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Economics MCQs : This section focuses on the "Economics". These Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) should be practiced to improve the Economics skills required for various interviews (campus interview, walk-in interview, company interview), placement, entrance exam and other competitive examinations.




Question 1

Which of the following is studied under Micro Economics ?

A. Individual unit
B. Economic Aggregate
C. National Income
D. None of these

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Question 2

In which year, IDBI was restructured and separated from control of Reserve Bank of India?

A. 1972
B. 1974
C. 1976
D. 1980

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Question 3

The Rate at which the Reserve Bank of India discounts the Bills of Exchange of the commercial Banks is known as the following?

A. Base Rate
B. Repo rate
C. Reverse Repo Rate
D. Bank Rate

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Question 4

Who is known as father of the green revolution in the world?

A. Linus pauling
B. Ralph Bunche
C. Norman Borlaug
D. M.S.Swaminathan

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Question 5

Where is Global Automotive Research Centre (GARC) located?

A. Hyderabad
B. Noida
C. Chennai
D. Mumbai

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Question 6

In a competitive economy, the uncrowned king is

A. Government
B. Producer
C. Consumer
D. Seller

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Question 7

A dual system of pricing exists in

A. Capitalist economy
B. Socialist economy
C. Mixed economy
D. None of these

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Question 8

What do you mean by the supply of goods?

A. Stock available for sale
B. Total stock in the warehouse
C. The actual production of the goods
D. Quantity of the goods offered for sale at a particular price per unit of time

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Question 9

What do you mean by ‘under conditions of a perfect competition in the product market’?

A. MRP = VMP
B. MRP > VMP
C. VMP > MRP
D. None of the above

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Question 10

Which of the following is the relation that the law of demand defines?

A. Income and price of a commodity
B. Price and quantity of a commodity
C. Income and quantity demanded
D. Quantity demanded and quantity supplied

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Question 11

labourers are employed the firm produces 136 units of output. Thenthe marginal product is ___

A. 120
B. 136
C. 6
D. 16

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Question 12

Other things remaining the same, the quantity of a product demanded increases with ____________ in price.

A. Increase
B. Decrease
C. Variation
D. None of the above

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Question 13

Equilibrium in the economy is settled by _________, according to the Classicals.

A. Centralized planning
B. Price mechanism
C. Both the planning and price mechanism
D. None of these

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Question 14

Temporary unemployment is _____________, according to the Classical economists:

A. Impossible
B. Permanent
C. Possible
D. None of these

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Question 15

J.B. Say was a _______________Economist.

A. Swedish
B. German
C. French
D. Americal

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Question 16

Supply curve represents ________ relationship between quantity and price.

A. Direct
B. Inverse
C. Either direct or inverse
D. None of the above

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Question 17

Invisible item are the part of ‐‐‐‐‐‐ account of balance of payment.

A. Current
B. Capital
C. Merchandise
D. None of the above

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Question 18

The contribution of service sector to GDP in 2011‐12 is:

A. 13.90%
B. 14.50%
C. 56.30%
D. 29.10%

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Question 19

The growth rate of service sector in 2011‐12 is:

A. 3.30%
B. 9.40%
C. 10.50%
D. 6.30%

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Question 20

‐‐‐‐‐‐ is not an example of ‘near money’

A. Bill of exchange
B. Treasury bills
C. Bond
D. Currency notes

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Question 21

The capital that is consumed by an economy or a firm in the production process is known as

A. Capital loss
B. Production cost
C. Dead-weight loss
D. Depreciation

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Question 22

Who propounded the opportunity cost theory of international trade?

A. Ricardo
B. Marshall
C. Heckscher & Ohlin
D. Haberler

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Question 23

Which among the following statement is INCORRECT?

A. On a linear demand curve, all the five forms of elasticity can be depicted
B. If two demand curves are linear and intersecting each other, then, coefficient of elasticity would be same on different demand curves at the point of intersection.
C. If two demand curves are linear and parallel to each other, then, at a particular price, the coefficient of elasticity would be different on different demand curves.
D. The price elasticity of demand is expressed in terms of relaive not absolute changes in Price and Quantity demanded.

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Question 24

If the demand for a good is inelastic, an increase in its price will cause the total expenditure of the consumers of the good to

A. Increase
B. Decrease
C. Remain the same
D. Become zero

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Question 25

The horizontal demand curve parallel to x-axis implies that the elasticity of demand is

A. Zero
B. Infinite
C. Equal to 1
D. Greater than zero but less than infinity

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Question 26

An individual demand curve slopes downward to the right because of the

A. Working of the law of diminishing marginal utility
B. Substitution effect of decrease in price
C. Income effect of fall in price
D. All of the above

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Question 27

Income elasticity of demand is defined as the responsiveness of

A. Quantity demanded to a change in income
B. Quantity demanded to a change in price
C. Price to a change in income
D. Income to a change in quantity demanded

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Question 28

The supply of a good refers to

A. Stock available for sale
B. Total stock in the warehouse
C. Actual production of the good
D. Quantity of the good offered for sale at a particular price per unit of time

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Question 29

The cost of one thing in terms of the alternative given up is called

A. Real cost
B. Production cost
C. Physical cost
D. Opportunity cost

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Question 30

Assume that consumer's income and the number of sellers in the market for good X both falls. Based on this information, we can conclude with certaintty that the equilibrium

A. Price will decrease
B. Price will increase
C. Quantity will decrease
D. Quantity will increase

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Question 31

The economist's objections to monopoly rest on which of the following grounds?

A. There is a transfer of income from consumers to the monopolist
B. There is welfare loss as resources tend to be misallocated under monopoly
C. Both A and B are incorrect
D. Both A and B are correct

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Question 32

In which of the following market structure is the degree of control over the price of its product by a firm very large?

A. Imperfect competition
B. Perfect competition
C. Monopoly
D. In A and B both

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Question 33

The offer curves introduced by Alfred Marshall, helps us to understand how the ___ is established in international trade.

A. Terms of trade
B. Equilibrium price ratio
C. Exchange rate
D. Satisfaction level

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Question 34

Demand for factors of production is

A. Derived demand
B. Joint demand
C. Composite demand
D. None of the above

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Question 35

The producer's demand for a factor of production is governed by the ____ of the factor.

A. Price will decrease
B. Marginal productivity
C. Availability
D. Profitability

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Question 36

Under conditions of perfect competition in the product market

A. MRP = VMP
B. MRP > VMP
C. VMP > MRP
D. None of the above

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Question 37

Which statistical measure helps in measuring the purchasing power of money?

A. Arithmetic average
B. Index numbers
C. Harmonic mean
D. Time series

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Question 38

Fisher's ideal index number is

A. Arithmetic mean of Laspeyre's and Paasche's index
B. Harmonic mean of Laspeyre's and Paasche's index
C. Geometric mean of Laspeyre's and Paasche's index
D. None of the above

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Question 39

Which among the following statement is INCORRECT?

A. Floating exchange rate system works on the market mechanism
B. Floating exchange rate breeds uncertainties and speculation
C. Economic and political factors and value judgement influence the choice of the exchange rate system
D. The system of floating exchange rate requires comprehensive government intervention

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Question 40

Which among the following statement is INCORRECT?

A. Welfare economics is based on value judgements
B. Welfare economics is also called 'economics with a heart'
C. Welfare economics focuses on questions about equity as well as efficiency
D. The founder of Welfare economics was Alfred Marshall

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Question 41

Who is the 'lender of the last resort' in the banking structure of India?

