economics MCQs – Page 192

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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
3821. Symbolic interaction ?
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A. is entirely nonverbal

B. none of the above

C. excludes written language

D. includes gestures speech and music
3822. Criminologists Cloward and Ohlin Classified delinquent gangs into which of the following categories ?
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A. Ritualistic territorial rebel

B. Conflict subcultural criminal

C. Criminal realist conflict

D. Realist drug and alcohol territorial

3823. Norms are essentially ?
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A. systems of rewards and punishment

B. rules for behavior

C. what is most feared

D. what is right

3824. Societies in which ascribed statuses have been prevalent include______________?
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A. occupationally-based caste systems as in pre-modern India

B. A and C only

C. industrial societies like the United States

D. estate systems in feudal Europe

3825. Constitutions are________________?
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A. blueprints for monarchies

B. meant to establish the rule of men

C. intended to limit governmental power

D. always written

3826. The hypothesis is a statement of_____________?
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A. a universal truth

B. a tentative statement of a topic that is subject to testing

C. disagreement with a generally accepted theory

D. the scientists conclusions

3827. Utilitarian organizations include_____________?
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A. businesses and industries of all types

B. the military prisons and mental hospitals

C. professional and religious organizations

D. all of the above

3828. One British psychologist believes that the Western family causes most of the mental illness in individuals This theory implies that ___________??
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A. none of the above are relevant

B. secondary relations are more important than primary ones

C. the primary group is always helpful to the individual

D. primary group relations can be harmful to the individual
3829. Which of the following groups determine market transactions ?
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A. none of the above

B. The executive legislative and judicial departments

C. Households firms and central authorities

D. Producers distributors consumers

3830. Power is_________________?
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A. restricted to a small elite in traditional societies

B. the most important feature of stratification

C. all of the above

D. widely distributed and diffused in industrial societies

3831. The main function of organized labor is to_______________?
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A. regulate safety

B. bargain collectively

C. strike

D. manage large corporations

3832. Regarding capitalist industrial societies Marx asserted that______________?
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A. the means of production are controlled by the masses

B. religion and philosophy are the foundations of society

C. they contained the seeds of their own destruction

D. property is unimportant in the modern state

3833. Which is an example of a subculture ?
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A. French culture

B. Kiwi culture

C. teenage customs

D. American culture

3834. Role strain___________?
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A. may result from faulty role performance

B. may occur within the confines of a single role

C. may occur when entrenched statuses become altered

D. all of the above
3835. Experiments_______________?
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A. are conducted in both field and laboratory setting

B. involve the risk that people may modify their behavior

C. must involve control groups of some kind

D. all of the above
3836. Most animal behavior is determined by_________________?
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A. animal culture

B. symbolic interaction

C. biology and instinct

D. a system of symbols

3837. The public sector_________________?
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A. all of the above

B. is bloated with a large bureaucracy

C. is less efficient and effective than the private sector

D. employs one of every four workers

3838. Why is the private ownership of property deemed beneficial ?
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A. keeping up with the Joneses leads to success

B. It is the American way

C. Greed makes the world go around

D. None of the above
3839. Freud located the libido ?
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A. within the ld

B. in the genital stage

C. all of the above

D. within family relations

3840. Marx,s view of social class is that______________?
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A. talented people will always rise to the top

B. religion helps fight social inequality

C. private ownership of the means of production perpetuates class divisions

D. the bourgeoisie will eventually triumph