375 × 100 = 137.5. Therefore, option C is correct. The earlier values are not needed for the new-year deflator; using 2750 or 2200 would produce the old-year ratio.
If nominal GDP is ₹3600 crore and real GDP is 64 percent of nominal GDP, what is the deflator?
Correct answer: C
The GDP deflator is calculated as (Nominal GDP ÷ Real GDP) × 100. Real GDP equals 64% of ₹3600 crore, so it is 0.64 × 3600 = ₹2304 crore. Hence the deflator is (3600 ÷ 2304) × 100 = 156.25. Option C is correct. The value 64 is the real-to-nominal ratio, while 125 is its incomplete reciprocal without the correct percentage calculation.
If the deflator rises from 96 to 120, by what percentage has the price level increased?
Correct answer: C
A deflator is an index of the general price level, so the percentage change must be measured relative to the original index. The increase is 120 − 96 = 24 index points. Percentage increase = (24 ÷ 96) × 100 = 25%. Thus option C is correct. Option B reports the point increase, not the percentage increase; the denominator must be the initial value, 96.
If the deflator falls from 275 to 220, by what percentage has the price level declined?
Correct answer: B
Because the deflator tracks the general price level, the percentage decline is calculated from the original index. The fall is 275 − 220 = 55 points. Percentage decline = (55 ÷ 275) × 100 = 20%. Therefore option B is correct. The value 55 is only the absolute index-point fall, while 25% would incorrectly use a different base.
What changes when a deflator series is rebased to a new base year?
Correct answer: A
Rebasing changes the reference point of an index, normally assigning a value of 100 to the new base year and rescaling the other observations. It does not erase the historical price movement or make inflation zero. The underlying comparisons and broad direction generally remain, although published index levels change. Thus option A is correct, while B, C and D confuse index presentation with real economic changes.
If two economies have equal real GDP and the first has a deflator 20 percent higher than the second, what happens to its nominal GDP?
Correct answer: A
The governing identity is Nominal GDP = Real GDP × (Deflator ÷ 100). Because real GDP is equal in both economies, nominal GDP changes in the same proportion as the deflator. If the first deflator is 1.20 times the second, the first nominal GDP is also 1.20 times the second, or 20 percent higher. Therefore A is correct; equal real GDP does not imply equal nominal GDP when price levels differ.
If two economies have equal nominal GDP and the first has a deflator 25 percent lower than the second, which has higher real GDP?
Correct answer: A
Apply Real GDP = Nominal GDP ÷ (Deflator ÷ 100). With equal nominal GDP, the economy having the smaller deflator has the larger real GDP because the same money value is being adjusted for a lower price level. Since the first deflator is 25 percent lower, its real GDP is higher. Option A is correct; equal nominal GDP does not make real GDP equal.
If the GDP deflator is 375, what is the ratio of nominal GDP to real GDP?
Correct answer: C
The GDP deflator is defined as (nominal GDP ÷ real GDP) × 100. Substituting 375 gives (nominal GDP ÷ real GDP) = 375 ÷ 100 = 3.75. Hence the nominal-to-real GDP ratio is 3.75:1. Option A reverses the ratio, while option D fails to divide the index by 100. The result follows directly from the index-number definition.
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