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The total demand for goods and services in an economy is known as:
gross national product. aggregate demand. econom#-wide demand. national demand.
Inflation is:
an increase in the overall level of economic activit#. an increase in the overall price level. a decrease in the overall level of economic activit#. a decrease in the overall price level.
A recession is:
a period during which aggregate output declines.
a period of declining unemplo#ment. a period of declining prices. a period of ver# rapidl# declining prices.
A student chooses to study because the marginal benefit is greater than the """""""" cost.
e&pected average
marginal total
Opportunity cost is
the cost incurred in the past !efore we ma"e a decision a!out what to do in the future. a cost that cannot !e avoided% regardless of what is done in the future. that which we forgo% or give up% when we ma"e a choice or a decision. the additional !enefit of !u#ing an additional unit of a product.
A graph showing all the combinations of goods and services that can be produced if all of society#s resources are used efficiently is a:
capital consumption frontier.
The circular flow of goods and incomes shows the relationship between:
wages and salaries. goods and services. income and mone#. firms and households.
In a free market system! the amount of goods and services that any one household gets depends upon its:
wage and interest income. income and wealth. wealth.
income.
In a planned or command economy! all the economic decisions are taken by the:
government. consumers. wor"ers. voters.
/. 0 n 1n,uir# into the 2ature and Causes of 3ealth of 2ations4 is the !oo" of economist5 6 7 dam (mith 687 9arshall 6C7 :o!!ins 6;7 2one of a!ove ns : 6 7
<. 01conomics is the (cience of 3ealth4 who gave this definition = 6 7 >. ?. 9ehta 687 9arshall 6C7 dam (mith 6;7 :o!!ins ns : 6C7 @. 01conomics is what economists do.4 +t has !een supported !#5 6 7 :ichard >ones 687 Comte 6C7 Aunnar 9#rdal 6;7 ll of the a!ove ns : 6;7 B. 0Cuman 3elfare is the su!)ect of 1conomics.4 -his statement is associated with the name of which of the economists = 6 7 9arshall 687 Digou 6C7 Denson 6;7 ll of the a!ove ns : 6;7 5. 3ho has given scarcit# definition of economics = 6 7 dam (mith 687 9arshall 6C7 :o!!ins 6;7 :o!ertson ns : 6C7
E. 01conomics is a science4 the !asis of this statement is5 6 7 :elation !etween cause and effect 687 'se of deductive method and inductive method for the formations of laws 6C7 1&periments 6;7 ll of the a!ove ns : 6;7 7. Characteristics of economic laws are5 6 7 9ere statements of economic tendencies 687 $ess certain 6C7 C#pothetical 6;7 ll of the a!ove ns : 6;7 8. 3hich theor# is generall# included under micro economics = 6 7 Drice -heor# 687 +ncome -heor# 6C7 1mplo#ment -heor# 6;7 2one of the a!ove ns : 6 7 9. 3hose opinions have revolutionised the scope of macro economics = 6 7 dam (mith 687 >.8. (a# 6C7 >.9. ?e#nes 6;7 ll of the a!ove ns : 6C7
/0. 3hich of the following is an economic activit# = 6 7 -eaching of a teacher in the school 687 -o teach son at home 6C7 -o serve her child !# mother 6;7 -o pla# foot!all !# a student ns : 6 7 //. Dassive factor of production is5 6 7 Fnl# land 687 Fnl# capital 6C7 8oth land and capital 6;7 2either land nor capital ns : 6C7 /<. 'nder law of demand5 6 7 Drice of commodit# is an independent varia!le 687 Guantit# demanded is a dependent varia!le 6C7 :eciprocal relationship is found !etween price and ,uantit# demanded 6;7 ll of the a!ove ns : 6;7 /@. Hor inferior commodities% income effect is5 6 7 Iero 687 2egative 6C7 +nfinite 6;7 Dositive ns : 687 /B. 3hen total utilit# !ecomes ma&imum% then marginal utilit# will !e
5 6 7 9inimum 687 verage 6C7 Iero 6;7 2egative ns : 6C7 /5. 'tilit# means5 6 7 Dower to satisf# a want 687 'sefulness 6C7 3illingness of a person 6;7 Carmfulness ns : 6 7 /E. 9arginal utilit# is e,ual to average utilit# at that time when average utilit# is5 6 7 +ncreasing 687 9a&imum 6C7 Halling 6;7 9inimum ns : 687 /7. t point of satiet#% marginal utilit# is5 6 7 Iero 687 Dositive 6C7 9a&imum 6;7 2egative ns : 6 7 /8. 3hich of the following is the second law of Aossen =
