Economy Set 1 MCQs

Economy GK

Economy Set 1 MCQs

Practice Economy GK MCQs on basic economic concepts including economy, economics, microeconomics, macroeconomics, goods and services, demand and supply, factors of production, opportunity cost, economic activities, sectors of economy and other fundamental concepts frequently asked in SSC, Railway, Banking, UPSC, JKSSB, JKPSC, Police, Defence and other competitive examinations.

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Question #1461
The 'break-even point' in consumption occurs when:
A. saving equals investment
B. consumption equals income
C. consumption equals saving
D. MPC equals zero
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
At break-even point, consumption equals income, so saving is zero.
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Question #1462
The 'average propensity to consume' is calculated as:
A. change in consumption divided by change in income
B. total saving divided by total income
C. total income divided by total consumption
D. total consumption divided by total income
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
APC is total consumption divided by total income.
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Question #1463
The 'average propensity to save' is calculated as:
A. consumption divided by income
B. income divided by saving
C. saving divided by income
D. change in saving divided by change in income
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
APS is total saving divided by total income.
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Question #1464
The 'accelerator coefficient' is the ratio of:
A. change in investment to change in output
B. investment to output
C. saving to investment
D. investment to consumption
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
The accelerator is the ratio of induced investment to a change in output.
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Question #1465
The 'multiplier-accelerator interaction' explains:
A. inflation only
B. business cycles and fluctuations in income
C. exchange rates
D. monetary policy only
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Multiplier-accelerator interaction explains cyclical fluctuations in income.
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Question #1466
The 'Keynesian cross' model shows equilibrium income where:
A. interest rate equals inflation
B. money supply equals money demand
C. exports equal imports
D. aggregate demand equals aggregate supply
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
The Keynesian cross shows equilibrium where aggregate demand equals aggregate supply.
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Question #1467
The 'aggregate supply curve' in the short run is typically:
A. downward sloping
B. horizontal
C. vertical
D. upward sloping
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
The short-run aggregate supply curve is upward sloping due to sticky wages and prices.
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Question #1468
The 'long-run aggregate supply curve' is:
A. U-shaped
B. vertical
C. downward sloping
D. horizontal
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
The long-run aggregate supply curve is vertical at the full employment level of output.
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Question #1469
The 'natural rate of unemployment' in monetarist economics is:
A. only cyclical unemployment
B. the unemployment rate consistent with stable inflation
C. the maximum unemployment
D. zero unemployment
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
The natural rate of unemployment is the rate consistent with stable inflation, including frictional and structural unemployment.
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Question #1470
The 'adaptive expectations' hypothesis assumes people form expectations based on:
A. past values of the variable
B. rational models only
C. future policy announcements only
D. random guesses
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Adaptive expectations are formed based on past observations.
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Question #1471
The 'rational expectations' hypothesis assumes people:
A. only use past values
B. use all available information to form expectations
C. ignore information
D. have no expectations
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Rational expectations assumes agents use all available information efficiently.
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Question #1472
The 'non-accelerating inflation rate of unemployment' is called:
A. NAIRU
B. NAFTA
C. NATO
D. NREGA
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
NAIRU is the non-accelerating inflation rate of unemployment.
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Question #1473
The 'long-run Phillips curve' is vertical at:
A. zero inflation
B. full employment with zero unemployment
C. maximum inflation
D. the natural rate of unemployment
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
The long-run Phillips curve is vertical at the natural rate of unemployment.
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Question #1474
The 'supply-side economics' emphasizes which policies?
A. increasing money supply
B. reducing tax rates and regulation to increase output
C. increasing aggregate demand
D. raising taxes
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Supply-side economics emphasizes lower taxes and reduced regulation to stimulate production.
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Question #1475
The 'Laffer curve' was popularized by which economist?
A. Paul Samuelson
B. Arthur Laffer
C. Milton Friedman
D. John Maynard Keynes
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
The Laffer curve was popularized by Arthur Laffer.
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Question #1476
The 'Washington Consensus' refers to a set of policies emphasizing:
A. trade barriers
B. nationalization
C. liberalization, privatization and macroeconomic stability
D. import substitution and state control
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
The Washington Consensus emphasized liberalization, privatization and macroeconomic stability.
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Question #1477
The 'dependency theory' of economic development argues that developing countries are:
A. independent and self-sufficient
B. unaffected by global trade
C. growing faster than developed countries
D. dependent on developed countries and face unequal exchange
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Dependency theory argues developing countries are economically dependent on developed countries.
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Question #1478
The 'big push theory' of development was proposed by:
A. W.W. Rostow
B. Amartya Sen
C. Paul Rosenstein-Rodan
D. Arthur Lewis
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
The big push theory was proposed by Paul Rosenstein-Rodan.
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Question #1479
The 'balanced growth theory' emphasizes simultaneous investment in:
A. one sector only
B. banking only
C. agriculture only
D. multiple sectors to create demand
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Balanced growth advocates simultaneous investment in mutually supporting sectors.
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Question #1480
The 'unbalanced growth theory' was proposed by:
A. Paul Rosenstein-Rodan
B. John Maynard Keynes
C. Arthur Lewis
D. Albert Hirschman
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Albert Hirschman proposed the theory of unbalanced growth.
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