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1. |
Micro economics theory deals with |
A. | Economic behavior of individual economic decision making units |
B. | Economy as a whole |
C. | Trade relations |
D. | Economic growth of the society |
Answer» A. Economic behavior of individual economic decision making units |
2. |
Which of the following is a central problem of every economy |
A. | Abundance of resources |
B. | Scarcity of economic resources |
C. | Poverty |
D. | Moral and ethical values |
Answer» B. Scarcity of economic resources |
3. |
Equilibrium relates to which of these |
A. | Market condition which oscillate |
B. | Market state of falling price |
C. | Market condition of rising price |
D. | Market conditions which once achieved tends to persist |
Answer» D. Market conditions which once achieved tends to persist |
4. |
General equilibrium analysis refers to |
A. | Behaviour of individual economic decision making units and individual markets in isolation |
B. | Behaviour of all the individual decision making units and market viewed in totality |
C. | Both ; |
D. | none |
Answer» B. Behaviour of all the individual decision making units and market viewed in totality |
5. |
Normative economic theory deals with |
A. | What is or how the economic problem facing the society are solved |
B. | How the problem should be solved |
C. | What to Produce |
D. | How to produce |
Answer» B. How the problem should be solved |
6. |
In a mixed economy which sector(s) is/ are found |
A. | Private Only |
B. | Public sector only |
C. | None |
D. | Both a and b |
Answer» D. Both a and b |
7. |
In economic theory the term “means” refers to |
A. | Resources |
B. | Arithmetic mean |
C. | A characteristic |
D. | None |
Answer» A. Resources |
8. |
Market equilibrium of a commodity is determined by |
A. | Balancing of demand and supply position |
B. | Aggregate demand |
C. | Aggregate supply |
D. | Government intervention |
Answer» A. Balancing of demand and supply position |
9. |
Cetris Paribus means |
A. | Holding demand constant |
B. | Holding supply constant |
C. | Price being constant |
D. | Other things being constant |
Answer» D. Other things being constant |
10. |
Economic resources are |
A. | Unlimited |
B. | Limited in supply and use |
C. | Limited in supply but have alternative uses |
D. | Unproductive |
Answer» C. Limited in supply but have alternative uses |
11. |
Which of the following is/ are not an economic resource |
A. | Land |
B. | Capital |
C. | Labour |
D. | Air |
Answer» D. Air |
12. |
Which of the following is/ are an economic resource |
A. | Land |
B. | Capital |
C. | Labour |
D. | All the three |
Answer» D. All the three |
13. |
Which of the following is/ are a non-economic resource |
A. | Air |
B. | Water |
C. | Sunlight |
D. | All the three |
Answer» D. All the three |
14. |
Which of these resources would be called as land in economics |
A. | Coal mines of Bihar |
B. | Water resources of Uttaranchal |
C. | Mineral deposits of Jharkhand |
D. | All the three |
Answer» D. All the three |
15. |
Which of these is not land in economics |
A. | Tehri Dam |
B. | Forest reserves of Assam |
C. | Fish reserves in the Bay of Bengal |
D. | Herbal plant of Uttaranchal |
Answer» A. Tehri Dam |
16. |
Which of these would be classified as capital in economics |
A. | Bhankra Dam |
B. | Indira canal |
C. | Golden triangle |
D. | All the three |
Answer» D. All the three |
17. |
Capital in economics means |
A. | Factor of production |
B. | Fund brought in by the entrepreneur |
C. | Investment in shares, bank deposits |
D. | All the above |
Answer» A. Factor of production |
18. |
Scarcity of resources leads to |
A. | Unsatisfaction of human wants |
B. | Evaluation of alternative uses of scarce resources |
C. | Both |
D. | None |
Answer» C. Both |
19. |
Who defined economics as “ Science which deals with wealth” |
A. | J. (B) Say |
B. | (A) (C) pigou |
C. | Alfred Marshall |
D. | Robbins |
Answer» A. J. (B) Say |
20. |
Economics cannot be considered a perfect science because |
A. | Human behaviour is unpredictable |
B. | It is difficult to make correct prediction of economic variables |
