economics MCQs – Page 272

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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
5421. Given a two-country world, suppose Japan devalues the yen by 20 percent and west German devalues the mark by 15 percent This result is a (an)?
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A. appreciation in the value of both currencies

B. depreciation in the value of both currencies

C. appreciation in the value of the yen against the mark

D. depreciation in the value of the yen against the mark
5423. If foreign manufacturing costs and profit margins in response to a depreciation in the U.S dollar the effect of these actions is to ?
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A. shorten the amount of time in which the depreciation leads to smaller trade surplus

B. shorten the amount of time in which the depreciation leads to smaller trade deficit

C. lengthen the amount of time in which the depreciation leads to smaller trade deficit

D. lengthen the amount of time in which the depreciation leads to smaller trade surplus

5424. The analysis considers the ability of domestic and foreign price of adjust to devaluation in the short run ?
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A. pass through

B. currency contract period

C. absorption

D. adjustment mechanism

5426. The analysis considers the ability of domestic and foreign price of adjust to devaluation in the short run ?
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A. currency contract period

B. absorption

C. adjustment mechanism

D. pass through
5427. The shift toward imperfectly competitive markets in domestic and international trade the concept of ?
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A. official exchange rates

B. complete currency pass through

C. trade adjustment assistance

D. exchange arbitrage

5428. In essence people need government because________________?
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A. they live in groups and need a degree of order

B. of their competitive nature

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

D. brute force is not sufficient keep them in line

5429. In order for power to be legitimate a government must have_____________?
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A. a strong army

B. a charismatic leader

C. legitimate authority

D. the ability to coerce agreement

5430. Durkheim,s analysis suggests that so-called primitive people__________________?
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A. invented the concept of gods

B. though they were gods

C. saw themselves as clans of animals

D. projected their human ideals and personified them as gods
5431. The first years of marriage_____________?
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A. all of the above

B. offer the most satisfaction

C. require the most adjustment

D. are the most difficult

5432. Religious beliefs are often contained in_______________?
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A. all of the above

B. creeds

C. articles of faith

D. doctrines

5434. My country right or wrong is an example of_______________?
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A. a reasoned approach to detente

B. nationalism

C. an internationalist world view

D. legal-rational thinking

5435. The majority of the human population lives in________________?
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A. Africa

B. New York

C. Pacific Islands

D. Eurasia
5436. The urban crisis________________?
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A. is well on the way to being resolved

B. has been reduced by urban renewal

C. has been intensified by gentrification

D. is intensified by the move of the middle class to the suburbs
5437. Conditions associated with long-term marriages include_________________?
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A. all of the above

B. a womens family income

C. whether the women came from an intact family

D. a womens age at marriage

5438. An ecological city is___________________?
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A. the central city suburbs and satellites

B. one with a recycling enter

C. where urban planning originates

D. one containing a clean water supply for the area

5439. Antarctica is occupied by several nations together because no one nations has________________?
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A. interest in its resources

B. the power to take it over

C. the desire to rule it

D. sovereignty over it
5440. From the point of view of Catholicism Protestantism began as a(n)________________?
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A. charismatic movement

B. cult

C. fundamentalist movement sect

D. ecclesia