economics MCQs – Page 224

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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
4461. Religion has the function of________________?
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A. having the individual lose his/her identity

B. supporting societal norms

C. decreasing a persons sense of security

D. making life anxiety-ridden

4462. A reduction of the ozone layer in the upper atmosphere leads to_____________?
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A. climate changes

B. greater crop yields

C. greater rainfall

D. fluorochlorocarbon production

4463. Before ecological problems can be resolved what will probably need to happen ?
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A. It will have to become politicized

B. Cultural values will have to change

C. Acid rain will have to destroy our crops

D. The smog will have to increase

4464. In Third World countries the factors that discourage birth control include________________?
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A. traditional values

B. government subsidies for large families

C. womens rights

D. low infant mortality

4466. Which indicator/s is/are used in the Human Development Index(HDI)?
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A. Education

B. Life Expectancy

C. Standard of Living

D. All
4467. A nineteenth-century model of rote education which imitated the assembly line was called the______________?
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A. Topeka system

B. Birmingham system

C. Lancaster system

D. Schumpeterian system

4468. Romance as a reason for marriage________________?
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A. contributes to divorce

B. is an ancient principle

C. prevents divorce

D. is a modern invention
4469. An ecological city is___________________?
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A. where urban planning originates

B. the central city suburbs and satellites

C. one with a recycling enter

D. one containing a clean water supply for the area

4470. Which is false of the process of diffusion ?
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A. A complex culture borrows more elements from a simple culture than the other way around

B. Borrowing cultures modify the traits they accept

C. Only some elements of a culture are accepted by other cultures

D. It tends to be reciprocal

4471. Which subject is NOT studied by demography ?
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A. Birthrates death rates sex rates

B. Human mobility

C. Rock forming land shaping soil forming

D. Age groups marriage incidence divorce frequency

4472. The perpetrators of fatal child abuse have these traits in common________________?
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A. they are young males

B. they are seriously depressed

C. they live at or below the poverty level

D. all of these
4473. Theology is_______________?
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A. the sympathetic interpretation of myths

B. the rules of ritual observance

C. a justification of the function of religion

D. the rational system of ideas that explains a belief system
4475. Which is NOT an element of a social movement ?
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A. it has a strong sense of idealism and solidarity

B. It has a specific perspective and ideology

C. It involves a significant number of people

D. It involves no orientation toward action
4476. The fact that pizza is now a popular American food is due to________________?
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A. cultural diffusion

B. cultural lag

C. sociocultural drift

D. technological innovation

4477. The stages of the demographic transition model are_________________?
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A. low death rates high birthrates

B. high births high death rates

C. all of the above

D. low birth rates low death rates

4478. The highest birthrates today are found in________________?
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A. Japan

B. Western Europe

C. highly developed nations

D. the underdeveloped nations
4479. The most common form of marriage today is_______________?
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A. none of these

B. polyandry

C. polygyny

D. polygamy

4480. Secularization will_______________?
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A. finally destroy religion in the United States

B. be punished by God

C. promote secular humanism

D. stimulate new sects and cults to overcome the secularization process