economics MCQs – Page 195

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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
3881. The United States government includes the following traits____________?
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A. appointed representatives

B. federalism

C. unlimited power

D. a subordinate judiciary

3882. Collective behavior is_______________________?
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A. well planned

B. rather unstructured

C. based on regular norms

D. individual behavior multiplied

3883. Participants in the market system________________?
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A. try to maximize their worth

B. try to maximize their labor

C. are totally free to pursue their goals

D. are affected by prices and incomes
3884. Which of the following is a criticism of Marxist theory ?
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A. Everyone is talented equally

B. Marxism tries to explain all social problems

C. inequality is a motivating force for people to rise in the stratification system

D. Democracy delivers equality better than Marxism does

3885. It is fairly certain that male and female brains________________?
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A. distribute sensory functions differently

B. differ in size weight and capacity

C. are functionally identical

D. differ in left-right communication
3887. When cars are offered at low prices but people still do not buy them the situation is one in which______________?
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A. demand is elastic

B. there is aggregate demand

C. demand is inelastic

D. exchange takes place

3888. Total laissez-faire is impossible because________________?
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A. the market is not equitable favoring those with more resources

B. the market does not provide for satisfying public needs

C. all of the above

D. the market makes no provision for protecting smaller participants

3890. Globalism___________________?
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A. attracts young idealistic people who want to introduce a world government

B. is a movement of religious zealots who want to introduce a common religion around the world?

C. is a movement aimed at pulling African nations into a world economy?

D. refers to the fact that capitalism has become the economic system of choice around the world
3891. The feminization of poverty refers to________________?
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A. the fact that most men are rich

B. the fact that female-headed households are usually poor

C. the fact that women are more blessed than men in spite of poverty

D. an equal number of men and women being poor now

3893. Which of the following is NOT an interest group ?
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A. Lobbyists of America

B. The Southern Christian Leadership Conference

C. The National Rifle Association

D. The American Association of Retired people

3895. The synthesis of the elitist and pluralist approaches realist democracy assumes that_____________?
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A. voters do have a choice in elite competition

B. new groups can become the new elite

C. the elites have a consensus on basic democracy

D. all of the above
3896. A modern definition of class maintains that social class is constituted by____________?
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A. people especially endowed by nature

B. categories of people set up by governments

C. the owners of the means of production

D. persons who have similar forms of power prestige or wealth
3898. Each society must make the following decisions of an economic nature regarding the______________?
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A. time place and quantity of production

B. assessment collection and counting of taxes

C. production distribution and consumption of goods and services

D. measurement of land water and minerals

3899. Demand and supply are________________?
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A. key economic indicators

B. causes of inflation

C. thesis and antithesis

D. market forces
3900. A modified version of elitist theory holds that_______________?
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A. the masses can on occasion influence the elite

B. all of the above

C. elites vary in their degree of openness

D. elite members identify with middle-class values