

MCQOPTIONS
This section includes 57 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Economics Mcqs knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
The pattern of economic growth describes the phenomenon of countries moving up in technological development by following the patterns of countries ahead of them in the development process ? |
A. | flying geese |
B. | import substitution |
C. | export orientation |
D. | commodity expansion |
Answer» B. import substitution | |
2. |
The OPEC oil cartel ? |
A. | has shown that is easy to achieve cooperation among cartel members |
B. | was successful in raising oil prices in the 1970s but was disbanded in the 1980s |
C. | has shown greater success in realizing profits during periods of global recession |
D. | has had a level of success in raising oil prices that other developing countries are unlikely to achieve with other primary commodities |
Answer» E. | |
3. |
hich of the following is not a property required of a perfect voting system ? |
A. | The median voter always wins |
B. | no dictators |
C. | independence of irrelevant |
D. | transitivity |
Answer» B. no dictators | |
4. |
Suppose that 40 percent of the voting population wish to spent Rs1,000 for artwork in City Hall, 25 percent wish to spent Rs20,000 and 35 percent wish to spend Rs 22,000 What is the median preferred outcome, the average preferred outcome and the modal preferred outcome ? |
A. | Rs20,000; Rs20,000; Rs22,000 |
B. | Rs1,000; Rs14,333; Rs1,000 |
C. | Rs20,000; Rs13,100; Rs1,000 |
D. | Rs1,000; Rs20,000; Rs22,000 |
Answer» D. Rs1,000; Rs20,000; Rs22,000 | |
5. |
Which of the following help explain why firms pay bonuses to workers during particularly profitable years to prevent workers from becoming disgruntled ? |
A. | people are rational maximizers |
B. | People are reluctant to change their minds |
C. | People are inconsistent over time |
D. | People care about fairness |
Answer» E. | |
6. |
_________ policies attempt to foster industrialization by establishing high barriers to imports of foreign goods to promote local production ? |
A. | absolute advantage |
B. | comparative advantage |
C. | export-led growth |
D. | import substitution |
Answer» E. | |
7. |
Which of the following is not true about how people make decisions ? |
A. | people give too much weight to a small number of vivid observations |
B. | People are sometimes too sure of their own abilities |
C. | All of these answers are actually true statements about how people make decisions. |
D. | People are always rational maximizers |
E. | People are reluctant to change their minds in the face of new information |
Answer» E. People are reluctant to change their minds in the face of new information | |
8. |
Which of the following best demonstrates the problem of moral hazard ? |
A. | Josephine doesn’t buy health insurance because it is too expensive, and she is healthy |
B. | A life insurance company forces Enzo to have a medical examination prior to selling him insurance |
C. | Enzo drives more recklessly after he buys car insurance |
D. | Fatima chooses to attend a well-respected college |
Answer» D. Fatima chooses to attend a well-respected college | |
9. |
In the Px = export price index, Pm = import price index, Qx = export quantity index,and Qm = import quantity index. Developing countries tend to maintain that their commodity term of trade have declined over the long run suggesting that _________ has declined? |
A. | Px/Pm |
B. | Pm/Px |
C. | (Pm/Px)Qm |
D. | (Px/Pm)Qx |
Answer» B. Pm/Px | |
10. |
Export-led growth strategies tend to emphasize ? |
A. | resource allocation based on the principle of absolute advantage |
B. | resource allocation based on the principle of comparative advantage |
C. | trade protection for import-competing firms |
D. | trade protection for exporting-competing firms |
Answer» C. trade protection for import-competing firms | |
11. |
Which of the following must be true about a signal that is used to reveal private information in order for the signal to be effective ? |
A. | It must be “as seen on TV” |
B. | It must be free to the signaling party |
C. | It must be costly to the signaling party but less costly to the party with higher-quality product |
D. | It must be applied to an inexpensive product |
Answer» D. It must be applied to an inexpensive product | |
12. |
Developing countries that concentrate production in agricultural products or raw materials may face a long-run decline in their international terms of trade because of ? |
A. | inelastic demand for these products in advanced countries |
B. | large increases in the supplies of these products on world markets because of export expansion policies |
C. | sluggish demand for these products in advanced countries |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» E. | |
13. |
Suppose that the demand curve for tin is highly inelastic. If the supply curve of tin decrease and increase cyclically along the demand curve for tin then in this market the size of the price fluctuation will be __________ the size of the quantity fluctuations? |
A. | relatively greater then |
B. | relatively less than |
C. | the same as |
D. | any of the above |
Answer» B. relatively less than | |
14. |
Import substitution is an example of ? |
A. | the principle of comparative advantage |
B. | the principle of absolute advantage |
C. | an outward-looking growth strategy |
D. | an inward-looking growth strategy |
Answer» E. | |
15. |
An export quota agreement to stabilize the price of bauxite tends to be more successful when the member producer countries as a percentage of the world’s producer countries is __________ and the _________ it is for the member producer countries to store/stock pile bauxite? |
A. | relatively small; more difficult |
B. | relatively small; easier |
C. | relatively large; more difficult |
D. | relatively large; easier |
Answer» E. | |
16. |
