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Module 1: National Income Accounting Concepts

National Income measures aggregate economic output via GDP, GNP, and NNP. Real GDP adjusts nominal output against baseline inflation using constant base-year prices.

Module Evaluation

5-Question Knowledge Check

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Q1. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at Market Price minus Net Indirect Taxes equals:
GNP at Factor Cost
GDP at Factor Cost
NNP at Factor Cost
Personal Income
Solution: GDP at Factor Cost = GDP at Market Price - (Indirect Taxes - Subsidies).
Q2. Real GDP differs from Nominal GDP because it is evaluated at:
Current market prices
Constant base-year prices
Factor costs including transfer payments
Purchasing power parity
Solution: Real GDP uses base-year prices to isolate physical output from inflation.
Q3. The official definition of National Income in India corresponds to:
NNP at Factor Cost
GDP at Market Price
GNP at Market Price
Personal Disposable Income
Solution: National Income is formally defined as Net National Product (NNP) at Factor Cost.
Q4. The GDP Deflator is mathematically defined as:
(Nominal GDP / Real GDP) * 100
(Real GDP / Nominal GDP) * 100
WPI to CPI
Current output to base imports
Solution: GDP Deflator = (Nominal GDP / Real GDP) * 100.
Q5. Which of the following is excluded when calculating Gross Domestic Product?
Exported services
Capital depreciation
Transfer payments (e.g. pensions)
Agricultural harvests
Solution: Transfer payments are unilateral payments without matching economic production.
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