50+ Introductory Economics 2 Solved MCQs

1.

Which of the following is an example of Transfer Income?

A. bonus
B. unemployment allowance
C. compensation from the employer
D. all of these
Answer» D. all of these
2.

Which of the following is an example of an intermediate good?

A. car sold by a dealer of second hand cars
B. steel and cement used to construct a flyover
C. fertilizers purchased by a farmer
D. all of these
Answer» D. all of these
3.

Out of the following, which aggregate represents 'National Income'?

A. nnp mp
B. gnp fc
C. nnp fc
D. gnp mp
Answer» C. nnp fc
4.

if facor income received from abroad is equal to factor income paid abroad, then which of the following is not a valid statement?

A. national income = domestic income
B. ndp fc + depreciation = gnp fc
C. ndp fc + depreciation = gnp mp
D. all are valid
Answer» D. all are valid
5.

Cororate tax is not a part of :

A. personal income
B. naional income
C. domestic income
D. private income
Answer» A. personal income
6.

If economic subsidies are added to and Indirect taxes are substracted from the national income at market prices, then it will be equal to :

A. domestic income
B. national income
C. gnp at market price
D. gdp at factor cost
Answer» B. national income
7.

In which type of economy, domestic income is equal to national income?

A. open economy
B. closed economy
C. both a and b
D. neither a nor b
Answer» B. closed economy
8.

Domestic factor income is another name for:

A. ndp fc
B. nnp mp
C. gdp fc
D. nnp fc
Answer» A. ndp fc
9.

Which of the following ia a part of National Income?

A. old age pension
B. unemployment allowance
C. profit
D. scholarship
Answer» C. profit
10.

NDP at FC is less than National Income when:

A. net factor income from abroad is positive
B. net factor income from abroad is negative
C. net factor income from abroad is zero
D. net exports are positive
Answer» A. net factor income from abroad is positive
11.

National income is equal to:

A. domestic product plus factor income earned from abroad
B. domestic product plus net factor income earned from abroad
C. domestic product mins factor income earned from abroad
D. domestic product plus export minus imports
Answer» B. domestic product plus net factor income earned from abroad
12.

is the net amount available to households for consuption and saving

A. national income
B. personal income
C. personal disposable income
D. government income
Answer» C. personal disposable income
13.

GNP exceeds NNP by:

A. amount of total taxes
B. government expenditure
C. transfer payments
D. difference between gross investment and net investment
Answer» D. difference between gross investment and net investment
14.

GDP MP = Rs.1000 and subsidies = Rs.50, then GDP FC will be :

A. 1050
B. 950
C. 1000
D. 900
Answer» A. 1050
15.

"Income method" is also known as:

A. distributive share method
B. income disposal method
C. industrial origin method
D. none of these
Answer» A. distributive share method
16.

Which one is included in National Income?

A. winning from lottery
B. milk purchase by a dairy shop
C. national debt interest
D. none of these.
Answer» D. none of these.
17.

'Distributed Profits' is also known as:

A. corporate tax
B. dividend
C. retained earnings
D. none of these
Answer» B. dividend
18.

If a farmer sells Wheat to miller for RS.500 and miller sells flour to baker for Rs.700 and baker sells bread to consumer for Rs.1000, then total value added by Miller and baker is:

A. 500
B. 300
C. 1700
D. 1200
Answer» A. 500
19.

Which of the following is included in domestic income?

A. factor income from abroad
B. windfall gains
C. pension on retirement
D. capial gains
Answer» C. pension on retirement
20.

Expenditure method focuses on measurement of National income at:

A. phases of production of goods and services
B. phase of income distribution
C. phase of income disposition
D. all of these
Answer» C. phase of income disposition
21.

Which of the following is not an economic activity and hence not included while estimating national income in india?

A. medical services rendered by a dispensary
B. a housewife doing household work
C. a lawyer doing his practiced
D. a maid working full time with a family
Answer» B. a housewife doing household work
22.

National product at current prices is higher than national product at constant prices during a period of :

A. rising prices
B. falling prices
C. constant prices
D. both a and b
Answer» A. rising prices
23.

Net Factor Income from Abroad is taken into account when National Income is calculated by:

A. value added method
B. income method
C. expenditure method
D. any of the three methods
Answer» D. any of the three methods
24.

Broker's commission on sale and purchase of second hand goods is included in national income because:

A. it is a part of compensation of employees
B. it is a part of gross domestic capital formation
C. it is an income earned for rendering productive services
D. none of these
Answer» C. it is an income earned for rendering productive services
25.

The first National Income calculation on a scientific basis in India is in the year

A. 1947-48
B. 1951-52
C. 1931-32
D. 1990-91
Answer» C. 1931-32
26.

Two sector economy consists of:

A. households, firms
B. households, government
C. firms, foreign sector
D. firms, government.
Answer» A. households, firms
27.

Real flow is also known as:

A. nominal flow
B. money flow
C. physical flow
D. both a and b
Answer» C. physical flow
28.

Which of the following is the consumption sector?

A. household
B. firm
C. government
D. foreign
Answer» A. household
29.

Real flow refers to the flow of factor services from ------ to -----

A. firms to households
B. households to firms
C. firms to government
D. households to government
Answer» A. firms to households
30.

Which of the following constitute the reason for difference between Market prices and factor cost?

