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Dr.G.R.Damodaran College of Science (Autonomous, affiliated to the Bharathiar University, recognized by the UGC)Re- accredited at the 'A' Grade Level by the NAAC and ISO 9001:2008 Certified CRISL rated 'A' (TN) for MBA and MIB Programmes I- B.COM(2015-2018) I SEMESTER ALLIED- BUSINESS ECONOMICS-102D Multiple Choice Questions. 1. Who is called as father of Economics? A. Adam smith B. Robinson C. Marshall D. George Bernard ANSWER: A 2. Economics is the science of wealth who gave this definition? A. J.K.Mehta B. Marshall C. Adam Smith D. Robbins ANSWER: C 3. Which of the following is related with controlling economic problems ? A. What to produce B. How to produce C. For whom to produce D. All of the above ANSWER: D 4. The existence of both public and private sector enterprises constitutes A. Capitalist economy B. Mixed economy C. Socialist economy D. None of the Above ANSWER: B 5. 12. Peoples wants are ---------------- A. More B. Limited C. Unlimited D. Few ANSWER: C http://172.16.2.20/printqp.php?heading=I- B.COM(2015-2018),I SEM... 1 of 23 8/1/2015 4:22 PM
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Dr.G.R.Damodaran College of Science(Autonomous, affiliated to the Bharathiar University, recognized by the UGC)Re-

accredited at the 'A' Grade Level by the NAAC and ISO 9001:2008 CertifiedCRISL rated 'A' (TN) for MBA and MIB Programmes

I- B.COM(2015-2018)I SEMESTER

ALLIED- BUSINESS ECONOMICS-102DMultiple Choice Questions.

1. Who is called as father of Economics?A. Adam smithB. RobinsonC. MarshallD. George Bernard

ANSWER: A

2. Economics is the science of wealth who gave this definition?A. J.K.MehtaB. MarshallC. Adam SmithD. Robbins

ANSWER: C

3. Which of the following is related with controlling economic problems ?A. What to produceB. How to produceC. For whom to produceD. All of the above

ANSWER: D

4. The existence of both public and private sector enterprises constitutesA. Capitalist economyB. Mixed economyC. Socialist economyD. None of the Above

ANSWER: B

5. 12. Peoples wants are ----------------A. MoreB. LimitedC. UnlimitedD. Few

ANSWER: C

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6. Who has given scarcity definition of economics?A. Adam smithB. MarshallC. RobbinsD. Robertson

ANSWER: C

7. Micro economic theory is also known as -----------------.A. Business TheoryB. Price TheoryC. Individual Theory.D. Cost theory

ANSWER: B

8. Profit Maximisation goal is suitable for ------------ and ------------ markets .A. Monopolistic and OligopolyB. Monopolistic and DuopolyC. Monopsony and DuopsonyD. Perfect competition and monopoly

ANSWER: D

9. In economics the central problem is ----------------A. money.B. production.C. consumption.D. scarcity.

ANSWER: D

10. Utility is measured by ______________.A. wealth

B. priceC. value or worth .D. income.

ANSWER: C

11. The extra utility from consuming one more unit of a commodity is called -----------------A. Mariginal utilityB. Additional utilityC. Surplus utilityD. Bonus utility

ANSWER: A

12. If marginal utility is zero ----------------A. Total utility is zeroB. An additional unit of consumption will decrease total utilityC. An additional unit of consumption will increase total utilityD. Total utility is maximum.

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ANSWER: D

13. When the total utility curve reaches its maximum level, marginal utility is-----------------------A. ZeroB. PositiveC. RisingD. Negative

ANSWER: A

14. In case of Utility theory as income increases, marginal utility of money ---------A. DecreasesB. IncreasesC. constantD. none of these

ANSWER: A

15. Who has given the concept of consumer surplusA. MarshallB. RobbinsC. PigouD. None of these

ANSWER: A

16. Utility means _______________.A. Power to satisfy a want.B. Usefulness.C. Willingness of a person.D. Harmfulness.

ANSWER: B

17. At point of satiety, marginal utility is _________________.

A. Zero.B. Positive.C. Maximum.D. Negative

ANSWER: A

18. Which of the following is the second law of Gossen ?A. Law of equi-marginal utilityB. Law of equi-product.C. Theory of indifference curve.D. Law of diminishing marginal utility

ANSWER: A

19. Total utility of a commodity is measured by which price of that commodity ?A. Value in use.B. Value in exchangeC. Both of above.

