economics MCQs – Page 280

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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
5581. Collective behavior_______________?
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A. completely lacks structure

B. is always disorganized

C. none of the above

D. has some connection with social factors?
5584. The text primarily applied Weber,s notion of status to______________?
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A. positions in the social system

B. spending and consumption patterns

C. prestige derived from ancestry

D. ranked occupational positions
5585. Marx believed that the state would vanish when_____________?
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A. all societies became capitalist

B. social classes ceased to exist

C. the elite would work toward the good of the masses

D. the lion would lie down with the lamb

5587. Which component of culture is central to human life______________?
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A. interdependence

B. The normative

C. The industrial

D. The habitual

5588. Power is exercised in________________?
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A. simple farming societies

B. hunting and gathering societies

C. all social systems

D. complex industrial societies

5589. Discrimination occurs_______________?
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A. with prejudice

B. as a result of informal quotas

C. with or without accompanying prejudice

D. as a result of government rulings

5590. As a person age_____________?
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A. none of the above

B. senility sets in

C. senescence affects a small minority

D. health care costs decrease
5591. In sociological studies of race and ethnic relations_______________?
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A. minorities are described on the basis of biology

B. minority refers to an oppressed group

C. minority refers to the smaller group

D. majority represents the group in power because of its large numbers

5593. When children reach school age their parents_________________?
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A. shift their focus toward their own relationship

B. experience a decline in martial satisfaction

C. spend more time together and are more content

D. all of the above

5594. The overall poverty rate is highest among______________?
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A. children under 6

B. women

C. the elderly

D. black males

5595. By dependent relations globalists mean_______________?
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A. the effectiveness of the United Nations depends upon a cohesive Security Council

B. Third-World countries are maintained in a state of dependency by First-and Second- World nations

C. industrial nations depend upon raw materials located in no-industrial nations

D. the legitimacy of nation -states depends upon propaganda and internal surveillance

5596. The percentage of men filing divorce petitions is________________?
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A. less than that of women

B. equal to that of women

C. considerably more than that of women

D. slightly more than that of women

5597. Which elements are affected by pollution ?
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A. Air

B. all of the above

C. Water

D. Land

5598. Which is false of the process of diffusion ?
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A. Borrowing cultures modify the traits they accept

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

C. A complex culture borrows more elements from a simple culture than the other way around

D. It tends to be reciprocal

5600. The New Class is characterized as consisting of______________?
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A. former members of the middle class

B. professionals with skills important in the information society

C. the working poor

D. apolitical bureaucrats