Economics is primarily concerned with the study of?
AUnlimited resources only
BScarce resources and alternative uses
CProduction without consumption
DMoney creation only
Question 2Single Answer
The basic economic problem arises mainly because?
AResources are scarce relative to wants
BResources have no alternative uses
CHuman wants are limited
DProduction is always constant
Question 3Single Answer
Which is a central problem of an economy?
AWhat to produce
BHow to advertise
CHow to issue currency notes
DHow to regulate population only
Question 4Single Answer
The problem βhow to produceβ is mainly concerned with the choice of?
AConsumers
BTechniques of production
CMarket location
DProduct names
Question 5Single Answer
The problem βfor whom to produceβ is related primarily to?
AResource discovery
BProduction technique
CDistribution of output
DProduct design
Question 6Single Answer
The Production Possibility Curve represents?
ADifferent combinations of two goods that can be produced with available resources
BDifferent levels of consumer income
CDifferent market prices of one commodity
DDifferent levels of taxation
Question 7Single Answer
A point lying on the Production Possibility Curve indicates?
AUnemployment of resources
BImpossible production
CEfficient utilization of resources
DZero opportunity cost
Question 8Single Answer
A point inside the Production Possibility Curve indicates?
AUnderutilization of resources
BFull and efficient employment
CAn unattainable combination
DMaximum economic growth
Question 9Single Answer
A point outside the existing Production Possibility Curve is generally?
AAttainable with existing resources
BUnattainable with existing resources and technology
CAlways inefficient
DAssociated with unemployment
Question 10Single Answer
The downward slope of a PPC reflects the principle of?
AMarginal revenue
BConsumer surplus
CPrice discrimination
DOpportunity cost
Question 11Single Answer
A rightward shift of the Production Possibility Curve generally indicates?
AEconomic contraction
BEconomic growth
CRising unemployment only
DFalling utility
Question 12Single Answer
Which can shift the PPC outward?
ADestruction of productive resources
BPermanent fall in resources
CImprovement in technology
DInefficient resource use
Question 13Single Answer
In a centrally planned economy, major resource-allocation decisions are primarily taken by?
ACentral planning authority
BPrivate firms alone
CIndividual consumers alone
DForeign producers
Question 14Single Answer
In a capitalist economy, central economic problems are mainly solved through?
ACentral directives only
BPrice mechanism
CRationing alone
DGovernment ownership of every enterprise
Question 15Single Answer
A mixed economy combines features of?
AAgriculture and industry only
BMonopoly and monopsony only
CCapitalism and socialism
DInflation and deflation
Question 16Single Answer
Opportunity cost refers to?
AValue of the next best alternative sacrificed
BAccounting cost only
CHistorical cost of production
DFixed monetary expenditure
Question 17Single Answer
Scarcity implies that?
AEvery good is free
BResources have no alternative uses
CHuman wants are completely satisfied
DResources are insufficient to satisfy all wants
Question 18Single Answer
The fundamental economic problem exists in?
AEvery economy
BCapitalist economies only
CDeveloping economies only
DCentrally planned economies only
Question 19Single Answer
A bowed-out PPC generally reflects?
ANegative opportunity cost
BConstant opportunity cost
CZero opportunity cost
DIncreasing opportunity cost
Question 20Single Answer
A straight-line PPC represents?
AIncreasing marginal utility
BIncreasing opportunity cost
CDecreasing utility
DConstant opportunity cost
Question 21Single Answer
Consumer behaviour theory studies how consumers?
ADetermine national income
BAllocate income among goods and services
CControl monetary policy
DFix tax rates
Question 22Single Answer
Utility refers to the?
ACost of producing a commodity
BMarket supply of a commodity
CWant-satisfying power of a commodity
DIncome of a producer
Question 23Single Answer
Cardinal utility analysis assumes that utility can be?
AIgnored completely
BRanked only
CMeasured numerically
DMeasured only through production
Question 24Single Answer
The imaginary unit traditionally used to measure utility is called?
AUtil
BJoule
CIndex
DUnit cost
Question 25Single Answer
Total utility means?
