economics MCQs – Page 222

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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
4421. The elderly are a minority because them________________?
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A. cannot defend themselves

B. are a small percentage of the population?

C. are physically weak

D. lack power
4422. Mistreatment or abuse of children________________?
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A. occurs with greater frequency in extended families

B. occurs less frequently in extended families

C. happens only in industrial societies

D. is a function of social class

4424. As a result of social change some members of society_______________?
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A. play new roles

B. occupy new statuses

C. become social climbers

D. take on BOTH new statuses and new roles

4425. Foreign aid________________?
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A. has been used as an instrument of foreign policy by the U.S

B. None of the above

C. should be abolished until poverty is eliminated is our own society

D. is what ultimately overthrowing communism

4426. Conditions associated with long-term marriages include_________________?
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A. whether the women came from an intact family

B. all of the above

C. a womens family income

D. a womens age at marriage

4428. What kind of individual is valued in industrial and postindustrial societies ?
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A. a highly educated intellectual

B. nonproductive citizens

C. manual workers

D. the poor and alienated

4429. The basic components of the state include ALL BUT WHICH of the following ?
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A. Territory

B. Armed services

C. Sovereignty

D. Population

4430. The real problem in population growth is________________?
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A. population growth presents no problem

B. that most societies have a fertility rate

C. sheer numbers

D. uneven density of population
4431. Economies of Scale meaning ?
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A. Cost on all products

B. Higher per unit Cost

C. Reduced per unit Cost

D. None of these

4433. A temporary collection of people gathered in the same place at the same time becomes a crowd when they______________?
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A. are personally acquainted with each other

B. have the same thing in mind as to how to behave

C. interact on a face-to-face basis

D. respond to a common stimulus
4434. Women after divorce_______________?
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A. need not do any of the menial housework

B. have a more difficult psychological adjustment than men

C. experience a 45 percent drop in income

D. all of the above

4435. According to French philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau the state emerged_______________?
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A. all of the above

B. after the establishment of private property

C. because people began to fight among themselves

D. to restore peace

4436. In essence people need government because________________?
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A. of their competitive nature

B. they have not reached a sufficient amount of civilization to exist without it

C. brute force is not sufficient keep them in line

D. they live in groups and need a degree of order
4437. A perspective that focuses on power relations between spouses is called_______________?
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A. transactional analysis

B. dependency theory

C. resource theory

D. micro conflict theory

4438. Cohabitation_______________?
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A. among college-educated high-income groups

B. is most popular among the 24-35 age group

C. only A and B

D. among working couples

4439. Which is NOT a theory of socialization into gender roles ?
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A. social learning theory

B. identification theory

C. cognitive development theory

D. string theory
4440. Death rates are______________?
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A. defined as the number of deaths per 1000 people per country per year

B. deaths of infants before they are one year old

C. the rate at which infants survive past their first year

D. the rate a which the elderly die in any given year