economics MCQs – Page 213

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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
4241. The overall poverty rate is highest among______________?
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A. black males

B. children under 6

C. women

D. the elderly

4242. The New Class is characterized as consisting of______________?
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A. the working poor

B. former members of the middle class

C. apolitical bureaucrats

D. professionals with skills important in the information society
4243. Durkheim believed that religion__________________?
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A. exploited the masses

B. had nothing to do with social life

C. was a radical force in society

D. was a reflection of human society
4244. international relations include________________?
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A. declared but not undeclared wars

B. public but not private diplomacy

C. all of the above

D. legal but not illegal or black market trade
4245. The ultimate effect of stratification systems is to________________?
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A. provide a work force for society

B. help people decide whom they should marry

C. fulfill the laws of nature

D. create inequality
4247. What kind of labor does the craft method require ?
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A. High-cost, highly skilled

B. Untrained and unmotivated

C. Untrained and unskilled

D. Lean skilled and motivated

4248. Which is NOT form of plural marriage ?
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A. Polyandry

B. Polygamy

C. Polygyny

D. Monogamy
4249. Zero population growth_________________?
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A. must be achieved by all nations by the year 2005

B. means that no more children are born

C. is actively pursued by many of the underdeveloped nations

D. indicates that the fertility rate has dropped below the replacement level

4251. Societies with landed gentry and inherited titles resemble_________________?
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A. estate systems

B. status systems

C. class systems

D. caste systems

4252. Latino neighborhoods have prospered because________________?
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A. they are well organized politically

B. they try to use English instead of their native Spanish

C. they have a common culture

D. Latinos have a strong sense of community
4253. A strong predictive factor of becoming an abusive parent is________________?
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A. none of the above

B. to have felt unloved and unwanted by one,s own parents

C. to have felt the injustice of abuse

D. to have come to believe that abuse is the way things are

4254. Economists chart the limits of resources and technology on output through_____________________?
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A. Venn diagrams

B. welfare functions

C. production-possibility schedules

D. product-moment correlations

4256. Gentrification is the trend of__________________?
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A. city residents returning to manor houses in country

B. continued movement to suburbs

C. city dwellers learning proper manners

D. middle class professionals renovating old city housing and using them as
4257. The highest victimization rates occur________________?
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A. equally in all age groups

B. in the 10-15 years age group

C. in the teenage years

D. in the 0 to 3 year age group
4258. Functionalists approach the state as a tool to________________?
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A. maintain order

B. maintain the state of nature

C. protect private property

D. protect the privileged few

4259. Which of the following processes includes isolation of the minority population ?
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A. segregation

B. assimilation

C. acculturation

D. accommodation

4260. The author of a famous treatise on the origin of the state characterized existence in the state of nature as________________?
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A. a pre-Christian utopia

B. similar to an earthly paradise

C. solitary poor nasty brutish and short

D. among noble savages