economics MCQs – Page 196

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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
3901. Criticisms of structural functionalism include_______________?
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A. all of the above

B. sons of talented persons are privileged even if they themselves lack talent

C. who says that a football player is more important than a college professor?

D. is a stable society better than an unequal society?

3902. Craftsmen foremen secretarys office workers belong to the________________?
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A. middle-middle class

B. new class

C. working class

D. upper-middle class

3903. People who suffer from status inconsistency__________________?
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A. tend to suffer more frustration and dissatisfaction than those whose status is consistent

B. usually do not worry about it

C. willingly accept a lower status in return for social recognition

D. work hard to accumulate wealth to make up for it

3905. How are presidential programs funded ?
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A. By government investments

B. By Congress

C. By withdrawals from the Treasury Department

D. By foreign nations

3907. The greatest problem with capital punishment is that________________?
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A. sometimes an innocent person is put to death

B. it is a cruel way to end someones life

C. many witnesses lie

D. only God has the right to kill

3908. Members of the New Class occupy which of the following occupations_________________?
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A. MBAs staring their own firms

B. Out of work middle managers

C. journalists academics media commentators

D. Computer programmers

3909. Approximately how many people inhabit the earth ?
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A. 6 billion

B. 1.2 billion

C. 12 billion

D. 50 billion

3910. Social movements never_________________?
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A. develop into political parties

B. gain control of governments

C. are voluntary associations

D. none of the above
3912. Which is NOT a type of social differentiation ?
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A. Ethnicity and race

B. Stratification

C. Head shape and eye color

D. Sex and age

3913. The Federal Reserve Bank regulates the money supply by__________________?
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A. buying and selling government securities

B. establishing minimum reserve requirements of member banks

C. all of the above

D. the discount rate it charges member banks

3914. Armenia Georgia and Azerbaijan are_____________________?
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A. Slavic nations

B. African nations

C. Baltic nations

D. Asian nations
3917. In stratified societies categories of people are ranked by________________?
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A. none of the above

B. hunting lacks prestige

C. food is shared by all

D. food is hoarded by a few

3918. Among the causes of violence the most probable is/are___________________?
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A. a street ethic that requires young men to commit murder to prove their manhood

B. poverty drugs and hopelessness

C. violence presented as entertainment by the media

D. a shocking decline in moral standards

3919. A corporation________________?
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A. all of the above

B. has the advantage of being able to accumulate vast amounts of capital in a short period of time

C. can afford to pay for the latest research and technology

D. is a public institution

3920. The federal system has worked particularly well in_________________?
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A. large sized countries with regional differences

B. small homogeneous countries

C. small urban industrial countries

D. large homogeneous single religion countries