economics MCQs – Page 197

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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
3921. In most societies ownership of property takes one of three forms________________?
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A. ambiguous hermetic contraceptive

B. communal private public

C. esthetic visible tangible

D. restricted guarded and private

3922. One of the side effects of advertising is that it________________?
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A. helps the wealthy get richer

B. creates artificial demands

C. supplies the real needs of people

D. none of the above

3923. Membership in specific racial ethnic and religious groupings is________________?
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A. a biological rather than a social product

B. a variable of the stratification system

C. characteristic only of industrial societies

D. the cross every individual must bear

3924. In C.Wright Mill,s view what group constitutes an elite ?
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A. The military-industrial-governmental complex

B. The corporate rich only

C. High ranking military officers only

D. Church leaders and educators

3925. Crowds may engage in unpredictable behavior because_______________?
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A. they are temporary

B. individuals can remain anonymous

C. individuals are unpredictable

D. BOTH they are temporary, and individuals are anonymous
3926. The female role as a passive and domestic creature may be conditioned by_______________?
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A. stress on male sports in school

B. TV ads showing women as domestics

C. childrens picture books

D. all of the above
3927. Land labor capital and entrepreneurship ?
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A. must be used separately to produce goods and service

B. must be combined in the production of goods and service

C. have no function in the production of goods and service

D. create a balance between humans and their environment

3928. In order to raise the GNP and the GDP per capita one must____________?
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A. decrease productivity

B. increase productivity

C. increase absenteeism

D. earn more money

3930. If a janitor got a job as a security guard because it was closer to home he would be experiencing_______________?
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A. horizontal mobility

B. inter structural mobility

C. intragenerational mobility

D. vertical mobility

3931. Japans lean production method is modeled on a system worked out at_______________?
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A. Mitsubishi Motors

B. Nissan Motors

C. Mazda Motors

D. Toyota Motors
3933. Unions face WHICH of the following problems ?
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A. Loss of membership

B. Expansion of the manufacturing sector

C. Antitrust laws

D. Increasing white-collar membership

3935. The three most important nations in Asia are_______________?
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A. Hong Kong Macao Bali

B. Taiwan Indonesia Tibet

C. Japan India China

D. Singapore South Korea and Malaysia

3936. The classic textbook model of democracy is referred to as the__________________?
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A. referendum model

B. Lockean model

C. Madisonian model

D. majoritarian model
3937. What were guilds ?
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A. Organizations dating back to the 10th century

B. Only b and c

C. Kinds of labor unions

D. A type of money used in the Middle Ages

3938. Primary deviance______________?
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A. is the first deviant act ever discovered

B. is deviance of which we are all guilty at one time or another

C. is a more serious offense than secondary deviance

D. occurs when deviants accept the label

3939. Which of the following statements is true ?
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A. none of the above

B. Most of the health problems associated with growing old pose serious problems by the age of 65

C. A majority of the elderly live in nursing homes

D. Young workers perform far better than elderly workers which is why employers prefer tham

3940. Which is true ?
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A. Downsizing has created a new style of employment

B. Blue-collar workers have suffered layoffs

C. All of the above are true

D. Productivity has increased in the decade of the 1990