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This section includes 476 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Economics knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
401. |
A firm is in equilibrium when its |
A. | marginal cost equals the marginal revenue |
B. | total cost is minimum |
C. | total revenue is maximum |
D. | average revenue and marginal revenue are equal |
Answer» B. total cost is minimum | |
402. |
Sellers market denotes a situation where : |
A. | commodities are available at competitive rates |
B. | demand exceeds supply |
C. | supply exceeds demand |
D. | supply and demand are evenly balanced |
Answer» C. supply exceeds demand | |
403. |
In the law of demand, the statement Other things remain constant means |
A. | income of consumer should not change |
B. | price of other goods should not change |
C. | taste of consumer should not change |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» E. | |
404. |
One of the essential conditions of Monopolistic competition is |
A. | Many buyers but one seller |
B. | Price discrimination |
C. | Product differentiation |
D. | Homogeneous product |
Answer» D. Homogeneous product | |
405. |
The break-even point is where |
A. | marginal revenue equals marginal cost |
B. | average revenue equals average cost |
C. | total revenue equals total cost |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. total revenue equals total cost | |
406. |
When there is a change in demand leading to a shift of the Demand Curve to the right, at the same price as before, the quantity demanded will |
A. | decrease |
B. | increase |
C. | remain the same |
D. | contract |
Answer» C. remain the same | |
407. |
Movement along the same demand curve is know as |
A. | Extension and Contraction of Demand |
B. | Increase and Decrease of Demand |
C. | Contraction of supply |
D. | Increase of supply |
Answer» C. Contraction of supply | |
408. |
If an industry is characterised by economies of scale then |
A. | barriers to entry are not very large |
B. | long run unit costs of production decreases as the quantity the firm produces increases |
C. | capital requirement are small due to the efficiency of the large scale operation |
D. | the costs of entry into the market are likely to be substantial |
Answer» C. capital requirement are small due to the efficiency of the large scale operation | |
409. |
Economic rent refers to |
A. | Payment made for the use of labour |
B. | Payment made for the use of capital |
C. | Payment made for the use of organisation |
D. | Payment made for the use of land |
Answer» E. | |
410. |
Average Revenue means |
A. | the revenue per unit of commodity sold |
B. | the revenue from all commodities sold |
C. | the profit realised from the marginal unit sold |
D. | the profit realised by sale of all commodities |
Answer» B. the revenue from all commodities sold | |
411. |
The theory of distribution relates to which of the following? |
A. | The distribution of assets |
B. | The distribution of income |
C. | The distribution of factor payments |
D. | Equality in the distribution of the income and wealth |
Answer» E. | |
412. |
One of the essential conditions of perfect competition is : |
A. | product differentiation |
B. | multiplicity of prices for identical products at any one time. |
C. | many sellers and a few buyers. |
D. | Only one price for identical goods at any one time. |
Answer» E. | |
413. |
Production function relates |
A. | Cost to output |
B. | Cost to input |
C. | Wages to profit |
D. | Inputs to output |
Answer» E. | |
414. |
Monopoly means |
A. | single buyer |
B. | many sellers |
C. | single seller |
D. | many buyers |
Answer» D. many buyers | |
415. |
What does a Leasing Company provide ? |
A. | Machinery and capital equipment on hire |
B. | Legal guidance in establishing an enterprise |
C. | Office accommodation on hire |
D. | Technical consultancy and experts for a fee |
Answer» B. Legal guidance in establishing an enterprise | |
416. |
Transfer payments include : |
A. | Gifts received from a friend |
B. | rent free accommodation by the employer |
C. | net factor income from abroad |
D. | Employee's contribution to social security |
Answer» E. | |
417. |
The total value of goods and services produced in a country during a given period is |
A. | Disposable income |
B. | National income |
C. | Per capita income |
D. | Net national income |
Answer» C. Per capita income | |
418. |
If total utility is maximum at a point, then marginal utility is |
A. | positive |
B. | zero |
C. | negative |
D. | positive but decreasing |
Answer» C. negative | |
419. |
Per capita income is equal to |
A. | <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 of the country</td></tr></table> |
B. | National Income + Population |
C. | National Income Population |
D. | National Income Population |
Answer» B. National Income + Population | |
420. |
Value of out put and value added can be distinguished if we know: |
A. | the value of intermediate consumption |
B. | the value of net indirect taxes |
C. | the value of the sales |
D. | the value of consumption of fixed capital |
Answer» B. the value of net indirect taxes | |
421. |
Bread and butter, car and petrol are examples of goods which have |
A. | composite demand |
B. | joint demand |
C. | derived demand |
D. | autonomous demand |
Answer» D. autonomous demand | |
422. |
Which one of the following items is not included in the current account of India s Balance of Payments ? |
A. | Short-term commercial borrowings |
B. | Non-monetary gold movements |
C. | Investment income |
D. | Transfer payments |
Answer» C. Investment income | |
423. |
The situation in which total revenue is equal to total cost, is known as |
A. | monopolistic competition |
B. | equilibrium level of output |
C. | break-even point |
D. | perfect competition |
Answer» D. perfect competition | |
424. |
National Income include : |
A. | Financial help to earthquake victims |
B. | Pocket money of a child |
C. | Winning of a lottery prize |
D. | Construction of a new house |
Answer» E. | |
425. |
Personal Income equals |
A. | The household sector s income |
B. | Private income minus savings of the corporate sector minus corporation tax |