AUtility from the last unit consumed
BAverage cost of consumption
CTotal satisfaction from all units consumed
DUtility from the first unit only
Question 26Single Answer
Marginal utility is the change in total utility resulting from?
AIncrease in price only
BConsumption of an additional unit
CReduction in income only
DIncrease in production
Question 27Single Answer
According to the law of diminishing marginal utility, marginal utility tends to?
AIncrease continuously
BRemain permanently constant
CDecline as consumption increases
DBecome infinite
Question 28Single Answer
When total utility is maximum, marginal utility is generally?
AInfinite
BMaximum
CZero
DEqual to price necessarily
Question 29Single Answer
When marginal utility becomes negative, total utility generally?
AContinues to rise
BBegins to fall
CRemains unchanged
DBecomes infinite
Question 30Single Answer
The law of equi-marginal utility is also known as the law of?
ASupply
BSubstitution
CReturns to scale
DVariable proportions
Question 31Single Answer
Under cardinal utility analysis, consumer equilibrium requires allocation of expenditure so that?
ATotal utility of every good is zero
BMarginal utility per unit of money is equalized across goods
CPrices of all commodities are equal
DQuantities of all commodities are equal
Question 32Single Answer
The traditional cardinal utility approach assumes marginal utility of money to be?
AConstant
BContinuously increasing
CZero
DNegative
Question 33Single Answer
Consumer surplus is associated prominently with?
ADavid Ricardo only
BJ.M. Keynes
CAlfred Marshall
DJoan Robinson only
Question 34Single Answer
Consumer surplus is broadly the difference between?
AFixed cost and variable cost
BTotal cost and total revenue
CWhat a consumer is willing to pay and what the consumer actually pays
DAverage revenue and marginal revenue
Question 35Single Answer
Ordinal utility analysis assumes that consumers can?
AMeasure utility in rupees
BMeasure satisfaction precisely in utils
CRank preferences
DIgnore preferences
Question 36Single Answer
Indifference curve analysis is based on?
ACardinal utility only
BOrdinal utility
CLabour theory of value
DQuantity theory of money
Question 37Single Answer
An indifference curve shows combinations of two goods yielding?
AEqual costs
BEqual prices
CEqual satisfaction
DEqual quantities
Question 38Single Answer
A higher indifference curve ordinarily represents?
AHigher level of satisfaction
BLower level of satisfaction
CSame satisfaction as every other curve
DZero satisfaction
Question 39Single Answer
Two indifference curves cannot normally intersect because intersection would violate?
AConsistency of consumer preferences
BLaw of supply
CLaw of production
DPrice elasticity of supply
Question 40Single Answer
An indifference curve is normally downward sloping because?
APrices are always declining
BBoth goods are necessarily inferior
CMore of one good must compensate for less of another
DIncome always rises
Question 41Single Answer
Convexity of an indifference curve to the origin reflects?
AConstant price elasticity
BIncreasing marginal utility of money
CIncreasing returns to scale
DDiminishing marginal rate of substitution
Question 42Single Answer
Marginal rate of substitution indicates the amount of one good a consumer is willing to sacrifice for?
AAdditional labour only
BA lower income
CHigher production cost
DAn additional unit of another good
Question 43Single Answer
A budget line shows combinations of two goods that a consumer can purchase with?
AFixed utility only
BUnlimited income
CZero prices
DGiven income and prices
Question 44Single Answer
An increase in consumer income, with prices unchanged, causes the budget line to?
AShift inward parallel to itself
BShift outward parallel to itself
CBecome vertical
DDisappear
Question 45Single Answer
A fall in the price of one good, other things unchanged, generally causes the budget line to?
ABecome a point
BShift parallel inward
CRemain completely unchanged
DRotate
Question 46Single Answer
Under indifference curve analysis, consumer equilibrium is generally achieved where the budget line is?
ATangent to the highest attainable indifference curve
BParallel to the vertical axis
CAbove every indifference curve
DBelow the origin
Question 47Single Answer
At an interior consumer equilibrium, MRS is equal to the?
