AHSEC Class 12 Economics Chapter 1 Question Answer| English Medium| Class 12 Question Answer |Solution 2026|

Chapter 1

Introduction

Q1. What is value addition of business enterprises now?
Ans: Value addition = Cost of production – Price of intermediate goods used by the firm.

Q2. Define the final product.
Ans: Final products are goods that are consumed directly and are not used for further production.

Q3. What is the cyclical flow of income?
Ans: The national income circulates between households and business enterprises in a continuous loop, which is known as the cyclical flow of income.

Q4. Define intermediates.
Ans: Intermediate goods are those used in the production of final goods and are not directly consumed.

Q5. What is national income?
Ans: National income is the monetary value of all final goods and services produced in a country during a financial year.

Q6. Define total investment.
Ans: Total investment is the total amount spent on capital goods in an economy.

Q7. Define depreciation.
Ans: Depreciation refers to the wear and tear or reduction in value of capital goods over time.

Q8. What is domestic gross production?
Ans: Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the total monetary value of all goods and services produced within the domestic territory of a country in a year.

Q9. Fill in the blank: Depreciation is ______ capital.
Ans: fixed

Q10. What do you mean by consumer goods?
Ans: Consumer goods are final goods purchased by consumers for satisfaction of wants.

Q11. What is value added?
Ans: Gross value added is the value of output minus the value of intermediate goods.

Q12. Why is intermediate expenditure not included in GDP?
Ans: To avoid the problem of double counting.

Q13. Fill in the blank: GNP = GDP + __________
Ans: Net factor income from abroad

Q14. What is Consumer Price Index (CPI)?
Ans: CPI measures the change in retail prices of goods and services consumed by households.

Q15. What is macroeconomic model or demand?
Ans: It is a model that reflects the economic behavior of the entire economy.

Q16. What is net export income?
Ans: It is the difference between the value of exports and imports.

Q17. What is meant by budget deficit?
Ans: When government expenditure exceeds its revenue.

Q18. Define trade deficit.
Ans: A trade deficit occurs when import expenditure exceeds export earnings.

Q19. In the equation (I–S) + (G–T) = M–X, which part shows the budget deficit?
Ans: G–T

Q20. Which part represents trade deficit?
Ans: M–X

Q21. What is net indirect tax?
Ans: Net indirect tax = Indirect tax – Subsidy

Q22. Define capital goods.
Ans: Man-made goods used in further production processes.

Q23. Define per capita income.
Ans: National income divided by the total population.

Q24. What is total investment?
Ans: The total value of capital goods produced.

Q25. What is net national product (NNP)?
Ans: NNP = Gross National Product – Depreciation

Q26. Define real GDP.
Ans: Real GDP is GDP measured at constant prices of the base year.

Q27. What is flow?
Ans: Flow is a quantity measured over a period of time.

Q28. Name two flows between domestic economy and rest of the world.
Ans: Exports and Imports

Q29. Why is GDP less than GNP sometimes?
Ans: When net factor income from abroad is positive.

Q30. What is an economic agent?
Ans: Any individual or institution that makes economic decisions.

Sample Paper 2 – Highlighted Answers

Q1. National Disposable Income = National Income + Net current transfers from rest of world

Q2. GDP at factor cost = National income = Sum of compensation to employees, rent, interest, profit, and mixed income.

Q3. Personal Disposable Income = Personal Income – Direct Taxes

Q4. Depreciation is the reduction in value of fixed capital goods; included in gross, excluded in net measures.

Q5. Given NNPmp = ₹1600 Cr
Indirect tax = ₹100 Cr, Subsidy = ₹40 Cr
National Income = NNPmp – Indirect Tax + Subsidy = 1600 – 100 + 40 = ₹1540 Cr

Q6. GDP Deflator = Nominal GDP / Real GDP

Q7. National Income Calculation Methods: Production Method, Income Method, Expenditure Method

Q8. Economic Agents: Households, Firms

Q9. Money Flow: Flow of income (payment for services), Real Flow: Flow of goods/services

Q10. Final Goods: Consumer goods and Capital goods

Q11. Transfer Payments Examples: Pensions, Scholarships

Q12. National income is measured in currency because goods are of diverse types, requiring a common unit.

Q13. Flow: Income during a year; Stock: Wealth at a point in time

Q14. Gross Value Added: includes depreciation, Net Value Added = GVA – Depreciation

Q15. GDP vs GNP: GDP – domestic production; GNP = GDP + NFIA

Q16. Consumer Goods: (a) Perishable (b) Durable

Q17. Temporary Goods: Single-use items
Permanent Goods: Long-use items

Q18. Net Investment = Gross Investment – Depreciation

Q19. Expenditure Method: Measures income based on spending

Q20. GDP (mp) Components = C + I + G + (X – M)

Q21. Private Income = Factor Income + Transfer Payments

Q22. Personal Income = Total income received by individuals

Q23. Disposable Personal Income = Personal Income – Direct Taxes

Q24. Gross National Disposable Income = Gross National Income + Net Current Transfers from abroad

Q25. GDPmp = ₹1100 Cr, NFIA = ₹150 Cr, Depreciation = ₹40 Cr, NIT = ₹120 Cr
National Income = 1100 + 150 – 40 – 120 = ₹1090 Cr

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