economics MCQs – Page 209

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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
4161. Marx believed that the state would vanish when_____________?
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A. social classes ceased to exist

B. all societies became capitalist

C. the lion would lie down with the lamb

D. the elite would work toward the good of the masses

4162. Suburban growth was based on___________________?
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A. movement of factories out of the cities

B. expensive suburban property

C. wartime industrial expansions

D. the development of automobile travel
4164. Endogamy and exogamy are_______________?
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A. social limitations placed on marriages

B. ways of studying institutions

C. practiced only by select groups in society

D. two social science disciplines

4165. Durkheim viewed religion as a form of social_________________?
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A. innovation

B. integration

C. ingratiation

D. recreation

4166. It is true of divorce rates that_______________?
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A. they increased dramatically with industrialization

B. they are highest in the Untied States

C. they have stabilized at 3.6 per 1000 marriages

D. all of the above are true
4167. An accountant is part of which sector ?
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A. primary

B. secondary

C. Tertiary

D. Quaternary

4169. The instruments of foreign policy may be defined as_________________?
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A. tools with which nations try to manipulate other nations

B. expressions of human solidarity around the world

C. ways of competing for the title of superpower

D. exchanges entered into in the spirit of trust

4171. A person affected by nationalism______________?
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A. displays feelings of ethnocentrism

B. identifies with a states culture

C. all of the above

D. shares a state,s interests and goals

4173. The sate differs from all the other institutions in that_______________?
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A. membership is compulsory for all residents of its territory except for aliens and visitors

B. it is an abstract concept

C. all of the above

D. its political control is complete
4175. Futurist Alvin Toffler called his concept_______________?
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A. future shock

B. culture shock

C. myocardial shock

D. static shock

4176. One of the perceived advantages of suburban living is_______________________?
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A. older more gracious housing

B. larger variety of cultural resources

C. greater safety from crime

D. concentration of apartments

4177. The most experimental of the social sciences is_________________?
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A. sociology

B. economics

C. psychology

D. archaeology

4178. The subordinate position of women in decision making may result from_____________?
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A. womens modesty

B. the choice of women as leaders

C. the instrumental role assumed by males

D. women being less intelligent than men

4179. According to Gordon Allport,s theory of contact_______________?
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A. equal status between groups increases prejudice

B. unequal status between groups reduces prejudice

C. Southern blacks and whites of the same social class have been driven further apart in recent years

D. equal status between groups leads to reduced competition
4180. Status inconsistency is defined as_________________?
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A. the least important dimension of stratification

B. the order of importance given to status variables

C. the mechanism high status persons use to protect themselves from competition

D. the condition of persons who are ranked higher in one variable of status than another