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D. Value of moneyANSWER: A

20. According to Marshall, the basis of consumer surplus is ______________.A. Law of diminishing marginal utilityB. Law of equi-marginal utilityC. Law of proportionsD. All of the above

ANSWER: A

21. Which of the following is an economic activity?A. Teaching of a teacher in the school.B. To teach son at home.C. To serve her child by mother.D. To play football by a student.

ANSWER: A

22. Sales Maximisation is suitable for ------------ marketA. OligopolyB. DuopolyC. MonopolyD. Monopsony

ANSWER: A

23. Demand is a function of -----------A. Income.B. AdvertisementC. ConsumersD. Price.

ANSWER: D

24. Which will cause a change in the demand for commodity X?A. A Change In Tastes.B. A Change In Income.C. A Change In The Price of X .D. A Change In Price Of Complementary Product

ANSWER: C

25. A market demand can be derived by adding all the individual demand curves ________________.A. vertically.B. horizontally.C. in parallel.D. by any of the above, as long as it is consistent.

ANSWER: C

26. A market demand Schedule for a product indicates that ______________.A. as the product's price falls, consumers buy less of the goodB. there is a direct relationship between price and quantity demanded

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C. as a product's price rises, consumers buy less of other goods.D. there is an inverse relationship between price and quantity demanded.

ANSWER: D

27. When one speaks of "demand" in a particular market, this refers to __________.A. the quantity demanded at a given priceB. only one price-quantity combination on the demand scheduleC. only one point on the entire demand curve.D. the whole demand curve

ANSWER: D

28. Other things being equal, the law of demand implies that as ______________.A. the demand for increases, the price will decreaseB. income increases, the quantity demanded will increaseC. the price increases, the quantity demanded will decreaseD. the price increases, the quantity demanded will increase

ANSWER: C

29. For inferior commodities, income effect is ______________.A. Zero.B. NegativeC. Infinite.D. Positive.

ANSWER: B

30. Which is not a determinant of demand?A. Income.B. The Cost of Inputs In Production .C. The Prices of Related GoodsD. Future Price Expectations

ANSWER: B

31. The price elasticity of demand is the ___________________.A. percentage change in quantity demanded divided by the percentage change in price.B. percentage change in price divided by the percentage change in quantity demandedC. dollar change in quantity demanded divided by the dollar change in price.D. percentage change in quantity demanded divided by the percentage change in quantity supplied

ANSWER: A

32. If two goods are close substitutes , ___________________.A. an increase in the price of one will decrease the demand for the other.B. an increase in the price of one will increase the demand for the other.C. a decrease in the price of one will increase the demand for the other.D. a decrease in the price of one will have no effect on the demand for the other.

ANSWER: B

33. People demand more of product X when the price of product Y decreases. This means X and Y are_______________.

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A. complements.B. substitutes.C. not related.D. both inexpensive.

ANSWER: C

34. Derived demand is directly determined by ____________.A. utilityB. the profitability of using inputs to produce output .C. the ability to satisfy consumer desiresD. personal consumption

ANSWER: B

35. When demand is elastic ________________.A. a fall in price is more than offset by an increase in quantity demanded, so that total revenue rises.B. the good is probably a necessity, so price has little effect on quantity demanded.C. a rise in price will increase total revenue, even though less is soldD. buyers are not much influenced by prices of competing precedes.

ANSWER: C

36. The demand for a good is highly inelastic if __________________.A. the price elasticity of the good is close to zero.B. the income elasticity of the good is close to oneC. if it is a necessityD. both a and c.

ANSWER: D

37. A perfectly inelastic demand curve __________________.A. is a vertical line parallel to Y-axis.B. is a vertical line parallel to X-axisC. indicates a good with no close substitutes.