A. State bank of India
B. Reserve bank of India
C. EXIM bank of India
D. Union bank of India

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Question 42

____ is the official minimum rate at which the Central Bank of a country is prepared to rediscount approved bills held by the commercial banks

A. Repo rate
B. Bank rate
C. Prime lending rate
D. Reverse repo rate

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Question 43

In order to control credit, Reserve Bank of India should

A. Increase CRR and decrease Bank rate
B. Decrease CRR and reduce Bank rate
C. Increase CRR and increase Bank rate
D. Reduce CRR and increase Bank rate

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Question 44

Which among the following is a function of the Reserve Bank of India?

A. Bank issues the letters of credit to their customers certifying their credibility
B. Collecting and compilation of statistical information relating to banking & other financial sector
C. Banks underwrite the securities issued by public or private organizations
D. Accepting deposits from the public

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Question 45

Credit creation power of the commercial banks gets limited by which of the following?

A. Banking habits of the people
B. Cash Reserve Ratio
C. Credit policy of the central bank
D. All of the above

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Question 46

Number of times a unit of money changes hands in the course of a year is called

A. Supply of money
B. Purchasing power of money
C. Velocity of money
D. Value of money

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Question 47

What is meant by Autarky in international trade?

A. Monopoly in international trade
B. Imposition of restrictions in international trade
C. Removal of all restrictions from international trade
D. The idea of self sufficiency and no international trade by a country

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Question 48

Elasticity of supply refers to the degree of responsiveness of supply of a commodity to changes in its

A. Demand
B. Price
C. Cost of production
D. State of technology

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Question 49

When demand is perfectly inelastic, an increase in price will result in

A. A decrease in total revenue
B. An increase in total revenue
C. No change in total revenue
D. A decrease in quantity demanded

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Question 50

The cost on one thing in terms of the alternative given up is known as

A. Production cost
B. Physical cost
C. Real cost
D. Opportunity cost

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Question 51

When equilibrium price rises but equilibrium quantity remains unchanged, the cause is

A. Supply and demand both increase equally
B. Supply and demand both decrease equally
C. Supply decreases and demand increases
D. Supply increases and demand decreases

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Question 52

If demand is unitary elastic, a 25% increase in price will result in

A. 25% change in total revenue
B. No change in quantity demanded
C. 1% decrease in quantity demanded
D. 25% decrease in quantity demanded

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Question 53

Contraction of demand is the result of

A. Decrease in the number of consumers
B. Increase in the price of the commodity concerned
C. Increase in the prices of other goods
D. Decrease in the income of purchasers

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Question 54

Normally a demand curve will have the shape

A. Horizontal
B. Vertical
C. Downward sloping
D. Upward sloping

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Question 55

According to M. Kalecki, the true measure of the degree of monopoly power is the

A. Ratio between price and marginal cost
B. Extent of monopolistic profit enjoyed by the monopolist
C. Cross-elasticity of demand for the product of the monopolist
D. Price charged by the monopolist minus marginal cost of production

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Question 56

Who defined Economics as a 'science which studies human behaviour as a relationship betweeen ends and means which have alternative uses'?

A. L. Robbins
B. Alfred Marshall
C. Joan Robinson
D. Paul A. Samuelson

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Question 57

Law of demand shows relation between

A. Income and price of commodity
B. Price and quantity of commodity
C. Income and quantity demanded
D. Quantity demanded and quantity supplied

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Question 58

Price of a product is determined in a free market by

A. Demand for the product
B. Supply of the product
C. Both demand and supply
D. The government

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Question 59

A mixed economy is characterized by the co-existence of

A. Modern and traditional industries
B. Public and private sectors
C. Foreign and domestic investments
D. Commercial and subsistence farming

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Question 60

Which of the following is NOT a feature of iso-product curve? Iso-product curves

A. Are downward sloping to the right
B. Show different input combination producing the same output
C. Intersect each other
D. Are convex to the origin

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Question 61

When cross elasticity of demand is a large positive number, one can conclude that

A. The good is normal
B. The good is inferior
C. The good is a substitute
D. The good is complement

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Question 62

This is an assumption of law of demand

A. Price of the commodity should not change
B. Quantity should not change
C. Supply should not change
D. Income of consumer should not change

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Question 63

All but one of the following are assumed to remain the same while drawing an individual's demand curve for a commodity. Which one is it?

A. The preferences of the individual
B. His monetary income
C. The price of the commodity under consideration
D. The prices of other goods

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Question 64

Microeconomics deals with the

A. Allocation of resources of the economy as between production of different goods and services
B. Determination of prices of goods and services
C. Behavior of industrial decision makers
D. All of the above

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Question 65

Some economists refer to iso-product curves as

A. Engels curve
B. Production indifference curve
C. Budget line
D. Ridge line

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Question 66

Which of the following is not an essential condition of pure competition?

A. Large number of buyers and sellers
B. Homogeneous product
C. Freedom of entry
D. Absence of transport cost

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Question 67

According to Joseph Schumpeter, profit is the reward for

A. Innovation
B. Uncertainty-bearing
C. Risk-taking
D. Management

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Question 68

In market equilibrium, supply is vertical line. The downward sloping demand curve shifts to the right. Then

A. Price will fall
B. Price remains same
C. Price will rise
D. Quantity rises

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Question 69

If quantity demanded is completely unresponsive to changes in price, demand is

A. Inelastic
B. Unit elastic
C. Elastic
D. Perfectly inelastic

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Question 70

Which of the following is Microeconomics concerned with?

A. The size of national output
B. The level of employment
C. Changes in general level of prices
D. None of the above

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Question 71

Which of the following is also known as plant curves?

A. Long-run average cost (LAC) curves
B. Short-run average cost (SAC) curves
C. Average variable cost (AVC) curves
D. Average total cost (ATC) curves

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Question 72

Other things equal, if a good has more substitutes, its price elasticity of demand is

A. Larger
B. Smaller
C. Zero
D. Unity

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Question 73

If demand is inelastic, a change in the price

A. Will change the quantity in same direction
B. Will change total revenue in same direction
C. Will change total revenue in the opposite direction
D. Will not change total revenue

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Question 74

An economic theory is

A. An axiom
B. A proposition
C. A hypothesis
D. A tested hypothesis

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Question 75

What is the shape of the average fixed cost (AFC) curve?

A. U-shape
B. Horizontal up to a point and then rising
C. Sloping down towards the right
D. Rectangular hyperbola

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Question 76

Which one of the following pairs of commodities is an example of substitutes?

A. Tea and sugar
B. Tea and coffee
C. Pen and ink
D. Shirt and trousers

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Question 77

A decrease in demand causes the equilibrium price to

A. Rise
B. Fall
C. Remain constant
D. Indeterminate

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Question 78

Price of a product falls by 10% and its demand rises by 30%. The elasticity of demand is

A. 10%
B. 30%
C. 3
D. 1

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Question 79

Which one is the assumption of law of demand

A. Price of the commodity should not change
B. Quantity demanded should not change
C. Prices of substitutes should not change
D. Demand curve must be linear

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Question 80

Identify the aspect of taxation which is related to normative economics

A. Incidence of tax
B. Effect of tax on the capacity willingness to work
C. Equity of tax
D. None of the above

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Question 81

If elasticity of demand is very low, it shows that the commodity is

A. A necessity
B. A luxury
C. Has little importance in total budget
D. a' and 'c' above

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Question 82

What is the shape of the demand curve faced by a firm under perfect competition?

