economics MCQs – Page 331

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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
6601. A culture complex is_______________?
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A. a psychological condition

B. a theater symphony hall and museum

C. a cluster of traits centered around a common activity

D. one cultural trait

6602. In the equation C = a + bY, which describes the aggregate consumption function b stands for ?
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A. The average consumption level

B. The amount of income when consumption is zero

C. The marginal propensity to consume.

D. The amount of consumption when income is zero

6604. The social sciences have no laws because ?
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A. social science research techniques are flawed

B. social scientists are a lawless group

C. none of the above

D. the various disciplines squabble among themselves

6606. To be Productively efficient a firm must produce where ?
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A. Marginal costs are Minimized

B. Average costs are minimized

C. Average costs are maximized

D. Marginal costs are maximized
6607. The total costs are Rs2000 and 10 units are produced. The marginal cost of an 11th unit is Rs1300 Which of the following is true ?
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A. The average cost for 10 units is Rs1300

B. The average cost for 11 units is Rs1300

C. The average cost increase from Rs20 to Rs30

D. The total costs for 11 units are Rs700

6608. An increase in interest rates ?
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A. Is likely to reduce savings

B. Is likely to reduce the external value of the currency

C. Leads to a shift in the MEC schedule

D. Leads to a movement along the MEC schedule

6609. A profit maximising firm will invest up to the level of investment where ?
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A. The cost of borrowing equals the marginal efficiency of capital

B. The cost of borrowing is greater than the marginal efficiency of capital

C. The cost of borrowing equals the marginal propensity to consume

D. The cost of borrowing is less then the marginal efficiency of capital
6610. According the law of diminishing returns ?
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A. The marginal product fall as more units of a variable factor are added to a fixed factor

B. The marginal product increases as more units of a variable factor are added to a fixed factor

C. The total product falls as more units of a variable factor are added to a fixed factor

D. Marginal utility falls as more unity of a product are consumed

6611. If an economy is productively efficient ?
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A. Resources are unemployed

B. The distribution of income is eqal

C. More of one product can only be produced if less of another product is produced

D. Everyone is wealthy

6612. Variables that exercise influence on other variables are called ?
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A. independent variables

B. constants

C. dependent variables

D. none of the above

6613. Reaganomics was a radical shift in Policy aimed at direct tackling ?
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A. the supply side of the economy

B. The demand side of the country

C. The underground economy

D. The charities economy

6614. Labour Productivity measures ?
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A. The output per worker

B. Total output

C. The output per machine

D. Marginal output
6615. According to the quantity theory of money an increase in the money supply is most likely to lead to inflation if ?
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A. The velocity of circulation and the number of transactions is constant

B. The number of transaction decrease

C. There is deflation

D. The velocity of circulation decrease

6616. A benefit to consumers of price discrimination is that ?
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A. Producer surplus increases

B. Consumer surplus decreases

C. Some products are produced that would not otherwise be produced

D. Firms profits increase

6617. If marginal cost is positive and falling ?
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A. Total cost is falling

B. Total cost is increasing at a falling rate

C. Total cost is increasing at an increasing rate

D. Total cost is falling at a falling rate

6618. To reduce the supply of money the government could ?
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A. Reduce interest rates

B. Sell government bonds

C. Buy back government bonds

D. Encourage banks to lend
6619. History is often NOT considered a social science because_______________?
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A. historians do not use computers

B. it is not based on evidence

C. it does not study people

D. its primary concern is to record events of the past
6620. A reflationary policy ?
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A. Reducing interest rates

B. Reducing taxation rates

C. increase injections

D. Reducing government spending