Economics GK

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1 Fixed cost is known as

A
Special cost
B
Direct cost
C
Prime cost
D
Overhead cost

2 Who is called the Father of Economics?

A
J.M. Keynes
B
Malthus
C
Ricardo
D
Adam Smith

3 Micro economics deals with

A
the circular flow of income
B
the decision making of a single economic variable like demand
C
understanding unemployment
D
economic growth

4 Movement along the same demand curve is know as

A
Extension and Contraction of Demand
B
Increase and Decrease of Demand
C
Contraction of supply
D
Increase of supply

5 Transfer earning or alternative cost is otherwise known as

A
Variable cost
B
Implicit cost
C
Explicit cost
D
Opportunity cost (economic cost)

6 The ‘break-even point’ is where

A
marginal revenue equals marginal cost
B
average revenue equals average cost
C
total revenue equals total cost
D
None of these

7 Purchasing Power Parity theory is related with

A
Interest rate
B
Bank rate
C
Wage rate
D
Exchange rate

8 Cross elasticity of demand between petrol and car is :

A
infinite
B
positive
C
zero
D
negative

9 Under which market condition do firms have excess capacity?

A
Perfect competition
B
Monopolistic competition
C
Duopoly
D
Oligopoly

10 The most distinguishing feature of oligopaly is :

A
number of firms
B
interdependence
C
negligible influence on price
D
price leadership

11 The relationship between price of a commodity and the demand for it

A
is a positive relationship
B
is an inverse relationship
C
They are independent of each other
D
They do not have any relationship

12 Division of labour is the result of :

A
Complicated work
B
excessive pressure
C
excess supply of labour
D
specialisation

13 The demand curve facing a perfectly competitive firm is :

A
downward sloping
B
perfectly inelastic
C
a concave curve
D
perfectly elastic

14 If the interest rate is decreased in an economy, it will

A
increase the investment expenditure in the economy
B
increase the tax collection of the Government
C
decrease the consumption expenditure in the economy
D
increase the total savings in the economy

15 The difference between the price the consumer is prepared to pay for a commodity and the price which he actually pays is called

A
Consumer’s Surplus
B
Producer’s Surplus
C
Landlord’s Surplus
D
Worker’s Surplus