Nicole wants to avoid buying a car that is a lemon. She takes a car she would like to buy to her mechanic before she purchases it. This is known as ? |
A. | screening |
B. | signaling |
C. | moral hazard |
D. | adverse selection |
Answer» B. signaling | |
17. |
Which of the following is not a method firms use to avoid the moral hazard problem in the employment relationship ? |
A. | They pay employees with delayed compensation such as a year-end bonus |
B. | They buy life insurance on their workers |
C. | They pay above equilibrium wages |
D. | They put hidden video cameras in the workplace |
Answer» C. They pay above equilibrium wages | |
18. |
The ability of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to maximize profits is hampered by ? |
A. | a lack of substitutes for oil |
B. | similar cost schedules for member countries |
C. | highly inelastic world demand curve for oil |
D. | economic recession for oil importing nations |
Answer» E. | |
19. |
Suppose that the firms collude and become a cartel The best level of output for the cartel as a whole is ___________ the price equals __________ and profits total __________? |
A. | 2 million barrels per day, $100, $60 million |
B. | 4 million barrels per day, $80, $160 million |
C. | 6 million barrels per day, $60, $60 million |
D. | 8 million barrels per day, $40, $20 million |
Answer» C. 6 million barrels per day, $60, $60 million | |
20. |
A life insurance company forces Enzo to have a medical examination prior to selling him insurance ? |
A. | transitivity |
B. | impossibility |
C. | independence |
D. | unanimity |
Answer» B. impossibility | |
21. |
Refer to Figure 1 What percent of the population vote for A when the choice is between A and B ? |
A. | 75 percent |
B. | 35 percent |
C. | 60 percent |
D. | 40 percent |
E. | 25 percent |
Answer» D. 40 percent | |
22. |
Which of the following is an example of a signal that is used to reveal private information ? |
A. | Enzo carefully chooses a special gift for Josephine |
B. | Josephine earns her MBA from the Harvard Business School |
C. | Lexus advertises its cars during the football World Cup Final. |
D. | All of these answers are correct |
Answer» E. | |
23. |
Membership in the World Trade Organization for china ? |
A. | has been a matter of low priority for the Chinese government |
B. | was achieved in the early 1950s |
C. | has been opposed by a number of labor and human rights organizations in other countries |
D. | has had negligible effect on trade between china and the United States |
Answer» D. has had negligible effect on trade between china and the United States | |
24. |
Jamil’s car is in need of repair, so John decides to sell it avoid the repair bill. Unaware of the problem, Shahab buys the car. This is an example of ? |
A. | hidden actions |
B. | adverse selection |
C. | moral hazard |
D. | adverse selection |
Answer» B. adverse selection | |
25. |
Markus is a travelling salesman for an apparel company. In this employment relationship, Markus is the ? |
A. | agent |
B. | principle |
C. | screener |
D. | signaler |
Answer» B. principle | |
26. |
Poor developing countries typically impose __________ tariffs than rich advanced nations on imports? |
A. | lower |
B. | higher |
C. | about the same height |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» C. about the same height | |
27. |
All of the following are trade problems of developing countries except? |
A. | unstable export markets |
B. | improving terms of trade |
C. | limited access to the markets of industrial countries |
D. | highly elastic demand curves for their products |
Answer» C. limited access to the markets of industrial countries | |
28. |
Assume that global recession causes the quantity of tin demanded to decrease by 4 million pounds at each price To maintain the price of tin at the target price you would ? |
A. | sell 4 million pounds of tin |
B. | sell 8 million pounds of tin |
C. | buy 4 million pounds of tin |
D. | buy 8 million pounds of tin |
Answer» D. buy 8 million pounds of tin | |
29. |
Hong Kong and South Korea are examples of developing nations that have recently pursued ________ industrialization policies? |
A. | import substitution |
B. | export promotion |
C. | commercial dumping |
D. | multilateral contract |
Answer» C. commercial dumping | |
30. |
For the oil-importing countries, the increase in oil prices in 1970s and early 2000s contributed to all of the following except ? |
A. | balance of trade deficits |
B. | price inflation |
C. | constrained economic growth |
D. | improving terms of trade |
Answer» E. | |
31. |
To be considered a good candidate for export cartel, a commodity should ? |
A. | be a manufactured good |
B. | be a primary product |
C. | have a low price elasticity of supply |
D. | have a high price elasticity of demand |
Answer» D. have a high price elasticity of demand | |
32. |
A widely used indicator to differentiate developed countries from developing countries is ? |
A. | international trade per capita |
B. | real income per capital |
C. | unemployment per capita |
D. | calories per capita |
Answer» C. unemployment per capita | |
33. |
Instead, assume that global economic expansion causes the quantity of tin demanded to increase by 4 million pounds at each price To maintain price of tin at the target price you would ? |
A. | sell 4 million pounds of tin |
B. | sell 8 million pounds of tin |
C. | buy 4 million pounds of tin |
D. | buy 8 million pounds of tin |
Answer» B. sell 8 million pounds of tin | |
34. |
In the ultimatum game, what split would be rational for both the person proposing the split and the person who must accept or reject the split ? |
A. | There is no rational solution |
B. | 75/25 |
C. | 99/1 |
D. | 1/99 |
E. | 50/50 |
Answer» D. 1/99 | |
35. |
Which of the following organizations primarily provides long-term loans to developing countries to help them develop their infrastructure such as schools hospitals and roads ? |