ADifference between prices
BTotal utility
CConsumer income
DRatio of commodity prices
Question 48Single Answer
The income effect refers to a change in quantity demanded resulting from a change in?
ANumber of firms
BTechnology
CReal purchasing power
DProduction function
Question 49Single Answer
The substitution effect arises because a price change alters?
ATechnology only
BPopulation only
CRelative prices of goods
DTotal resources of the economy
Question 50Single Answer
For a normal good, the income effect of a price fall generally?
AReinforces the substitution effect
BOpposes the substitution effect completely
CIs always zero
DEliminates demand
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Economics
Question 51Single Answer
For an inferior good, the income effect of a price fall generally works?
AOnly through supply
BIn the same direction as substitution effect
CIndependently of purchasing power
DOpposite to the substitution effect
Question 52Single Answer
A Giffen good is a special type of?
APublic good
BNormal good
CLuxury good only
DInferior good
Question 53Single Answer
In the case of a Giffen good, a fall in price may cause quantity demanded to?
ABecome infinite
BRise necessarily
CRemain fixed by definition
DFall
Question 54Single Answer
Revealed preference theory derives consumer preferences primarily from?
AMeasured utils
BObserved choices
CProduction costs
DGovernment expenditure
Question 55Single Answer
The weak axiom of revealed preference is associated with consistency in?
AProducer taxation
BConsumer choice
CNational income
DMoney supply
Question 56Single Answer
Demand refers to the quantity of a commodity consumers are willing and able to purchase at?
AOne production cost only
BVarious prices during a given period
CZero income
DAny price without a time dimension
Question 57Single Answer
According to the law of demand, price and quantity demanded generally have?
ANo relationship
BA direct relationship
CAn inverse relationship
DAn identical value
Question 58Single Answer
A movement along a demand curve is caused by a change in?
AConsumer taste
BOwn price of the commodity
CPopulation
DIncome
Question 59Single Answer
An increase in demand means?
AReduction in quantity demanded due to higher price
BUpward movement along the same demand curve only
CLeftward shift of the demand curve
DRightward shift of the demand curve
Question 60Single Answer
A decrease in demand is represented by?
ADownward movement along the same curve
BRightward shift of the demand curve
CLeftward shift of the demand curve
DUpward movement along the same curve
Question 61Single Answer
For a normal good, an increase in consumer income generally causes demand to?
ABecome zero
BDecrease
CBecome perfectly inelastic
DIncrease
Question 62Single Answer
For an inferior good, an increase in consumer income generally causes demand to?
ADecrease
BIncrease
CRemain necessarily constant
DBecome perfectly elastic
Question 63Single Answer
Tea and coffee are commonly treated as?
AFree goods
BComplementary goods
CPublic goods
DSubstitute goods
Question 64Single Answer
Cars and petrol are commonly treated as?
AComplementary goods
BSubstitute goods
CIndependent goods necessarily
DGiffen goods
Question 65Single Answer
An increase in the price of a substitute good tends to?
ALeave demand necessarily unchanged
BDecrease demand for the other good
CIncrease demand for the other good
DReduce supply only
Question 66Single Answer
An increase in the price of a complementary good tends to?
AIncrease supply of the related good automatically
BIncrease demand for the related good
CReduce demand for the related good
DHave no possible demand effect
Question 67Single Answer
Market demand is obtained by?
ASubtracting supply from demand
BVertical summation of individual demand curves
CMultiplying market price by income
DHorizontal summation of individual demand curves
Question 68Single Answer
Price elasticity of demand measures responsiveness of quantity demanded to changes in?
AOwn price
BConsumer population only
CProduction cost only
DTechnology only
Question 69Single Answer
Demand is called elastic when the proportionate response of quantity demanded is?
ASmaller than the proportionate price change
BGreater than the proportionate price change
CAlways zero
DExactly unrelated to price
Question 70Single Answer
Unit elastic demand means elasticity has an absolute value of?
AOne
BZero
CGreater than infinity
DLess than zero only
Question 71Single Answer
Perfectly inelastic demand is represented by a?