D. a and c.ANSWER: D

38. Demand curve is a _____________.A. falling curveB. rising curve.C. downward sloping curve.D. upward sloping curve

ANSWER: C

39. Which of the following is not a step in the forecasting process?A. Determine The Use Of The Forecast.B. Eliminate Any Assumptions.C. Determine The Time Horizon.D. Select A Forecasting Model(S).

ANSWER: B

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40. Gradual, long-term movement in time-series data is called _____________.A. seasonal variationB. cycles.C. trends.D. exponential variation.

ANSWER: A

41. Which of the following is not present in a time series?A. SeasonalityB. Operational Variations.C. Trend.D. Random Variations.

ANSWER: D

42. In Sample survey method -------- Technique is adopted.A. DeliberateB. ConvenienceC. QuotaD. Random

ANSWER: D

43. In time series, which of the following cannot be predicted?A. Large Increases In Demand.B. Technological Trends.C. Seasonal FluctuationsD. Random Fluctuations.

ANSWER: C

44. Which of the following is not a characteristic of simple moving averages?A. It Smoothes Random Variations In The Data.B. It Has Minimal Data Storage Requirements.

C. It Weights Each Historical Value Equally.D. It Smoothes Real Variations In The Data.

ANSWER: B

45. Car and petrol are ---------------goods.A. SubstitutesB. ComplementayC. ProducersD. None of the above.

ANSWER: B

46. Tea and coffee are --------------GoodsA. SubstitutesB. ComplementayC. ProducersD. None of the above.

ANSWER: A

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47. In cross elasticity of demand, for unrelated goods the demand curve will be --------------------A. Rectangular hyperbolaB. Vertical lineC. Horizontal lineD. None of the above.

ANSWER: B

48. The total outlay method expains the relationship between Price and---------------A. DemandB. SupplyC. ExpenditureD. Income

ANSWER: C

49. Which of the following is included in exceptions to the law of demandA. Giffen GoodsB. Prestigious goodsC. Both of the aboveD. NOne of the above

ANSWER: C

50. When a commodity with many uses is demanded then it is calledA. Direct demandB. Joint demandC. Composite demandD. None of these

ANSWER: C

51. A fall in the price of a commodity leads to _______________.A. a shift in demand.

B. a fall in demand.C. a rise in the consumers real incomeD. a fall in the consumers real income.

ANSWER: C

52. An increase in demand can result from ____________.A. a decline in market priceB. an increase in incomeC. a reduction in the price of a substituteD. an increase in the price of complements

ANSWER: B

53. Giffen goods are goods ___________.A. for which demand increases as price increases.B. which have a high income elasticity of demand.C. which have a low cross elasticity of demand.D. which are in very short supply

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ANSWER: A

54. Decrease in demand means ________________.A. movement upward on a demand curve.B. movement downward on the demand curve.C. shift downward of a demand curve.D. shift upward of a demand curve.

ANSWER: C

55. Elasticity of demand is _______________.A. slope of the demand curve.B. usually unityC. usually zeroD. degree of responsiveness of quantity demanded to a change in price.

ANSWER: D

56. How would you indicate relatively inelastic demand by using one of the following measures_________________.

A. E = Zero.B. E is less than 1.C. E is greater than 1D. E = 1.

ANSWER: B

57. A demand curve which is a horizontal straight line has an elasticity that is ------------A. zero.B. greater than zero but less than one.C. one.D. infinite.

ANSWER: D

58. Demand forecasting means _________________.A. simply guessing about future demandB. establishing relations between demand and its determinantsC. predicting level of demand at a future date.D. all the above.

ANSWER: C

59. The demand for labor slopes down and to the right because of _______________.A. the law of demand .B. the iron law of wages .C. the law of diminishing marginal returnsD. economies of scale

ANSWER: C

60. Normal goods experience an increase in consumption when _______________.A. real income increaseB. real income falls

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C. price rises.D. tastes change.

ANSWER: D

61. The demand for a good is price inelastic if ___________________.A. the price elasticity is one.B. the price elasticity is less than one.C. the price elasticity is greater than one.D. zero

ANSWER: B

62. A demand curve with unitary elasticity at all points is __________________.A. a straight line .B. a parabola.C. a hyperbolaD. convex to the origin.