C. | Personal disposable income plus miscellaneous receipts of the Goverment |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» D. All of the above | |
426. |
Perfect competition means |
A. | large number of buyers and less sellers |
B. | large number of buyers and sellers |
C. | large number of sellers and less buyers |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. large number of sellers and less buyers | |
427. |
The relationship between price of a commodity and the demand for it |
A. | is a positive relationship |
B. | is an inverse relationship |
C. | They are independent of each other |
D. | They do not have any relationship |
Answer» C. They are independent of each other | |
428. |
Which of the following is the classification of Industries on the basis of raw-materials ? |
A. | Small Scale Large scale |
B. | Primary and Secondary |
C. | Basic and Consumer |
D. | Agro-based and Mineral based |
Answer» E. | |
429. |
According to the classical system, saving is a function of |
A. | Income |
B. | The interest rate |
C. | The real wage |
D. | The Price level |
Answer» B. The interest rate | |
430. |
An economy is in equili-brium when |
A. | planned consumption exceeds planned saving |
B. | planned consumption exceeds planned investment |
C. | intended investment equals intended investment |
D. | intended investment exceeds intended savings |
Answer» D. intended investment exceeds intended savings | |
431. |
Payment of water charges by the farmers to the govern-ment represents |
A. | intermediate consumption |
B. | final consumption |
C. | fixed investment |
D. | inventory investment |
Answer» B. final consumption | |
432. |
Which one of the following items is included in the national income account? |
A. | Services of housewives |
B. | Income of smugglers |
C. | Services of Sadhus |
D. | Services of night-watchmen |
Answer» E. | |
433. |
Total fixed cost curve is |
A. | Vertical |
B. | Horizontal |
C. | Positively Sloping |
D. | Negatively sloping |
Answer» C. Positively Sloping | |
434. |
What is needed for creating demand ? |
A. | Production |
B. | Price |
C. | Income |
D. | Import |
Answer» B. Price | |
435. |
An increase in national income because of an increase in price is called |
A. | an increase in national income in real terms |
B. | an increase in national income at constant prices |
C. | an increase in money national income |
D. | an increase in national income at base year prices |
Answer» E. | |
436. |
It is prudent to determine the size of the output when the industry is operating in the stage of |
A. | increasing returns |
B. | constant returns |
C. | diminishing returns |
D. | negative returns |
Answer» D. negative returns | |
437. |
Government securities are considered liquid because they are |
A. | backed by the Government treasury |
B. | convertible into other types of saving deposits |
C. | quickly and easily marketable |
D. | stable in value |
Answer» D. stable in value | |
438. |
Why is rent earned by land even in the long run ? |
A. | Land has original and indestructible power |
B. | Land is a man made factor |
C. | Its supply is inelastic in the short run |
D. | Its supply is inelastic in the long run |
Answer» E. | |
439. |
Which of the following taxes is such which does not cause rise in price ? |
A. | Import duty |
B. | Income tax |
C. | Octoroi |
D. | Sales tax |
Answer» C. Octoroi | |
440. |
In accounting terms, what constitutes the closing stock ? |
A. | Net Investment |
B. | Gross Investment-Capital Losses |
C. | Opening Stock-Capital Losses |
D. | Opening Stock + Net Investment Capital Losses |
Answer» E. | |
441. |
Full employment is a situation where |
A. | there is no involuntary unemployment |
B. | there is involuntary unemployment |
C. | there is no voluntary unemployment |
D. | there is voluntary unemployment |
Answer» C. there is no voluntary unemployment | |
442. |
Aggregate net value of the output in one year is the |
A. | National income at factor cost |
B. | Gross Domestic Product at market prices |
C. | Net National Product at market prices |
D. | Gross National Product at market prices |
Answer» D. Gross National Product at market prices | |
443. |
Liquidity Preference means |
A. | holding assets in the form of bonds and shares |
B. | holding assets in the form of cash |
C. | creation of immovable property |
D. | assets in the form of jewellery |
Answer» C. creation of immovable property | |
444. |
What is referred to as Depository Services ? |
A. | A new scheme of fixed deposits |
B. | A method for regulating stock exchanges |
C. | An agency for safe-keeping of securities |
D. | An advisory service to investors |
Answer» D. An advisory service to investors | |
445. |
What is Value Added Tax (VAT) ? |
A. | A simple, transparent, easy to pay tax imposed on consumers |
B. | A new initiative taken by the Government to increase the tax-burden of high income groups |
C. | A single tax that replaces State taxes like, surcharge, turnover tax, etc. |
D. | A new tax to be imposed on the producers of capital goods |
Answer» D. A new tax to be imposed on the producers of capital goods | |
446. |
Which of the following is not viewed as national debt ? |
A. | Life Insurance Policies |
B. | Long-term Government Bonds |
C. | National Savings Certificates |
D. | Provident Fund |
Answer» B. Long-term Government Bonds | |
447. |
State which of the following is correct ? The Consumer Price Index reflects : |
A. | the standard of living |
B. | the extent of inflation in the prices of consumer goods |
C. | the increasing per capita income |
D. | the growth of the economy |
Answer» C. the increasing per capita income | |
448. |
Golden Handshake Scheme is associated with |
A. | inviting foreign companies |
B. | private investment in public enterprises |
C. | establishing joint enterprises |
D. | voluntary retirement |
Answer» E. | |
449. |
Speculative demand for cash is determined by |
A. | The rate of interest |
B. | the level of income |
C. | the general price level |
D. | the market conditions |
Answer» B. the level of income | |
450. |
Industrial exit policy means |
A. | forcing foreign companies to leave India |
B. | forcing business units to move out of congested localities |
C. | allowing manufacturers to shift their line of products |
D. | allowing business units to close down |
Answer» E. | |