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Economics (GK) | Set 1
1. Effective demand depends on -
A. capital-output ratio
B. output-capital ratio
C. total expenditure
D. supply price
Correct : D. supply price
2. The basic problem studied in Macro - Economics is -
A. production of income
B. usage of income
C. flow of income
D. distribution of income
Correct : A. production of income
3. Prof Miltion Fridman was leader of -
A. Ohio school
B. Chicago school
C. Cambridge school
D. London school
Correct : B. Chicago school
4. Who is called the 'Father of Economics'?
A. Max Muller
B. Karl Marx
C. Adam Smith
D. Alfred Marshall
Correct : C. Adam Smith
5. The bank cheques are processed by using -
A. OCR
B. MICR
C. OMR
D. PMR
Correct : B. MICR
6. When was the Minimum Wages Act enacted in India?
A. 1936
B. 1948
C. 1951
D. 1956
Correct : B. 1948
7. Identify the one which is not related to the Agricultural Price Policy.
A. Buffer stock
B. Imports
C. Support price
D. Licensing
Correct : D. Licensing
8. Steel sheets used in the production of furnitures is an example of
A. an intermediate good
B. a final good
C. an investment good
D. a consumption good
Correct : A. an intermediate good
9. The main source of long-term credit for a business unit is -
A. sale of stocks and bonds to the public
B. borrowing from banks
C. loans from the Government
D. deposits from the public and financial institutions
Correct : A. sale of stocks and bonds to the public
10. Devaluation of money means :
A. decrease in the internal value of money
B. decrease in the external value of money
C. decrease in both internal and external value of money
D. the government takes back currency notes of any denominations
Correct : A. decrease in the internal value of money
11. Under flexible exchange rate system, the exchange rate is determined by -
A. the Central Bank of the country
B. the forces of demand and supply in the foreign exchange market
C. the price of gold
D. the purchasing power of currencies
Correct : B. the forces of demand and supply in the foreign exchange market
12. Bank rate is the rate of interest -
A. at which public borrows money from Commercial Bank
B. at which public borrows money from RBI
C. at which Commercial Banks borrow money from RBI
D. at which Commercial Banks borrow money from public
Correct : C. at which Commercial Banks borrow money from RBI
13. Open Market Operations refer to
A. Borrowings by Scheduled banks from RBI
B. Lending by Commercial banks to industry
C. Purchase and sale of Government securities by RBI
D. Deposit mobilization
Correct : C. Purchase and sale of Government securities by RBI
14. Which of the following is the classification of Industries on the basis of raw-materials?
A. Small Scale — Large scale
B. Primary and Secondary
C. Basic and Consumer
D. Agro-based and Mineral based
Correct : D. Agro-based and Mineral based
15. Which one of the following items is not included in the current account of India's Balance of Payments?
A. Short-term commercial borrowings
B. Non-monetary gold movements
C. Investment income
D. Transfer payments
Correct : B. Non-monetary gold movements
16. The New Economic Policy was introduced by:
A. Lenin
B. Stalin
C. Kerensky
D. Khrushchev
Correct : A. Lenin
17. "Functional Finance" is associated with :
A. Adolph Wogner
B. Adam Smith
C. Adams
D. Abba 'V Lerner
Correct : D. Abba 'V Lerner
18. Multiplier process in economic theory is conventionally taken to mean:
A. the manner in which prices increase
B. the manner in which banks create credit
C. income of an economy grows on account of an initial investment
D. the manner in which government expenditure increases
Correct : C. income of an economy grows on account of an initial investment
19. Personal disposable income is :
A. always equal to personal income.
B. always more than personal income.
C. equal to personal income minus direct taxes paid by household.
D. equal to personal income minus indirect taxes.
Correct : C. equal to personal income minus direct taxes paid by household.
