Dibrugarh University B.Com 5th Sem
Public Finance Important Questions for Upcoming Exams
Unit – 1: Introduction to Public Finance
Q.
Explain the principles of maximum social advantages with the help of diagram.
What are its limitations? 2013, 2014,
2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Q.
Write a brief note on similarities and dissimilarities between private and
public finance. 2015, 2017
Q. What is public finance? Explain the
significance of Public Finance. 2014,
2017, 2019
Q. Explain the Keynes theory of public
finance with suitable examples. 2013,
2016
Q.
What is Public finance? Write a brief note on the nature and scope of public
finance. 2014
Q. State about its relations with
Economics, Political Science and Statistics. 2018
Q. Short Notes:
A) Role of public finance (2015, 2019)
(B) Keynes’s Theory of public finance 2017
(C) Private and public finance (2014, 2018)
(D) Scope of public finance (2013, 2016)
Unit –
2: Financial Administration in India
Q.
What do you mean by “Financial Administration”? Explain the principles and
method of “Financial Administration” in India. 2015,
2017
Q. Discuss about the aims and objectives of
financial administration. 2019
Q.
Briefly explain the various agencies involved in financial administration. 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018
Q. What is
“Zero-base budgeting”? Briefly discuss the process involved in “zero-base
budgeting. 2013, 2016, 2019
Q. Explain
the need, advantages and limitations of ZBB. Mention the preconditions for
success of ZBB. 2014, 2018,
2019
Q.
What is Performance budget? Explain its rationale and Shortcomings.
Q.
What is Budget and Budgetary control? Explain various techniques of Budgetary
Control system. 2017
Q.
Write a brief note on Budgetary Control system in India. 2015
Q. Short notes:
(A) Function of finance ministry (2017)
(B) Features, Characteristics of ZBB (2015, 2018)
(C) Performance budget (2016, 2018)
(D) Objectives of budgetary control (2013)
(E) Techniques of budgeting 2014
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Unit –
3: Public Revenue
Q.
What is Public Revenue? What are its various types? What are various sources of
tax and non-tax revenue? Explain in detail. 2014,
2016, 2018
Q.
Write a brief note on the principles of public revenue. Distinguish between tax
revenue and non-tax revenue. 2015
Q.
What are the effects of public revenue on the following terms: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
1) Revenue
(direct and indirect)
2) Tax
distribution.
3) Present
and future generation.
Q.
What is a tax? What are the essential characteristics of a Good Tax System?
Explain the objective of taxation in an underdeveloped country like India. 2016
Q.
What do you mean by ‘Canons of taxation’? Discuss Adam Smith’s Canons of
taxation. 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019
Q.
What is taxable capacity? What are its kinds? What are the factors affecting
taxable capacity? 2013
Q. Write a brief note on impact and incidence
of tax.
Q.
Distinguish between Progressive and Proportional Taxation. Discuss the merits
and demerits of each of them. 2018
Q. Short Notes:
(A) Classification of public revenue (2015)
(B) Significance of public revenue (2018)
(C) Taxable capacity (2014, 2015)
(D) Tax and
non-tax revenue (2013, 2016, 2017, 2018)
Unit – 4: Public Expenditure
Q.
Discuss the effect of public expenditure on Production, Distribution, Economic
Growth and Economic stability. 2013, 2014,
2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Q.
What is Public Expenditure? What are its objectives and significance? Explain
its scope. 2015,
2018
Q.
Discuss about the various ways in which public expenditure can achieve economic
development in the developing countries. (Role/Significance) 2018
Q.
Distinguish between public and private expenditure. Discuss the role of public
expenditure in public finance (Importance). 2017
Q.
Explain various causes of growth of public expenditure in recent times. 2013, 2014, 2016
Q. Short notes:
A) Scope of public expenditure (2017)
(B) Canons of public expenditure (2016)
(C) Kinds of Public Expenditure
(D) Significance of public expenditure (2018)