Economics MCQ for Competitive Exam


1. The term "Micro" means______
Answer :     small

2. Strictly speaking production refers to the creation of__________ 
Answer :     utilities

3. Exchange of goods for goods is known as _________ 
Answer :    barter

4. Economics is a ______
Answer :     Science social

5. An example of cosmopolitan wealth is ____________ 
Answer :     ocean

6. In a traditional economy, basic problems are solved by____ and ___
Answer :     Customs and Traditions

7. Most of the economic activities of capitalism are centered on___
Answer :     Price Mechanism

8. Production possibility curve is also known as ______
Answer :     Transformation / producton possibility frontier

9. The prime motive of socialist economy is _______
Answer :     Social /Collective Welfare

10. Under mixed economy, the economic control is exercised by _____ and ________
Answer :     Private and public sectors.

11. __means using up of goods and services
Answer :    Consumption

12. Wants may be both ____ and _________
Answer :    Competitive and complementary

13. Marshallian utility approach is ________
Answer :     Cardinal utility analysis

14. Marginal utility falls to zero, when the total utility is ________
Answer :     Total utility

15. An indifference curves is _________ to the origin. 
Answer :     Convex

16.The demand curve slopes downwards due to_____________
Answer :     Law of diminishing marginal utility

17. Adding up of individual consumers schedule is ____________
Answer :     Market demand schedule

18. Goods that are demanded for their social prestige come under ____
Answer :    Veblen effect

19. The concept of elasticity of demand was introduced by ______ 
Answer :     Alfred Marshall

20. The rate of change of supply to a change is price is ________
Answer :     Elasticity of supply

21._____ is the major determinant of supply.
Answer :     Price

22. Agriculture, industry, growth and distribution are the _______ of the economy.
Answer :     Subsystems

23. At ___ price, there is no tendency to change the price or quantity. 
Answer :    Equilibrium

24. Modern economists divide time periods into _ and ________
Answer :     Short period and long period

25. The supply curve in the market period is a _________ line. 
Answer :     Vertical

26. Land and labour are called _____ factors 
Answer :     Primary

27. An enquiry into the nature and causes of wealth of nations was written by _________
Answer :    Adam Smith

28. _____ is limited by the extent of market.
Answer :     Division of labour

29. ____is man-made physical goods used to produce other goods. 
Answer :    Capital

30. The functional relationship between inputs and output is known as _________.
Answer :     Production function.




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