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
4401. A nationalistic revolution occurred in the________________?
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A. American Revolution

B. Cuban revolution of 1959

C. communist takeover of China in 1949

D. French Revolution

4402. Liberation theory is______________?
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A. another name for atheism

B. a fusion of Christianity and Marxism

C. a branch of Roman Catholicism

D. a doctrine of personal transcendence

4403. Adam Smith was __________?
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A. None of these

B. A philosopher

C. A scientist

D. An Economist
4404. Among the leading causes of divorce are______________?
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A. personality differences

B. incompatibility

C. infidelity

D. only b and c
4405. A decline in the rural population was due chiefly to________________?
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A. the continued improvements in agricultural methods

B. factories

C. the favor of the local tyrant

D. population size

4406. Antarctica is occupied by several nations together because no one nations has________________?
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A. the power to take it over

B. the desire to rule it

C. sovereignty over it

D. interest in its resources

4407. suburbanization today is based on__________________?
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A. skin color only

B. homogeneous families

C. social class

D. the grass being greener in the suburbs

4408. The first years of marriage_____________?
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A. require the most adjustment

B. offer the most satisfaction

C. all of the above

D. are the most difficult

4409. The number of births in a population in relation to every 1000 women of childbearing age in a year is called the________________?
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A. population growth rate

B. fertility rate

C. birthrate

D. population pyramid

4410. In animism_______________?
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A. all of the above

B. spirits are worshipped as disembodied humans

C. spirits are thought to acquire various forms

D. animals are worshipped as gods

4411. Recent events vividly demonstrate that nationalism is_______________?
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A. the source of wars and atrocities

B. dead

C. the bastion of freedom and world peace

D. at most a quaint reminder of past political cultures

4412. Religiosity refers to_______________?
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A. whether one believes in God or gods

B. depth of religious feelings

C. whether one participates in religious rituals

D. a belief in heaven and hell

4413. Which method of child care is best for children ?
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A. Being cared for by the biological mother even if she would rather work outside the house

B. Spending at least 20 hours with a person other than the mother

C. We do not really know

D. Being in a day-care center with other children of the same age

4414. Collective behavior is________________?
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A. emergent

B. alienating

C. nonroutine

D. convergent

4415. Moral control________________?
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A. can only be exerted through the institution of religion

B. is best when exerted by forces outside the individual

C. dose not exist in large urban industrial societies

D. is insufficient to maintain social order in complex societies
4416. Change may be experienced at which level ?
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A. Micro middle and macro

B. High and low

C. Public and public opinion

D. Alpha beta and delta

4417. As a person age_____________?
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A. health care costs decrease

B. senescence affects a small minority

C. none of the above

D. senility sets in

4418. Feminist theory bas borrowed much of the ideas of________________?
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A. psychology

B. the ideology that tries to rationalize women ,s low position in society

C. conflict and Marxist theories

D. The Feminine Mystique

4419. Normally a demand curve will have the shape:_________?
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A. Horizontal

B. Vertical

C. Downward Sloping

D. Upward Sloping

4420. The positive relationship between price and quantity supplied is called:_________?
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A. a change of supply

B. Profit

C. the law of supply

D. a shift to the supply curve

4421. The elderly are a minority because them________________?
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A. cannot defend themselves

B. are a small percentage of the population?

C. are physically weak

D. lack power
4422. Mistreatment or abuse of children________________?
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A. occurs with greater frequency in extended families

B. occurs less frequently in extended families

C. happens only in industrial societies

D. is a function of social class

4423. If price consumption curve will be horizontal on x-axes then elasticity of demand will be:___________?
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A. Greater than 1

B. Equal to 0

C. Equal to 1

D. Less than 1

4424. As a result of social change some members of society_______________?
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A. play new roles

B. occupy new statuses

C. become social climbers

D. take on BOTH new statuses and new roles

4425. Foreign aid________________?
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A. has been used as an instrument of foreign policy by the U.S

B. None of the above

C. should be abolished until poverty is eliminated is our own society

D. is what ultimately overthrowing communism

4426. Conditions associated with long-term marriages include_________________?
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A. whether the women came from an intact family