6 7 $aw of e,ui-marginal utilit# 687 $aw of e,ui-product 6C7 -heor# of indifference curve 6;7 $aw of diminishing marginal utilit# ns : 6 7 /9. -otal utilit# of a commodit# is measured !# which price of that commodit# = 6 7 Jalue in use 687 Jalue in e&change 6C7 8oth of a!ove 6;7 2one of a!ove ns : 6 7 <0. ccording to 9arshall% the !asis of consumer surplus is5 6 7 $aw of diminishing marginal utilit# 687 $aw of e,ui-marginal utilit# 6C7 $aw of proportions 6;7 ll of the a!ove ns : 6 7 @. 01conomics is what economists do.4 +t has !een supported !#5 6 7 :ichard >ones 687 Comte 6C7 Aunnar 9#rdal 6;7 ll of the a!ove ns : 6;7 B. 0Cuman 3elfare is the su!)ect of 1conomics.4 -his statement is associated with the name of which of the economists =
6 7 9arshall 687 Digou 6C7 Denson 6;7 ll of the a!ove ns : 6;7 5. 3ho has given scarcit# definition of economics = 6 7 dam (mith 687 9arshall 6C7 :o!!ins 6;7 :o!ertson ns : 6C7 /. ;eficit financing increases5 6 7 :ate of mone# inflation 687 :ate of mone# deflation 6C7 :ate of devaluation 6;7 ll of the a!ove ns : 6 7 <. 3hich is not a monetar# measure to control inflation = 6 7 (oft loan polic# 687 Card credit polic# 6C7 -ight the regulation of mone# issue 6;7 -o reduce the ,uantit# of mone# ns : 6 7 @. 3hich is the monetar# measure to control inflation = 6 7 +ncrease in ta&ation 687 ;ecrease in ta&ation 6C7 (oft credit polic#
6;7 Card credit polic# ns : 6;7 B. (elling of securities in the open mar"et !# the central !an" creates5 6 7 +nflation 687 ;eflation 6C7 8oth of a!ove 6;7 2one of the a!ove ns : 687 5. -o control inflation the central !an" should do5 6 7 -o sell government securities and to decrease !an" rate 687 -o sell government securities and to increase !an" rate 6C7 -o purchase government securities and to increase !an" rate 6;7 -o purchase government securities and to decrease !an" rate ns : 687 /. 3hich of the rate is not determined !# :eserve 8an" of +ndia = 6 7 8an" :ate 687 C:: 6C7 ($: 6;7 D$: ns : 6;7 <. //th Dlan ;raft ;ocument as approved !# Dlanning Commission presents a target of BK annual growth for agriculture. Hor industr# and service sector growth rate has !een targeted !etween5 6 7 7 to 9K 687 8 to /0K 6C7 9 to //K
6;7 /0 to /5K ns : 6C7 /. Hiscal ;eficit means5 6 7 Du!lic 1&penditure5;e!ts froms sources other than :8+ 687 Du!lic Capital 1&penditure5(urplus of :evenue ccount 6C7 Aovt. 1&penditure5:evenue receipts 6;7 Du!lic 1&penditure5-a& and non-ta& revenue receipts ns : 6;7 /. J - is imposed5 6 7 ;irectl# on consumer 687 Fn final stage of production 6C7 Fn first stage of production 6;7 Fn all stages !etween production and final sale ns : 6;7 E. 01conomics is a science4 the !asis of this statement is5 6 7 :elation !etween cause and effect 687 'se of deductive method and inductive method for the formations of laws 6C7 1&periments 6;7 ll of the a!ove ns : 6;7 7. Characteristics of economic laws are5 6 7 9ere statements of economic tendencies 687 $ess certain 6C7 C#pothetical 6;7 ll of the a!ove ns : 6;7
8. 3hich theor# is generall# included under micro economics = 6 7 Drice -heor# 687 +ncome -heor# 6C7 1mplo#ment -heor# 6;7 2one of the a!ove ns : 6 7 9. 3hose opinions have revolutionised the scope of macro economics = 6 7 dam (mith 687 >.8. (a# 6C7 >.9. ?e#nes 6;7 ll of the a!ove ns : 6C7 /0. 3hich of the following is an economic activit# = 6 7 -eaching of a teacher in the school 687 -o teach son at home 6C7 -o serve her child !# mother 6;7 -o pla# foot!all !# a student ns : 6 7 //. Dassive factor of production is5 6 7 Fnl# land 687 Fnl# capital 6C7 8oth land and capital 6;7 2either land nor capital ns : 6C7 /<. 'nder law of demand5
6 7 Drice of commodit# is an independent varia!le 687 Guantit# demanded is a dependent varia!le 6C7 :eciprocal relationship is found !etween price and ,uantit# demanded 6;7 ll of the a!ove ns : 6;7 /@. Hor inferior commodities% income effect is5 6 7 Iero 687 2egative 6C7 +nfinite 6;7 Dositive ns : 687 /B. 3hen total utilit# !ecomes ma&imum% then marginal utilit# will !e 5 6 7 9inimum 687 verage 6C7 Iero 6;7 2egative ns : 6C7 /5. 'tilit# means5 6 7 Dower to satisf# a want 687 'sefulness 6C7 3illingness of a person 6;7 Carmfulness ns : 6 7 /E. 9arginal utilit# is e,ual to average utilit# at that time when average
