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Q54·GS Paper 1 · Prelims 2020

Components of Non-Financial Debt

EconomyMacroeconomics & GrowthStatement-basedHardStatic

Question

In the context of the Indian economy, non-financial debt includes which of the following? Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  1. 1.

    Housing loans owed by households

  2. 2.

    Amounts outstanding on credit cards

  3. 3.

    Treasury bills

Options

a

1 only

b

1 and 2 only

c

3 only

d

1, 2 and 3

Answer

Explanation

Non-financial debt comprises debt owed by non-financial sectors of the economy, specifically households, non-financial corporations, and the government. Housing loans and outstanding credit card balances are debts owed by households, hence they are non-financial debts (Statements 1 and 2). Treasury bills are debt instruments issued by the government to borrow money; since the government is a non-financial entity, T-bills also constitute non-financial debt (Statement 3). > One-line conceptual takeaway: Debt is classified as 'non-financial' based on the borrower's identity (households, corporates, government), not the lender's identity. Answer: (d).

Question details

Year

2020

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q54

Subject

Economy

Sub-topic

Macroeconomics & Growth

Type

Statement-based

Difficulty

Hard

Nature

Static

Source hint

RBI / BIS Glossary of Debt Instruments

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