economics MCQs – Page 291

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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
5801. Standard English and the music of music This belief is an example of_______________?
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A. structural discrimination

B. attitudinal discrimination

C. elitist discrimination

D. individual discrimination

5802. The state has the following relationship to force__________________?
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A. it has a monopoly on it

B. it lacks it completely in democracy

C. it gives it up to the people

D. it shares it with the citizens

5803. Political control refers to________________?
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A. social control exercised by peers

B. any social control

C. social control exercised by the government

D. being forced to vote

5804. Which of the following is NOT within the secondary economic sector ?
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A. Home construction

B. Salmon canning

C. Oil drilling

D. All of these

5805. Publics and public opinion________________?
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A. are more characteristic of complex societies than of simple ones

B. have special meanings in traditional societies where conflicting issues are common

C. are more frequent in totalitarian societies than in democratic ones

D. express the values of leaders of society

5806. Marx regarded religion as______________?
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A. a deliberate hoax on the part of dominant classes

B. alienating on both personal and social levels

C. an opiate

D. all of the above
5807. The nuclear from of the family often appears in_________________?
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A. traditional agrarian societies

B. locations where there is the need for large families

C. industrial societies

D. rural areas

5808. Members of an ethnic group_________________?
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A. share social and cultural traits

B. share physical traits

C. are heterogeneous

D. share behavioral traits

5809. Marriage is_________________?
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A. any union of males and females

B. a union recognized as legal by a society

C. always endogamous

D. always monogamous

5810. The Cuban community in Miami is an example of______________?
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A. acculturation

B. accommodation

C. segregation

D. assimilation

5811. In economic terms every action entail________________?
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A. risk

B. prime costs

C. fixed costs

D. opportunity costs
5812. Which are manifest functions of schools ?
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A. To reinforce the norms of the society

B. All of the above

C. To teach skills

D. To teach the values prevalent in the society

5813. A minority group consists of______________?
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A. fewer people than the majority group

B. the hostile subcultures in the society

C. the most recently settled immigrants

D. people distinguished by their physical or cultural traits
5815. Which of the following is true ?
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A. Lower-class students do as well academically as those from higher social classes

B. Students with low levels of self-esteem and low levels of confidence tend to do poorly in school

C. Testing consistently low does not affect a students self-confidence

D. Students are seldom able to evaluate their own abilities

5816. A nationalistic revolution occurred in the________________?
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A. French Revolution

B. Cuban revolution of 1959

C. communist takeover of China in 1949

D. American Revolution
5817. The popularity of spaghetti in the United States resulted from_______________?
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A. the discovery of noodles

B. an innovation in agriculture

C. diffusion

D. the invention of pasta machines

5818. Collective behavior is________________?
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A. emergent

B. nonroutine

C. alienating

D. convergent

5819. In his book The Inevitability of Patriarchy Steven Goldberg asserts that_____________?
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A. matriarchal societies have never existed

B. men perform the highest status non-maternal roles in all societies

C. all of the above

D. men dominate male-female relationships

5820. Most societies________________?
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A. accept all kinds of man-women unions

B. discourage marriage

C. pay couples to have children

D. encourage marriage