economics MCQs – Page 184

Practise multiple-choice questions from economics for competitive examinations and subject revision. Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

economics Mcqs
1. the national economy2. profit maximizing under perfect competition and monopoly3. application of economics4. the aggregate demand aggregate supply model5. surplus6. money interest rates and output7. average and total cost8. stabilization adjustment reform and privatization9. risks and diversification efficient market hypothesis10. the phillips curve11. supply and demand12. capital formation investment choice information technology and technical progress13. aggregate supply unemployment and inflation14. elasticity15. comparative gdp16. roots of modern macroeconomics17. production factors18. poverty malnutrition and income inequality19. trade regulations and industrial policies20. monetary union21. exchange rate systems and currency crises22. economic development in historical perspective23. exchange rate determination24. monopoly competition25. the balance of payments26. inflation productivity27. macroeconomic issues and analysis28. employment migration and urbanization29. macroeconomic policy tools30. supply side policies31. exchange rate adjustments and the balance of32. miscellaneous33. taxation34. trade policies for the developing nations35. markets efficiency and the public interest36. the external debt and financial crises37. budget deficits and the trade balance38. alternative theories of the firm39. public goods40. the meaning and measurement of economic development41. characteristics and institutions of developing countries42. agriculture irrigation system of pakistan43. education health and human capital44. economic problems of developing countries45. theories of economic development46. basic of economics47. consumer theory vs real consumers48. applied microeconomics49. long term economic growth50. externality internality51. fiscal and monetary policy52. prices wages taxes53. balance of payments aid and foreign investment54. international factor movements and multinational corporations55. entrepreneurship organization and innovation56. the international economy and globalization57. population and development58. non tariff trade barriers59. foundations of modern trade theory60. global economic development61. market62. rural poverty and agricultural transformation63. regional trading arrangements64. foreign exchange65. introduction to economics66. world economy miscellaneous67. sources of comparative advantage68. natural resources and the environment toward sustainable development69. monopoly70. asymmetric information71. income inequality72. labour market73. tariffs74. development planning and policy making the state and the market75. oligopoly76. industrial development77. costs supply and perfect competition78. human capital79. monetary fiscal and incomes policy and inflation80. stocks
3661. Communism emerged as an ideology in reaction to conditions following____________?
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A. the French Revolution

B. starvation in Ireland

C. the Industrial Revolution

D. the Protestant Reformation

3662. The more consumers are willing to pay for a product_____________________?
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A. the more expensive the product becomes

B. the less producers will manufacture to raise the price still more

C. the more they go into debt forcing them to stop buying

D. the more of the product will be produced
3663. If culture is comparable to a script for a play then______________?
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A. social scientists may be compared to stage hands

B. individuals may be compared to playwrights

C. the economy may be compared to the director

D. society may be compared to a troupe of actors
3664. The middle- and low-income nation are located mostly in_______________?
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A. the North-South Axis

B. the North and South Pole

C. the southern regions of the world

D. the northern regions of the world

3665. Official sanctions usually entail________________?
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A. public recognition

B. the threat of force

C. a transgression of the law

D. all of the above

3666. Material culture________________?
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A. is of limited importance to humans

B. illustrates the evolution of tools and includes all objects made by humans

C. has no relation to symbols?

D. none of the above

3667. When we refer to how people really behave we________________?
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A. speak of mores

B. use statistical norms

C. refer to the ideal norms

D. use folkways

3669. Achieved status would be especially important in_______________?
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A. feudal Europe

B. 19th century India

C. ancient Egypt

D. none of the above
3670. One of the functions of public policy is to________________?
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A. mediate among conflicting economic goals

B. plan to ensure the correct mix of supply and demand

C. none of the above

D. ensure that everyone is a sinner in the economy

3671. An intensive study of an individual or a small group is made by using the following research method ?
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A. longitudinal sample

B. experiment

C. case study

D. cross sectional sample

3672. Defense mechanisms function to________________?
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A. protect the superego

B. deceive sexual targets

C. ward off sexual advances

D. deflect anxiety
3673. The significant others of Mead,s theory are____________?
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A. unimportant because models do not influence personality

B. constituted by governmental authorities who must be obeyed

C. important because they provide the initial role models

D. similar to the ego of Freud,s theory

3674. Experiments are_______________?
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A. the most common method of social investigation

B. not used in the study of humans

C. valid only if performed on white mice

D. based on controlling a variable and observing the results
3675. Government____________?
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A. all of the above

B. is a pivotal institution

C. includes the political process

D. is the acting arm of the state

3676. The scientific method contains all but one of the following techniques ?
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A. making data public

B. selecting data to prove a point

C. scientific observation

D. systematic collection of data

3677. The Keynesian revolution acknowledged_________________ ?
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A. that the masses were being exploited

B. that industrial workers were becoming the new bourgeoisie

C. that the market was inherently unstable

D. the need for the intervention of the owners of the means of production

3678. Among the reason for overturning death penalty verdicts on appeal are______________?
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A. improved DNA technology

B. indications that prosecutors or police withheld information

C. findings of incompetent counsel

D. all of the above
3679. Drug addiction has been characterized as a victimless crime meaning ?
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A. drug users are not responsible for their actions

B. drug addiction is a sustainable life style

C. society does care what happens to addicts

D. addicts choose to be addicted and hurt no one but themselves
3680. The most essential element of culture is______________?
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A. a warning system

B. group activities

C. language

D. cooperation