A. Horizontal
B. Vertical
C. Positively sloped
D. Negatively sloped

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Question 83

An increase in the supply of a commodity is caused by

A. Improvements in technology
B. Fall in the prices of other commodities
C. Fall in the prices of factors of production
D. All of the above

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Question 84

When price is below equilibrium level, there will be

A. Surplus commodity in the market
B. Shortage of commodity in the market
C. Supply curve will shift
D. Demand curve will shift

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Question 85

The following are causes of shift in demand EXCEPT

A. Change in income
B. Change in price
C. Change in fashion
D. Change in prices of substitutes

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Question 86

Ten rupees is the equilibrium price for good X. If government fixes the price at Rs.5, there is

A. A shortage
B. A surplus
C. Excess supply
D. Loss

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Question 87

Demand for a commodity refers to a

A. Desire for the commodity
B. Need for the commodity
C. Quantity demanded of that commodity
D. Quantity of the commodity demanded at a certain price during any particular period of time

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Question 88

A rise in supply and demand in equal proportion will result in

A. Increase in equilibrium price and equilibrium quantity
B. Decrease in equilibrium price and increase in equilibrium quantity
C. No change in equilibrium price and increase in equilibrium quantity
D. Increase in equilibrium price and no change in equilibrium quantity

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Question 89

Zubair has a special taste for college canteen's hotdogs. The owner of the canteen doubles the prices of hotdogs. Zubair did not respond to the increase in prices and kept on demanding the same quantity of hotdogs. His demand for hotdogs is

A. Perfectly elastic
B. Perfectly inelastic
C. Elastic
D. Less elastic

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Question 90

Mr. Raees Ahamd bought 50 litres of petrol when his monthly income was Rs.25000. Now his monthly income has risen to Rs.50,000 and he purchases 100 litres of petrol. His income elasticity of demand for petrol is

A. 1
B. 100%
C. Less than 1
D. More than 1

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Question 91

Total utility is maximum when

A. Marginal utility is zero
B. Marginal utility is at its highest point
C. Marginal utility is equal to average
D. Average utility is maximum

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Question 92

In the case of a straight-line demand curve meeting the two axes, the price-elasticity of demand at the mid-point of the line would be

A. 0
B. 1
C. 1.5
D. 2

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Question 93

Under which of the following forms of market structure does a firm have no control over the price of its product?

A. Monopoly
B. Monopolistic competition
C. Oligopoly
D. Perfect competition

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Question 94

Which is a condition for existence of monopoly?

A. Big size
B. Identical product
C. Absence of government taxes
D. No close substitute

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Question 95

Which is the first-order condition for the profit of a firm to be maximum?

A. AC=MR
B. MC=MR
C. MR=AR
D. AC=AR

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Question 96

When price elasticity of demand for normal goods is calculated, the value is always

A. Positive
B. Negative
C. Constant
D. Greater than 1

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Question 97

If the demand for a commodity is inelastic, an increase in its pice will cause the total expenditure of the consumers of the commodity to

A. Remain the same
B. Increase
C. Decrease
D. Any of the above

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Question 98

Which of the following is one of the assumptions of perfect competition?

A. Few buyers and few sellers
B. Many buyers and few sellers
C. Many buyers and many sellers
D. All sellers and buyers are honest

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Question 99

Which one of the following is the condition of equilibrium for the monopolist?

A. MR=MC
B. MC=AR
C. MR=MC=Price
D. AC=AR

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Question 100

In case of monopoly

A. Marginal revenue curve always slopes upward
B. Total revenue curve always slopes upward
C. Marginal revenue is always equal to average revenue
D. Marginal revenue is always less than average revenue

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Question 101

Price and demand are positively correlated in case of

A. Normal goods
B. Comforts
C. Giffen goods
D. Luxuries

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Question 102

If regardless of changes in its price, the quantity demanded of a commodity remains unchanged, then the demand curve for the commodity will be

A. Horizontal
B. Vertical
C. Positively sloped
D. Negatively sloped

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Question 103

The situation of monopolistic competition is created by

A. Small number of producers of a commodity
B. Lack of homogeneity of the product produced by different firms
C. Imperfection of the market for that product
D. All of the above

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Question 104

Identify the coefficient of price-elasticity of demand when the percentage increase in the quantity of a commodity demanded is smaller than the percentage fall in its price

A. Equal to one
B. Greater than one
C. Small than one
D. Zero

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Question 105

In case of perfect competition in the market

A. Marginal revenue curve always slopes upward
B. Marginal revenue curve always slopes downwards
C. Marginal revenue is always equal to average revenue
D. Marginal revenue is always less than average revenue

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Question 106

Demand is a function of

A. Price
B. Quantity
C. Supply
D. None of the above

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Question 107

In which form of the market structure is the degree of control over the price of its product by a firm very large?

A. Monopoly
B. Imperfect condition
C. Oligopoly
D. Perfect competition

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Question 108

The budget line is also known as the

A. Iso-utility curve
B. Production possibility line
C. Isoquant
D. Consumption possibility line

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Question 109

Discriminating monopoly implies that the monopolist charges different prices for its commodity

A. From different groups of consumers
B. For different uses
C. At different places
D. Any of the above

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Question 110

The major difference between perfect competition and monopolistic competition is

A. Number of firms
B. Differentiated product
C. Rate of profit
D. Free exit and entry

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Question 111

A firm under perfect competition is

A. Price maker
B. Price breaker
C. Price taker
D. Price shaker

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Question 112

If price and total revenue move in the same direction, then demand is

A. Inelastic
B. Elastic
C. Unrelated
D. Perfectly elastic

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Question 113

The elasticity of demand of durable goods is

A. Less than unity
B. Greater than unity
C. Equal to unity
D. Zero

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Question 114

Which one is not a assumption of the theory of demand based on analysis of indifference curves?

A. Given scale of preferences as between different combinations of two goods
B. Diminishing marginal rate of substitution
C. Constant marginal utility of money
D. Consumers would always prefer more of a particular good to less of it, other things remaining the same

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Question 115

In the case of an inferior good, the income elasticity of demand is

A. Positive
B. Zero
C. Negative
D. Infinite

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Question 116

Price discrimination will be profitable only if the elasticity of demand in different markets into which the total market has been divided is

A. Uniform
B. Different
C. Less
D. Zero

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Question 117

Which is the other name that is given to the average revenue curve?

A. Profit curve
B. Demand curve
C. Average cost curve
D. Indifference curve

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Question 118

Marginal revenue is always less than price at all levels of output in

A. Perfect competition
B. Monopoly
C. Both 'a' and 'b'
D. None of the above

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Question 119

Which of the following markets comes closest to perfect market?

A. Wheat market
B. Cigarette market
C. Cold drinks market
D. Stock market

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Question 120

What does price elasticity of demand measure?

A. Change in price caused by changes in demand
B. The rate of change of sales
C. The responsiveness of demand to price changes
D. The value of sales at a given price

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Question 121

The elasticity of substitution between two perfect substitutions is

A. Zero
B. Greater than zero
C. Less than infinity
D. Infinity

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Question 122

In monopoly and perfect competition, the cost curves are

A. Same
B. Different
C. Opposite
D. None of the above

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Question 123

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of perfect competition?

A. Free entry and exit of the firms
B. The demand curve of firm is horizontal
C. The marginal revenue curve is horizontal
D. An individual firm can influence the price

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Question 124

If price changes by 1% and supply changes by 2%, then supply is

A. Elastic
B. Inelastic
C. Indeterminate
D. Static

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Question 125

When marginal revenue is zero, total revenue is

A. Maximum
B. Minimum
C. Zero
D. Decreasing

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Question 126

An ISO-product slopes

A. Downward to the left
B. Downward to the right
C. Upward to the left
D. Upward to the right

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Question 127

Which one is increasing function of price?

A. Demand
B. Utility
C. Supply
D. Consumption

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Question 128

Which of the following is NOT the assumption of the Marginal Productivity Theory of Distribution?