utilit# is5 6 7 +ncreasing 687 9a&imum 6C7 Halling 6;7 9inimum ns : 687 /7. t point of satiet#% marginal utilit# is5 6 7 Iero 687 Dositive 6C7 9a&imum 6;7 2egative ns : 6 7 /8. 3hich of the following is the second law of Aossen = 6 7 $aw of e,ui-marginal utilit# 687 $aw of e,ui-product 6C7 -heor# of indifference curve 6;7 $aw of diminishing marginal utilit# ns : 6 7 /9. -otal utilit# of a commodit# is measured !# which price of that commodit# = 6 7 Jalue in use 687 Jalue in e&change 6C7 8oth of a!ove 6;7 2one of a!ove ns : 6 7 <0. ccording to 9arshall% the !asis of consumer surplus is5
6 7 $aw of diminishing marginal utilit# 687 $aw of e,ui-marginal utilit# 6C7 $aw of proportions 6;7 ll of the a!ove ns : 6 7 /8. 1conomics is the stud# of a. how societ# manages its unlimited resources. !. how to reduce our wants until we are satisfied. c. how societ# manages its scarce resources. d. how to full# satisf# our unlimited wants. e. how to avoid having to ma"e trade-offs. <5. 3hich of the following products would !e least capa!le of producing an e&ternalit#= a. inoculations against disease !. cigarettes c. food d. education e. stereo e,uipment <E. 3hich of the following situations descri!es the greatest mar"et power= a. (u!aruLs impact on the price of cars !. a farmer.s impact on the price of corn c. 9icrosoft.s impact on the price of des"top operating s#stems d. a student.s impact on college tuition <7. 3hich of the following statements is true a!out a mar"et econom#= 3ith a. a large enough computer% central planners could guide production more efficientl# than mar"ets. an invisi!le hand !. to produce outcomes that ma&imi*e social welfare. c. -he strength of a mar"et s#stem is that it tends to distri!ute
resources evenl# across consumers. d.-a&es help prices communicate costs and !enefits to producers and consumers. /. Change in which of the following is the !est indicator of the change in the standard of living of the people of a countr#= 6 7 Cost of living inde& 687 +nde& of industrial productivit# 6C7 Der capita income 6;7 3holesale price inde& ns : 6C7
1conomics is the stud# of A' production technolog# (' consumption decisions )' how societ# decides what% how% and for whom to produce *' the !est wa# to run societ#
resource is scarce if suppl# e&ceeds demand at *ero price A' -:'1 (' H $(1
mar"et can accuratel# !e descri!ed as A' a place to !u# things (' a place to sell things
)' the process !# which prices ad)ust to reconcile the allocation of resources *' a place where !u#ers and sellers meet
command econom# decides resource allocation !# government planning A' -:'1 (' H $(1
(' the electronics industr# )' the stud# of individual economic !ehaviour *' the interactions within the entire econom#
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A' construct price lists (' compare shop prices )' measure changes in the cost of living *' none of the a!ove
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real value can !e derived from a nominal value !# A' ad)usting for changes over time (' ad)usting for data collection errors )' ad)usting for population changes *' ad)usting for changes in prices
find the percentage change in a num!er% divide the a!solute change !# the 31 -o original num!er and multipl# !# /00 A' -:'1 (' H $(1 #our income during one #ear is M/0%000 and the following #ear it is M/<%000% 32 +f then it has grown !# A' <0K (' <K )' /<K *' /EK
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straight-line diagram can !e drawn "nowing the ______ and _________ A' vertical a&is and hori*ontal a&is (' intercept and slope )' scale and slope *' intercept and scale
*' moves down to the left the diagram of a line shows that lower values on the vertical scale are ++ +f associated with higher values on the hori*ontal scale% this is an e&le of _____________ A' a nonlinear relationship (' a positive linear relationship )' a scatter diagram *' a negative linear relationship we "now the ,uantit# of a product that !u#ers wish to purchase at each +, 3hen possi!le price% we "now A' ;emand (' (uppl# )' 1&cess demand *' 1&cess suppl#
+- (uppl# is the ,uantit# of a good sellers wish to sell each time the mar"et opens
A' -:'1 (' H $(1 e,uili!rium price clears the mar"etN it is the price at which ________ +. -he _________ A' 1ver#thing is sold (' 8u#ers spend all their mone# )' Guantit# demanded e,uals ,uantit# supplied *' 1&cess demand is *ero 5' c and d
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change in price can cause a shift of a demand curve A' -:'1 (' H $(1 demand curve can shift !ecause of changing A' incomes (' prices of related goods )' tastes *' all of the a!ove
