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1.

Elasticity of demand with respect to price is

A. <table><tr><td rowspan="2">elasticity = </td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>%change in demand</center></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">%change in price</td></tr></table>
B. <table><tr><td rowspan="2">elasticity = </td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>%change in price</center></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">%change in demand</td></tr></table>
C. <table><tr><td rowspan="2">elasticity = </td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>%change in demand</center></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">%change in supply </td></tr></table>
D. <table><tr><td rowspan="2">elasticity = </td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>%change in supply</center></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">%change in price</td></tr></table>
Answer» B. <table><tr><td rowspan="2">elasticity = </td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>%change in price</center></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">%change in demand</td></tr></table>
2.

Expenditure on advertisement and public relations by an enterprise is a part of its

A. consumption of fixed capital
B. final consumption expenditure
C. intermediate consumption
D. fixed capital
Answer» D. fixed capital
3.

At Break-even point ,

A. the industry is in equilibrium in the long-run.
B. the producers suffers the minimum losses
C. the seller earns maximum profit
D. the firm is at zero-profit point
Answer» E.
4.

If a firm is operating at loss in the short-period in perfect combination, it should :

A. decrease the production and the price.
B. increase the production and the price
C. continue to operate as long as it covers even the variable costs.
D. shut-down and leave the industry
Answer» D. shut-down and leave the industry
5.

The demand for labour is called

A. Market demand
B. Direct demand
C. Derived demand
D. Factory demand
Answer» D. Factory demand
6.

If a good has negative income elasticity and positive price elasticity of demand, it is a

A. giffen good
B. normal good
C. superior good
D. an inferior good
Answer» B. normal good
7.

Which of the following cost curve is never U shaped ?

A. Marginal cost curve
B. Average variable cost curve
C. Average fixed cost curve
D. Average cost curve
Answer» D. Average cost curve
8.

A short-term government security paper is called

A. Share
B. Debenture
C. Mutual fund
D. Treasury bill
Answer» E.
9.

In a perfectly competitive market, a firm s

A. Average Revenue is always equal to Marginal Revenue
B. Marginal Revenue is more than Average Revenue
C. Average Revenue is more than Marginal Revenue
D. Marginal Revenue and Average Revenue are never equal
Answer» B. Marginal Revenue is more than Average Revenue
10.

The addition to total cost by producing an additional unit of output by a firm is called

A. Variable cost
B. Average cost
C. Marginal cost
D. Opportunity cost
Answer» D. Opportunity cost
11.

Which activity is not included in production ?

A. Production of wheat by a farmer
B. Production of medicines by a company
C. Services given by a nurse in hospital
D. Services done by a house-wife in her own house
Answer» E.
12.

Indirect tax means :

A. there is not direct relationship between the tax payer and the government.
B. direct relationship between tax payer and the government.
C. tax base is income
D. the incidence and impact are on the same person on whom tax is imposed.
Answer» B. direct relationship between tax payer and the government.
13.

Per capita income =

A. <table><tr><td rowspan="2"></td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>Net National Product</center></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">Total Population</td></tr></table>
B. <table><tr><td rowspan="2"></td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>Total Population</center></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">National Income</td></tr></table>
C. <table><tr><td rowspan="2"></td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>Gross National Product</center></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">Total Population</td></tr></table>
D. <table><tr><td rowspan="2"></td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>National Income</center></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">Total Population</td></tr></table>
Answer» D. <table><tr><td rowspan="2"></td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>National Income</center></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center;">Total Population</td></tr></table>
14.

Disinvestements is

A. offloading of shares of privates companies to government
B. offloading of government shares to private companies
C. increase in investment
D. closing down of business concerns
Answer» C. increase in investment
15.

What is selling cost ?

A. Cost incurred on transportation of commodities to market
B. Cost incurred on promoting the sale of the product
C. Cost incurred on commission and salaries personnel
D. Cost incurred on advertisement
Answer» C. Cost incurred on commission and salaries personnel
16.

The most distinguishing feature of oligopaly is

A. number of firms
B. interdependence
C. negligible influence on price
D. price leadership
Answer» C. negligible influence on price
17.

Consumer s surplus is the highest in the case of:

A. durable goods
B. luxuries
C. comforts
D. necessities
Answer» E.
18.

Price theory is also known as

A. Macro Economics
B. Development Economics
C. Public Economics
D. Micro Economics
Answer» E.
19.

When the price of a commodity falls, we can expect

A. the supply of it to increase
B. the demand for it to fall
C. the demand for it to stay constant
D. the demand for it to increase
Answer» E.
20.

Tooth paste is a product sold under :

A. Monopolistic Competition
B. Perfect Competition
C. Monopoly
D. Duopoly
Answer» B. Perfect Competition
21.

In a Capitalistic Economy, the prices are determined by :

A. Demand and Supply
B. Government Authorities
C. Buyers in the Market
D. Sellers in the Market
Answer» B. Government Authorities
22.

Cross elasticity of demand between petrol and car is

A. infinite
B. positive
C. zero
D. negative
Answer» E.
23.

Extension or contraction of quantity demanded of a commodity is a result of a change in the

A. unit price of the commodity
B. income of the consumer
C. tastes of the consumer
D. climate of the region
Answer» B. income of the consumer
24.