A. Homogenity of a factor
B. Perfect competition in the factor market
C. All factors, except one, are variable
D. Given stock of each factor and full employment

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Question 129

The consumer is in equilibrium at a point where the budget line

A. Is above an indifference curve
B. Is below an indifference curve
C. Is tangent to an indifference curve
D. Cuts an indifference curve

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Question 130

Normal profit is called normal because

A. It is neither very high nor very low
B. It is minimum acceptable to the producer
C. It is minimum which buyer wants to pay
D. It is the maximum allowed by government

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Question 131

Which of the following oligopoly models is concerned with the maximization of joint profits?

A. Price leadership model
B. Bertrand's model
C. Collusive model
D. Edgeworth's model

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Question 132

Supply curve is

A. Vertical in long run
B. Flatter in long run
C. Same in long and short run
D. Horizontal in both short and long run

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Question 133

A firm decides to exit the industry when

A. AC starts rising
B. MC starts rising
C. Price is less than LAC
D. TC starts rising

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Question 134

A vertical supply curve parallel to the price axis implies that the elasticity of supply is

A. Zero
B. Infinity
C. Equal to one
D. Greater than zero but less than infinity

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Question 135

It describes the law of supply

A. Supply curve
B. Supply schedule
C. Supply equation
D. All of the above

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Question 136

With which of the theories of wages, is the name of John Stuart Mill associated?

A. Marginal productivity theory of wages
B. Wages-fund theory
C. Subsistence theory of wages
D. Iron aw of wages

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Question 137

An indifference curve slopes down towards right since more of one commodity and less of another result in

A. Same satisfaction
B. Greater satisfaction
C. Maximum satisfaction
D. Decreasing expenditure

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Question 138

If a firm shuts down temporarily, it will incur loss equal to

A. AFC
B. AVC
C. TFC
D. TVC

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Question 139

In the context of oligopoly, the kinked demand curve hypothesis is designed to explain

A. Price and output determination
B. Price rigidity
C. Price leadership
D. Collusion among rivals

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Question 140

During a particular year, farmers experienced a dry weather. If all the other factors remain constant, farmers supply curve for wheat will shift

A. Rightward
B. Leftward
C. Upward
D. None of the above

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Question 141

The supply of a commodity refers to

A. Actual production of the commodity
B. Total existing stock of the commodity
C. Stock available for sale
D. Amount of the commodity offered for sale at a particular price per unit of time

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Question 142

Profit is maximum when

A. TC and TR curves are parallel
B. MC and MR curves are parallel
C. TC and TR curves cross each other
D. AC and AR curves cross each other

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Question 143

Economic rent can accrue to

A. Land only
B. Capital only
C. Specialized technical personnel only
D. Any of the factors of production

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Question 144

Supply curve will shift when

A. Price falls
B. Price rises
C. Demand shots
D. Technology changes

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Question 145

Under perfect competition

A. AC=AVC
B. AR=AC
C. AR=MC
D. AR=MR

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Question 146

The Revealed Preference Theory deduces the inverse price-quantity relationship from

A. Assumption of indifference
B. Postulate of utility maximization
C. Observed behavior of the consumer
D. Introspection

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Question 147

When supply of a commodity increases without change in price, it is called

A. Fall in supply
B. Expansion in supply
C. Contraction in supply
D. Rise in supply

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Question 148

Which form of market structure is characterised by interdependence in decision-making as between the different competing firms?

A. Oligopoly
B. Perfect competition
C. Imperfect competition
D. None of the above

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Question 149

Which cost increases continuously with the increase in production?

A. Avearge cost
B. Marginal cost
C. Fixed cost
D. Variable cost

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Question 150

A factor of production, whose supply is fixed in the short run, may get additional earnings. These earnings are generally referred to as

A. Surplus value
B. Quasi-rent
C. Transfer earnings
D. Super normal profits

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Question 151

A factor of production, whose supply is fixed in the short tun, may get additional earnings. These earnings are generally referred to as

A. Surplus value
B. Quasi-rent
C. Transfer earnings
D. Super normal profits

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Question 152

The necessary condition for equilibrium position of a firm is

A. MR>MC
B. MC>Price
C. MC=MR
D. MC=AC

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Question 153

In May 2013, firm was supplying 500kg of sugar at market price of Rs.30/- per kg. During June 2013, firm's supply of sugar had decreased to 450kg at price of Rs.20/- per kg. These changes show that supply of sugar is

A. Oerfectly elastic
B. Perfectly inelastic
C. Less elastic
D. More elastic

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Question 154

Law of return applies to firms working in

A. Perfect competition
B. Monopoly
C. Small firm
D. All kinds of market situations

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Question 155

Which of the following cost curves is never U-shaped?

A. Average cost curve
B. Marginal cost curve
C. Average variable cost curve
D. Average fixed cost curve

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Question 156

Which is NOT a cause of shift in cost curves of a firm?

A. Excise tax
B. Prices of inputs
C. Increase in productivity
D. Price of product

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Question 157

The classical theory explained interest as a reward for

A. Parting with liquidity
B. Abstinence
C. Saving
D. Inconvenience

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Question 158

When a competitive firm achieves long run equilibrium, then,

A. P=MC
B. MR=MC
C. P=ATC
D. All of the above

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Question 159

Who first raised the fear of a world food shortage?

A. David Ricardo
B. T.R.Malthus
C. J.S.Mill
D. J.B.Say

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Question 160

What best explains a shift in market supply curve to the right?

A. An advertising campaign is successful in promoting the good
B. A new technique makes it cheaper to produce the good
C. The government introduces a tax on the good
D. The price of raw materials increases

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Question 161

The minimum wage is an example of

A. Price floor
B. Price ceiling
C. Equilibrium wage
D. Efficiency of labour

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Question 162

Total costs in the short-term are classified into fixed costs and variable costs. Which one of the following is a variable cost?

A. Cost of raw material
B. Cost of equipment
C. Interest payment on past borrowing
D. Payment of rent on buildings

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Question 163

During short period, diminishing returns may follow because

A. Quantity of labour is fixed
B. Quantity of output is fixed
C. Quantity of capital is fixed
D. Quantity of any one factor is fixed

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Question 164

The most efficient scale of production of a firm is where

A. LAC is minimum
B. SAC is minimum
C. LMC is minimum
D. SMC is minimum

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Question 165

MC is given by

A. Slope of TFC
B. Slope of TC
C. Slope of AC
D. None of the above

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Question 166

A firm should shut down in the short run if it is not covering its

A. Variable cost
B. Fixed cost
C. Total cost
D. Explicit cost (money outlays)

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Question 167

When was Adam Smith's major work "An enquiry into the Nature and Causes of Wealth of Nations" published?

A. 1756
B. 1766
C. 1776
D. 1786

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Question 168

Economic problems arise because

A. Wants are unlimited
B. Resources are scarce
C. Scare resources have alternative uses
D. All of the above

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Question 169

The standard of living of workers depends upon their

A. Nominal wages
B. Real wages
C. Average product
D. Government policy

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Question 170

In the short run, when the output of a firm increases, its average fixed cost

A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Remains constant
D. First declines and then rises

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Question 171

Which of the following is example of external economies of scale?

A. Discount on purchases of raw materials
B. Technical progress leads to development of machine at low price
C. Hiring of specialized staff due to increase in scale of production
D. A firm starts producing by-products

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Question 172

Elinor Ostrom and Oliver Williamson are the Nobel Prize Laureates in Economics in 2009. Do you know in which year was Francois Quesnay's Tableu Economique published?

A. 1767
B. 1764
C. 1761
D. 1758

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Question 173

TC curve

A. Starts from origin
B. Does not start from origin
C. Is parallel to Y-axis
D. None of the above

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Question 174

Identify the author of "The principles of Political Economy and Taxation"

A. Alfred Marshall
B. J.S.Mill
C. David Ricardo
D. A. Turgot

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Question 175

"The real price of everything, what every thing really costs to the man who wants to require it, is the toil and trouble of acquiring it. Who made this statement?