AHorizontal demand curve
BVertical demand curve
CPositively sloped demand curve
DRectangular hyperbola necessarily
Question 72Single Answer
Perfectly elastic demand is represented by a?
APositively sloped demand curve
BVertical demand curve
CHorizontal demand curve
DBackward-bending demand curve
Question 73Single Answer
Demand for necessities is generally relatively?
AUnrelated to price
BPerfectly elastic
CInfinitely elastic
DInelastic
Question 74Single Answer
Demand for goods having many close substitutes tends to be relatively?
AInelastic
BElastic
CPerfectly inelastic
DIndependent of price
Question 75Single Answer
The longer the time available for adjustment, demand generally becomes?
AMore elastic
BLess elastic in every case
CPerfectly inelastic
DCompletely independent of substitutes
Question 76Single Answer
Income elasticity of demand measures responsiveness of demand to changes in?
APrice of inputs
BOwn price
CConsumer income
DNumber of firms
Question 77Single Answer
A positive income elasticity is normally associated with?
AFree goods
BInferior goods
CGiffen goods only
DNormal goods
Question 78Single Answer
Negative income elasticity is associated with?
ALuxury goods necessarily
BNormal goods
CInferior goods
DComplementary goods necessarily
Question 79Single Answer
Cross elasticity of demand measures responsiveness of demand for one good to changes in?
APrice of another good
BIts own production cost only
CConsumer income only
DTechnology only
Question 80Single Answer
Cross elasticity is generally positive for?
AInferior goods necessarily
BComplementary goods
CSubstitute goods
DPublic goods
Question 81Single Answer
Cross elasticity is generally negative for?
ASubstitute goods
BComplementary goods
CIndependent goods
DLuxury goods necessarily
Question 82Single Answer
The total expenditure method of measuring price elasticity is associated with?
AMarshall
BSamuelson
CWalras only
DSchumpeter
Question 83Single Answer
When price falls and total expenditure rises, demand is?
AUnit elastic
BInelastic
CElastic
DPerfectly inelastic
Question 84Single Answer
When price falls and total expenditure also falls, demand is?
AElastic
BInelastic
CUnit elastic
DPerfectly elastic
Question 85Single Answer
When a price change leaves total expenditure unchanged, demand is?
ANecessarily inferior
BPerfectly inelastic
CPerfectly elastic
DUnit elastic
Question 86Single Answer
The point method of elasticity is particularly useful for measuring elasticity at?
ATwo widely separated curves only
BA particular point on a demand curve
CMarket equilibrium only
DZero price only
Question 87Single Answer
Arc elasticity is used mainly to measure elasticity between?
ATwo utility functions only
BTwo production functions
CTwo firms only
DTwo points on a demand curve
Question 88Single Answer
Production is the process of?
AReducing every consumer want
BTransforming inputs into output
CFixing prices only
DRedistributing income only
Question 89Single Answer
A production function describes the relationship between?
ADemand and utility only
BPrice and consumer income
CRevenue and taxation
DInputs and maximum obtainable output
Question 90Single Answer
In the short run, at least one factor of production is?
AUnproductive
BNecessarily variable
CFree
DFixed
Question 91Single Answer
In the long run, factors of production are generally considered?
AUnrelated to output
BFixed
CFree goods
DVariable
Question 92Single Answer
Total product refers to?
ATotal output produced
BOutput produced by the last worker only
COutput per worker
DTotal revenue
Question 93Single Answer
Average product is output per unit of?
AFixed cost
BVariable input
CRevenue
DSelling price
Question 94Single Answer
Marginal product is the addition to total product from employing?
AA new consumer
BAn additional fixed plant only
CAn additional unit of variable input
DA new market
Question 95Single Answer
The law of variable proportions applies mainly to the?
AMarket period only
BLong run only
CVery long run only
DShort run
Question 96Single Answer
Returns to scale are primarily a?
ARevenue concept
BShort-run concept
CDemand concept
DLong-run concept
Question 97Single Answer
Increasing returns to scale occur when output increases?
AWithout any inputs
BLess than proportionately to inputs
CIn exactly the same proportion as inputs
DMore than proportionately to inputs
Question 98Single Answer
Constant returns to scale occur when output changes?
