economics MCQs – Page 294

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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
5861. The largest number of Latinos come form_______________?
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A. Latin American

B. Mexico

C. Puerto Rico

D. Spain

5862. Futurist Alvin Toffler called his concept_______________?
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A. static shock

B. future shock

C. culture shock

D. myocardial shock

5863. Discriminatory behavior prompted by the knowledge that prejudice exists on a society wide level is called______________?
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A. institutional discrimination

B. personal discrimination

C. cultural discrimination

D. attitudinal discrimination
5864. The most likely factor to overcome the low status of a fathers occupation is______________?
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A. belonging to organized crime

B. hard work

C. religion

D. education
5865. Which is/are the policy option(s) to counteract business cycles ?
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A. Shift the supply curve

B. Shift the demand curve

C. All of the above

D. Do noting

5867. Which statements is FALSE ?
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A. The civil rights movement has raised black consciousness and helped decrease self hatred

B. Relations between blacks and whites are 100 percent improved

C. The black underclass finds itself in the situation of being a minority within a minority

D. Blacks still lag behind whites in life chances particularly in the economic sector

5868. According to Blau and Duncan occupational upward mobility is greatly influenced by______________?
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A. all of the above

B. the nature of the first job

C. the amount of education

D. occupation of the father

5869. In microeconomics the household is defined as_______________?
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A. the nuclear family

B. all of the above

C. everyone who lives under one roof

D. the extended family

5870. Censorship______________?
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A. gives a one-sided interpretation of an issue

B. is the same as propaganda

C. deletes all or parts of information

D. is the opposite of propaganda?

5871. Collective behavior favors social change because it_______________?
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A. none of the above

B. alters peoples perspective

C. prevents action

D. destroys group identity

5872. Most population experts_______________?
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A. have written off the Malthusian prophecy altogether

B. expect the growth rate to remain constant

C. expect population to level off at between 8 and 15 billion people

D. believe that a high fertility rate continues to be necessary in the developing nations

5873. Which of the following statements is true ?
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A. Most of the health problems associated with growing old pose serious problems by the age of 65

B. Young workers perform far better than elderly workers which is why employers prefer tham

C. A majority of the elderly live in nursing homes

D. none of the above
5875. Need and demand________________?
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A. are closely related to price

B. amount to the same thing

C. are unrelated concepts

D. are closely related to supply

5876. The first airplane was a (n)________________?
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A. discovery

B. miracle

C. invention

D. diffusion

5877. Population density may be defined as_________________?
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A. the ability of a square foot of land to feed a number of people

B. the number of people to a land area

C. the density of a compound group

D. the number of births and deaths per year

5878. Negative life chances correspond to__________________?
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A. lack of desire for an education

B. a high position in the stratification system

C. lack of talent

D. a low position in the stratification system
5879. A corporation________________?
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A. has the advantage of being able to accumulate vast amounts of capital in a short period of time

B. can afford to pay for the latest research and technology

C. is a public institution

D. all of the above
5880. The inordinate growth of government is a side effect of________________?
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A. government intervention in the economy

B. the willingness of individuals to give up traditional freedoms

C. the political apathy of public

D. the increasing poverty of individual states