C. | Economist do not have common opinion about a particular economic event |
D. | All the three |
Answer» D. All the three |
21. |
In economic goods includes material things which………. |
A. | Can be transferred |
B. | Can be exchanged for one another |
C. | Both |
D. | None |
Answer» C. Both |
22. |
In economic wealth is the stock of all those material and immaterial objects which……... |
A. | Are transferable |
B. | Have utility |
C. | Are scarce |
D. | All the three |
Answer» D. All the three |
23. |
In addition to three Central problem of economy, the additional problem(s) raised by the Modern economists is / are |
A. | Are the resources fully utilized or not |
B. | How efficient is the production and distribution system |
C. | Whether the capacity to produce or grow is increasing or is static |
D. | All the three |
Answer» D. All the three |
24. |
The basic assumption of an economic analysis is/ are |
A. | Cetris paribus |
B. | Rational behavior |
C. | Both |
D. | None |
Answer» C. Both |
25. |
The terms Micro economic and Macro economics were coined by |
A. | Professor A Samulson |
B. | Giffen |
C. | Prof. Ragner Frisch |
D. | Eagle |
Answer» C. Prof. Ragner Frisch |
26. |
----------is known as father of economics |
A. | Adam Smith |
B. | Professor A Samulson |
C. | Alfred Marshall |
D. | J R Hicks |
Answer» A. Adam Smith |
27. |
Which of these are outside the domain of macro economics |
A. | Consumer behavior |
B. | National income |
C. | Economic growth |
D. | Balance of payment and trade |
Answer» A. Consumer behavior |
28. |
Scarcity of resources means |
A. | Limited resources |
B. | Non – esxistence of resources |
C. | Both |
D. | None |
Answer» A. Limited resources |
29. |
Human wants are |
A. | Unsatisfiable |
B. | Unlimited |
C. | Undefined |
D. | Limited |
Answer» B. Unlimited |
30. |
Economics cannot be given the status of science because |
A. | Of non-uniformity of opinion and approach of economist |
B. | Economic behaviour of human being is unpredictable |
C. | Measuring rod of money is unstable |
D. | All the three |
Answer» D. All the three |
31. |
Which of the following is not a central problem of a society |
A. | What to produce |
B. | How to produce |
C. | For whom to produce |
D. | Where to produce |
Answer» D. Where to produce |
32. |
The paradox of Diamond is more costly than water is explained by |
A. | Marginal utility concept |
B. | Scarcity |
C. | Relative cost of production |
D. | All the three |
Answer» B. Scarcity |
33. |
Which of these is an economic activity |
A. | A father teaching his son at home instead of sending to any coaching centre |
B. | A hair dresser doing hair cut designing on payment |
C. | A housewife mending her family cloths on her own |
D. | A singer giving a show on his son’s wedding anniversary |
Answer» B. A hair dresser doing hair cut designing on payment |
34. |
The term “ Micro” is derived from the …….word which means…….. |
A. | Latin, small |
B. | Greek, small |
C. | English, tiny |
D. | Roman, small |
Answer» B. Greek, small |
35. |
Which of the following issue relates to micro-economics |
A. | Impact of crude price hike on inflation |
B. | Impact of change in bank rate on bank saving and investment |
C. | Impact of Information technology on economic growth |
D. | Impact of shortage of wheat production on wheat prices |
Answer» D. Impact of shortage of wheat production on wheat prices |
36. |
Economics modes are |
A. | Based on some realistic assumptions |
B. | Based on hypothetical assumptions |
C. | Scientifically tested |
D. | Based on necessity |
Answer» A. Based on some realistic assumptions |
37. |
The famous book “An enquiry into the nature and causes of wealth of Nation” was written by – |
A. | Adam Smith |
B. | Samulson |
C. | Robertson |
D. | JB Say |
Answer» A. Adam Smith |
38. |
The famous book “An enquiry into the nature and causes of wealth of Nation” was published in- |
A. | 1776 |
B. | 1750 |
C. | 1850 |
D. | 1886 |
Answer» A. 1776 |
39. |
The law of indifference is/are also know by- |
A. | Law of substitution |
B. | law of equimarginal utility |
C. | Law of diminishing marginal utility |
D. | All the three |
Answer» D. All the three |
40. |
Which of the following is not a central problem of a society |
