economics MCQs – Page 286

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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 economy 2. profit maximizing under perfect competition and monopoly 3. application of economics 4. the aggregate demand aggregate supply model 5. surplus 6. money interest rates and output 7. average and total cost 8. stabilization adjustment reform and privatization 9. risks and diversification efficient market hypothesis 10. the phillips curve 11. supply and demand 12. capital formation investment choice information technology and technical progress 13. aggregate supply unemployment and inflation 14. elasticity 15. comparative gdp 16. roots of modern macroeconomics 17. production factors 18. poverty malnutrition and income inequality 19. trade regulations and industrial policies 20. monetary union 21. exchange rate systems and currency crises 22. economic development in historical perspective 23. exchange rate determination 24. monopoly competition 25. the balance of payments 26. inflation productivity 27. macroeconomic issues and analysis 28. employment migration and urbanization 29. macroeconomic policy tools 30. supply side policies 31. exchange rate adjustments and the balance of 32. miscellaneous 33. taxation 34. trade policies for the developing nations 35. markets efficiency and the public interest 36. the external debt and financial crises 37. budget deficits and the trade balance 38. alternative theories of the firm 39. public goods 40. the meaning and measurement of economic development 41. characteristics and institutions of developing countries 42. agriculture irrigation system of pakistan 43. education health and human capital 44. economic problems of developing countries 45. theories of economic development 46. basic of economics 47. consumer theory vs real consumers 48. applied microeconomics 49. long term economic growth 50. externality internality 51. fiscal and monetary policy 52. prices wages taxes 53. balance of payments aid and foreign investment 54. international factor movements and multinational corporations 55. entrepreneurship organization and innovation 56. the international economy and globalization 57. population and development 58. non tariff trade barriers 59. foundations of modern trade theory 60. global economic development 61. market 62. rural poverty and agricultural transformation 63. regional trading arrangements 64. foreign exchange 65. introduction to economics 66. world economy miscellaneous 67. sources of comparative advantage 68. natural resources and the environment toward sustainable development 69. monopoly 70. asymmetric information 71. income inequality 72. labour market 73. tariffs 74. development planning and policy making the state and the market 75. oligopoly 76. industrial development 77. costs supply and perfect competition 78. human capital 79. monetary fiscal and incomes policy and inflation 80. stocks

5701. Disengagement refers to_______________?
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A. a pleasant interlude for the elderly

B. aged persons abandoning their regular roles so that younger people may assume them

C. aged persons maintaining their regular social roles

D. a period before retirement

5702. As of the late 1990s________________?
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A. blacks and whites had the same average income

B. at least 40 percent of blacks were squarely in the middle class

C. blacks and whites graduated from college at the same rate

D. black unemployment was the same as that of whites

5703. The social class(es) least interested in church participation is (are)the_____________?
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A. upper-lower class

B. upper and lower classes

C. none of the above

D. lower-middle class

5704. Entities such as the U.N and the European Economic Community (Common Market) are classed as_____________?
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A. ICUs

B. IGOs

C. LDCs

D. EEcs

5705. Which is NOT an element of a social movement ?
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A. It involves no orientation toward action

B. It has a specific perspective and ideology

C. it has a strong sense of idealism and solidarity

D. It involves a significant number of people

5706. Modern societies are grappling with the notion of_________________?
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A. none of the above

B. eliminating marriage altogether

C. allowing same-sex couples to marry

D. lowering the age at marriage

5707. Political science has taken a turn toward the social sciences in its studies of__________________?
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A. the social impact of government on groups and individuals

B. work as a source of identity

C. law and administration

D. the moral effects of government policies

5708. No- fault divorce has_______________?
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A. left alimony awards intact

B. all but eliminated alimony and somewhat decreased the average child support award

C. increased child support requirements

D. increased both alimony and child support awards for the first few year after divorce

5709. The Marxian model of class structure divided the population into______________?
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A. the haves and the have nots

B. quintiles

C. six or seven layers

D. the bourgeoisie and the proletariat

5710. The view that the elderly lack social and material resources to reciprocate in relationships and consequently occupy a subservient status is the point of______________?
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A. activity theory

B. exchange theory

C. disengagement theory

D. modernization theory

5711. Persons interested in saving the whales could be considered a (n)______________?
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A. casual crowd

B. public

C. none of these

D. acting crowd

5712. Retirements negative effects are felt most strongly by_____________?
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A. none of the above

B. women in general and lower-class workers

C. middle-class men and lower-class women

D. upper-class men and service workers

5713. Which occupational categories received the greatest increase in compensation in the 1990s ?
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A. Domestic workers

B. Senior and chief executive

C. Accountants and financial consultants

D. corporate attorneys

5714. There is inequality among the Siriono of Bolivia in that_________________?
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A. the families of the best hunters are permitted to hoard food

B. none of the above

C. the elder females make all the group,s rules

D. there is a priestly caste

5715. The practice of requiring degrees as a minimum hiring requirement is called_______________?
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A. syndication

B. academicism

C. credentialism

D. elitism

5716. The subordinate position of women in decision making may result from_____________?
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A. the choice of women as leaders

B. the instrumental role assumed by males

C. women being less intelligent than men

D. womens modesty

5717. The teen pregnancy rate_________________?
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A. only A and B

B. has declined principally for non-Hispanic black teens

C. began to decline in 1997

D. is highest among Asian teens

5718. Males______________?
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A. are more prone to aggressiveness than females

B. live longer than females

C. have a lower birthrate than females

D. are less likely to die violently

5719. In Melanesia manais________________?
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A. the power of good over evil

B. the food miraculously given to the escaped slaves in the wilderness

C. the power of evil over good

D. a power that is neither good nor evil

5720. Furnishing historical data about past societies with no written records is the task of_______________?
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A. cultural geography

B. ornithology

C. history

D. archaeology

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