National Income Calculation
Question
The national income of a country for a given period is equal to the
Options
total value of goods and services produced by the nationals
sum of total consumption and investment expenditure
sum of personal income of all individuals
money value of final goods and services produced
Explanation
National income is defined as the money value of final goods and services produced within the domestic territory of a country during a specific period. This is the standard definition in national accounting. Option (a) refers to Gross National Income (GNI) which includes income earned by nationals abroad. Option (b) is incomplete - it ignores government spending, exports, and other components of GDP. Option (c) is too narrow, as it excludes retained corporate earnings and includes transfer payments. Option (d) is the most accurate definition of National Income (NI) or Net National Product (NNP) - it encompasses the monetary value of all final goods and services produced domestically. > National income measures the total monetary value of final output produced within an economy in a given period, excluding intermediate goods and transfers. Answer: (d).
Question details
Year
2013
Paper
GS Paper 1
Question
Q99
Subject
Economy
Sub-topic
National Income
Type
Factual single
Difficulty
Medium
Nature
Static
Source hint
Economics - National Accounting
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