

MCQOPTIONS
This section includes 74 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. |
Aggregate demand is the total demand for all goods and services in an economy from ? |
A. | the household and government sectors |
B. | the household sector. |
C. | all sectors of except the rest of the world |
D. | all sectors of the economy including the rest of the world. |
Answer» E. | |
2. |
Fiscal policy is weak under floating exchanges rates as fiscal expansion ? |
A. | crowds out imports |
B. | crowds out public consumption |
C. | crowds out exports |
D. | reduces the budget deficit |
Answer» D. reduces the budget deficit | |
3. |
In the ERM, each country fixed participant Collectively the group ________ against the rest of the world? |
A. | a nominal exchange rate, floated |
B. | a real exchange rate, pegged |
C. | a purchasing power parity, pegged |
D. | a real exchange rate, floated |
Answer» B. a real exchange rate, pegged | |
4. |
A current account deficit means that a country may ? |
A. | reduce its stock of foreign assets |
B. | increase its stock of foreign assets |
C. | increases its savings |
D. | increases its foreign currency reserves |
Answer» B. increase its stock of foreign assets | |
5. |
A rise in the real exchange rate will ________ the competitiveness of the domestic economy? |
A. | increase |
B. | reduce |
C. | do nothing to |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» C. do nothing to | |
6. |
Government policies that focus on changing taxes and government spending are called ? |
A. | fiscal policies |
B. | incomes policies |
C. | supply-side policies |
D. | monetary policies |
Answer» B. incomes policies | |
7. |
All of the following are benefits of the single market except ? |
A. | it allows countries to exploit their comparative advantage, more fully |
B. | firm could more readily exploit |
C. | economies of scal |
D. | it intensified competition |
E. | it is easier to book holidays in member countries |
Answer» F. | |
8. |
Under floating exchange rates, expectations of higher interest rates are likely to cause an ____ of the exchange rate? |
A. | depreciation |
B. | appreciation |
C. | fall |
D. | devaluation |
Answer» C. fall | |
9. |
If one country, with floating exchange rates, has higher inflation than its competitors we would expect its exchange rate to ? |
A. | appreciate |
B. | depreciate |
C. | revalue |
D. | be in short supply |
Answer» C. revalue | |
10. |
With fixed exchange rates and no private currency flows, when the central bank buys domestic currency the domestic money supply is ? |
A. | increased |
B. | unaffected |
C. | reduced |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
11. |
A fixed exchange rate, plus perfect capital mobility ________ the scope for monetary policy ? |
A. | enhances |
B. | undermines |
C. | encourages |
D. | facilitates |
Answer» C. encourages | |
12. |
perfect international capital mobility suggests that international funds will be responsive to ________ differentials? |
A. | current account |
B. | interest rate |
C. | tax |
D. | price |
Answer» C. tax | |
13. |
If British residents want more French francs to purchase more French cloths other things equal, then the equilibrium value of the pound against the French franc will ? |
A. | rise |
B. | fall |
C. | not change |
D. | fluctuate |
Answer» C. not change | |
14. |
Starting from a position of internal and external balance a reduction in aggregate demand will cause a current account ? |
A. | deficit |
B. | surplus |
C. | revaluation |
D. | devaluation |
Answer» C. revaluation | |
15. |
Government policies that focus on increasing production rather than demand are called ? |
A. | fiscal policies |
B. | monetary policies |
C. | supply-side policies |
D. | incomes policies |
Answer» D. incomes policies | |
16. |
If interest rates rise then costs are likely to _______ and demand is likely to _________? |
A. | rise, fall |
B. | rise; rise |
C. | fall; fall |
D. | fall; rise |
Answer» B. rise; rise | |
17. |
As prices rise, there will be costs of constantly changing price-tags and reprinting price-lists This is called ? |
A. | real balance effect |
B. | menu costs of inflation |
C. | money illusion. |
D. | cost-push inflation. |
Answer» C. money illusion. | |
18. |
The natural rate of unemployment is generally thought of as the ? |
A. | ratio of the frictional unemployment rate to the cyclical unemployment rate. |
B. | Sum of structural unemployment and cyclical unemployment. |
