economics MCQs – Page 303

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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
6042. Which nation state has reached zero population growth ?
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A. Iran

B. the United States

C. Turkey

D. Zimbabwe

6043. Violent crowd behavior______________?
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A. is generally random

B. is usually temporary

C. always goes against the wishes of individual members

D. has no limits in its antisocial nature?

6044. Inequality has been explained as______________?
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A. being part of the law of nature

B. serving the needs of society

C. resulting from the struggle for goods and services in a society

D. all of the above
6045. Liberals and conservatives agree to some extent that economic goals should include________________?
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A. adequate economic growth

B. price stability

C. all of the above

D. full employment

6046. Supply-side theories claim that__________________?
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A. business cycles are caused by insufficient supply

B. an increase in aggregate supply causes output and employment to decline

C. none of the above

D. a decline in aggregate supply is responsible for economic downturns
6047. Present theories of stratification__________________?
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A. answer the of what causes inequality

B. agree that inequality is an evil

C. offer ways to end inequality

D. offer two different ways of looking at inequality
6048. Demand and supply are________________?
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A. causes of inflation

B. market forces

C. key economic indicators

D. thesis and antithesis

6049. The factory system_________________?
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A. was introduced when it became convenient to house both workers and machinery under one roof

B. gave more power to the employers called entrepreneurs

C. was an American invention popularized through cultural diffusion

D. resulted from BOTH the convenience of housing workers and equipment together and gave more power to the entrepreneurs
6050. The following people enjoy both status and wealth in our society______________?
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A. physicians

B. professors

C. ministers

D. research scientists

6051. The greatest problem with capital punishment is that________________?
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A. it is a cruel way to end someones life

B. sometimes an innocent person is put to death

C. only God has the right to kill

D. many witnesses lie

6052. Death rates are highest in_______________?
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A. Turkey

B. Britain

C. Thailand

D. tropical African
6053. In economic terms incomes are distributed according to________________?
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A. whom one knows

B. a persons marginal productivity

C. innate talent

D. which skills one has

6054. The civil rights movement in the United States was a_________________?
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A. change resistant movement

B. nationalistic movement

C. reform movement

D. ethical movement

6055. The difficulty with fighting terrorism is that_________________?
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A. terrorists have differing goals

B. all of the above

C. terrorists have no single ideology

D. terrorism is a transnational problem

6056. Ethnic groups are based on_________________?
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A. eye shape

B. genes

C. common customs and /or identities

D. skin color

6058. Rates of poverty tend to be highest among_______________?
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A. Female headed households

B. all of the above

C. minorities

D. children

6060. The Black movement to the urban North from the rural South was similar to______________?
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A. the arrival of the Cuban middle class after Castro

B. moves of professionals from New York to Los Angeles

C. immigration from Europe

D. the experience of the American Indians