economics MCQs – Page 284

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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
5661. To use up the final products of production is to_______________?
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A. appropriate

B. allocate

C. distribute

D. consume
5662. In the U.S the military is________________?
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A. subordinate to the government

B. the basis of legitimate government

C. a provision of government

D. synonymous with government

5663. Which statement is FALSE ?
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A. People rank themselves according to wealth prestige and power

B. In simple societies social differences among individuals are nonexistent

C. Slavery serfdom and caste are all instances of inequalities that are social in nature

D. Stratification occurs in every society that has produced a surplus

5666. Even in a democracy the state can________________?
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A. deprive people of their lives

B. size property

C. all of the above

D. imprison persons
5667. Property is defined in terms of rights of_________________?
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A. consumption

B. production

C. distribution

D. Ownership
5668. Corporations wield power through_____________?
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A. All of the above

B. PACs

C. interlocking directorates

D. investment portfolios

5671. An accountant is part of which sector ?
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A. Quaternary

B. secondary

C. primary

D. Tertiary
5672. The elderly are a minority because them________________?
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A. are a small percentage of the population?

B. cannot defend themselves

C. are physically weak

D. lack power
5673. Ideologies_______________?
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A. do not underlie all political movements

B. underlie only revolutionary movements

C. underlie all social movements

D. underlie only political movements

5675. The difference between government and state is that________________?
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A. government is a process that includes the people who exercise political power

B. the state is an abstract symbol of the political institution

C. government is symbol state is the process

D. government is a process and the state is an abstract symbol
5676. Meads work in New Guinea indicated that__________________?
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A. men are men and women are women everywhere

B. biology totally controls social role behavior

C. all tribes in her study stressed male aggression and hostility

D. sex role behavior is conditioned differently in different cultures
5677. Reproduction outside the family__________________?
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A. has not been positively sanctioned in any society

B. is considered a sin by all religions of the world

C. cannot occur

D. reflects the norms and values of Pakistan society

5679. Lean production________________?
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A. combines the best features of craft and mass production

B. has as its goal perfection

C. All of the above

D. pushes responsibility down the organizational ladder

5680. The difference between an average workers salary and that of the average CEO has_______________?
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A. gradually narrowed

B. greatly increased

C. slightly increased

D. remained stable