C. | Sum of frictional unemployment and cyclical unemployment |
D. | sum of frictional unemployment and structural unemployment. |
Answer» E. | |
19. |
Unemployment resulting from changes in the pattern of demand or supply in the economy is called _______ unemployment? |
A. | regional |
B. | technological |
C. | structural |
D. | demand-deficient |
Answer» D. demand-deficient | |
20. |
In the short run the level of floating exchange rates is determined mainly by ? |
A. | interest rates |
B. | competitiveness |
C. | trade |
D. | speculation |
Answer» E. | |
21. |
Unemployment resulting from real wages being above their equilibrium level is called _________ unemployment? |
A. | natural |
B. | frictional |
C. | disequilibrium |
D. | structural |
Answer» D. structural | |
22. |
Floating exchange rates are ____ in the short run? |
A. | stable |
B. | predictable |
C. | volatile |
D. | depreciating |
Answer» D. depreciating | |
23. |
The competitive advantage from a devaluation is likely to be offset by _______ and ________? |
A. | higher import prices, higher wages increases |
B. | lower export prices, lower imports volumes |
C. | higher import prices, lower export prices |
D. | higher wage increases lower import volumes |
Answer» B. lower export prices, lower imports volumes | |
24. |
In the absence of international capital controls, central banks set ________ to provide the correct incentive for speculators? |
A. | money supply targets |
B. | income policy |
C. | interest rates |
D. | inflation targets |
Answer» D. inflation targets | |
25. |
Which fixed exchange rates and no private capital flows, to correct a balance of payments deficit, the central bank will _______ and ________ ? |
A. | buy foreign exchange, sell domestic currency |
B. | sell foreign exchange buy domestic currency |
C. | buy foreign exchange buy domestic currency |
D. | sell foreign exchange sell domestic currency |
Answer» C. buy foreign exchange buy domestic currency | |
26. |
When capital mobility is perfect interest rate differentials will tend to be offset by ? |
A. | Price difference |
B. | balance of payments difference |
C. | current account differences |
D. | expected exchange rate changes |
Answer» E. | |
27. |
Within the circular flow of income, an increase in domestic income will tend to increase ? |
A. | exports |
B. | taxes |
C. | inventories |
D. | imports |
Answer» C. inventories | |
28. |
Which does the government not control directly ? |
A. | Spending on health |
B. | Spending on defence |
C. | Firms investment decisions |
D. | Spending on education |
Answer» D. Spending on education | |
29. |
Which of the following can the government not use directly to control the economy ? |
A. | Pay rates within the private sector |
B. | pay rates in the public sector |
C. | investment in education |
D. | Benefits available for the unemployed and sick |
Answer» B. pay rates in the public sector | |
30. |
Since 1998 many government have defined unemployment using ? |
A. | a labour force survey. |
B. | the number out of work and claiming benefit |
C. | the percentage of the labour force not in work |
D. | the ILO/OECD standardised unemployment measurement |
Answer» E. | |
31. |
Which of the following is a possible government objective as opposed to a policy ? |
A. | Lower interest rates |
B. | Lower taxation rates |
C. | Lower government spending |
D. | Lower inflation |
Answer» B. Lower taxation rates | |
32. |
In the EMU a country’s competitiveness can change because of ? |
A. | interest rate adjustment |
B. | central bank intervention in the Forex |
C. | domestic wage and price adjustment |
D. | devaluation |
Answer» D. devaluation | |
33. |
What is meant by an objective ? |
A. | A policy |
B. | A way of reaching a target |
C. | A target |
D. | A strategy |
Answer» E. | |
34. |
The Maastricht criteria for entry to the EMU are that applicants should have ? |
A. | low inflation |
B. | low interest rates |
C. | stable nominal exchange rates |
D. | budget deficits and government debt under control |
E. | all of the above |
Answer» F. | |
35. |
A monetary union means ________, ________ and ________? |
A. | permanently fixed capital movements floating exchange rates a fixed structure of interest rates |
B. | permanently fixed exchange rates, free capital movements, a single interest rates |
C. | a common currency a single central bank, common monetary policy |