B. all of the above

C. a womens family income

D. a womens age at marriage

4427. In some cultures a women a can have several husbands at one time. This custom is called____________?
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A. serial marriage

B. lunacy

C. polygyny

D. polyandry

4428. What kind of individual is valued in industrial and postindustrial societies ?
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A. a highly educated intellectual

B. nonproductive citizens

C. manual workers

D. the poor and alienated

4429. The basic components of the state include ALL BUT WHICH of the following ?
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A. Territory

B. Armed services

C. Sovereignty

D. Population

4430. The real problem in population growth is________________?
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A. population growth presents no problem

B. that most societies have a fertility rate

C. sheer numbers

D. uneven density of population
4431. Economies of Scale meaning ?
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A. Cost on all products

B. Higher per unit Cost

C. Reduced per unit Cost

D. None of these

4432. Identification theory is based on the ideas of______________?
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A. Erikson

B. Freud

C. Mead

D. Cooley

4433. A temporary collection of people gathered in the same place at the same time becomes a crowd when they______________?
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A. are personally acquainted with each other

B. have the same thing in mind as to how to behave

C. interact on a face-to-face basis

D. respond to a common stimulus
4434. Women after divorce_______________?
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A. need not do any of the menial housework

B. have a more difficult psychological adjustment than men

C. experience a 45 percent drop in income

D. all of the above

4435. According to French philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau the state emerged_______________?
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A. all of the above

B. after the establishment of private property

C. because people began to fight among themselves

D. to restore peace

4436. In essence people need government because________________?
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A. of their competitive nature

B. they have not reached a sufficient amount of civilization to exist without it

C. brute force is not sufficient keep them in line

D. they live in groups and need a degree of order
4437. A perspective that focuses on power relations between spouses is called_______________?
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A. transactional analysis

B. dependency theory

C. resource theory

D. micro conflict theory

4438. Cohabitation_______________?
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A. among college-educated high-income groups

B. is most popular among the 24-35 age group

C. only A and B

D. among working couples

4439. Which is NOT a theory of socialization into gender roles ?
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A. social learning theory

B. identification theory

C. cognitive development theory

D. string theory
4440. Death rates are______________?
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A. defined as the number of deaths per 1000 people per country per year

B. deaths of infants before they are one year old

C. the rate at which infants survive past their first year

D. the rate a which the elderly die in any given year

4441. Future shockis____________?
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A. a phrase used to describe an alien culture

B. what the elderly experience in every society when a new generation comes into power

C. a phrase used by Alvin Toffler to describe the rapidity of change

D. the name of a famous movie dealing with a society of the future

4442. Persons interested in saving the whales could be considered a (n)______________?
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A. public

B. casual crowd

C. acting crowd

D. none of these

4443. Credentialism opens jobs _______________?
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A. to members of skilled professions

B. but has no bearing on the job market

C. to members of academia

D. to all people

4444. The Protestant denomination emphasized in Max Weber,s Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism was_______________?
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A. Calvinism

B. Lutheranism

C. Baptism

D. Anglicanism

4445. Which is NOT a theoretical perspective on international relations_______________?
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A. globalism

B. neorealism

C. pluralism

D. scientific democracy
4446. The technological revolution that led to the control of food production is called the_______________?
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A. Cultural revolution

B. Industrial revolution

C. Agricultural revolution

D. Paleolithic revolution

4447. Hitler led the German people by emotional speeches He derived his authority from________________?
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A. personal charisma

B. the Bible

C. God

D. the law

4448. Among the leading causes of divorce are_______________?
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A. none of the above

B. infidelity

C. physical abuse

D. drug and alcohol abuse

4449. Thomas Malthus sated that________________?
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A. fodd increases in a geometric progression

B. population growth is a matter of algebra not geometry or arithmetic

C. populations increase in geometric progression

D. population grow in arithmetic progression

4450. When citizens or government agencies attempt to peacefully correct laws or institutions they are engaged in_____________?
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A. revolution

B. diffusion

C. reform

D. innovation