Explore topic-wise MCQs in Economics.

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1.

Which of the following statements about money is not true ?

A. A debit card is not really money because it is only a means of transferring money between accounts
B. All the wealth that people hold, in whatever form, should be considered as money
C. Wealth held in the current account you hold with your bank is almost as convenient for buying things as wealth held in your wallet so the wealth in cu
D. In a complex economy it is not easy to draw a clear dividing line between assets that should be considered as money and those that should not
Answer» C. Wealth held in the current account you hold with your bank is almost as convenient for buying things as wealth held in your wallet so the wealth in cu
2.

Which of the following policy actions by a central bank is likely to increase the money supply ?

A. Increasing the refinancing rate
B. All of these will increase the money supply
C. Buying government bonds in open market operations
D. Increasing reserve requirements
Answer» D. Increasing reserve requirements
3.

Which of the following is not a function of money ?

A. hedge against inflation
B. Medium of exchange
C. unit of account
D. Store of value
Answer» B. Medium of exchange
4.

Which of the following is included in broad money, but not included in narrow money ?

A. savings accounts
B. Travelers checks
C. Currency held outside banks
D. Automatic-transfer savings accounts
Answer» B. Travelers checks
5.

Which of the following events will lead to a decrease in the equilibrium interest rate ?

A. A sale of government securities by the central bank
B. An increase in the level of aggregate output
C. An increase in the discount rate
D. A decrease in the price level
Answer» E.
6.

Which of the following events will lead to an increase in the demand for money ?

A. An increase in the interest rate
B. An increase in the level of aggregate output
C. A decrease in the price level
D. An increase in the supply of money
Answer» C. A decrease in the price level
7.

Which of the following activities is one of the responsibilities of the Bank of England to the banking system ?

A. Assisting Banks that are in a difficult financial position
B. Auditing the various agencies and department of the government
C. Loaning money to other countries that are friendly to the UK.
D. Issuing new bonds to finance the PSBR.
Answer» B. Auditing the various agencies and department of the government
8.

When the money supply increase ?

A. the economy moves up the LM curve
B. The LM curves shifts to the left
C. The economy moves down the LM curve
D. The LM curve shift to the right
Answer» E.
9.

When real income increases other things equal we can expect the demand for real money holdings to ?

A. fall
B. not change
C. increase
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
10.

When interest rate rise, other things equal, we can expect the quantity of real money holding to ?

A. fall
B. increase
C. not change
D. None of these
Answer» B. increase
11.

When economies speak of the demand for money which of the following are they asking ?

A. How much cash do you wish you could have?
B. How much wealth would you like?
C. How much income would you like to earn?
D. What proportion of your financial assets do you want to hold in non-interest-bearing forms
Answer» E.
12.

Three variables affect the demand for money they are _______ and __________?

A. bank opening hours, the proportion of weekly paid employee’s interest rates
B. the price level interest rates real income
C. The time of year bank opening hours the price level
D. The proportion of weekly paid employees the time of year real income
Answer» C. The time of year bank opening hours the price level
13.

The way in which government spending is supposed to reduce investment is by increasing ?

A. incomes
B. overseas investment
C. imports
D. interest rates
Answer» E.
14.

The three main tools of monetary policy are ?

A. fiat, commodity and deposit money
B. Open-market operations reserve requirements and the refinancing rate
C. The money supply, government purchases and taxation
D. Government expenditures taxation and reserve requirements
E. Coin, currency and demand deposits
Answer» C. The money supply, government purchases and taxation
15.

The refinancing rate is ?

A. The interest rate at Which commercial banks lend to and borrow from each other
B. The interest rate the European Central Bank pays on reserves
C. The interest rates the public pays when borrowing from banks
D. The interest rates the European Central Bank charges on loans to banks
E. He interests rate banks pay on the public’s deposits
Answer» E. He interests rate banks pay on the public’s deposits
16.

The primary function of bank is to ?

A. Control the money supply
B. Provide notes and coins for trade
C. Make a profit
D. Provide a cheque clearing system
Answer» D. Provide a cheque clearing system
17.