ANSWER: C

63. Supply is a function of -----------A. Income.B. AdvertisementC. ConsumersD. Price.

ANSWER: D

64. The supply of a product does not depend on _____________.A. labor costs .B. the number of sellers in the market .C. consumers tastes .D. existing technology .

ANSWER: C

65. -------- Economies views on reducing the Production costsA. InternalB. InventoryC. PecuniaryD. External

ANSWER: D

66. Which factor of production is considered as fixed input?A. LabourB. TechnologyC. CapitalD. Land

ANSWER: D

67. ----------- is the remuneration for organisationA. Rent

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B. WagesC. InterestD. Profit.

ANSWER: D

68. ------------- input factor is divided as skilled, semi skilled, unskilledA. LandB. CapitalC. TechnologyD. Labour

ANSWER: D

69. ---------- is the remuneration for labourA. RentB. WagesC. InterestD. Profit.

ANSWER: B

70. When the output increases in the same proportion as the increase in input it is --------------Returns.A. ConstantB. AverageC. DecreasingD. Increasing

ANSWER: A

71. Cobb- douglas production function mainly studies --------------A. Capital and labourB. Labour and EntreprenueurC. Land and LabourD. Land and capital

ANSWER: A

72. Marginal cost is defined asA. Change in total cost due change in outputB. Total cost divided by outputC. change in output due to a one unit change in an inputD. Total product divided by the quantity of input

ANSWER: A

73. The cost with which the concept of marginal cost is closely related -------------A. Variable costB. Fixed costC. Opportunity costD. Economic Cost

ANSWER: A

74. Opportunity Cost is also Known as ---------------

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A. Outlay costB. Sunk CostC. Alternative CostD. Total Cost

ANSWER: C

75. The costs that depend on output in the short run are _____________.A. total variable costs only.B. both total variable costs and total costs.C. total costs onlyD. total fixed cost only.

ANSWER: A

76. In the short run, as economists use the phrase, is characterised by ______________________.A. all inputs being variableB. a period where the law of diminishing returns does not holdC. c. at least one fixed factor of production and firms neither leaving nor entering the industry.D. no variable inputs - that is, all of the factors of production are fixed.

ANSWER: C

77. The formula for average fixed costs is __________________.A. TFC/Q.B. Dq/DFC.C. Q/TFC.D. TVC/Q.

ANSWER: A

78. The formula for average variable cost (AVC) is __________________.A. DQ/DTVC.B. DTVC/DQC. TVC/Q

D. Q/TVCANSWER: C

79. Implicit costs are ________________.A. equal to total fixed costsB. comprised entirely of variable costsC. payments for self-employed resources.D. always greater in the short run than in the long run.

ANSWER: C

80. Which would be an implicit cost for a firm? The cost _________________.A. of worker wages and salaries for the firmB. b. paid for leasing a building for the firmC. paid for production supplies for the firmD. of wages foregone by the owner of the firm

ANSWER: D

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81. If a firms revenues just cover all its opportunity costs, then ________________.A. normal profit is zeroB. economic profit is zeroC. total revenues equal its explicit costs.D. total revenues equal its implicit costs

ANSWER: A

82. When the total product curve is falling, the ______________________.A. marginal product of labor is zeroB. marginal product of labor is negativeC. average product of labor is increasingD. average product of labor must be negative.

ANSWER: B

83. Variable costs are __________________.A. sunk costsB. multiplied by fixed costsC. costs that change with the level of production.D. defined as the change in total cost resulting from the production of an additional unit of output.

ANSWER: C

84. Opportunity cost of a factor of production with specific use is ____________.A. very high.B. infiniteC. zero.D. constant.

ANSWER: C

85. Money paid to unskilled labour is called ---------------A. WagesB. Salary

C. RoyaltyD. None

ANSWER: A

86. Which of the following curve is not U-shaped?A. AVCB. AFCC. ACD. MC

ANSWER: B

87. Labour is a _________________.A. giftB. immovable factor.C. bargaining factor.D. passive factor.

ANSWER: C

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88. Off all the factors of production given below, which one is perishable in nature ____________.A. labour.B. land.C. capital.D. entrepreneurship.

