economics MCQs – Page 449

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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
8961. When a oligopolist individually chooses its level of production to maximize its profits it charges a price that is ?
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A. less than the price charged by a monopoly and more than the price charged by a competitive market

B. more than the price charged by a monopoly and less then the price charged by a competitive market

C. more than the price charged by either monopoly or a competitive market

D. less than the price charged by either monopoly or a competitive market

8963. In cartels ?
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A. Each individual firm profit maximizes

B. The industry as a whole is loss making

C. There is no need to police agreements

D. There may be an incentive to cheat
8964. Laws that make it illegal for firms to conspire to raise prices or reduce production are known as ?
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A. pro-competition laws

B. antimonopoly laws

C. antitrust laws

D. all of these answers

E. anti-collusion laws

8965. Firms in oligopoly are likely to ?
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A. Try to be a price maker

B. Invest heavily in branding

C. Act independently of other firms

D. Try to differentiate its products

8966. In a cartel ?
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A. Price wars are common

B. Firms collude

C. Firms use price to win market share from competitors

D. Firms compete against each other

8967. If a few firms dominate an industry the market is known as ?
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A. Duopoly

B. monopolistic competition

C. Oligopoly

D. Competitively monopolistic

8968. As the number of sellers in an oligopoly increases ?
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A. output in the market tends to fall because each firm must cut back on production

B. The price in the market moves closer to marginal cost

C. collusion is more likely to occur because a larger number of firms can place pressure on any firm that defects

D. the price in the market moves further from marginal cost

8969. As the number of sellers in an oligopoly grows larger, an oligopolistic market looks more like ?
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A. a collusion solution

B. monopoly

C. monopolistic competition

D. a competitive market
8970. The agro based industry is ?
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A. Woodwork

B. Dairy farms

C. Iron work

D. Carpets

8975. Sialkot is also famous for Saddles & ?
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A. agriculture machinery

B. harvesters

C. musical instruments

D. paper manufacturing

8977. Surgical instruments are made in ?
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A. Sialkot

B. Wazirabad

C. Lahore

D. Gujranwala

8978. The Wah is famous for ?
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A. Ordnance factory

B. Mughal Garden

C. Both of them

D. None of them

8979. Which of the following is Cottage Industry ?
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A. Cement

B. Textile

C. Handicraft

D. Sugar

8980. The biggest Industry of Pakistan is ?
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A. Sugar

B. Textile

C. cement

D. Paper