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suppl# curve is directl# affected !# A' technolog# (' input costs )' government regulation *' all of the a!ove
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n increase in price will cause a suppl# curve to shift to the left A' -:'1 (' H $(1
A' su!stitute good (' complementar# good )' !argain *' inferior good
n increase in consumer income will increase demand for a _______ !ut ,, decrease demand for a _________ A' su!stitute good% inferior good (' normal good% inferior good )' inferior good% normal good *' normal good% complementar# good
,- Drice ceilings are imposed increase price a!ove the free mar"et e,uili!rium price
A' -:'1 (' H $(1 -he price elasticit# of demand measures ________________ A' the responsiveness of ,uantit# demanded to a change in price (' how far a demand curve shifts )' a change in price *' a change in ,uantit# demanded
+f demand is ___________ then price cuts will __________ spending A' inelastic% increase (' elastic% increase )' elastic% decrease *' none of the a!ove
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-he cross-price elasticit# of demand measures how the ,uantit# demanded of one good is related to consumer income A' -:'1 (' H $(1 Dositive cross-elasticities suggest that goods are _________ and negative cross-elasticities that goods are __________ A' su!stitutes% inferior
measurement showing how ,uantit# demanded varies with income is the A' price elasticit# of demand (' cross-price elasticit# of demand )' !udget elasticit# of demand *' income elasticit# of demand
+nferior goods have ___________ and lu&ur# goods have ____________ A' negative income elasticities% income elasticities greater than / (' income elasticities greater than /% negative income elasticities )' positive income elasticities% negative income elasticities *' none of the a!ove +f #our income dou!les and the prices of the goods #ou !u# dou!le% then #our demand for these goods will li"el# ________ A' increase (' not change )' decrease *' shift
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n# price change can !e decomposed into an income effect and a complementar# effect A' -:'1 (' H $(1 -he income effect of a price increase of a normal good is to __________ of that good and the su!stitution effect is to _______ of that good A' increase ,uantit# demanded% reduce
,uantit# demanded (' increase ,uantit# demanded% increase ,uantit# demanded )' reduce ,uantit# demanded% reduce ,uantit# demanded *' reduce ,uantit# demanded% increase ,uantit# demanded
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-he opportunit# cost of a student is A' Course fees and rent loan from the !an" (' )' 3hat the student could have earned in the !est )o! availa!le !# not stud#ing *' 3hat the student will earn after graduation
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1conomics assumes that people consume goods and services to achieve A' (tatus (' Drestige )' 'tilit# *' (elf-esteem
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-he e&tra utilit# from consuming one more unit of a good is called A' 9arginal utilit# (' dditional utilit# )' (urplus utilit# *' 8onus utilit#
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dding up the ,uantities demanded of a good !# different people facing the same price gives us the A' (uppl# curve (' 9ar"et demand curve )' ;emand curve *' 9ar"et suppl# curve
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Hirms are assumed to _________ costs and to _________ profits A' incur% desire (' pa#% ma"e )' charge% earn *' minimi*e% ma&imi*e
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-he increase in total cost when one more unit is produced is "nown as A' marginal cost (' opportunit# cost )' limited cost *' average cost
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9arginal revenue is the _________ when output is ____________ A' change in average revenue% increased (' change in total revenue% increased !# one unit )' change in average revenue% increased !# one unit *' change in total revenue% increased
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Drofits are ma&imi*ed when _________________ A' costs are minimi*ed (' revenue is ma&imi*ed )' average cost is less than average revenue *' marginal cost e,uals marginal revenue
