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31 As output increases, average fixed cost

A
increases
B
falls
C
remains constant
D
first increases, then falls

32 Mixed economy means

A
Promotion of agriculture as well as industries
B
Coexistence of private and public sectors
C
Coexistence of small and large scale industries
D
Coexistence of rich and poor

33 What is 'Future Trading'?

A
3 only
B
All 1, 2 and 3
C
2 only
D
1 only

34 Which of the following most closely approximates our definition of oligopoly ?

A
The cigarette industry.
B
The barber shops
C
The gasoline stations
D
Wheat farmers

35 Enterpreneurial ability is a special kind of labour that

A
is hired out to firms at high wages
B
organizes the process of production
C
produces new capital goods to earn interest
D
manages to avoid losses by continual innovation

36 A firm is in equilibrium when its

A
marginal cost equals the marginal revenue
B
total cost is minimum
C
total revenue is maximum
D
average revenue and marginal revenue are equal

37 Seawater, fresh air, etc., are regarded in Economics as

A
Giffen goods
B
inferior goods
C
free goods
D
normal goods

38 Production function expresses

A
technological relationship between physical inputs and output
B
financial relationship between physical inputs and output
C
relationship between finance and technology
D
relationship between factors of production

39 Price theory is also known as

A
Macro Economics
B
Development Economics
C
Public Economics
D
Micro Economics

40 The value of a commodity expressed in terms of money is known as

A
Price
B
Utility
C
Value
D
Wealth

41 If total utility is maximum at a point, then marginal utility is :

A
positive
B
zero
C
negative
D
positive but decreasing

42 If the change in demand for a commodity is at a faster rate than change in the price of the commodity, the demand is :

A
perfectly inelastic
B
elastic
C
perlectly elastic
D
inelastic

43 Twin balance sheet problem refers to-

A
A malpractice of accounting in MSME sector
B
Over-indebtedness in the corporate and banking sectors
C
Over-indebtedness of State governments and Central government
D
A malpractice of accounting in corporate sector

44 Consumer’s sovereignty means:

A
consumers are free to spend their income as they like.
B
consumers have the power to manage the economy.
C
consumer’s expenditures influence the alloca tion of resources.
D
consumer goods are free from government control.

45 Economic rent does not arise when the supply of a factor unit is :

A
Perfectly inelastic
B
Perfectly elastic
C
Relatively elastic
D
Relatively inelastic