20. Which one of the following is not a method of measurement of National Income?
A. Value Added Method
B. Income Method
C. Investment Method
D. Expenditure Method
Correct : C. Investment Method
21. Which one of the following would not constitute an economic activity?
A. A teacher teaching students in his class
B. A teacher teaching students under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
C. A teacher teaching his own daughter at home
D. A teacher providing consultancy services from his residence
Correct : C. A teacher teaching his own daughter at home
22. Transfer payments include :
A. Gifts received from a friend
B. rent free accommodation by the employer
C. net factor income from abroad
D. Employee's contribution to social security
Correct : D. Employee's contribution to social security
23. Capacity utilization -
A. is usually near 100 percent.
B. represents the percent of the labour force that is employed.
C. is a measure of the proportional of the existing capital stock used for current production.
D. rises as the economy moves into a recession, since firms must replace unemployed workers with some other resources to maintain production.
Correct : C. is a measure of the proportional of the existing capital stock used for current production.
24. Apart from the availability of raw material location of an industry is also dependent on the availability of:
A. enviornmental protection and vegetation
B. man power and energy source
C. transport and bio energy
D. water and inputs
Correct : B. man power and energy source
25. What happens when there is a demand deficiency in an economy?
A. Poverty
B. Stagnation
C. Recession
D. Inflation
Correct : B. Stagnation
26. Which one of the following is not a feature of monopoly?
A. Single seller of the product
B. Heavy selling costs
C. Barriers to entry of new firms
D. Price discriminations
Correct : B. Heavy selling costs
27. The supply of labour in the market depends on -
A. the proportion of the population in the labour force
B. the number of person hours put in by each person
C. the size of population
D. All the above
Correct : D. All the above
28. Engel's Law states the relationship between -
A. quantity demanded and price of a commodity
B. quantity demanded and price of substitutes
C. quantity demanded and tastes of the consumers
D. quantity demanded and income of the consumers
Correct : D. quantity demanded and income of the consumers
29. The demand curve for a Giffen good is
A. upward rising
B. downward falling
C. parallel to the quantity axis
D. parallel to the price axis
Correct : A. upward rising
30. If the price of Pepsi decreases relative to the price of Coke and 7-Up, the demand for
A. Coke will decrease
B. 7-Up will decrease
C. Coke and 7-Up will increase
D. Coke and 7-Up will decrease
Correct : D. Coke and 7-Up will decrease
31. The demand curve shows that price and quantity demanded are -
A. directly related only
B. directly proportional and also directly related
C. inversely proportional and aslo inversely related
D. inversely related only
Correct : C. inversely proportional and aslo inversely related
32. If the main objective of the government is to raise revenue, it should tax commodities with
A. high elasticity of demand
B. low elasticity of supply
C. low elasticity of demand
D. high income elasticity of demand
Correct : C. low elasticity of demand
33. Monopoly means -
A. single buyer
B. many sellers
C. single seller
D. many buyers
Correct : C. single seller
34. Kinked demand curve is a feature of -
A. Monopoly
B. Oligopoly
C. Monopsony
D. Duopoly
Correct : B. Oligopoly
35. Demand for complementary goods is known as -
A. Joint demand
B. Derived demand
C. Direct demand
D. Cross demand
Correct : A. Joint demand
36. Quasi rent is a phenomenon.
A. medium term
B. long term
C. short term