AIn the same proportion as all inputs
BMore than proportionately
CLess than proportionately
DInversely with inputs
Question 99Single Answer
Decreasing returns to scale occur when output rises?
AWithout any change in inputs
BMore than proportionately to inputs
CExactly proportionately to inputs
DLess than proportionately to inputs
Question 100Single Answer
An isoquant represents combinations of inputs producing?
AThe same utility
BThe same revenue
CThe same level of output
DDifferent levels of output necessarily
Question 101Single Answer
Isoquants are generally convex to the origin because of?
AConstant fixed cost
BIncreasing marginal utility
CIncreasing price elasticity
DDiminishing marginal rate of technical substitution
Question 102Single Answer
Two isoquants cannot normally intersect because this would imply?
AZero costs
BConstant prices
CInconsistent output levels
DPerfect competition
Question 103Single Answer
An isocost line represents input combinations having?
AThe same total cost
BThe same output
CThe same utility
DThe same revenue
Question 104Single Answer
Producer equilibrium in isoquant analysis is generally obtained where an isoquant is tangent to?
AAn isocost line
BA demand curve
CA revenue curve
DAn indifference curve
Question 105Single Answer
MRTS measures the rate at which one input can be substituted for another while keeping?
ARevenue constant
BCost necessarily zero
COutput constant
DPrice constant
Question 106Single Answer
Economic cost includes?
AFixed cost only
BExplicit cost only
CExplicit and implicit costs
DVariable cost only
Question 107Single Answer
Explicit costs are?
AImputed costs of owned resources
BActual monetary payments made by a firm
CSunk benefits
DConsumer expenditures only
Question 108Single Answer
Implicit cost refers to?
AElectricity bills only
BCash wages paid to employees
COpportunity cost of self-owned resources
DTax paid to government only
Question 109Single Answer
Fixed cost is a cost that in the short run?
AIs always zero
BAlways varies proportionately with output
CDoes not vary with output
DEquals marginal cost
Question 110Single Answer
Variable cost changes with?
AConsumer utility only
BLevel of output
CMarket structure only
DOwnership only
Question 111Single Answer
Total cost is equal to?
ATotal fixed cost plus total variable cost
BAverage cost plus marginal cost
CRevenue minus profit
DPrice plus output
Question 112Single Answer
Average fixed cost generally?
ABecomes equal to total cost
BRises continuously as output rises
CRemains constant
DDeclines continuously as output rises
Question 113Single Answer
The average fixed cost curve has the shape of a?
AVertical line
BRectangular hyperbola
CHorizontal line
DStraight upward-sloping line
Question 114Single Answer
Average variable cost is obtained by dividing total variable cost by?
APrice
BOutput
CFixed cost
DRevenue
Question 115Single Answer
Average total cost is equal to?
APrice plus marginal revenue
BMarginal cost plus total cost
CAverage fixed cost plus average variable cost
DTotal revenue minus total cost
Question 116Single Answer
Marginal cost is the change in total cost due to?
AAn additional consumer
BAn additional unit of output
CA change in fixed cost only
DA change in total revenue
Question 117Single Answer
Marginal cost is unaffected directly by?
ATotal fixed cost
BVariable input prices
CProductivity
DVariable cost
Question 118Single Answer
When marginal cost is below average cost, average cost tends to?
ARemain necessarily constant
BRise
CFall
DBecome zero
Question 119Single Answer
When marginal cost exceeds average cost, average cost tends to?
AFall
BRise
CRemain constant
DBecome negative
Question 120Single Answer
Marginal cost intersects average cost at the latter's?
AMaximum point
BMinimum point
COrigin
DVertical intercept necessarily
Question 121Single Answer
Marginal cost intersects average variable cost at the latter's?
AHighest possible output
BMaximum point
CMinimum point
DOrigin necessarily
Question 122Single Answer
Traditional short-run average cost curves are generally assumed to be?
AU-shaped
BVertical
CPerfectly horizontal
DDownward sloping throughout
Question 123Single Answer
The traditional long-run average cost curve is often called the?
