economics MCQs – Page 216

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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
4301. Industrialization was accompanied by_______________?
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A. continued accumulation and reinvestment of capital

B. All of the above

C. dehumanization and commodification of labor

D. creation of a middle class

4302. Structural functionalism is the intellectual descendent of________________?
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A. Classical conservatism

B. Social Darwinism

C. Marxism

D. Classical liberalism

4304. In the perspective of realism high politics refers to________________?
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A. issues of war and security

B. social and economic issues

C. diplomatic relations

D. cultural interaction

4305. Human races reflect_______________?
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A. differences in intelligence

B. mixtures of several populations

C. pure stock

D. primarily differences in language

4307. The United Stats in an exception in that_________________?
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A. wealth correlates with religion

B. none of the above

C. in most wealth nations religion is very important

D. wealth does not correlate with religion
4308. Islam was established_________________?
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A. well after the founding of either Judaism or Christianity

B. about the time of Moses

C. 400 years before the birth of Jesus Christ

D. around the time of the apostle Paul

4309. The small number of black managers and coaches in professional baseball and football is an example of________________?
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A. cultural discrimination

B. lack of talent among blacks

C. institutional discrimination

D. individual discrimination

4310. The privileged position of the modern industrial nations was attained because of_______________?
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A. a change in the economy from agrarian to industrial

B. a change in the population distribution from rural to urban

C. the discovery of natural resources

D. both urbanization and industrialization
4311. Meads work in New Guinea indicated that__________________?
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A. all tribes in her study stressed male aggression and hostility

B. sex role behavior is conditioned differently in different cultures

C. biology totally controls social role behavior

D. men are men and women are women everywhere

4314. Marx regarded religion as______________?
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A. a deliberate hoax on the part of dominant classes

B. alienating on both personal and social levels

C. an opiate

D. all of the above
4315. How are decisions about production made in a market economy ?
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A. By a command system

B. By executive fiat

C. Through a price system

D. According to tradition

4316. Critics maintain that the following issues are present in higher education______________?
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A. high tuitions

B. a lowering of standards

C. muzzling of academic freedom

D. all of the above
4317. The participants in a market include_____________?
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A. governments

B. all of the above

C. households

D. firms

4318. The transition from rural living to city living occurred because_______________?
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A. there was less need for farm workers as agriculture became mechanized

B. factories were concentrated in cities

C. social change dictated a new fad urban living

D. of BOTH a decrease in the need for farm workers and the fact that factories were located in cities
4319. Prejudice persists because it________________?
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A. causes guilt feelings and most people need a scapegoat

B. is learned in school

C. is emotionally satisfying

D. is based on rational though

4320. The natural environment is_________________?
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A. the way humans found the earth

B. the total complex of manmade elements in an area

C. the totality of natural conditions and resources that occur in a specific area

D. mountains oceans rivers and deserts