D. no time
Correct : C. short term
37. Which of the following economists is called the Father of Economics?
A. Malthus
B. Robinson
C. Ricardo
D. Adam Smith
Correct : D. Adam Smith
38. Perfectly inelastic demand is equal to :
A. One
B. Infinite
C. Zero
D. Greater than one
Correct : C. Zero
39. A demand curve, which is parallel to the horizontal axis, showing quantity, has the price elasticity equal to -
A. Zero
B. One
C. Less than one
D. Infinity
Correct : D. Infinity
40. 'Capital gains' refers to goods which -
A. serve as a source of raising further capital
B. help in the further production of goods
C. directly go into the satisfaction of human wants
D. find multiple uses
Correct : B. help in the further production of goods
41. From the national point of view, which of the following indicates micro approach?
A. Study of sales of mobile phones by BSNL
B. Unemployement among Women
C. Per capita income in India
D. Inflation in India
Correct : A. Study of sales of mobile phones by BSNL
42. Returns to scale is a -
A. timeless phenomenon
B. directionless phenomenon
C. short-run phenomenon
D. long-run phenomenon
Correct : D. long-run phenomenon
43. Rent is a factor payment paid to -
A. land
B. restaurant
C. building
D. factory
Correct : A. land
44. Plant arid machinery are -
A. Producers' goods
B. Consumers' goods
C. Distributors' goods
D. Free goods
Correct : A. Producers' goods
45. Which activity is not included in production?
A. Production of wheat by a farmer
B. Production of medicines by a company
C. Services given by a nurse in hospital
D. Services done by a house-wife in her own house
Correct : D. Services done by a house-wife in her own house
46. Marginal cost is the -
A. cost of producing a unit of output
B. cost of producing an extra unit of output
C. cost of producing the total output
D. cost of producing a given level of output
Correct : B. cost of producing an extra unit of output
47. Under hill cost pricing, price is determined -
A. by adding a margin to the average cost
B. by comparing marginal cost and marginal revem
C. by adding normal profit to the marginal cost
D. by the total al cost of production
Correct : A. by adding a margin to the average cost
48. As output increases, average fixed cost
A. increases
B. falls
C. remains consl ant
D. first increases, then falls
Correct : B. falls
49. Fixed cost is known as -
A. Special cost
B. Direct cost
C. Prime cost
D. Overhead cost
Correct : D. Overhead cost
50. All of the goods which are scarce and limited in supply are called -
A. Luxury goods
B. Expensive goods
C. Capital goods
D. Economic goods
Correct : D. Economic goods
51. The terms "Micro Economics" and "Macro Economics" were coined by -
A. Alfred Marshall
B. Ragner Nurkse
C. Ragner Frisch
D. J.M. Keynes
Correct : C. Ragner Frisch
52. 'Hire and Fire' is the policy of -
A. Capitalism
B. Socialism
C. Mixed Economy
D. Traditional Economy
Correct : C. Mixed Economy
53. Consumption function expresses the relationship between consumption and -
A. savings
B. income
C. investment
D. price
Correct : B. income
54. The relationship between the rate of interest and level of consumption was first visualized by -
A. Amartya K. Sen
B. Milton Friedman
C. Irving Fisher
D. James Duesenberry
Correct : C. Irving Fisher
55. The Liquidity Preference Theory of Interest was propounded by :
A. J.M. Keynes
B. David Ricardo
C. Alfred Marshall
D. Adam Smith
Correct : A. J.M. Keynes
56. Which of the following is not an economic activity?
A. A labourer working in a factory.
B. A CRPF jawan guarding country’s borders.
C. A teacher teaching his own son.
D. A farmer tilling his own land.
Correct : C. A teacher teaching his own son.
57. Cosequent upon the recommendations of the Working Group on Rural Banks, 5 Rural Regional Banks were initially set up in the year -