ARevenue curve
BDemand curve
CEnvelope curve
DEngel curve
Question 124Single Answer
Economies of scale cause long-run average cost to?
ARemain necessarily fixed
BRise
CFall
DBecome equal to revenue
Question 125Single Answer
Diseconomies of scale cause long-run average cost to?
AFall
BRise
CBecome zero
DBecome perfectly elastic
Question 126Single Answer
The name Punjab literally refers to the land of?
AFive deserts
BFive mountains
CFive forests
DFive rivers
Question 127Single Answer
Punjab is located in which part of India?
ANorth-eastern India
BSouth-eastern India
CCentral India
DNorth-western India
Question 128Single Answer
Which type of terrain occupies a major part of Punjab?
AAlluvial plain
BVolcanic plateau
CCoastal plain
DDesert plateau
Question 129Single Answer
The fertile plains of Punjab have primarily been formed by?
ARiver deposits
BVolcanic eruptions
CGlacial erosion only
DMarine deposits
Question 130Single Answer
The soil deposited by rivers is generally known as?
AAlluvial soil
BLaterite soil
CBlack soil
DMountain soil
Question 131Single Answer
Which river is associated with the eastern part of Punjab?
ASutlej
BGodavari
CNarmada
DKrishna
Question 132Single Answer
Which of the following rivers flows through Punjab?
ABeas
BKaveri
CMahanadi
DTapi
Question 133Single Answer
The Ravi river is part of the?
AKaveri system
BGanga river system
CGodavari system
DIndus river system
Question 134Single Answer
The Sutlej river originates in the region of?
ATibetan Plateau
BWestern Ghats
CAravalli Range
DDeccan Plateau
Question 135Single Answer
Which physical resource has played the greatest role in Punjab's agricultural development?
APetroleum deposits
BFertile land and irrigation water
CCoastal resources
DDense mineral reserves
Question 136Single Answer
Punjab's climate is broadly classified as?
AContinental
BEquatorial
CTundra
DMediterranean coastal
Question 137Single Answer
Punjab generally experiences hot summers and?
APermanent snowfall
BNo winter
CUniform temperatures
DCold winters
Question 138Single Answer
Punjab receives most of its annual rainfall from the?
ASouth-west monsoon
BNorth-east monsoon only
CLocal sea breeze
DEquatorial winds
Question 139Single Answer
Winter rainfall in Punjab is often associated with?
ATropical cyclones from Bay of Bengal only
BWestern disturbances
CSouth-east trade winds
DLocal convection only
Question 140Single Answer
Winter rainfall is particularly useful for Punjab's?
AMarine fisheries
BKharif crops only
CPlantation crops
DRabi crops
Question 141Single Answer
The major Rabi crop of Punjab is?
AWheat
BRice
CCotton
DMaize
Question 142Single Answer
Which crop has become a major Kharif crop in Punjab?
APaddy
BWheat
CGram only
DMustard only
Question 143Single Answer
Cotton cultivation in Punjab is particularly important in the?
ASouth-western region
BShivalik hills only
CNorthernmost hills only
DEntire state equally
Question 144Single Answer
Punjab's agricultural prosperity is strongly linked with its extensive?
ACoastal ports
BIrrigation network
CMineral deposits
DForest resources
Question 145Single Answer
Which is an important source of irrigation in Punjab?
ASea water
BTube wells
CTidal canals
DGlacial farming ponds only
Question 146Single Answer
Canal irrigation in Punjab is supported significantly by its?
AHeavy forests
BCoastal location
CVolcanic terrain
DRiver system
Question 147Single Answer
Excessive use of tube wells has contributed to the problem of?
AMarine pollution
BCoastal erosion
CVolcanic activity
DGroundwater depletion
Question 148Single Answer
Groundwater depletion is especially associated with intensive cultivation of?
AMustard
BGram
CPaddy
DPulses only
Question 149Single Answer
The Shivalik foothill belt of Punjab is commonly associated with the?
ADelta region
BMalwa desert
CCoastal belt
DKandi region
Question 150Single Answer
The Kandi region is comparatively more vulnerable to?