economics MCQs – Page 337

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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
6721. When an economy first begins to grow more slowly ?
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A. Stock levels are likely to increase

B. GDP increase

C. Inflation is likely to increase

D. Investment in equipment is likely to increase

6722. Economic growth can be seen by an outward shift of ?
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A. The Minimum Efficient Scale

B. The Marginal Consumption Frontier

C. The Gross Domestic Barrier

D. The Production Possibility Frontier

6723. Price equals ?
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A. Total revenue / quantity sold

B. Total revenue / total cost

C. Total quantity sold quantity sold

D. Total revenue quantity

6724. Profit is measured by ?
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A. Revenue total costs

B. Fixed cost + revenue

C. Revenue sales

D. Revenue fixed costs

6725. When marginal revenue equals marginal cost ?
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A. Total revenue equals total cost

B. There is the biggest positive difference between total revenue and total cost

C. There is the biggest negative difference between total revenue and total cost

D. Profits are Zero

6726. Industrial Revolution__________________?
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A. created a class of industrial workers

B. made all social classes equal

C. none of the above

D. eliminated social classes

6727. Which of the following is an example of material culture ?
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A. competition is good for you

B. A football games

C. The football itself

D. The NFL rules

6728. The first level of output at which the long run average cost are minimized is called ?
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A. The Minimum External Scale

B. The Maximum External Scale

C. The Maximum Effective Scale

D. The Minimum Efficient Scale
6729. Economic growth can be measured by ?
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A. MPC

B. GDP

C. The CPI

D. The CBI

6730. It is true of science that_______________?
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A. its content is more important than its method

B. it is not concerned with the method of acquiring knowledge

C. it is body of knowledge organized in a logical manner

D. id does not include the method of investigation

6731. A way of helping depressed regions by having wage subsidies lower business taxes and capital subsidies has been suggested as ?
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A. interventionist policies

B. New classical economists

C. monetarists

D. left-wing theorists

6732. Cultural relativity ideally implies ?
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A. that moral values different from one, s own are all wrong

B. everyones crazy except you and me (and Im not sure about you)

C. tolerance and respect for the cultural values of others

D. mindless acceptance of all cultural values of others

6733. The difference between goes investment and net investment is ?
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A. Depreciation

B. Capital investment

C. Acceleration

D. Declaration
6734. As income increase ?
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A. The average propensity to consume always approaches 0

B. The average propensity to consume gets nearer in value of the marginal propensity to consume

C. The average propensity to consume falls

D. The average propensity to consume diverges in value from the marginal propensity to consume

6735. In the long term a firm will produce provided the revenue covers ?
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A. Fixed costs

B. Revenue

C. Variable costs

D. Total costs
6737. Which of the following is true ?
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A. If the marginal cost is positive total costs are miximised

B. If the marginal cost is negative total costs increase at a decreasing rate if output increases

C. If the marginal cost is greater than the average cost the average cost falls

D. If the marginal cost is greater than the average cost the average cost increase
6738. The principal difference between people and other animals is that ?
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A. people communicate with symbols while animals communicate with signals

B. biology dictates human behavior while instincts direct animal behavior

C. people live in families while animals live in tribes

D. animals larger and stronger

6739. The resources in an economy are ?
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A. Fixed at any moment

B. Able to be transferred easily between industries

C. Constantly increasing

D. Constantly decreasing

6740. Barriers to entry ?
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A. Do not exist in monopoly

B. Do not exist in monopolistic competition

C. Do exist in perfect competition

D. Cannot exist in oligopoly