A. | What to produce |
B. | How to produce |
C. | For whom to produce |
D. | What to eat |
Answer» D. What to eat |
41. |
The central problem of how to produce is resolved by |
A. | Demand and supply of factor inputs |
B. | Demand and supply of goods |
C. | Relative prices and availability of factors of production |
D. | Government intervention |
Answer» C. Relative prices and availability of factors of production |
42. |
In free economy the decision about investment, saving and consumption are decided by |
A. | Price mechanism |
B. | Central bank |
C. | Planning Commission |
D. | Finance budget |
Answer» A. Price mechanism |
43. |
Which of these statement is true about production possibility curve (PPC/PPF) |
A. | It shows various combinations of two goods which yield same level of satisfaction |
B. | It shows various combination of two goods which an economy can produce with a given amount of resources |
C. | It shows various combination of two goods which an economy can produce with a given budget |
D. | It shows various combination of two goods which an economy can produce with a given time |
Answer» B. It shows various combination of two goods which an economy can produce with a given amount of resources |
44. |
If production possibility frontier is linear it implies |
A. | Constant opportunity cost |
B. | Economy is stagnant |
C. | Underemployment of factor of production |
D. | With the increase in production, opportunity cost also increases |
Answer» A. Constant opportunity cost |
45. |
The opportunity cost of consumption is |
A. | Lack of capital formation for future |
B. | Greater investment |
C. | Full employment |
D. | Deflation |
Answer» A. Lack of capital formation for future |
46. |
The opportunity cost of capital investment is |
A. | Sacrifice of current consumption |
B. | More consumption on luxury items |
C. | Lower capital growth in future |
D. | Wastage of Resources |
Answer» A. Sacrifice of current consumption |
47. |
Any point beyond PPF is |
A. | Attainable |
B. | Unattainable |
C. | Attainable with increase in production facilities |
D. | None |
Answer» C. Attainable with increase in production facilities |
48. |
If an economy is working at a point left to PPF curve it shows that……… |
A. | The economy is working at less than the full employment level |
B. | The economy is at full employment level |
C. | The economy is country is faced with excess production |
D. | There is glut of imports |
Answer» A. The economy is working at less than the full employment level |
49. |
Curvature of PPF is due to……… |
A. | Increase in opportunity cost |
B. | Decrease in opportunity cost |
C. | Fall in demand |
D. | Fall in supply |
Answer» A. Increase in opportunity cost |
50. |
PPF is negative sloped due to |
A. | Scarcity of production resources |
B. | Unlimited wants |
C. | Improvement in technology |
D. | Increasing opportunity cost |
Answer» A. Scarcity of production resources |
51. |
Economic efficiency means |
A. | Production of goods of mass consumption at lower cost |
B. | Production of goods and services for those who have purchasing power |
C. | Getting greatest satisfaction from available resources |
D. | Full employment of working force |
Answer» C. Getting greatest satisfaction from available resources |
52. |
Opportunity cost of increasing production of Gun to 3 units in combination D is –tons of bread |
A. | 200 |
B. | 100 |
C. | 300 |
D. | 400 |
Answer» D. 400 |
53. |
Opportunity cost of increasing production of Gun to 4 units in combination E is –tons of bread |
A. | 200 |
B. | 500 |
C. | 300 |
D. | 400 |
Answer» B. 500 |
54. |
Opportunity cost of increasing production of Gun to 5 units in combination F is –tons of bread |
A. | 200 |
B. | 100 |
C. | 600 |
D. | 500 |
Answer» C. 600 |
55. |
In question No. 53 if the economy produces only 3 guns and 900 tons of wheat instead of 1100 tons of wheat what does it indicates |
A. | Under employment of resources |
B. | Production in efficiency |
C. | Sub-optimal production |
D. | All the three |
Answer» D. All the three |
56. |
If a firm is operating at any point inside the PPF, the firm is |
A. | Efficient firm |
B. | Inefficient firm |