A. Karl Marx
B. Adam Smith
C. David Ricardo
D. J.S.Mill

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Question 176

Which is not a central problem of an economy?

A. What to produce
B. How to produce
C. How to maximize private profit
D. For whom to produce

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Question 177

As for the cost of production of an individual farmer, the rent paid by him

A. Enters into the price of his product
B. Does not enter into price of his product
C. Is unjustified
D. None of the above

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Question 178

Human wants are

A. One thousand
B. Few
C. Innumerable
D. Countable

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Question 179

A significant property of the Cobb-Douglas production function is that the elasticity of substitution between inputs is

A. Equal to 1
B. More than 1
C. Less than 1
D. 0

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Question 180

TVC curve

A. Starts from origin
B. Does not start from origin
C. Is parallel to Y-axis
D. None of the above

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Question 181

Who is generally regarded as the founder of the 'Classical School'?

A. David Ricardo
B. Adam Smith
C. T.R.Malthus
D. J.S.Mill

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Question 182

"Rent is a creation of value, not of wealth". Who made this observation?

A. Adam Smith
B. David Ricardo
C. Alfred Marshall
D. A.C.Pigou

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Question 183

These are kinds of rent EXCEPT

A. Differential rent
B. Scarcity rent
C. Mobility rent
D. Location rent

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Question 184

Union leaders are in better position to bargain for higher wages if demand for labour is

A. Elastic
B. Inelastic
C. Very large
D. Permanent

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Question 185

A consumer is in equilibrium when marginal utilities are

A. Minimum
B. Highest
C. Equal
D. Increasing

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Question 186

Economies of scale are of two kinds

A. Temporary and permanent
B. Internal and external
C. Managerial and industrial
D. Natural and artificial

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Question 187

TC curve

A. Rises continously
B. Falls after reaching a maximum
C. Is horizontal
D. None of the above

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Question 188

In which year, was the first volume of Das Capital by Karl Marx published?

A. 1848
B. 1859
C. 1867
D. 1873

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Question 189

Which statement is true

A. ATC + AVC = AFC
B. ATC + MC = AFC
C. ATC + AFC = AVC
D. AFC + AVC = ATC

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Question 190

According to Keynes, interest is a payment for

A. Consumer's preference
B. Producer's preference
C. Liquidity preference
D. State Bank's preference

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Question 191

Identify the economist who had little formal education and started working in the money market at an early age of fourteen.

A. David Ricardo
B. Adam Smith
C. V.F.D. Pareto
D. A.A. Cournot

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Question 192

When marginal is negative, it must be true that

A. The average is negative
B. The average is decreasing
C. The total is negative
D. The total is decreasing

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Question 193

In which form, the largest percentage of national income is earned?

A. Interest income
B. Proprietor's income
C. Employee' wages
D. Rental income

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Question 194

All the following curves are U-shaped except

A. AVC
B. AFC
C. AC
D. MC

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Question 195

The Critique of Political Economy, the first fruits of Karl Marx's long painstaking research at the British Museum, appeared in

A. 1859
B. 1857
C. 1855
D. 1853

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Question 196

Interest is paid because

A. Capital is scarce
B. Capital is productive
C. Capital is attractive
D. Capital is surplus

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Question 197

The term 'marginal' in economics means

A. Unimportant
B. Additional
C. The minimum unit
D. Just barely passing

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Question 198

The cost which a firm incurs for purchasing or hiring factors is called

A. Implicit
B. Explicit
C. Real
D. Nominal

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Question 199

The Communist Manifesto, written jointly by Marx and Engels's was published in

A. 1843
B. 1848
C. 1853
D. 1859

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Question 200

Every factor of production gets rewarded equal to its

A. Cost
B. Marginal product
C. Price
D. Increasing return

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Question 201

The three broad types of productive resources are

A. Money, profit and interest
B. Capital, labour and natural resources
C. Bond, stock shares and deposits
D. Technology, human capital and markets

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Question 202

Utility is more closely related to the term

A. Useful
B. Useless
C. Necessary
D. Satisfaction

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Question 203

Economic development of a country requires

A. Skilled labour
B. Diplomacy
C. Abundant natural resources
D. a' and 'c' both

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Question 204

The short run

A. Is less than one year
B. Requires that at least one input is fixed
C. Requires that all inputs are fixed
D. Is just long enough to permit entry and exit

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Question 205

Profits are

A. Residual payment
B. Pre-determined
C. Fixed contract
D. Always higher than wages

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Question 206

Who stated explicitly for the first time, the Law of Comparative Costs?

A. David Ricardo
B. Adam Smith
C. James Mill
D. Thomas Mun

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Question 207

Diminishing marginal utility is the basis of

A. Law of supply
B. Law of demand
C. Law of returns
D. None of the above

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Question 208

Productivity of land can be raised by

A. Extensive cultivation
B. Intensive cultivation
C. Better marketing
D. a' and 'b' both

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Question 209

According to Keynes, interest is a payment for

A. Use of durable goods
B. Use of capital
C. Use of money
D. Use of land

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Question 210

Demand curve slopes downward because of the law of

A. Consumer equilibrium
B. Utility maximization
C. Utility minimization
D. Diminishing marginal utility

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Question 211

Land only

A. Is a free gift of nature
B. Lacks geographical mobility
C. Is not hirable
D. a' and 'b' both

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Question 212

The long run is a

A. Period of three years or longer
B. Period long enough to allow firms to change plant size and capacity
C. Period long enough to allow firm to make economic decisions
D. A period which affects larger than smaller firms

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Question 213

Profits

A. Are lower in the long run than in the short run
B. Can be negative
C. Are less in perfect competition than in monopoly
D. All of the above

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Question 214

The Purchasing Power Parity Theory' came into prominence in 1916 through the writings of

A. J.M.Keynes
B. L.E.Von Miser
C. Gustav Cassel
D. F.A.von Hayek

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Question 215

When Marginal Utility is zero, Total Utility is

A. Minimum
B. Maximum
C. Law of return
D. None of the above

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Question 216

If rate of interest is 10%, the PV (present value) of Rs.100 received in 1 year's time is

A. 90
B. 90.9
C. 95
D. 110

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Question 217

Which of the following is NOT an input?

A. Labour
B. Entrepreneurship
C. Natural resources
D. Production

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Question 218

Law of substitution is another name for law of

A. Law of diminishing MU
B. Law of Equi-MU
C. Law of demand
D. Satisfaction

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Question 219

Which of the following input factor takes risk, innovates and coordinates

A. Capital
B. Labour
C. Productivity
D. Entrepreneur

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Question 220

As output increases, AC curve

A. Falls
B. Rises
C. Remains constant
D. All of the above

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Question 221

Some economists say that profit earner is a kind of

A. Rent receiver
B. Interest receiver
C. Wage earner
D. Government officer

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Question 222

Quality of a commodity that satisfies some human want or need is called

A. Service
B. Demand
C. Utility
D. Efficiency

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Question 223

Which of the following is CORRECT with respect to resources?