The opportunity cost of holding money is determined by ?

A. the discount rates
B. the level of aggregate output
C. the interest rates
D. the inflation rates
Answer» D. the inflation rates
18.

The motive for holding money that encourages investors to hold bonds when interest rates are low, with the hope of selling them when interest rates are high, is the ?

A. Transactions motive
B. precautionary motive
C. profit motive
D. speculation motive
Answer» E.
19.

The money supply is ?

A. State Bank of Pakistan Issue Department
B. Money + bank cards + credit cards
C. Cheques + money + bank cards + credit cards
D. Currency in circulation plus bank deposits
Answer» E.
20.

The monetary base is ________ and _________?

A. bank deposits, building society deposits
B. Currency in circulation, banks cash reserves
C. retail sight deposits building society deposits
D. retail deposits, wholesale deposits
Answer» C. retail sight deposits building society deposits
21.

The main reason that people hold money to buy things is referred to as the ?

A. Profit motive
B. Precautionary motive
C. Transactions motive
D. speculation motive
Answer» D. speculation motive
22.

The interest rate ?

A. is determined in the goods market and influences the level of planned investment and thus the money market
B. is determined in the money market and influences the level of planned investment and thus the goods market
C. is determined in the goods market and has no influences on the money market
D. is determined in the money market and has no influence on the goods market
Answer» C. is determined in the goods market and has no influences on the money market
23.

The interest rate is determined in ?

A. the money and labor markets
B. the goods and labor markets
C. the goods market
D. the money markets
Answer» E.
24.

The idea the government spending causes a reduction in private investment is called ?

A. fiscal drag
B. investment blight
C. crowding-out
D. the Thatcher effects
Answer» D. the Thatcher effects
25.

The equilibrium level of aggregate output is determined in ?

A. the goods and labor markets.
B. the goods market
C. the money markets
D. the money and labor market
Answer» C. the money markets
26.

The difference between a bank’s actual reserves and its required reserves is its?

A. required reserve ratio
B. profit margin
C. excess reserves
D. net worth
Answer» D. net worth
27.

The demand for money represents the idea that there is ?

A. a positive relationship between the interest rate and the quantity of money demanded
B. a negative relationship between the price level and the quantity of money demanded
C. a negative relationship between the level of aggregate output and the quantity of money demanded
D. a negative relationship between the interest rate and the quantity of money demanded
Answer» E.
28.

The curve that illustrates the positive relationship between the equilibrium values of aggregate output and the interest rate in the money market is the ?

A. money supply curve
B. LM curve
C. money demand curve
D. IS curve
Answer» C. money demand curve
29.

The curve that illustrates the negative relationship between the equilibrium values of aggregate output and the interest rate in the goods market is the ?

A. aggregate supply curve
B. LM curve
C. aggregate demand curve
D. IS curve
Answer» C. aggregate demand curve
30.

The chain of events that results from an expansionary monetary policy is ?

A. aggregate output increases the demand for money increase the interest rate increase planned investment
B. money supply increases the interest rate decrease planned investment increases aggregate output increases and money demand increase
C. money supply increases the interest rate increase planned investment increases aggregate output increases and money demand increases
D. money demand increases the interest rate decreases planned investment increases aggregate output increases and money demand increases
Answer» C. money supply increases the interest rate increase planned investment increases aggregate output increases and money demand increases
31.

Reserve requirements that may be imposed on an economy’s banks by its central bank specify that banks by its central bank specify that banks reserve must be a minimum percentage of them ?

A. assets
B. deposits
C. loans
D. government bonds
Answer» C. loans
32.

One of the transmission mechanisms of monetary policy is through consumer demand when interest rates ________ household wealth ________ and consumption _________?

A. rise; increase, increase
B. rise, falls, increase
C. rise, increase, falls
D. rise, falls, falls
Answer» E.
33.

Money that a government has required has required to be accepted in settlement of debts is ?

A. barter money
B. currency value
C. legal tender
D. commodity money
Answer» D. commodity money
34.

Money is ?

