economics MCQs – Page 227

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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
4521. sociocultural change means that______________?
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A. social change is really separate from cultural change

B. the concept is a contradiction in terms

C. social and cultural change are interrelated

D. cultural change has nothing to do with social change

4522. ocial change must be analyzed in terms of________________?
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A. stability and efficiency

B. statics and dynamics

C. if it is good for the people

D. backward and forward progress

4523. Before the Treaty of Westphalia (1648) political organization around the world had been_________________?
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A. uniform and multiform

B. universal and local

C. empirical and patriotic

D. unilateral and generic

4524. The identical twin who lost his penis in a tragic accident______________?
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A. accepted his female identity

B. preferred dolls to guns

C. acted as a female would

D. none of the above

4525. Latent functions of schools include_________?
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A. allowing the formation of a subculture and keeping children in school for a period of time

B. encouraging social mobility

C. promoting nationalism

D. maintaining the class system

4526. The ecosystem is__________________?
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A. the way inanimate objects are placed into the natural system

B. the way living things interact and interrelate with each other and their environments

C. a systematic application of the economy

D. what Hobbes called the state of nature

4527. The most dramatic change that followed each technological revolution was_______________?
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A. a visible decrease in population

B. the systematic migration of populations to different areas

C. a dramatic increase in population

D. a return to an agrarian way of life

4528. In order for power to be legitimate a government must have_____________?
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A. a strong army

B. a charismatic leader

C. the ability to coerce agreement

D. legitimate authority
4529. In modern society death has acquired to some extent a sense of_____________?
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A. meaninglessness

B. appropriateness

C. ordinariness

D. unnaturalness
4530. The widest sphere of human interaction on an international scale is_______________?
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A. international law

B. international relations

C. international economics

D. international security affairs

4531. Factors in the urban crisis include_______________?
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A. the move of the middle class and industry to the suburbs

B. a high percentage of deprived and trapped individuals

C. all of the above

D. the inner city,s declining tax base

4532. Natural resources are_______________?
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A. dispensable

B. finite

C. ready to support many more billions of people

D. infinite

4533. The majority of the human population lives in________________?
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A. Pacific Islands

B. Eurasia

C. New York

D. Africa

4534. People who are suddenly thrust in a situation for which they know no precedent are vulnerable to_______________?
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A. collective behavior

B. normative behavior

C. criminal behavior

D. social behavior

4536. Factors in the decline of the marriage rate include__________________?
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A. all of the above

B. the increase in the incidence of remaining single

C. a delay in the age of first marriage

D. the increase of cohabitation

4538. The Industrial Revolution______________?
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A. none of the above

B. began in England in the 1800s

C. caused few sociocultural changes

D. is already finished

4539. Young couples who have children very soon after marriage_______________?
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A. spend very little time together

B. are quite content with their lot

C. experience constant elation

D. all of the above