ANSWER: A

89. External economies of scale arise when ______________.A. expansion of output of one firm improves the efficiency of othersB. a large firm acquires monopoly advantageC. the staff of the firm makes a discovery which patentable.D. prices are reduced for bulk buying of raw materials

ANSWER: A

90. Internal economies of scale may not arise due to _______________.A. division of labour.B. vertical integration.C. bulk purchases.D. high cost.

ANSWER: D

91. Opportunity cost is a term which describes ________________.A. a bargain price for a factor of productionB. costs related to an optimum level of production.C. variable costs.D. cost of one product in terms of production of others forgone.

ANSWER: D

92. Total cost is ____________.A. the overall cost associated with a given level of output.

B. equal to marginal cost times the quantity of output.C. determined by adding marginal cost and average cost.D. fixed cost plus marginal cost.

ANSWER: A

93. Marginal cost curve cuts the average cost curve _____________.A. at the left of its lowest point.B. at its lowest point.C. at the right of its lowest point.D. at its highest point.

ANSWER: B

94. Marginal cost means ______________.A. subtraction to the total cost.B. addition to the total cost.C. multiplication to the total cost.D. variable cost.

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ANSWER: B

95. An LAC curve is not known as _________________.A. envelope curve.B. planning curve.C. operating curve.D. plant curve.

ANSWER: D

96. The marginal product equals the average product when the latter is _______________.A.B.C. equals to its maximum valueD. equals to its minimum value.

ANSWER: D

97. In case of oligopoly, number of firms is -------------A. LargeB. InfiniteC. OneD. Few

ANSWER: D

98. What are homogenous products?A. Undifferentiated productsB. Differentiated productsC. Both (a) and (b)D. None of the above

ANSWER: A

99. A distinguishing characteristic of monopolistic competition is ----------------

A. Large number of firmsB. Low entry barriersC. Product standardisationD. Product differentiation

ANSWER: D

100. In perfect competition, the marginal revenue curve ----------------------A. And the demand curve facing the firm are identicalB. Is always above the demand curve facing the firmC. Is always below the demand curve facing the firmD. Intersects the demand curve when marginal revenue is minimized.

ANSWER: A

101. If firms can neither enter nor leave an industry, the relevant time period is the --------------A. Short runB. Intermediate runC. Long run

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D. Immediate runANSWER: A

102. Which of the following is a characteristic of a perfectly competitive market?A. Firms are price setters.B. There are few sellers in the market.C. Firms can exit and enter the market freely.D. All of the above are correct.

ANSWER: C

103. In the long run, a profit-maximizing firm will choose to exit a market when _________________.A. fixed costs exceed sunk costsB. average fixed cost is risingC. revenue from production is less than total costsD. marginal cost exceeds marginal revenue at the current level of production

ANSWER: C

104. When firms have an incentive to exit a competitive market, their exit will _____________________.A. drive down market prices.B. drive down profits of existing firms in the market.C. decrease the quantity of goods supplied in the market.D. All of the above are correct.

ANSWER: D

105. In a perfectly competitive market, the process of entry or exit ends when ____________________.A. firms are operating with excess capacity.B. firms are making zero economic profit.C. firms experience decreasing marginal revenue.D. price is equal to marginal cost.

ANSWER: C

106. Imperfect competition was introduced by -------------A. MarshallB. ChamberlinC. KeynesD. None of these

ANSWER: B

107. In case of Monopoly, a firm in long run can have ----------------A. LossB. ProfitC. Super normal profitD. All of above

ANSWER: D

108. In Perfect Competition equilibrium is attained When ---------A. AR = ACB. TR = TC

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C. MR = MCD. Q = P

ANSWER: C

109. Price leadership may not arise due to _________________.A. cost advantage.B. substantial market share.C. initiative in developing a product.D. make poor quality of the product.

