economics MCQs – Page 28

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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
542. P2P is business slang. What does it refer ?
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A. To startups or internet startup

B. Path to profitability

C. Both of them

D. None of them

543. GNP is_______________?
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A. Total monetary transactions in an economy

B. Total spending in an economy

C. The market value of all goods and services produced in an economy

D. Total sales in the economy

544. Which of the following is referred by the Debt retirement ?
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A. The complete repayment of debt

B. To repay debt in easy installments

C. To reschedule debt

D. To write-off debt

545. To help its firms penetrate Mexicos radio market suppose the Japanese government provides them a subsidy of $15 for each radio shipped to Mexico As a result of this trade policy ?
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A. The price of radios in Mexico equals $30 and its imports equal 30 radios

B. The price of radios in Mexico equals $40 and its imports equals 20 radios

C. The price of radios in Mexico equals $60 and its imports equal 30 radios

D. Th price of radios in Mexico equals $20 and its imports equal 40 radios

546. Which country is the chief exporter of jute ?
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A. Bangladesh

B. India

C. Both of them

D. None of them

547. Which of the following is a form of international reserve assets, created by IMF in 1967 whose value is based on a portfolio of widely used currencies ?
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A. International Drawing Right (IDR)

B. Special Drawing Right (SDR)

C. Sure, Drawing Rights (SDR)

D. IMF Drawing Rights (SDR)

548. The effect of the most favored nation (normal trade relations) clause is to ?
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A. eliminate all tariffs between countries

B. increase all tariffs between countries

C. maintain a nondiscriminatory structure of tariffs

D. maintain a discriminatory structure of tariffs

549. Which of the following is an example of government policy that could reduce inflation ?
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A. increasing import duties

B. None of these

C. reducing government expenditure

D. increasing bank lending

550. Following World War II the United States and other countries sought to liberalize trade among each other the first major postwar step toward trade liberalization was the ?
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A. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

B. World Trade Organization

C. Smoot Hawley Organization

D. McKinley Agreement on Trade policy

551. What is Euro ?
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A. Deposit outside ones home country but in the home country currency

B. European currency unit, introduced on January 1, 1999

C. Both of them

D. None of them

553. Economic development is measured on the basis of ?
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A. Increase in personal income

B. Increase in real GNP

C. Increase in nominal GNP

D. Increase in government revenue

555. Currency that is expected to drop in value relative to other currencies is called ?
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A. Local currency

B. Lime currency

C. Soft currency

D. Cold currency

556. A detailed, itemized list, report or record or things in ones possession or the process of making such a list, or items listed in this list, or the stock, is called inventory. Which of the following is also inventory ?
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A. An evaluation or a survey, as of abilities or resources

B. List of stock a company own

C. Total obligation of a firm

D. List of assets of a corporation

559. The Liquidity Trap condition occurs at a_______________?
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A. Very low rate of interest

B. Low rate of interest

C. High rate of interest

D. Very high rate of interest

560. The U.S has granted China permanent most favored nation treatment (normal trade relations) This means that the tariff schedules which apply to U.S imports from china ?
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A. have lower tariff rates than the rates that apply to other countries to which the U.S grants most favored nation treatment

B. have lower tariff rates than the rates that apply to any other country sending goods to the United States

C. have tariff rates equal to zero suggesting a free trade policy for the United States

D. have tariff rates that are identical to the rates that apply to other countries to which the U.S grants most-favored nation treatment