C. | Poised for abnormal growth |
D. | None |
Answer» B. Inefficient firm |
57. |
Any point beyond PPF curve can be attained by |
A. | Increasing supply of factor inputs |
B. | Technological innovation |
C. | Both |
D. | None |
Answer» C. Both |
58. |
Economic growth is best depicted by |
A. | Outward shift in PPF |
B. | Upward movement in PPF |
C. | Inward movement in PPF |
D. | Downward movement in PPF |
Answer» A. Outward shift in PPF |
59. |
Production possibility curves shows maximum combinations of -----products |
A. | 1 |
B. | 2 |
C. | 3 |
D. | 4 |
Answer» B. 2 |
60. |
The relationship between aggregate consumption expenditure and aggregate income of household sector is known as ………………………. function. |
A. | Consumption |
B. | Saving |
C. | Expenditure |
D. | Income |
Answer» A. Consumption |
61. |
GDP at market price exceeds GDP at factor cost by the amount of revenue raised through ………………. |
A. | Direct taxes |
B. | Indirect taxes |
C. | Income tax |
D. | Tax on rents |
Answer» B. Indirect taxes |
62. |
Macroeconomics is the study of |
A. | Inflation |
B. | Unemployment |
C. | Growth |
D. | All of (a), (b) and (c) above. |
Answer» D. All of (a), (b) and (c) above. |
63. |
In a closed economy savings are equal to ……………….. at the equilibrium level of income. |
A. | Investments |
B. | Wages |
C. | Income-Investments |
D. | Wages – Consumption |
Answer» A. Investments |
64. |
Which of the following methods is/are used for measuring national income? |
A. | Output method |
B. | Expenditure method |
C. | Income method |
D. | All of (a), (b) and (c) above. |
Answer» D. All of (a), (b) and (c) above. |
65. |
Net factor income from abroad is equal to |
A. | NNP at market price – NDP at market price |
B. | NDP at market prices – Indirect taxes + Subsidies |
C. | NDP at factor cost + Depreciation |
D. | NNP at market prices + Depreciation |
Answer» A. NNP at market price – NDP at market price |
66. |
Personal disposable income is equal to …………………….. |
A. | Wages and salaries + Dividends paid at home – Personal income tax |
B. | Wages and salaries + Dividends paid at home + Factor income received from abroad – Personal income tax |
C. | Wages and salaries + Dividends paid at home + Factor income received from abroad + Transfers from government – Personal income tax. |
D. | Wages and salaries + Dividends paid at home + Factor income received from abroad - Transfers from government – Personal income tax. |
Answer» C. Wages and salaries + Dividends paid at home + Factor income received from abroad + Transfers from government – Personal income tax. |
67. |
Personal income equals personal disposable income (Yd) plus |
A. | Personal savings |
B. | Transfers from government |
C. | Personal income taxes |
D. | Dividend payments |
Answer» C. Personal income taxes |
68. |
GDP at market prices is the sum of Consumption, Investment, Government Spending and Net Exports. „Net‟ exports is |
A. | Gross exports minus depreciation |
B. | Exports minus imports |
C. | Gross exports earnings minus capital inflow |
D. | Export minus imports of merchandize |
Answer» B. Exports minus imports |
69. |
Macroeconomics is concerned with |
A. | The level of output of goods and services |
B. | The general level of prices |
C. | The growth of real output |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» D. All of the above |
70. |
Personal income includes all of the following except |
A. | Transfer payments |
B. | Undistributed corporate profits |
C. | Personal income taxes |
D. | Dividend payments |
Answer» B. Undistributed corporate profits |
71. |
Nominal GDP is |
A. | The total value of goods and services net of exports |
B. | The total value of goods and services produced during periods of low unemployment |
C. | The total value of goods and services measured at current prices |
D. | The total value of goods and services produced at full employment. |
Answer» C. The total value of goods and services measured at current prices |
72. |
GDP at factor cost exceeds GDP at market price |
A. | When the factor income from abroad is negative |
B. | When depreciation on fixed capital exceeds income in investment |
C. | When direct tax exceeds indirect tax |
