🏫 Board📈 Economics

Problems of Deficient Demand and Excess Demand

2 Board Economics previous year questions on Problems of Deficient Demand and Excess Demand — options free on every question; 1 include the answer & explanation free, the rest unlock with PYQ Pass.

Q1 FREE PREVIEW

In an economy, when _______ is insufficient to achieve the level of output corresponding to full employment, the difference is termed a deflationary gap.
(Choose the correct option to fill in the blank)

a

Ex-ante Aggregate Demand

b

Ex-post Aggregate Demand

c

Ex-ante Aggregate Supply

d

Ex-post Aggregate Supply

✓ Correct answer: a)

Ex-ante Aggregate Demand

Explanation

(A) Ex-ante Aggregate Demand

Explanation:

A deflationary gap occurs when planned aggregate demand is less than the aggregate supply required for full employment equilibrium. Due to insufficient demand, unemployment and underutilisation of resources arise.

Q2

Read the following statements carefully:
Statement 1: During deflationary gap, the Central Bank of a country may increase the repo rate.
Statement 2: The government can reduce the deflationary gap by purchasing Government Securities (G-Sec) in the open market.

a

Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false.

b

Statement 1 is false and Statement 2 is true.

c

Both Statements 1 and 2 are true.

d

Both Statements 1 and 2 are false.

🔒
Answer & explanation — PYQ Pass

Options are free to see. Unlock the correct answer and full explanation with Pass.

Unlock · ₹149

Practice more Board Economics PYQs

Browse every Economics chapter, or explore the full Board question bank.

📈 All Economics chapters →