D. | a common currency floating exchange rates common monetary policy |
Answer» C. a common currency a single central bank, common monetary policy | |
36. |
If currency dealers expect the value of the pound to fall, the exchange value will tend to ? |
A. | depreciate |
B. | not be affected |
C. | fluctuate more than it would do therwise |
D. | appreciate |
Answer» B. not be affected | |
37. |
The single European Act committed ________ governments to a ________ in 1992? |
A. | European union, single market |
B. | Western European, single currency area |
C. | European Union, single currency area |
D. | Western European, single market |
Answer» B. Western European, single currency area | |
38. |
As prices rise. People will want to keep more money as cash and in bank accounts This is called ? |
A. | real balance effect. |
B. | cash ratio. |
C. | money illusion. |
D. | menu costs of inflation. |
Answer» B. cash ratio. | |
39. |
Government policies that focus on changing interest rates are called ? |
A. | fiscal policies |
B. | monetary policies |
C. | supply-side policies |
D. | incomes policies |
Answer» C. supply-side policies | |
40. |
The demand for ice-cream is lower outside of summer causing lower demand for ice-cream salesman if they cannot find other work, this is called _______ unemployment? |
A. | Regional |
B. | structural |
C. | seasonal |
D. | demand-deficient |
Answer» D. demand-deficient | |
41. |
An individual who is not working and who has given up looking for work is classfied as ? |
A. | a discouraged worker: |
B. | unemployed. |
C. | hard core unemployed. |
D. | unemployable |
Answer» B. unemployed. | |
42. |
Unemployment resulting from imperfect information in the labour market is called ____ unemployment? |
A. | Frictional |
B. | natural |
C. | real-wage |
D. | disequilibrium |
Answer» B. natural | |
43. |
Cyclical unemployment is the ? |
A. | Portion of unemployment that is due to the normal working of the labour market |
B. | Portion of unemployment that is due to changes in the structure of the economy that results in a significant loss of jobs in certain industries. |
C. | Unemployment that results when people become discouraged about their chances of finding a job so they stop looking for work. |
D. | Unemployment that occurs during recessions and depressions. |
Answer» E. | |
44. |
If the economy is in the recessionary phase of the business cycle, aggregate demand ___ unemployment ____ inflation ___ and the current account of the balance of payments is likely to move towards ____? |
A. | falls; falls; falls; surplus |
B. | is static; low; rises; deficit |
C. | falls; rises; falls; surplus |
D. | rises; falls; rises; deficit |
Answer» D. rises; falls; rises; deficit | |
45. |
If the economy is in the expansionary phase of the business cycle, aggregate demand ____ unemployment ____ inflation ____ payments is likely to move towards ____? |
A. | falls; rise; falls; surplus |
B. | is static; low; rise; deficit; |
C. | falls; falls; falls; surplus |
D. | rise; falls; rises; deficit |
Answer» E. | |
46. |
If the US economy is forecast to come out of recession because military expenditure has increase then the exchange value of the UK pound will tend to ? |
A. | depreciate |
B. | not be affected |
C. | fluctuate more than it would do therwise |
D. | appreciate |
Answer» E. | |
47. |
If a nation’s interest rates are relatively low compared to those of other countries. then the exchange value of its currency will tend to ? |
A. | not be affected |
B. | appreciate |
C. | depreciate |
D. | fluctuate more than if interest rates were high |
Answer» D. fluctuate more than if interest rates were high | |
48. |
If the Pakistan receives larger than expected revenues from exports then the exchange value of its currency will tend to ? |
A. | not be affected |
B. | fluctuate more than if exports were lower |
C. | depreciate |
D. | appreciate |
Answer» E. | |
49. |
The main features of the European Monetary system are ? |
A. | The ECU |
B. | currency swap agreement between member |
C. | the exchange rate mechanism |
D. | all of the above |
Answer» E. | |
50. |
The record of country’s transfers of land inter-government payments and money sent by migrants to and from abroad is called its ? |
A. | balance of payments |
B. | capital account of the balance of payments |
C. | financial account of the balance of payments |
D. | balance of payments on current account |
Answer» C. financial account of the balance of payments | |