A. Money is a capital good
B. Human skills are a labour input
C. Entrepreneur is part of the labour input
D. Natural resources include human input

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Question 224

Identify the work of Irving Fisher

A. A Treatese on Money
B. Policy against Inflation
C. The Making of Index numbers
D. Monetary Theory

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Question 225

The transformation of resources into economic goods and services is called

A. Technical efficiency
B. Input
C. Production
D. Increasing returns

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Question 226

Professor Knight is famous for his theory of

A. Rent
B. Profit
C. Population
D. Wages

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Question 227

Risks in the business arise because of

A. Introduction of the new products
B. Uncertain policy of rival firms
C. Changes in tastes
D. All of the above

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Question 228

When Marginal Utility is positive, Total Utility

A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Remains constant
D. Is highest

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Question 229

Indifference curves are convex to the origin because

A. Two goods are perfect substitutes
B. Two goods are imperfect substitutes
C. Two goods are perfect complementary goods
D. None of the above

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Question 230

Standard of living of a country can be raised if it increases

A. Labour force
B. Production
C. Money supply
D. Exports

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Question 231

According to Malthus, population increases by progression of which kind?

A. Systematic
B. Arithmetic
C. Geometric
D. Automatic

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Question 232

Profit is maximum when

A. Distance between TR and TC is maximum
B. Distance between AR and AC is maximum
C. Distance between MR and MC is maximum
D. None of the above

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Question 233

In Monopoly at various output levels

A. AR = MR
B. AR < MR
C. AR > MR
D. None of the above

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Question 234

All labour is

A. Homogeneous
B. Heterogeneous
C. Lazy
D. Intelligent

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Question 235

Scarcity means

A. Non-availibility of goods
B. High price of goods
C. Less supply than demand
D. High profit of the firms

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Question 236

Mobility of labour

A. Increases efficiency of labour
B. Spoils labour
C. Increases division of labour
D. a' and 'c' both

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Question 237

Who is the 'father of economics'?

A. Max Muller
B. Adam Smith
C. Karl Marx
D. None of the above

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Question 238

Profit is maximum when

A. Slope of MC and Mr is the same
B. Slope of TC and TR is the same
C. Slope of AC and AR is the same
D. None of the above

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Question 239

Passive factor of production is

A. Only Land
B. Only Capital
C. Both Land & Capital
D. Neither Land nor Capital

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Question 240

Excise tax is a part of

A. Fixed cost
B. Variable cost
C. Implicit cost
D. Is not a part of cost

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Question 241

Under law of demand

A. Price of commodity is an independent variable
B. Quantity demanded is a dependent variable
C. Reciprocal relationship is found between price and quantity demanded
D. All of the above

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Question 242

Unemployment due to mechanization of agriculture is

A. Seasonal
B. Structural
C. Industrial
D. Personal

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Question 243

For inferior commodities, income effect is

A. Zero
B. Negative
C. Infinite
D. Positive

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Question 244

The labour force participation rate is the

A. Proportion of population that is working
B. Proportion of population working or looking for work
C. Proportion of skilled workers population
D. Proportion of female workers to male workers

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Question 245

Mixed economy means an economy where

A. Both agriculture and industry are equally promoted by the state
B. There is co-existence of public sector along with private sector
C. There is importance of small scale industries along with heavy industries
D. Economy is controlled by military as well as civilian rulers

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Question 246

At the point of equilibrium of firm (under perfect competition)

A. MC curve must be rising
B. MC curve must be falling
C. MR cure must be rising
D. None of the above

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Question 247

When total utility becomes maximum, then marginal utility will be

A. Minimum
B. Average
C. Zero
D. Negative

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Question 248

The shape of rectangular hyperbola is made by

A. MC
B. AFC
C. AVC
D. None of the above

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Question 249

Utility means

A. Power to satisfy a want
B. Usefulness
C. Willingness of a person
D. Harmfulness

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Question 250

Unemployment of labour means that

A. A worker does not get full time job
B. A worker is not happy with his present job
C. A person does not get job according to his qualification
D. a' and 'c' both

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Question 251

Marginal utility is equal to average utility at that time when average utility is

A. Increasing
B. Maximum
C. Falling
D. Minimum

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Question 252

The human effort applied to the production of goods is called in economics

A. Labour
B. Skill
C. Experience
D. Service

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Question 253

Which one of the following is the task of the Planning Commission?

A. Preparation of the plan
B. Implementation of the plan
C. Financing of the plan
D. None of the above

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Question 254

Normal profit is

A. Part of total cost
B. Part of economic profit
C. Total revenue minus total cost
D. Total revenue minus implicit cost

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Question 255

As output increases

A. MC curve initially falls and then rises
B. MC initially rises and then falls
C. MC continuously rises
D. None of the above

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Question 256

At the point of satiety, marginal utility is

A. Zero
B. Positive
C. Maximum
D. Negative

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Question 257

Which of the following is a producer good?

A. Pen
B. Cycle
C. Mobile phone
D. Hammer

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Question 258

Total utility of a commodity is measured by which price of that commodity?

A. Value in use
B. Value in exchange
C. Both of above
D. None of above

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Question 259

According to Marshall, the basis of consumer surplus is

A. Law of diminishing MU
B. Law of Equi-MU
C. Law of proportions
D. All of the above

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Question 260

He described economics as a science of material welfare

A. Robbins
B. Marshall
C. Ricardo
D. Keynes

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Question 261

Economic profit is

A. Part of total cost
B. Total revenue minus total cost
C. Total revenue minus explicit cost
D. Total variable cost minus total fixed cost

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Question 262

What implication does resource scarcity have for the satisfaction of wants?

A. Not all wants can be satisfied
B. We will never be faced with the need to make choices
C. We must develop ways to decrease our individual wants
D. The discovery of new natural resources is necessary to increase our ability to satisfy wants

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Question 263

Unit cost is another name for

A. MC
B. AVC
C. ATC
D. AFC

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Question 264

Who expressed the view that 'Economics should be neutral between ends'?

A. Robbins
B. Marshall
C. Pigou
D. Adam Smith

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Question 265

Which statement relates to macroeconomics?

A. Oil prices are rising in Pakistan
B. Profit rate is high on textile industry
C. The firms try to make huge profits
D. The government has failed to control inflation

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Question 266

Price-taking firms i.e., firms that operate in a perfectly competitive market, are said to be 'small' relative to the market. Which of the following best describes this smallness?

A. The individual firm must have fewer than 10 employees
B. The individual firm faces a downward-sloping demand curve
C. The individual firm has assets less than Rs. 20 lakhs
D. The individual firm is unable to affect market price through its output decisions

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Question 267

Ceteris Paribus means

A. Other things remaining same
B. All variables are independent
C. Enable economists to simplify reality
D. That no other assumptions are made

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Question 268

A firm earns economic profit when total profit exceeds

A. Normal profit
B. Implicit costs
C. Explicit costs
D. Variable costs

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Question 269

All inputs can be varied in

A. Short run
B. Long run
C. Both periods
D. None of the period

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Question 270

Suppose the demand for meals at a medium-priced restaurant is elastic. If the management of the restaurant is considering rasiing prices, it can expect a relatively

A. Large fall in quantity demanded
B. Large fall in demand
C. Small fall in quantity demanded
D. Small fall in demand

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Question 271

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a 'price taker'?

A. TR = P x Q
B. AR = Price
C. Negatively sloped demand
D. Marginal Revenue = Price

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Question 272

In monopolistic competition, a firm is in long run equilibrium

A. At the minimum point of the LAC curve
B. In the declining segment of the LAC curve
C. In the rising segment of the LAC curve
D. When price is equal to marginal cost

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Question 273

In a typical demand schedule, quantity demanded

A. Varies directly with price
B. Varies proportionately with price
C. Varies inversely with price
D. Is independent of price

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Question 274

When the perfectly competitive firm and industry are in long run equilibrium, then

A. P = MR = SAC = LAC
B. D = MR = SMC = LMC
C. P = MR = Lowest point on the LAC curve
D. All of the above

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Question 275

In monopoly, the relationship between average and marginal revenue curves is as follows

A. AR curve lies above the MR curve
B. AR curve coincides with the MR curve
C. AR curve lies below the MR curve
D. AR curve is parallel to the MR curve

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Question 276

The total effect of a price change of a commodity is

A. Sustitution effect plus price effect
B. Substitution effect plus income effect
C. Substitution effect plus demonstration effect
D. Substitution effect minus income effect

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Question 277

Which one of the following is true about Planning Commission?