D. | When subsidies exceeds indirect taxes. |
Answer» D. When subsidies exceeds indirect taxes. |
73. |
The difference between Gross National Product (GNP) and Gross Domestic Product GDP) is |
A. | Excess of subsidies over indirect taxes |
B. | Depreciation |
C. | Net foreign income from abroad |
D. | Excess of indirect taxes over subsidies |
Answer» C. Net foreign income from abroad |
74. |
NDP does not include |
A. | Payments made for income taxes |
B. | Depreciation allowances |
C. | Undistributed profits |
D. | The value added from intermediate goods. |
Answer» B. Depreciation allowances |
75. |
National income is |
A. | NDP at market prices |
B. | NDP at factor cost |
C. | NNP at factor cost |
D. | GNP at market prices. |
Answer» C. NNP at factor cost |
76. |
The difference between personal disposable income and personal income is |
A. | Indirect taxes |
B. | Subsidies |
C. | Transfer payments |
D. | Personal taxes. |
Answer» D. Personal taxes. |
77. |
Which of the following is an example of a government transfer payment? |
A. | Purchase of a new car for the Ministry of Finance |
B. | Funding of a clinic to provide free vaccinations. |
C. | Free food coupons issued to persons in an anti-poverty program. |
D. | Funding of a new bridge in an urban area |
Answer» C. Free food coupons issued to persons in an anti-poverty program. |
78. |
The net factor income earned within the domestic territory of a country must be equal to |
A. | Net Domestic Product at factor cost |
B. | Net Domestic Product at market price |
C. | Net National Product at market price |
D. | Personal income. |
Answer» A. Net Domestic Product at factor cost |
79. |
By definition, the marginal propensity to consume |
A. | Equals ΔC/ΔYd |
B. | Is the behavioral coefficient c in the equation C = a + cYd |
C. | Is the slope of the consumption function |
D. | All the above |
Answer» D. All the above |
80. |
Ceteris paribus, an income tax |
A. | Increases the value of the expenditure multiplier and decreases the value of the net tax revenue multiplier |
B. | Decreases the value of the expenditure and net tax revenue multiplier |
C. | Decreases the value of the expenditure multiplier and increases the value of the net tax revenue multiplier |
D. | None of the above. |
Answer» B. Decreases the value of the expenditure and net tax revenue multiplier |
81. |
On the basis of the Keynesian model of output determination, a multiplier of 3 implies that |
A. | An increase in consumption by `3 will result in an increase in investment by Re. 1 |
B. | An increase in investment by Re. 1 will result in an increase in consumption by `3 |
C. | An increase in investment by Re. 1 will result in an increase in consumption by `2 |
D. | An increase in investment by Re. 1 will result in an increase in consumption by Re. 1 |
Answer» C. An increase in investment by Re. 1 will result in an increase in consumption by `2 |
82. |
Consumption demand does not depend upon the level of |
A. | Income |
B. | Propensity to consume |
C. | Consumer spending |
D. | Marginal efficiency of investment. |
Answer» D. Marginal efficiency of investment. |
83. |
The slope of the consumption curve connotes |
A. | Average propensity to save |
B. | Marginal Propensity to consume |
C. | Marginal propensity to save |
D. | Level of consumption in the economy. |
Answer» B. Marginal Propensity to consume |
84. |
Financial interrelation ratio is equal to |
A. | Total issues / National income |
B. | Primary issues / Net capital formation |
C. | Total issues / Net capital formation |
D. | Total stock of financial assets/Stock of fiscal assets |
Answer» C. Total issues / Net capital formation |
85. |
If the available workers are unaware of the jobs being offered and the employers are not aware of the available workers, such type on unemployment is called |
A. | Frictional unemployment |
B. | Structural unemployment |
C. | Disguised unemployment |
D. | Demand pull unemployment. |
Answer» A. Frictional unemployment |
86. |
Unemployment that arises when there is a general downturn in business activity is known as |
A. | Frictional unemployment |
B. | Structural unemployment |
C. | Cyclical unemployment |