A. 1973
B. 1974
C. 1975
D. 1976
Correct : C. 1975
58. Poverty in less developed countries is largely due to -
A. voluntary idleness
B. income inequality
C. lack of cultural activities
D. lack of intelligence of the people
Correct : B. income inequality
59. Which unit of valuation is known as "Paper gold"?
A. Eurodollar
B. Petrodollar
C. SDR
D. GDR
Correct : C. SDR
60. A closed economy is one which -
A. Does not trade with other countries
B. Does not possess any means of international transport
C. Does not have a coatastal line
D. (4) Is not a member of the U.N.O.
Correct : A. Does not trade with other countries
61. Who are the creditors of a Corporation?
A. Bond holders
B. Stock holders
C. Both Bond and Stock holders
D. Holders of preferred stock
Correct : C. Both Bond and Stock holders
62. The ratio of a bank's cash holdings to its total deposit liabilities is called the -
A. Variable Reserve Ratio
B. Cash Reserve Ratio
C. Statutory Liquidity Ratio
D. Minimum Reserve Ratio
Correct : B. Cash Reserve Ratio
63. The smaller the Cash Reserve Ratio, the scope for lending by banks is :
A. greater
B. smaller
C. weaker
D. lesser
Correct : A. greater
64. For hannelizing the unaccounted money for productive purposes the Government Introduced the scheme of :
A. Special Bearer Bonds
B. Resurgent. India Bonds
C. Provident Funds
D. Market Loans
Correct : A. Special Bearer Bonds
65. Saving is that portion of money income that is -
A. spent for development of Industries
B. not spent on consumption
C. spent on health and education
D. spent for consumer durables
Correct : B. not spent on consumption
66. What is the role of "Ombudsman" in a bank?
A. To provide quality and speedy redressal of grievances of customers.
B. To provide suggestions for innovative schemes in the banks.
C. To inspect the internal working of the branches.
D. To monitor the poverty alleviation programmes under-taken by or implemented by the bank.
Correct : A. To provide quality and speedy redressal of grievances of customers.
67. Which of the following taxes is not collected by the Central Government?
A. Income tax
B. Customs duty
C. Professional tax
D. Excise duty
Correct : C. Professional tax
68. The permission given to a bank customer to draw cheques in excess of his current account balance is called -
A. a personal loan
B. an ordinary loan
C. discounting a bill of exchange
D. an overdraft
Correct : D. an overdraft
69. Forced Savings refer to -
A. Reduction of consumption consequent to a rise in prices
B. Taxes on individual income and wealth
C. Compulsory deposits imposed on income tax payers
D. Provident fund contribution of private sector employees
Correct : A. Reduction of consumption consequent to a rise in prices
70. Which of the following is an indirect tax?
A. Capital Gains Tax
B. Excise Duty
C. Wealth Tax
D. Estate Duty
Correct : B. Excise Duty
71. Say's Law of Market holds that -
A. supply is not equal to demand
B. supply creates its own demand
C. demand creates its own supply
D. supply is greater than demand
Correct : B. supply creates its own demand
72. 'Marginal efficiency of capital' is -
A. expected rate of return on new investment
B. expected rate of return of existing investment
C. difference between rate of profit and rate of interest
D. value of output per unit of capital invested
Correct : A. expected rate of return on new investment
73. National Income is the -
A. Net National Product at market price
B. Net National Product at factor cost
C. Net Domestic Product at market price
D. Net domestic Product at factor cost
Correct : B. Net National Product at factor cost
74. What is meant by 'Capital Gain'?
A. Part of profits added to the capital
B. Appreciation in the money value of assets
C. Additions to the capital invested in a business
D. None of these
Correct : B. Appreciation in the money value of assets
75. Backward bending supply curve belongs to which market?
A. Capital
B. Labour
C. Money
D. Inventories
Correct : B. Labour
76. Interms of economics, if it is possible to make someone better off without making someone worse off, then the situation is -