A. The value of all coins and currency in circulation at any time
B. Anything that is generally accepted as a medium of exchange
C. The same as income
D. All of the above
Answer» C. The same as income
35.

Money has 3 main function they are __________ and __________?

A. IOU , inflation hedge store of value
B. Medium of exchange inflation hedge store of value
C. Medium of exchange unit of account IOU
D. Medium of exchange unit of account store of value
E. Medium of exchange unit of account store of value
Answer» F.
36.

M4 is a __________ measure of money and includes deposits at both __________ and _________?

A. narrow, banks, building societies
B. wide, banks insurance companies
C. Narrow, banks insurance companies
D. Wide, banks building societies
Answer» E.
37.

Keynesians and monetarists differ over how steep the IS and LM curves actually are Monetarists claim that the IS curve must be __________ and the LM curve must be __________?

A. flat; steep
B. flat; flat
C. steep; flat
D. steep; steep
Answer» B. flat; flat
38.

In terms of the demand for money the interest rate represents ?

A. the rate at which current consumption can be exchanged for future consumption
B. the price of borrowing money
C. The opportunity cost of holding money
D. the return on money that is saved for the future
Answer» D. the return on money that is saved for the future
39.

If there is a general shortage of liquidity in the money market then ?

A. The banks will increase their lending
B. The short-term interest rate at which the economy’s commercial banks lend to and borrow from each other will fall and the central bank may be expect
C. The short-term interest rate at which the economy’s commercial banks lend to and borrow from each other will rise and the long-term interest rate ma
D. the long-term interest rate in the economy will rise and the central bank will raise its interest rate in response
E. The short-term interest rate at which the economy’s commercial banks lend to and borrow from each other will rise and the central bank may be expect
Answer» F.
40.

If the quantity of money demanded exceeds the quantity of money supplied then the interest rate will ?

A. change in a certain direction
B. remain constant
C. fall
D. rise
Answer» E.
41.

If the keep some money available in case I see a bargain this is an example of ?

A. asset demand for money
B. transactions demand for money
C. token demand for money
D. precautionary demand for money
Answer» E.
42.

If the investment demand curve is vertical ?

A. both monetary and fiscal policy are ineffective
B. monetary policy is effective but fiscal policy is ineffective
C. monetary policy is ineffective but fiscal policy is effective
D. both monetary and fiscal policy are effective
Answer» D. both monetary and fiscal policy are effective
43.

If The Central bank tries to keep the interest rate constant when the economy is operating on the steep part of the AS curve, _________ will occur?

A. a hyperinflation
B. a depression
C. stagflation
D. a recession
Answer» B. a depression
44.

If the central bank increases the money supply at the same time as the government increasing spending, it is suggested that investment will ?

A. Suffer even more
B. not be reduced as much as it would have been
C. be replaced by foreign investment
D. be replaced by consumer spending
Answer» C. be replaced by foreign investment
45.

If the central bank buys financial securities in the open market to increase the monetary base, this is and example of ?

A. lender of less resort
B. financial intermediation
C. Open Market operations
D. Financial regulation
Answer» D. Financial regulation
46.

If the banks in an economy operate with a reserve ratio of 20 percent then the money multiplier is ?

A. 4
B. 20
C. 25
D. 5
Answer» E.
47.

If planned investment becomes more sensitive to interest rate changes the crowding out effect will ?

A. be reduced
B. not be affected
C. fall to zero
D. be increased
Answer» E.
48.

If banks and the private sector decide to hold less cash the money multiplier will be ?

A. Unchanged
B. Larger
C. Smaller
D. Unstable
Answer» C. Smaller
49.

Government Securities with terms of more than one year are called ?

A. bills of exchanges
B. government bonds
C. Treasury bills
D. Capital bills
Answer» C. Treasury bills
50.

For the Central bank to keep the interest rat unchanged as the government increase spending, the Central Bank must continue to ?

A. decrease the money supply
B. increase the money supply
C. increase the demand for money
D. decrease the demand for money
Answer» C. increase the demand for money