Under which of the following circumstances may 'capital gains' arise?

1. When there is an increase in the sales of a product.

2. When there is a natural increase in the value of the property owned.

3. When you purchase a painting, and there is a growth in its value due to an increase in its popularity.

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Which of the following measures would result in an increase in the money supply in the economy?

1. Purchase of government securities from the public by the Central Bank.

2. Deposit of currency in commercial banks by the public.

3. Borrowing by the government from the Central Bank.

4. Sale of government securities to the public by the Central Bank.

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Which of the following would include Foreign Direct Investment in India?

1. Subsidiaries of companies in India.

2. Majority foreign equity holding in Indian companies.

3. Companies exclusively financed by foreign companies.

4. Portfolio investment.

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The basic aim of Lead Bank Scheme is that:

The Multi-Dimensional Poverty Index developed by Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative with UNDP support covers which of the following?

I. Deprivation of education, health, assets, and services at the household level.

II. Purchasing power parity at the national level.

III. Extent of the budget deficit and GDP growth rate at the national level.

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Which of the following is/ are among the noticeable features of the recommendations of the thirteenth Finance Commission?

1. A design for the goods and services tax and a compensation package linked to adherence to the proposed design.

2. A design for the creation of lakhs of jobs in the next ten years in consonance with India's demographic dividend.

3. Devolution of a specified share of central taxes to local bodies as grants.

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What is/are the recent policy initiative(s) of the Government of India to promote the growth of the manufacturing sector?

1. Setting up of National Investment and Manufacturing Zones.

2. Providing the benefit of 'single window clearance'.

3. Establishing the technology acquisition and development fund.

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In India, in the overall Index of Industrial Production, the indices of eight core industries have a combined weight of $37.90\%$. Which of the following is among those eight core industries?

1. Cement      

2. Fertilisers

3. Natural Gas   

4. Refinery Products

5. Textiles

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Consider the following statements

A. Inflation benefits the debtors.

B. Inflation benefits the bond-holders.

Which of the statement given above is/are correct?