CUET Economics 2025 3 June Shift 2 PYQs

Identify which of the following statements are correct?

(A) Fiscal deficit is the difference between total revenue and total expenditure excluding borrowing of the government.

(B) Fiscal deficit is the difference between total planned expenditure and total planned receipts of the government.

(C) Primary deficit is the difference between total planned receipt and interest payments.

(D) Fiscal deficit is the sum of primary deficit and interest payment.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

The 'Ricardian equivalence' view argued that in the face of high deficits, people save more. It is called 'equivalence' because it argues that taxation and borrowing are equivalent means of ...........

1. Financing expenditure
2. Financing borrowing
3. Financing Taxation
4. Financing deficit

In the Annual Budget 2025, the Government of India set up disinvestment targets of ₹80000 crore. Such proceeds from disinvestment can be classified as ________ receipts in the government budget as it leads to ________ of the government.