economics MCQs – Page 285

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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
5681. The Ku Klux Klan is an example of a(n)_________________?
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A. neo-Nazi movement

B. change-resistant movement

C. fascist movement

D. progressive movement

5682. Religion performs all but one of the following functions_______________?
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A. helps people deal with guilt for their transgressions offering a way back to a constructive life

B. provides answers to basic s for which there is no other authority

C. supports societal norms and values by transforming them into divine laws

D. provides a single set of norms that are universally accepted and agreed upon
5683. The cottage or putting-out system refers to_________________?
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A. the housing given factory workers

B. a type of architecture popular in Britain

C. The fact that in early industrialization work was done in the home

D. The way young people were put out to go work in factories

5684. ocial change must be analyzed in terms of________________?
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A. stability and efficiency

B. if it is good for the people

C. statics and dynamics

D. backward and forward progress

5685. Group marriage ________________?
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A. has been a consistent feature in Western societies

B. is widespread in several societies

C. has never been consistently or extensively practiced

D. is practiced among Australian aborigines

5686. The identical twin who lost his penis in a tragic accident______________?
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A. preferred dolls to guns

B. acted as a female would

C. none of the above

D. accepted his female identity

5687. A strong predictive factor of becoming an abusive parent is________________?
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A. to have felt the injustice of abuse

B. none of the above

C. to have felt unloved and unwanted by one,s own parents

D. to have come to believe that abuse is the way things are

5688. A temporary collection of people gathered in the same place at the same time becomes a crowd when they______________?
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A. respond to a common stimulus

B. are personally acquainted with each other

C. interact on a face-to-face basis

D. have the same thing in mind as to how to behave

5689. Which is NOT form of plural marriage ?
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A. Polygamy

B. Polyandry

C. Polygyny

D. Monogamy
5690. Societies with landed gentry and inherited titles resemble_________________?
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A. status systems

B. class systems

C. caste systems

D. estate systems
5691. Political control_____________?
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A. is social control exerted by forces outside the individual

B. is acquired through socialization

C. is internalized cultural learning

D. takes the place of moral control in simple societies

5692. Latino neighborhoods have prospered because________________?
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A. Latinos have a strong sense of community

B. they are well organized politically

C. they have a common culture

D. they try to use English instead of their native Spanish

5693. Change may be experienced at which level ?
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A. High and low

B. Alpha beta and delta

C. Public and public opinion

D. Micro middle and macro
5694. A number of celebrities in the entertainment world have been married five or six times They may be said to have had ?
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A. respect for polygamy

B. a faulty distribution of power in their marriages

C. the standard number of marriages in our society

D. a negative experience of married life

5695. Durkheim viewed religion as a form of social_________________?
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A. ingratiation

B. integration

C. innovation

D. recreation

5696. The blended or reconstituted family________________?
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A. is considered the wave of the future

B. has its own set of problems

C. only a and b

D. is the best solution to a failing institution

5697. Persons set apart for differential treatment include________________?
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A. those affected by physical and mental disabilities

B. the rich and famous

C. homosexuals

D. BOTH the disabled and those with same-sex preferences
5698. The average CEOs salary in 2005 was______________?
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A. 250 times that of the average workers

B. 100 times that of the average workers

C. 50 times that of the average workers

D. 262 times that of the average workers
5699. The Treaty of Westphalia established ?
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A. the principle that state religions were forbidden

B. secure borders between Germany and France

C. King Henry the VII as the Holy Roman Emperor

D. that the power of the state superseded the power of the Catholic church
5700. Durkheim believed that religion__________________?
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A. was a radical force in society

B. had nothing to do with social life

C. exploited the masses

D. was a reflection of human society