A. It is a Ministry
B. It is a Government Department
C. It is an Advisory Body
D. It is an Autonomous Corporation

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Question 278

The following are some of the costs of a clothing manufacturer. State which among them will you consider as fixed cost?

A. Cost of cloth
B. Piece wages paid to workers
C. Depreciation on machines owing to time
D. Cost of electricity for running machines

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Question 279

A firm encounters its 'shutdown point' when

A. Average total cost equals price at the profit-maximizing level of output
B. Average variable cost equals price at the profit-maximizing level of output
C. Average fixed cost equals price at the profit-maximizing level of output
D. Marginal cost equals price at the profit-maximizing level of output

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Question 280

Under ______ market condition, firms make normal profits in the long run.

A. Perfect competition
B. Monopoly
C. Oligopoly
D. None of the above

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Question 281

The cost that a firm incurs in hiring or purchasing any factor of production is referred to as

A. Explicit cost
B. Implicit cost
C. Variable cost
D. Fixed cost

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Question 282

Larger production of ___ goods would lead to higher production in future

A. Consumer goods
B. Capital goods
C. Agricultural goods
D. Public goods

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Question 283

Economic survey is published by

A. Ministry of Finance
B. Planning Commission
C. Government of India
D. Indian Statistical Institute

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Question 284

Supply of a commodity is a

A. Stock concept
B. Flow concept
C. Both stock and flow concept
D. None of the above

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Question 285

A horizontal supply curve parallel to the quantity axis implies that the elasticity of supply is

A. Zero
B. Infinite
C. Equal to 1
D. Greater than 0 but less than 1

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Question 286

If two goods were perfect substitutes of each other, it necessarily follows that

A. An indifference curve relating the two goods will be curvilinear
B. An indifference curve relating the two goods will be linear
C. An indifference curve relating the two goods will be divided into two segments which meet at a right angle
D. An indifference curve relating the two goods will be convex to the origin

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Question 287

When ______, we know that the firms are earning just normal profits.

A. AC = AR
B. MC = MR
C. MC = AC
D. AR = MR

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Question 288

The economic analysis expects the consumer to behave in a manner which is

A. Rational
B. Irrational
C. Emotional
D. Indifferent

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Question 289

The MC curve cuts the AVC and ATC curves at

A. The falling part of each
B. Different points
C. Their respective minimas
D. The rising part of each

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Question 290

Consumer surplus is highest in case of

A. Necessities
B. Luxuries
C. Comforts
D. Conventional necessities

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Question 291

The vertical difference between TVC and TC is equal to

A. MC
B. AVC
C. TFC
D. None of the above

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Question 292

Giffen goods are those goods

A. For which demand increases as price increases
B. That have a high income elasticity of demand
C. That are in short supply
D. None of the above

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Question 293

The AR curve and industry demand curve are same in case of

A. Monopoly
B. Oligopoly
C. Perfect competition
D. None of the above

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Question 294

When the price of a substitute of X commodity falls, the demand for X

A. Rises
B. Falls
C. Remains unchanged
D. Any of the above

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Question 295

The law of variable proportions come into being when

A. There are only two variable factors
B. There is a fixed factor and a variable factor
C. All factors are variable
D. Variable factors yield less

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Question 296

If two goods are complements, this means that a rise in the price of one commodity will induce

A. An upward shift in demand for the other commodity
B. A rise in the price of the other commodity
C. A downward shift in demand for the other commodity
D. No shift in the demand for the other commodity

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Question 297

_____ is an implicit cost of production

A. Wages of the labour
B. Charges for electricity
C. Interest on owned money capital
D. Payment for raw material

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Question 298

In the short run if a perfectly competitive firm finds itself operating at a loss, it will

A. Reduce the size of its plant to lower fixed costs
B. Raise the price of its product
C. Shut down
D. Continue to operate as long as it covers its variable cost

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Question 299

Excess capacity is not found under

A. Monopoly
B. Monopolistic competition
C. Perfect competition
D. Oligopoly

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Question 300

A competitive firm maximizes profit at the output level where

A. Price equals marginal cost
B. The slope of the firm's profit function is equal to zero
C. Marginal revenue equals marginal cost
D. All of the above

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Question 301

The average profit is the difference between

A. AC and TC
B. AC and VC
C. AC and AR
D. AC and TR

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Question 302

A necessity is defined as a good having

A. A positive income elasticity of demand
B. A negative income elasticity of demand
C. An income elasticity of demand between zero and 1
D. An income elasticity of more than 1

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Question 303

At the point of inflexion, the marginal product is

A. Increasing
B. Decreasing
C. Maximum
D. Negative

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Question 304

In the long run, any firm will eventually leave the industry if

A. Price does not at least cover average total cost
B. Price does not equal marginal cost
C. Economies of sale are being reaped
D. Price is greater than long run average cost

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Question 305

Marginal revenue will be negative if elasticity of demand is

A. Less than unity
B. More than 1
C. Equal to 1
D. Equal to zero

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Question 306

If a firm's average variable cost curve is rising, its marginal cost curve must be

A. Constant
B. Above the total cost curve
C. Above the average variable cost curve
D. All of the above

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Question 307

If lowering of fares reduces railway's revenues and increasing of fares increases, then the demand for rail travel has a price elasticity of

A. Zero
B. Greater than Zero but less than One
C. One
D. Greater than One

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Question 308

If the marginal (additional) opportunity cost is a constant then the PPC would be

A. Straight line
B. Convex
C. Backward leading
D. Concave

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Question 309

When a market is in equilibrium

A. No shortage exists
B. Quantity demanded equals quantity supplied
C. A price is established that clears the market
D. All of the above are correct

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Question 310

A market structure in which many firms sell products that are similar but not identical is known as

A. Monopolistic competition
B. Monopoly
C. Perfect competition
D. Oligopoly

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Question 311

If a good is a luxury, its income elasticity of demand is

A. Positive and less than 1
B. Negative but greater than 1
C. Positive and greater than 1
D. Zero

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Question 312

When ____, we know that the firms must be producing at the minimum point of the average cost curve and so there will be productive efficiency.

A. AC = AR
B. MC = AC
C. MC = MR
D. AR = MR

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Question 313

Economics is the study of

A. how society manages its unlimited resources
B. how to reduce our wants until we are satisfied
C. how society manages its scarce resources
D. how to fully satisfy our unlimited wants

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Question 314

If there are implicit costs of production

A. Economic profit will be equal to accounting profit
B. Economic profit will be less than accounting profit
C. Economic profits will be zero
D. Economic profit will be more than accounting profit.

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Question 315

For ____ goods, increase in income leads to increase in demand.