Interest is a reward for parting with liquidity is according to

A. Keynes
B. Marshall
C. Haberler
D. Ohlin
Answer» B. Marshall
25.

Opportunity cost of production of a commodity is

A. the cost that the firm could have incurred when a different technique was adopted
B. the cost that the firm could have incurred under a different method of production
C. the actual cost incurred
D. the next best alternative output
Answer» E.
26.

If two commodities are complements, then their cross-price elasticity is

A. zero
B. positive
C. negative
D. imaginary number
Answer» D. imaginary number
27.

In Economics the Utility and Usefulness have

A. same meaning
B. different meaning
C. opposite meaning
D. None of the above
Answer» C. opposite meaning
28.

Production function explains the relationship between

A. initial inputs and ultimate output
B. inputs and ultimate consumption
C. output and consumption
D. output and exports
Answer» B. inputs and ultimate consumption
29.

An exceptional demand curve is one that moves

A. upward to the right
B. downward to the right
C. horizontally
D. vertically
Answer» C. horizontally
30.

Which of the following would not constitute an economic activity in Economics ?

A. A teacher teaching students in his college
B. A teacher teaching students in a coaching institute
C. A teacher teaching his own daughter at home
D. A teacher teaching students under Sarva Shiksha Abbiyan Scheme
Answer» D. A teacher teaching students under Sarva Shiksha Abbiyan Scheme
31.

The excess of price a person is to pay rather than forego the

A. Price
B. Profit
C. Producers surplus
D. Consumer s surplus
Answer» D. Consumer s surplus
32.

Economics is what it ought to be - This statement refers to

A. Normative economics
B. Positive economics
C. Monetary economics
D. Fiscal economics
Answer» B. Positive economics
33.

Consumer s sovereignty means:

A. consumers are free to spend their income as they like.
B. consumers have the power to manage the economy.
C. consumer s expenditures influence the alloca tion of resources.
D. consumer goods are free from government control.
Answer» B. consumers have the power to manage the economy.
34.

A fall in demand or rise in supply of a commodity

A. Increases the price of that commodity
B. decreases the price of that commodity
C. neutralises the changes in the price
D. determines the price elasticity
Answer» C. neutralises the changes in the price
35.

Who said, Economics is the Science of Wealth ?

A. Robbins
B. J.S. Mill
C. Adam Smith
D. Keynes
Answer» D. Keynes
36.

The situation in which total Revenues equals total cost, is known as :

A. Monopolistic competition
B. Equilibrium level of output
C. Break even point
D. Perfect competition
Answer» D. Perfect competition
37.

Under perfect competition, the industry does not have any excess capacity because each firm produces at the minimum point on its

A. long-run marginal cost curve
B. long-run average cost curve
C. long-run average variable cost curve
D. long-run average revenue curve
Answer» C. long-run average variable cost curve
38.

Who propounded the Innovation theory of profits ?

A. J.A. Schumpeter
B. P.A. Samuelson
C. Alfred Marshall
D. David Ricardo
Answer» B. P.A. Samuelson
39.

The degree of monopoly power is to be measured in terms of the firm s

A. normal profit
B. supernormal profit
C. both normal and supernormal profit
D. selling price
Answer» C. both normal and supernormal profit
40.

Elasticity of demand measures the responsiveness of the quantity demanded of a goods to a

A. change in the price of the goods
B. change in the price of substitutes
C. change in the price of the complements
D. change in the price of joint products
Answer» B. change in the price of substitutes
41.

Equilibrium price is the price when :

A. supply is greater than demand
B. supply is less than demand
C. demand is very high
D. supply is equal to demand
Answer» E.
42.

The market price is related to :

A. very short period
B. short period
C. long period
D. very long period
Answer» B. short period
43.

Which one of the following is having elastic demand ?

A. Electricity
B. Medicines
C. Rice
D. Match boxes
Answer» B. Medicines
44.

For an inferior good, demand falls when

A. price rises
B. income rise
C. price falls
D. income falls
Answer» C. price falls
45.

Which of the following is an inverted U shaped curve ?

A. Average cost
B. Marginal cost
C. Total cost
D. Fixed cost
Answer» B. Marginal cost
46.

In which market structure is the demand curve of the market represented by the demand curve of the firm ?

A. Monopoly
B. Oligopoly
C. Duopoly
D. Perfect Competition
Answer» B. Oligopoly
47.

Which of the following is not a fixed cost ?

A. Salaries of administrative staff
B. Rent of factory biilding
C. Property taxes
D. Electricity charges
Answer» B. Rent of factory biilding
48.

Consumption function expresses the relationship between consumption and

A. savings
B. income
C. investment
D. price
Answer» C. investment
49.

Cost of production of the producer is given by:

A. sum of wages paid to labourers.
B. sum of wages and interest paid on capital.
C. sum of wages, interest, rent and supernormal profit.
D. sum of wages, interest, rent and normal profit.
Answer» E.
50.

Exploitation of labour is said to exist when

A. Wage = Marginal Revenue Product
B. Wage < Marginal Revenue Product
C. Wage > Marginal Revenue Product
D. Marginal Revenue Product = 0
Answer» C. Wage > Marginal Revenue Product