Read the following statements carefully:
Statement 1: A consumption function describes the relationship between consumption and savings.
Statement 2: Consumption function consists of two components—autonomous consumption and induced consumption.
Statement 1 is false because the consumption function describes the relationship between consumption and income, not savings.
Statement 2 is true because the consumption function has two components: autonomous consumption (independent of income) and induced consumption (dependent on income).
During the British rule, India’s foreign trade had various features except _________ .
Read the following text carefully from ‘The Economic Times’ dated 8th June, 2023:
{“The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) rate-setting panel unanimously decided to keep the benchmark lending rate unchanged at 6.5%. The committee voted to remain focused on the withdrawal of accommodative monetary policy.”}
On the basis of the given text and common understanding, answer the following questions: (a) Identify and discuss the economic issue indicated in the above text.