economics MCQs – Page 410

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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
8182. According to the Classical theory of international trade ?
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A. Only countries with high wages will import

B. Only countries with low wages will export

C. All of the above are false

D. Countries with high wages will have higher prices

8184. Which of the following are not third-world regions ?
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A. Asia

B. Australia

C. Africa

D. Latin America

8185. Which of the following characteristics are most likely found in developing countries ?
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A. All of the above

B. very traditional methods of agricultural production

C. large number of people living in poverty

D. high population growth rates

8187. Which of the following could not be considered a major economic system ?
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A. None of the above

B. communism

C. socialism

D. physical quality of life index

E. capitalism

8188. Which country is not a transitional economy ?
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A. Mexico

B. Hungary

C. Russia

D. china

8189. The poorest region of the World is ?
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A. Sub Saharan Africa

B. Latin America

C. the Middle East

D. Asia

8190. Development economics focuses primarily on the poorest ______ of the worlds?
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A. population

B. two thirds

C. one third

D. 5 percent

E. 28 percent

8191. Of the Worlds population what portion lives in developing countries ?
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A. nearly 1 billion people

B. approximately 35%

C. approximately 80%

D. nearly 10 billion people

8192. Which of the following could be considered critical s in development economics ?
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A. All of the above are correct

B. How do the poorest 2/3 of the world live?

C. what factors affect labor skills in the third world?

D. What are the major theories of economic development

8193. If the price of a good is above the equilibrium price ?
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A. there is a surplus and the price will fall

B. there is a surplus and the price will rise

C. there is a shortage and the price will rise

D. The quantity demanded is equal to the quantity supplied and the price remains unchanged

E. there is a shortage and the price will fall

8194. If the price of good is equal to the equilibrium price ?
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A. there is a surplus and the price will fall

B. there is a shortage and the price will rise

C. there is surplus and the price will rise

D. the quantity demanded is equal to the quantity supplied supplied and the price remains unchanged

E. there is a shortage and the price will fall

8195. A shift is demand will have more effect on price than quantity if ?
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A. The price elasticity of supply is price elastic

B. The price elasticity of supply is infinity

C. The price elasticity of supply is perfectly elastic

D. The price elasticity of supply is price inelastic

8196. The effect of a tax to offset a negative externality will be to ____ price and ______ quantity?
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A. reduce, increase

B. increase, reduce

C. increase, increase

D. reduce , reduce

8197. Externalities arise because there is a divergence between ________ and _________?
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A. social costs, social benefit

B. private costs, private benefits

C. insiders, outsiders

D. private costs, social costs or benefits
8198. A decrease in demand for a products should ?
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A. Decrease equilibrium price and quantity

B. Decrease equilibrium price and increase quantity

C. Increase equilibrium price and decrease quantity

D. increase equilibrium price and quantity

8199. A perfectly competitive market has ?
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A. many buyers and sellers.

B. only one seller.

C. firms that set their own prices

D. at least a few sellers.

8200. Economists use the term Black Markets for situations where ?
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A. goods are sold at prices above legal or official price.

B. transactions are not recorded in the GDP figures.

C. illegal substances are sold

D. buyers and/or sellers are not paying taxes as they should