D. | Disguised unemployment |
Answer» C. Cyclical unemployment |
87. |
Full employment is the level at which there is |
A. | Zero unemployment |
B. | Normal rate of unemployment |
C. | Lease supply of labor |
D. | Demand for goods is less than supply. |
Answer» C. Lease supply of labor |
88. |
Natural rate of unemployment increases due to |
A. | General downturn in business activity |
B. | Changes in labor market |
C. | Structural changes in economy |
D. | Frequent changes of jobs by labor |
Answer» D. Frequent changes of jobs by labor |
89. |
If the actual rate of unemployment exceeds to natural rate of unemployment then |
A. | Actual output of the economy will fall below its potential |
B. | Production will increase more than potential |
C. | Consumption of goods decreases |
D. | Both (a) and (c) above. |
Answer» D. Both (a) and (c) above. |
90. |
Unemployment that arises due to regional occupational pattern of job vacancies, which does not match the pattern of workers availability and suitability, is known as |
A. | Frictional unemployment |
B. | Structural unemployment |
C. | Cyclical unemployment |
D. | Demand pull unemployment. |
Answer» B. Structural unemployment |
91. |
Disguised unemployment means |
A. | Unemployment in agriculture |
B. | Unemployment due to recession |
C. | Unemployment due to downturn in business activity |
D. | Marginal Productivity of Labor (MPL) is zero. |
Answer» C. Unemployment due to downturn in business activity |
92. |
In which sector of Indian economy will we find a high rate of disguised unemployment? |
A. | Service sector. |
B. | Agriculture sector. |
C. | Manufacture sector. |
D. | Mining sector. |
Answer» B. Agriculture sector. |
93. |
Unemployment that is caused by a mismatch between the composition of the labor force (in terms of skills, occupation, industries, or geographic location) and the make-up of the demand for labor is called |
A. | Real wage unemployment |
B. | Deficient-demand unemployment |
C. | Frictional unemployment |
D. | Structural Unemployment |
Answer» D. Structural Unemployment |
94. |
During the recessionary phase of a business cycle |
A. | The natural rate of unemployment will increase dramatically |
B. | Potential national income will exceed actual national income |
C. | Actual national income will exceed potential national income |
D. | The real rate of interest will exceed the nominal rate of interest. |
Answer» A. The natural rate of unemployment will increase dramatically |
95. |
The Philips curve shows that |
A. | High unemployment rates are associated with low increases in money wage rates |
B. | Low unemployment rates are associated with low rates of inflation |
C. | High unemployment rates are associated with low rates of inflation |
D. | High inflation rates are associated with small increases in money wage rates. |
Answer» C. High unemployment rates are associated with low rates of inflation |
96. |
Full employment exists when there is |
A. | Zero unemployment |
B. | Natural rate of unemployment |
C. | Least demand for labor |
D. | Least supply of labor |
Answer» B. Natural rate of unemployment |
97. |
Balance of trade is |
A. | The difference between balance on current account and capital account |
B. | Same as the balance of merchandize trade |
C. | Same as the balance of current account |
D. | Overall BoP balance. |
Answer» B. Same as the balance of merchandize trade |
98. |
All entries in the balance of payments should collectively sum to |
A. | GDP of that country |
B. | GNP of that country |
C. | Zero |
D. | Exports of that country. |
Answer» C. Zero |
99. |
In the BoP statement, current account includes
|
A. | (i) only |
B. | Both (i) and (ii) above |
C. | Both (i) and (iii) above |
D. | Both (ii) and (iii) above |
Answer» A. (i) only |
100. |
If the balance on current and capital accounts of Balance of Payments (BoP) taken together is negative, then |
A. | It is a case of BoP surplus |
B. | It is a case of BoP surplus where the official reserve account is in surplus |
C. | It is a case of BoP deficit |
D. | It is case of BoP disequilibrium |
Answer» C. It is a case of BoP deficit |
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