A. | World Bank |
B. | International Monetary Fund |
C. | Council on Foreign Relations |
D. | Organization of petroleum Exporting Countries |
Answer» B. International Monetary Fund | |
36. |
Assume That the firms operate as purely competitive sellers (a purely competitive industry) In the long run, equilibrium price equals _________ quantity equals _________ and profits total _________? |
A. | $100, 2 million barrels per day $60 million |
B. | $80, 4 million barrels per day $70 million |
C. | $60, 6 million barrels per day, $20 million |
D. | $40, 8 million barrels per day, $0 million |
Answer» E. | |
37. |
Because supply and demand conditions for primary products are very price inelastic their prices ? |
A. | have been steadily rising in recent decades |
B. | have been more stable than the prices of manufactured goods |
C. | fluctuate about as much as the prices of manufactured goods |
D. | tend to be very unstable from year to year |
Answer» E. | |
38. |
Which of the following strategies have developing countries not used to deal with the problem of unstable export markets ? |
A. | multilateral contracts |
B. | production and export controls |
C. | buffer stock arrangements |
D. | tariff-rates quotas |
Answer» E. | |
39. |
Which of the following is true under pairwise majority rule if people vote for the outcome closest to their most preferred outcome ? |
A. | The average preferred outcome wins |
B. | There is no clear winner due to Arrow’s Impossibility Theorem. |
C. | The outcome preferred by the median voter wins |
D. | The outcome preferred by the greatest number of voters wins. |
Answer» D. The outcome preferred by the greatest number of voters wins. | |
40. |
Which of the following is a response to People’s inconsistent behavior over time ? |
A. | all of these answers |
B. | forced contributions to a retirement plan |
C. | year-end bonuses |
D. | efficiency wages |
Answer» C. year-end bonuses | |
41. |
Jamil’s friend dies of a sudden heart attack. Jamil rushes to his doctor for an expensive physical examination. This response demonstrates that ? |
A. | People give too much weight to a small number of vivid observations |
B. | People easily change their minds when confronted with new information |
C. | People enjoy going to the doctor |
D. | People tend to plan ahead and follow through on their plans |
Answer» B. People easily change their minds when confronted with new information | |
42. |
Among the institutions and policies that have been created to support developing countries are? |
A. | the world Bank |
B. | the international Monetary Fund |
C. | The Generalized System of Preferences |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» E. | |
43. |
The People’s Republic of China ? |
A. | is the first of the East Asian countries to be recognized for a successful outward-oriented development strategy |
B. | has retained to the present time its strategy of import substitution as a source of economic growth |
C. | has always accounted for a significant share of international trade, given its very large population |
D. | has significantly increased its openness to international trade and foreign investment in recent decades |
Answer» E. | |
44. |
Economic growth occurs because ? |
A. | labor forces increase |
B. | capital stocks increase |
C. | new inventions increase productivity |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» E. | |
45. |
The Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program allows ? |
A. | developing country export to advanced countries to receive preferential tariff treatment |
B. | developing country imports from advanced countries to receive preferential tariff treatment |
C. | any developing country to ignore the most-favored nation clause |
D. | any advanced country to ignore the most favored-nation clause |
Answer» B. developing country imports from advanced countries to receive preferential tariff treatment | |
46. |
Suppose that the world price of tin is above the target (ceiling) price that is defined by an international commodity agreement. To move the world price toward the target price, a buffer stock agreement would require its buffer stock manager to ____ tin and an export quota agreement would require that member countries _________ their export of tin? |
A. | purchase; decrease |
B. | purchase; increase |
C. | sell; increase |
D. | sell; decrease |
Answer» D. sell; decrease | |
47. |
Suppose that the supply curve of tin is highly inelastic. If the demand curve of tin decrease and increase cyclically along the supply curve of tin, then in this market the size of the quantity fluctuation will bathe size of the price fluctuations ? |
A. | relatively greater than |
B. | relatively less than |
C. | the same as |
D. | Any of the above |
Answer» C. the same as | |
48. |
Tariff levels in advanced countries tend to be __________ tariff levels in developing countries? |
A. | higher than |
B. | equal to |
C. | lower than |
D. | there is no general pattern |
Answer» D. there is no general pattern | |
49. |
Developing countries that emphasize the production of raw materials or agricultural goods may realize a long-run deterioration in the international terms of trade because of ? |
A. | relatively low import tariffs maintained by advanced countries |
B. | highly elastic demand for these products in advanced countries |
C. | declines in the supplies of these products on world markets |
D. | sluggish demand for these products in advanced countries |
Answer» E. | |
50. |
To help developing nations strengthen their international competitiveness many industrial nations have granted non-reciprocal tariff reductions to developing nations under the ? |
A. | international commodity agreements program |
B. | multilateral contract program |
C. | generalized system of preferences program |
D. | export-led growth program |
Answer» D. export-led growth program | |