economics MCQs – Page 186

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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
3701. In an open or class society_________________?
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A. status is always achieved

B. status is always ascribed

C. status is both achieved and ascribed

D. status has no importance

3703. In one sense of the term everyone is ethnocentric This is because______________?
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A. people are afraid and distrustful of strangers

B. it is virtually impossible not to view people and situations in terms of some of the norms and categories derived from one,s own cultural experiences

C. it is impossible to understand another culture or subculture without having been raised in it

D. people are intolerant by nature

3704. Which is NOT an aim of the process of socialization ?
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A. To teach infants to sit stand walk and run in that order

B. To transmit skills important in the society

C. To teach infants the fundamentals of life in society

D. To instill societal aspirations

3705. Telling a child You should always say thank you when someone gives you something is an example of____________?
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A. subconscious socialization

B. conscious socialization

C. unconscious socialization

D. conscience socialization

3706. Labeling theory has been criticized because_________________?
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A. it discounts the power of anomie

B. it is necessary to be realistic about peoples behavior

C. an undiscovered teller who steals from his bank is still a deviant

D. it does not take biology into consideration

3707. What is one difference between Freuds developmental stages and Eriksons ?
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A. Freud saw conflicts with parents as predominant

B. Freud stopped at adolescence

C. Freud only worked with males

D. Freud thought all conflicts were conscious

3708. Socialization involves the use of which process to turn a horde of barbarians into productive human beings ?
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A. reinforcement

B. trial and error

C. symbolic and physical interaction

D. prohibition

3709. Faulty role performance ?
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A. all of the above

B. sometimes occurs by chance

C. may create much stress

D. could mean that another role is being performed well

3710. Violation of a folkway is considered ?
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A. a violation striking to the very heart of society

B. a legally punishable offense

C. an incident of no consequence whatsoever

D. a slight to one,s group but not a punishable offense
3711. The price system_______________?
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A. allows wealthy consumers to obtain more products

B. is equitable

C. only B and C

D. rations products among consumers

3712. The study of human group behavior is the definition of________________?
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A. none of the above

B. psychology

C. sociology

D. geology

3713. A reference group is a(n) ?
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A. hierarchical system in an organization

B. formal or informal organization to which one belongs

C. group of which one is member without having asked to be

D. group to which an individual aspires to belong

3714. The social sciences were initially concerned with the consequences of_______________?
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A. the Industrial Revolution

B. the Russian Revolution

C. the French Revolution

D. the American Revolution

3715. To some degree according to some research heredity determines_____________?
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A. all of the above

B. the ability to control impulses

C. sociability

D. leadership abilities

3716. A persons family in addition to being a primary group is also a______________?
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A. voluntary group

B. Gesellschaft

C. membership

D. reference group

3717. Formal organizations have_______________?
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A. no ranking of their members

B. no people in them

C. little durability

D. clearly stated goals and policies
3718. Open stratification systems are associated with__________________?
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A. industrialization

B. pastoralism

C. hunter-gatherers

D. agriculture