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This section includes 406 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Economics knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
51. |
Which market is called Bear market ? |
A. | Market with upward and stock prices. |
B. | Market with a prolonged period of falling stock prices |
C. | A very big market |
D. | A very big industrial market |
Answer» C. A very big market | |
52. |
Which kind of Tax is Federal subject ? |
A. | Excise Tax |
B. | Property Tax |
C. | Zakat |
D. | General Sales Tax |
Answer» E. | |
53. |
Which is the oldest stock exchange of the world ? |
A. | New York stock exchange |
B. | Tokyo stock exchange |
C. | London stock exchange |
D. | None of them |
Answer» D. None of them | |
54. |
Which is the most widely used tool of monetary policy ? |
A. | Clearing house |
B. | Open-market operations |
C. | Discount rate |
D. | Issuing of notes |
Answer» C. Discount rate | |
55. |
Which is most likely to cause a more even distribution of income ? |
A. | An increase in indirect taxes |
B. | An increase in managers salaries |
C. | An increase in progressive taxation |
D. | An increase in the rate of inflation |
Answer» D. An increase in the rate of inflation | |
56. |
Which function is performed by both commercial banks and central banks ? |
A. | Acting as bankers to the government |
B. | Advising the government on monetary policy |
C. | Dealing in foreign exchange |
D. | Fixing the main interest rate |
Answer» D. Fixing the main interest rate | |
57. |
Which form of business organization falls between a corporation and partnership ? |
A. | joint company |
B. | Joint stock company |
C. | Limited joint company |
D. | Limited Company |
Answer» C. Limited joint company | |
58. |
Which exchange rate system is characterized by the absence of government intervention ? |
A. | Free float |
B. | Clean float |
C. | Both of them |
D. | None of them |
Answer» D. None of them | |
59. |
Which economics term describes the takeover of one textile manufactures by another ? |
A. | Diversification |
B. | horizontal integration |
C. | monopoly |
D. | vertical integration |
Answer» C. monopoly | |
60. |
Which economics doctrine opposes government regulation or interference in commerce beyond the minimum necessary for a free enterprise system to operate according to its own economics laws and non-interference in affairs of others ? |
A. | Free market economy |
B. | Laissez faire also Laisser faire |
C. | Open market economy |
D. | Liberal market economy |
Answer» C. Open market economy | |
61. |
Which country is the chief exporter of Tin ? |
A. | Malaysia |
B. | China |
C. | Russia |
D. | USA |
Answer» B. China | |
62. |
Which country is the chief exporter of jute ? |
A. | Bangladesh |
B. | India |
C. | Both of them |
D. | None of them |
Answer» D. None of them | |
63. |
Which country is the chief exporter Aluminum? |
A. | USA |
B. | Britain |
C. | France |
D. | Germany |
Answer» B. Britain | |
64. |
Which country is the chief exporter of coffee? |
A. | Mexico |
B. | USA |
C. | Brazil |
D. | Australia |
Answer» D. Australia | |
65. |
Which company holds the world record for having the maximum number of shareholders ? |
A. | Reliance Industries Ltd. |
B. | British Gas |
C. | General Motors |
D. | State Bank |
Answer» B. British Gas | |
66. |
Which city in Germany has the distinction of housing the first car manufacturing plant in the world ? |
A. | Frankfurt |
B. | Bonn |
C. | Berlin |
D. | Stuttgart |
Answer» C. Berlin | |
67. |
Which branch of accounting provides information to help the management of a firm evaluate production costs and efficiency ? |
A. | Efficient Account |
B. | Cost Accounting |
C. | Ultra-country economic risk |
D. | Outcome risk |
Answer» C. Ultra-country economic risk | |
68. |
Where ‘Nikkei Stock average’ applies ? |
A. | Mainly to Korean equities |
B. | Mainly to international equities |
C. | Mainly to Japanese equities |
D. | Mainly to US equities |
Answer» C. Mainly to Japanese equities | |
69. |
When the stock market is rising it is ? |
A. | Bearish |
B. | Bullish |
C. | Hottest |
D. | Rising up |
Answer» C. Hottest | |
70. |
When the stock market is down falling it is called ? |
A. | Bullish |
B. | Bearish |
C. | Falling |
D. | Crashing |
Answer» C. Falling | |
71. |
When the State Bank wants to decrease money supply in the country, it _______________? |
A. | Buys govt. securities in stock market |
B. | Sells govt. securities |
C. | Lowers discount rate |
D. | B and C of above |
Answer» C. Lowers discount rate | |
72. |
When supply exceeds demand, sellers must lower prices to stimulate sales, when demand exceeds supply, prices increase as buyers compete to buy goods. What this theory is called in economics? |
A. | Cost push theory |
B. | Supply and Demand theory |
C. | Fundamental theory |
D. | Ricardo’s theory |
Answer» C. Fundamental theory | |
73. |
When stock market is falling it is_______________? |
A. | Bearish |
B. | Bullish |
C. | Crash |
D. | Fall down |
Answer» B. Bullish | |
74. |
When banks prepare their balance sheets. They show the money lent in ? |
A. | Liability |
B. | Assets |
C. | Both assets and liabilities |
D. | None |
Answer» C. Both assets and liabilities | |
75. |
When aggregate supply exceeds aggregate demand ? |
A. | Business inventory accumulate |
B. | Unemployment exists |
C. | Price of consumer goods rise |
D. | People save more than they intended to save |
Answer» B. Unemployment exists | |
76. |
When a commercial bank creates credit its immediate effect is that it raises__________________? |
A. | The exchange rates |
B. | The interest rates |
C. | The money supplies |
D. | The real national income |
Answer» D. The real national income | |
77. |