A. indirect taxes
B. subsidies
C. both a and b
D. neither a nor b
Answer» C. both a and b
31.

If factor cost is greater than Market price, then it means that:

A. indirect taxes > subsidies
B. indirect taxes = subsidies
C. indirect taxes < subsidies
D. indirect taxes = and > subsidies
Answer» C. indirect taxes < subsidies
32.

Final goods refer to those goods which are used either for ............. or for ..........

A. consumption, investment
B. consumption, resale
C. resale, investment
D. resale,further production.
Answer» A. consumption, investment
33.

Net Factor Income from Abroad is:

A. export minus imorts
B. visible exports minus visible imports
C. factor income received from abroad minus factor income paid abroad
D. factor income received from abroad
Answer» D. factor income received from abroad
34.

Depreciation means:

A. destruction of a plant in a fire accident
B. loss of fixed assets over time due to wear and tear
C. loss of fixed assets in an earthquake
D. closure of the plant due to lockout
Answer» B. loss of fixed assets over time due to wear and tear
35.

Non-exclusion principle is related to:

A. private goods
B. public goods
C. merit goods
D. mixed goods 20.
Answer» B. public goods
36.

Education is an example of:

A. public good
B. merit good
C. social good
D. club good
Answer» B. merit good
37.

Public Goods are:

A. excludable
B. non – excludable
C. marketable
D. all of these
Answer» B. non – excludable
38.

Who is the father of Public Finance:

A. dalton
B. pigou
C. smith
D. musgrave
Answer» A. dalton
39.

Incidence of tax means:

A. direct money burden
B. indirect money burden
C. actual tax burden
D. none of these
Answer» B. indirect money burden
40.

Which is the tax shifting

A. to bear the tax burden himself
B. to shift the tax burden on others
C. to bear some part of the tax himself and shift the rest on others
D. none of these
Answer» B. to shift the tax burden on others
41.

The equity principle of taxation was propounded by:

A. adam smith
B. dalton
C. j.b. say
D. marshall
Answer» A. adam smith
42.

BOP includes

A. current account
B. capital account
C. official reserve account
D. all the above
Answer» D. all the above
43.

International trade refers to trade between

A. two regions of a country
B. two countries
C. two commodities produced in different countries
D. non of the above
Answer» B. two countries
44.

Under a fixed exchange rate system, ____________________are official changes in the value of a country's currency relative to other currencies.

A. devaluation
B. depreciation and appreciation
C. revaluation
D. both a and c
Answer» A. devaluation
45.

__________ is the deliberate downward adjustment in the official exchange rate, reduces the currency's value.

A. devaluation
B. depreciation
C. revaluation
D. appreciation.
Answer» A. devaluation
46.

A _______________is an upward adjustment in the official exchange rate, which increases the value of the currency.

A. devaluation
B. depreciation
C. revaluation
D. appreciation
Answer» C. revaluation
47.

Which among following is NOT an implication of devaluation?

A. devaluation makes the country's exports relatively less expensive for foreigners.
B. devaluation makes foreign products relatively more expensive for domestic consumers, thus discouraging imports.
C. devaluation help to increase the country's exports
D. may therefore help to reduce the current account surplus.
Answer» A. devaluation makes the country's exports relatively less expensive for foreigners.
48.

Which among following is an implication of revaluation?

A. revaluation makes the country's exports relatively more expensive for foreigners.
B. revaluation makes foreign products relatively more expensive for domestic consumers, thus encouraging imports.
C. revaluation help to reduce the country's exports to reduce the current account surplus.
D. all the above
Answer» D. all the above
49.

Devaluation leads to

A. increasing the price of imports and stimulating greater demand for domestic products.
B. domestic inflation.
C. rise in domestic interest rates.
D. all the above
Answer» D. all the above
50.

PDS Stands for:

A. public distribution system
B. public division system
C. price distribution system
D. all of these
Answer» A. public distribution system
51.

Agricultural Credit is given by.

A. co-operatives
B. rrbs
C. nabard
D. all of the above
Answer» D. all of the above
52.

India’s Green revolution was most successful in …………Production:

A. wheat
B. rice
C. maize
D. cotton
Answer» A. wheat
53.

Regional Rural Bank were started in ………………..

A. 1969
B. 1972
C. 1975
D. 1991
Answer» C. 1975
54.

The worst form of land tenurs system was…………………….

A. zamindary
B. riotwary
C. mahalwari
D. malguzari
Answer» A. zamindary
55.

When the first industrial policy was introduced ?

A. 1951.
B. 1991.
C. 1948.
D. 1956
Answer» C. 1948.
56.

Import quota is :

A. tariff
B. non-tariff trade barrier
C. concession
D. international obligation
Answer» B. non-tariff trade barrier
57.

Balance of payments must always balance because:

A. trade deficit is cancelled by invisible credits
B. import always equals exports
C. of an accounting connection
D. what a country gets, it must either pay or save
Answer» C. of an accounting connection
58.

Trade Policy measures for correction of balance of payments disequilibrium include of export promotion:

A. export promotion
B. import control
C. both a & b
D. import substitution
Answer» C. both a & b
59.

In calculating India’s balance of payments position, we must:

A. omit invisible items
B. omit exports and imports of gold
C. include expenditure by foreign tourists as imports
D. include long term loans abroad as debit
Answer» B. omit exports and imports of gold
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