A. Inefficient
B. Efficient
C. Optimal
D. Paretosuperior
Correct : A. Inefficient
77. The theory of distribution relates to which of the following?
A. The distribution of assets
B. The distribution of income
C. The distribution of factor payments
D. Equality in the distribution of the income and wealth
Correct : D. Equality in the distribution of the income and wealth
78. Knowledge, technical skill, education etc. in economics, are regarded as -
A. social-overhead capital
B. human capital
C. tangible physical capital
D. working capital
Correct : B. human capital
79. Purchasing Power Parity theory is related with -
A. Interest rate
B. Bank rate
C. Wage rate
D. Exchange rate
Correct : D. Exchange rate
80. The demand for which of the following commodity will not rise in spite of a fall in its price?
A. Television
B. Refrigerator
C. Salt
D. Meat
Correct : C. Salt
81. In the long-run equilibrium, a competitive firm earns -
A. Super-normal profit
B. Profits equal to other firms
C. Normal profit
D. No profit
Correct : C. Normal profit
82. What is selling cost?
A. Cost incurred on transportation of commodities to market
B. Cost incurred on promoting the sale of the product
C. Cost incurred on commission and salaries personnel
D. Cost incurred on advertisement
Correct : B. Cost incurred on promoting the sale of the product
83. Who said, "Economics is the Science of Wealth"?
A. Robbins
B. J.S. Mill
C. Adam Smith
D. Keynes
Correct : C. Adam Smith
84. The addition to total cost by producing an additional unit of out-put by a firm is called -
A. Variable cost
B. Average cost
C. Marginal cost
D. Opportunity cost
Correct : C. Marginal cost
85. In a perfectly competitive market, a firm's -
A. Average Revenue is always equal to Marginal Revenue
B. Marginal Revenue is more than Average Revenue
C. Average Revenue is more than Marginal Revenue
D. Marginal Revenue and Average Revenue are never equal
Correct : A. Average Revenue is always equal to Marginal Revenue
86. An increase in the quantity supplied suggests -
A. a leftward shift of the supply curve
B. a movement up along the supply curve
C. a movement down along the supply curve
D. a rightward shift of the supply curve
Correct : B. a movement up along the supply curve
87. Price and output are determinates in market structure other than -
A. monopoly
B. perfect competition
C. oligopoly
D. monopsony
Correct : B. perfect competition
88. Bilateral monopoly situation is
A. when there are only two sellers of a product
B. when there are only two buyers of a product
C. when there is only one buyer and one seller of a product
D. when there are two buyers and two sellers of a product
Correct : C. when there is only one buyer and one seller of a product
89. A 'Market Economy' is one which -
A. is controlled by the Government
B. is free from the Government control
C. in influenced by international market forces
D. All of these
Correct : B. is free from the Government control
90. The law of demand states that -
A. if the price of a good increases, the demand for that good decreases.
B. if the price of a good increases, the demand for that good increases.
C. if the price of a good increases, the quantity demanded of that good decreases
D. if the price of a good increases, the quantity demanded of that good increases.
Correct : C. if the price of a good increases, the quantity demanded of that good decreases
91. The demand curve facing a perfectly competitive firm is -
A. downward sloping
B. perfectly inelastic
C. a concave curve
D. perfectly elastic
Correct : D. perfectly elastic
92. If average cost falls, marginal cost -
A. increases at a higher rate
B. falls at the same rate
C. increases at a lower rate
D. falls at a higher rate
Correct : B. falls at the same rate
93. Consumer gets maximum satisfaction at the point where -
A. Marginal Utility = Price
B. Marginal Utility > Price
C. Marginal Utility < Price
D. Marginal Cost = Price
Correct : A. Marginal Utility = Price
94. Micro-economics is also called :
A. Income theory
B. Investment theory
C. Price theory
D. Expenditure theory
Correct : C. Price theory
95. Demand in Economics means :
A. Aggregate demand
B. Market demand
C. Individual demand
D. Demand backed by purchasing power
Correct : D. Demand backed by purchasing power
96. A fall in demand or rise in supply of a commodity—
A. Increases the price of that commodity
B. decreases the price of that commodity
C. neutralizes the changes in the price
D. determines" the price elasticity
Correct : B. decreases the price of that commodity
97. The relationship between the value of money and the price level in an economy is -
A. Direct
B. Inverse
C. Proportional
D. Stable
Correct : B. Inverse
98. Production function relates -
A. Cost to output
B. Cost to input
C. Wages to profit
D. Inputs to output
Correct : D. Inputs to output
99. If total utility is maximum at a point, then marginal utility is -
A. positive
B. zero
C. negative
D. positive but decreasing
Correct : B. zero
100. Economies of Scale means reduction in
A. unit cost of production
B. unit cost of distribution
C. total cost of production
D. total cost of distribution
Correct : A. unit cost of production