economics MCQs – Page 314

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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
6262. The social sciences have_____________?
comments icon0

A. more control over data than physics

B. problems with studying people in laboratories

C. been accepted as equally valid as the physical sciences

D. complete objectivity

6263. The power elite are drawn from among the_______________?
comments icon0

A. middle-class urban residents

B. union leaders

C. military and business leaders

D. intellectuals

6264. In regard to public and political opinion_________________?
comments icon0

A. public opinion is limited to few issues

B. political opinion is all opinions expressed on political issues

C. political opinion deals with all matters

D. they are the same

6265. If the daughter of a factory worker wants to become the president of the company for which her father works we may assume that______________?
comments icon0
A. she has a different reference group than her social class would indicate

B. her father has special connections to the boss

C. she has been reading too many yuppie biographies

D. the daughter likes to daydream

6266. Human beings are born into a social world that is_______________?
comments icon0

A. totally beyond their control

B. not of their own making

C. newly created in each generation

D. the result of cultural development over previous generation
6267. In the American political system_____________?
comments icon0

A. there is no ruling elite

B. real equality for everyone is a fact

C. everyone participates in the political process

D. members of Congress and their constituents generally do not know much about what the other thinks
6268. Cultural change is always________________?
comments icon0

A. fast and dramatic

B. slow and imperceptible

C. nether of the above

D. both of the above
6269. Gestalt psychology looks at__________________?
comments icon0

A. separate items of personality

B. physical appearance

C. behavior as whole

D. instincts

6270. Studying the interaction between government and the economy would occur on a______________?
comments icon0

A. secondhand level

B. macrosocial level

C. microsocial level

D. macroscopic level

6271. A pluralist in the U.S would maintain that___________________?
comments icon0

A. power is in the hands of a small homogeneous class of leaders

B. significant decisions are made by the upper classes

C. policy reflects the wishes of a few elites

D. power is spread through multiple centers
6272. An ideology is______________?
comments icon0

A. always based on religion

B. a set of ideas values and attitudes

C. a testable theory

D. none of the above

6274. Culture is based on______________?
comments icon0

A. genetic heredity

B. simple learning only

C. instinct

D. learning thorough symbols
6275. Achieved status would be especially important in_______________?
comments icon0

A. ancient Egypt

B. 19th century India

C. none of the above

D. feudal Europe

6276. The Democrats lost the presidential elections in 1984 and 1988 because of______________?
comments icon0

A. loss of direct contact with the electorate

B. huge political gaffes

C. split ticket voting

D. running the wrong candidates
6277. Which resources are scarce in every society ?
comments icon0
A. Food shelter and protective coverings

B. Sufficient males to mate with all the females

C. Wheat and com

D. Fertile land

6278. Contrary to Karl Marx,s expectations communist revolutions occurred in_______________?
comments icon0

A. less economically developed nations like Russia

B. agricultural nations like Cuba

C. all of the above

D. Asian nations lacking well-developed industrial sectors like China

6279. Fascism_______________?
comments icon0

A. refuses violence

B. distrusts reason

C. stresses a belief in human equality

D. appeals to intellectuals

6280. The creation of culture unlike playwriting ?
comments icon0

A. is the work of generation?

B. never results in a final authorized script

C. is not always a deliberate act

D. all of the above