CUET Economics 2025 16 May Shift 1 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:

Match List-I with List-II :

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