A. Abnormal
B. Normal
C. Inferior
D. Superior

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Question 316

In the case of a Giffen good, the demand curve will be

A. Horizontal
B. Downward to the right
C. Upward to the right
D. Vertical

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Question 317

The law of consumer surplus is based on

A. Indifference curve analysis
B. Revealed preference theory
C. Law of substitution
D. The law of diminishing marginal utility

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Question 318

An isoquant slopes

A. Downward to the left
B. Downward to the right
C. Upward to the right
D. Upward to the left

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Question 319

If the price of 'X' rises by 10 percent and the quantity demanded falls by 10 percent, 'X' has

A. Inelastic demand
B. Unitarily elastic demand
C. Zero elastic demand
D. Elastic demand

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Question 320

Demand for final consumption arises in

A. Household sector only
B. Government sector only
C. Both household and government sector
D. Neither household nor government sector

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Question 321

Demand for intermediate consumption arises in

A. Household sector only
B. Government sector only
C. Corporate sector only
D. All producing sectors of the economy

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Question 322

When as a result of decrease in price of good, the total expenditure made on it decreases we say that price elasticity of demand is

A. Less than unity
B. Unity
C. Zero
D. Greater than Unity

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Question 323

The second glass of lemonade gives lesser satisfaction to a thirsty biy, this is a clear case of

A. Law of demand
B. Law of diminishing returns
C. Law of diminishing marginal utility
D. Law of supply

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Question 324

The structure of the cold drink industry in India is best described as

A. Perfectly competitive
B. Monopoly
C. Oligopoly
D. Monopolistically competitive

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Question 325

The kinked demand curve model of oligopoly assumes that

A. Response to a price increase is less than the response to a price decrease
B. Response to a price increase is more than the response to a price decrease
C. Elassticity of demand is constant regardless of whether price increases or decreases
D. Elasticity of demand is perfectly elastic if price increases and perfectly inelastic if price decreases

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Question 326

Under which market structure, average revenue of a firm is equal to its marginal revenue

A. Oligopoly
B. Monopoly
C. Perfect competition
D. Monopolistic competition

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Question 327

Agricultural goods market depicts characteristics close to

A. Perfect competition
B. Oligopoly
C. Monopoly
D. Monopolistic competition

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Question 328

In economics, what a consumer is ready to pay minus what he actually pays, is termed as

A. Consumer's equilibrium
B. Consumer's surplus
C. Consumer's expenditure
D. None of the above

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Question 329

A firm's average total cost of production is Rs.300 at 5 units of output and Rs.320 at 6 units of output. The marginal cost of producing the 6th unit is

A. Rs.20
B. Rs.120
C. Rs.320
D. Rs.420

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Question 330

The producer is in equilibrium at a point where the cost line is

A. Above the isoquant
B. Below the isoquant
C. Cutting the isoquant
D. Tangent to isoquant

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Question 331

The various combination of goods that can be produced in any economy when it uses its available resources and technology efficiency are depicted by

A. Demand curve
B. Production curve
C. Supply curve
D. Production possibility curve

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Question 332

Rational decision making requires that

A. One's choices be arrived at logically and without errors
B. One's choices be consistent with one's goals
C. One's choices never vary
D. One makes choices that do not involve trade offs

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Question 333

If the demand for a good is inelastic, an increase in the price of the good will cause the total expenditure of the consumers of the good to

A. Remain the same
B. Increase
C. Decrease
D. Any of the above

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Question 334

All of the following are determinants of demand except

A. Tastes and preferences
B. Quantity supplied
C. Income
D. Price of related goods

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Question 335

A firm's average fixed cost is Rs.20 at 6 units of output. What will it be at 4 units of output?

A. Rs.60
B. Rs.30
C. Rs.40
D. Rs.20

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Question 336

If the price of good A increases relative to the price of substitutes B and C, the demand for

A. B will increase
B. C will increase
C. Both B and C will increase
D. B and C will decrease

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Question 337

If income elasticity for a good is 2, then it is a

A. Necessity item
B. Inferior good
C. Luxury item
D. Comfortable item

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Question 338

Lesser production of ____ would lead to lesser production in future.

A. Public goods
B. Consumer goods
C. Capital goods
D. Agricultural goods

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Question 339

The average total cost pf producing 50 units is Rs.250 and total fixed cost is Rs.1000. What is the average fixed cost of producing 100 units?

A. Rs.10
B. Rs.30
C. Rs.20
D. Rs.5

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Question 340

In perfect competition, the firm's _____ above AVC has the identical shape of the firm's supply curve

A. Marginal revenue curve
B. Marginal cost curve
C. Average cost curve
D. None of the above

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Question 341

Under Marginal utility analysis, utility is assumed to be a

A. Cardinal concept
B. Ordinal concept
C. Indeterminate concept
D. None of the above

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Question 342

Suppose the total cost of producing commodity X is Rs.125000. Out of this cost, implicit cost is Rs.35000 and normal profit is Rs.25000. What will be the explicit cost of commodity X?

A. Rs.90000
B. Rs.65000
C. Rs.60000
D. Rs.100000

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Question 343

When indifference curve is L shaped, then two goods will be

A. Perfect substitute goods
B. Substitute goods
C. Perfect complementary goods
D. Complementary goods

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Question 344

The 'substitution effect' takes place due to change in

A. Income of the consumers
B. Prices of the commodity
C. Relative prices of the commodities
D. All of the above

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Question 345

One characteristic not typical of oligopolistic industry is

A. Too much importance to non-price competition
B. Price leadership
C. Horizontal demand curve
D. A small number of firms in the industry

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Question 346

The degree of monopoly power is measured in terms of difference between

A. Marginal cost and the price
B. Marginal cost and average revenue
C. Marginal cost and average cost
D. Marginal revenue and average cost

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Question 347

In case of inferior goods, the income elasticity is

A. Zero
B. Positive
C. Negative
D. None

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Question 348

If all inputs are trebled and the resultant output is doubled, this is a case of

A. Constant returns to scale
B. Increasing returns to scale
C. Diminishing returns to scale
D. Negative returns to scale

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Question 349

Demand curve can be derived from

A. MU curve
B. PCC
C. Both 'a' and 'b'
D. None

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Question 350

Discriminating monopoly is possible if two markets have

A. Rising cost curves
B. Rising and declining cost curves
C. Different elasticity of demand
D. Equal elasticity of demand

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Question 351

The exception to law of demand is

A. Veblen goods
B. Giffen goods
C. Both 'a' and 'b'
D. None

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Question 352

Consumer's surplus left with the consumer under price discrimination is

A. Maximum
B. Minimum
C. Zero
D. Not predictable

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Question 353

The upper portion of the kinked demand curve is relatively

A. More inelastic
B. More elastic
C. Less elastic
D. Inelastic

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Question 354

In short run, a firm in monopolistic competition

A. Always earns profits
B. Incurs losses
C. Earns normal profit only
D. May earn normal profit, super normal profit or incur losses

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Question 355

In long-run, all firms in monopolistic competition

A. Earn supernormal profits
B. Earn normal profits
C. Incur losses
D. May earn normal profit, super normal profit or incur losses

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Question 356

In a perfectly competitive market

A. Firm is the price giver and industry the price taker
B. Firm is the price taker and industry the price giver
C. Both are price takers
D. None of the above

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Question 357

If the price of Pepsi decreases relative to the price of Coke and 7-Up, the demand for

A. Coke will rise
B. 7-Up will decrease
C. Coke and 7-Up will increase
D. Coke and 7-Up will decrease

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Question 358

Price discrimination is not possible in case of

A. Perfect competition
B. Monopoly
C. Monopolistic competition
D. Oligopoly

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Question 359

If the income elasticity is greater than one, the commodity is

A. Necessity item
B. Luxury item
C. Inferior good
D. None

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Question 360

The 'Diamond water' controversy is explained by

A. Total utility
B. Marginal utility
C. Price offered
D. Quantity supplied

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Question 361

Which of the following are sources of growth?

A. Natural resources
B. Human capital
C. Physical capital
D. All of the above

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Question 362

The IC curve approach assumes

A. Rationality
B. Consistency
C. Transitivity
D. All of the above

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Question 363

A higher indifference curve shows

A. A higher level of satisfaction
B. A higher level of production
C. A higher level of income
D. None of the above

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Question 364

In the case of two perfect substitutes, the indifference curve will be

A. Straight line
B. L-shaped
C. U-shaped
D. C-shaped

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