What would reduce the role of central planning in a economy ? |
A. | Increasing government spending |
B. | Increasing public ownership of firms |
C. | Increasing the role of markets |
D. | Removing the profit motive |
Answer» D. Removing the profit motive | |
78. |
What would cause a country’s exchange rate to fall ? |
A. | An increases demand for its exports |
B. | Increased demand for its imports |
C. | An increased inflow of capital |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» C. An increased inflow of capital | |
79. |
What term is given to unemployment caused by a downturn in the business cycle ? |
A. | Underemployment |
B. | Disguised unemployment |
C. | Temporary unemployment |
D. | Cyclical unemployment |
Answer» E. | |
80. |
What occurs when a firm’s business is terminated Assets are sold, proceeds are used to pay creditors, and any leftovers are distributed to shareholders ? |
A. | Solvency |
B. | Crash |
C. | Bankruptcy |
D. | Liquidation |
Answer» E. | |
81. |
What meant by excise ? |
A. | A tax levied on certain articles produced and consumed in a country |
B. | A licensing charge or a fee levied for certain privileges |
C. | Both of these |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» D. None of the above | |
82. |
What is write-Off? |
A. | Charging an asset amount to expense of loss |
B. | To forget |
C. | To withdraw |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. To forget | |
83. |
What is underwriter ? |
A. | To assume financial responsibility for grantee against failure |
B. | To sign so as to assume liability in case of specified losses |
C. | To guarantee the purchase or to agree to buy the unsold part of stock at fixed time and price |
D. | All of them |
Answer» E. | |
84. |
What is the rate of exchange or exchange rate ? |
A. | Power to buy foreign currency |
B. | Foreign currency holding |
C. | Ratio at which unit of one country’s currency is exchanged for unit of another country currency |
D. | None of them |
Answer» D. None of them | |
85. |
What is the period called 12-months plan of a country to use its funds ? |
A. | Fiscal period |
B. | Calendar year |
C. | Year unit |
D. | Fiscal year (FY) |
Answer» E. | |
86. |
What is the meaning of the term stagflation ? |
A. | Fall in prices due to less circulation of currency |
B. | Fall in employment due to declining production |
C. | High inflation rate combined with high unemployment and unchanged consume demand |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
87. |
What is the cost effective ? |
A. | Cheap things |
B. | Substandard things |
C. | Economical in terms of the goods or services received for the money spent |
D. | Free in terms of the goods or services received for the money spent |
Answer» D. Free in terms of the goods or services received for the money spent | |
88. |
What is Tariff ? |
A. | tax that government levy on imports |
B. | tax that government levy on exports |
C. | Both of them |
D. | None of them |
Answer» D. None of them | |
89. |
What is sales tax_____________? |
A. | Levied on the retail price of merchandise and collected by retailer |
B. | Tax deducted at source |
C. | Tax on local produce |
D. | Tax on gross sale |
Answer» B. Tax deducted at source | |
90. |
What is Remittance_______________? |
A. | Sending of money to someone at distance |
B. | The sum of money sent |
C. | Both of them |
D. | None of them |
Answer» D. None of them | |
91. |
What is referred by the Working capital ? |
A. | Assets of business that can be applied to its operation |
B. | Amount of current assets that exceeds current liabilities |
C. | Both of them |
D. | None of them |
Answer» D. None of them | |
92. |
What is referred by the term ‘Portfolio ? |
A. | A collection of investments, real or financial |
B. | Net assets of a company |
C. | Total profit of company in a year |
D. | Total unmovable assets of a company |
Answer» B. Net assets of a company | |
93. |
What is referred by the by economic theory “Liberalism” ? |
A. | The free market |
B. | Gold standard |
C. | Laissez faire |
D. | All of these |
Answer» E. | |
94. |
What is referred by the discount rate________________? |
A. | Advance deduction of the interest in purchasing, selling or lending a commercial paper |
B. | State (central) Bank’s interest rate on loans to its member banks |
C. | Both of them |
D. | None of them |
Answer» D. None of them | |
95. |
What is referred by the hard currency ? |
A. | Any currency backed by gold or silver bullion rather than credit |
B. | Stable currency value of which does not fluctuate greatly |
C. | Both of them |
D. | None of them |
Answer» D. None of them | |
96. |
What is referred by interest ? |
A. | Payment made for the use of another person’s money |
B. | payment made for the use of bank’s money |
C. | Share in profit |
D. | Devaluation in the currency |
Answer» B. payment made for the use of bank’s money | |
97. |
What is referred by cost push inflation ? |
A. | Decreased production costs drive prices up |
B. | Decreased production costs drive prices down |
C. | increased production costs drive prices down |
D. | increased production costs drive prices up |
Answer» E. | |
98. |
What is referred a group of companies that cooperate and share resources in order to achieve a common objective ? |
A. | Consortium |
B. | Pool |
C. | Incorporation |
D. | Conglomerate |
Answer» B. Pool | |
99. |
What is public sector ? |
A. | Public corporations |
B. | Central and local government |
C. | Nationalized Industries |
D. | All of them |
Answer» E. | |
100. |
What is price support ? |
A. | To increase price artificially |
B. | Maintenance of price through public subsidy or government intervention |
C. | To enhance price |
D. | To maintain price at specific level |
Answer» C. To enhance price | |