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+f a firm is producing a level of output where marginal cost is greater than marginal revenue% it should increase output to ma&imise profits A' -:'1 (' H $(1
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+f a firm.s wage costs increase this will cause __________ and ________
A' marginal cost to increase% output to fall (' marginal revenue to increase% output to fall )' opportunit# cost to increase% the firm will close *' average cost will rise% output will increase
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n upward shift in marginal cost ________output and an upward shift in marginal revenue ________ output A' reduces% reduces (' reduces% increases )' increases% increases *' increases% reduces
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firm should close down if profits are *ero A' -:'1 (' H $(1 firm that !rea"s even after all economic costs are paid is earning A' 1conomic profit (' ccounting profit )' 2ormal profit *' (upernormal profit
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firm that ma"es profit in addition to normal profit is ma"ing A' 1conomic profit (' ccounting profit )' 2ormal profit *' (upernormal profit
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+f !oth marginal cost and marginal revenue increase% a firm __________ A' should increase output (' should reduce output
)' will re,uire further information on how to respond *' should not change output -he suppl# rule of the profit ma&imising monopolist is different from that of a competitive firm A' -:'1 (' H $(1
Comparing a monopol# and a competitive firm% the monopolist will _______________ A' produce less at a lower price (' produce more at a lower price )' produce less at a higher price *' produce less at a lower price
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discriminating monopolist will charge a higher price to groups with elastic demand A' -:'1 (' H $(1 Derfect price discrimination means that ever# customer ____________ A' !u#s the same amount (' pa#s the same price )' contri!utes the same revenue *' pa#s what she thin"s the product is worth
monopol# ma# !e self-perpetuating !ecause profits ma# !e used for A' research (' cost-saving )' technical advance
ll of the following are t#pes of imperfect competition e&cept A' monopolistic competition (' oligopol# )' monopol# *' unfair competition
natural monopol# has a declining ________ over a large range of output A' long run marginal cost (' short run marginal cost )' long run average cost *' long run marginal cost
3hen a mar"et is contesta!le% incum!ent firms must _____________ to avoid the entr# of new competitors A' !ehave li"e competitive firms (' agree to act together )' differentiate their products *' practise price discrimination
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-he long run e,uili!rium in monopolistic competition involves competitors ma"ing e&cess profits A' -:'1 (' H $(1 -he reason for the "in"ed demand curve is that A' -he oligopolist !elieves that competitors will match output increases !ut not output reductions (' -he oligopolist !elieves that competitors will match price increases !ut not output reductions )' -he oligopolist !elieves that competitors will match price cuts !ut not price rises *' -he oligopolist !elieves that competitors will match price increases !ut not output increases
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-he Drisoners. ;ilemma Aame demonstrates that A' (' )' *' pla#ers are !etter off to act independentl# monopol# is !etter than competition people will alwa#s cheat pla#ers are !etter off if the# co-operate
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+n 2ash e,uili!rium each pla#er chooses the !est strateg# __________ A' (' )' *' assuming other pla#ers move first dominated !# the other pla#ers given the strategies of other pla#ers that is a credi!le threat
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dominant strateg# is ____________ A' (' )' *' a winning strateg# a losing strateg# a pla#ers !est strateg# when moving first a pla#er.s !est strateg# whatever the strategies adopted !# rivals
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(trategic entr# !arriers are made !# nature A' (' -:'1 H $(1