ANSWER: D

110. Concentration of monopoly is implemented under ----------------A. FERAB. MRTPC. FEMAD. None

ANSWER: B

111. Which method is better in measuring the national income?A. Expenditure census methodB. Social accounting methodC. Opportunity methodD. Incremental method

ANSWER: A

112. In perfectly inelastic, demand curve will be -----------------A. Horizontal Straight lineB. Vertical lineC. Rectangular hyperbolaD. None

ANSWER: B

113. In relatively inelastic, demand curve will be ----------------A. Horizontal Straight lineB. Vertical lineC. SteeperD. Flatter

ANSWER: C

114. Deductive method explains things from------------------A. General to particularB. Particular to GeneralC. BothD. None

ANSWER: A

115. The primary objective for discriminating monopolist is --------------A. Loss minimization

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B. Profit maximisationC. To cover production costD. All the above.

ANSWER: B

116. A monopolistic competitive firm sells ----------------- productsA. DifferentatedB. HomogenousC. All of the aboveD. None

ANSWER: A

117. Under perfect competition firms do not engage in price-war because _________________.A. firms work in co-operation with one another under the sameB. number of firms under the same is very large.C. the demand for the product of a firm under the same is perfectly elasticD. all the above-mentioned conditions are responsible.

ANSWER: B

118. The equilibrium of a firm occurs when _______________.A. P = MC.B. MC = MR.C. P = MR.D. AC = MC.

ANSWER: B

119. In a perfectly competitive market, the firm will be ________________.A. a price maker.B. attempting to maximise profits.C. producing a product which will be different from its competitors.D. a price taker.

ANSWER: D

120. In an Oligopolistic market, there are ________________.A. a large number of sellers and few buyersB. few sellers and few buyers.C. few sellers and a large number of buyersD. only one seller.

ANSWER: C

121. Which one is not collusive oligopoly ___________________.A. price leadership.B. market-sharing cartel.C. price discriminationD. price fixing cartel.

ANSWER: B

122. Equilibrium implies a state of ________________.

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A. rest.B. inactivity.C. absence of motion.D. movement.

ANSWER: A

123. Uncertainty refers to ______________.A. insurable risks.B. uninsurable risksC. risks due to fires and accidentsD. no risks.

ANSWER: B

124. Willingness to pay, _______________.A. is the minimum valuation of each buyer of a good.B. is the price that each buyer can afford given his current income.C. is the maximum valuation of each buyer of a good.D. must be greater than the price of a good.

ANSWER: B

125. A marginal buyer is the one _______________________.A. who, if the price is increased a little is the first to go out of the market.B. who, if the price is decreased a little is the first to enter the marketC. who is indifferent about buying and not buyingD. both a and c.

ANSWER: A

126. A market is said to be efficient ___________________.A. if quantity demanded and the quantity supplied are the same.B. if both consumer surplus and the producer surplus are maximized.C. if the sum of the producer surplus and the consumer surplus is maximized

D. both a and c.ANSWER: D

127. Under perfect competition, rivalry is _____________________.A. impersonal.B. very personal and direct, advertising being important.C. nonexistent since the firms cooperate.D. control output.

ANSWER: B

128. Monopolies arise as a consequence of ______________.A. patents .B. control over the supply of a basic input.C. franchise .D. capture the market.

ANSWER: B

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129. A monopolist will never produce at a point where ____________________.A. demand is price-inelastic.B. demand is price-elastic.C. marginal cost is positive.D. marginal cost is increasing.

ANSWER: D

130. Which of the following best defines price discrimination?A. Charging Different Prices On The Basis Of Race.B. Charging Different Prices For Goods With Different Costs Of ProductionC. Charging Different Prices Based On Cost-Of-Service Differences.D. Selling A Certain Product Of Given Quality And Cost Per Unit At Different Prices To Different

Buyers.ANSWER: D

131. Dynamic Theory of profit given by ----------------A. J.B.ClarkB. HawleyC. SchumpeterD. J.S.Mill

ANSWER: A

132. A recession is-----------------A. A period during which aggregate output declinesB. A period of decling unemploymentC. A period of very rapidly declining pricesD. A period of declining prices

ANSWER: A

133. -------- phase takes twice in a trade cycleA. Depression

B. RecessionC. RecoveryD. Prosperity

ANSWER: D

134. Business cycle also known as ________________.A. trade cycle.B. contraction.C. expansion.D. upper turning point.

ANSWER: A

135. The main aim of monetary policy is _________________________.A. to regulate cost and credit.B. to control inflationC. to control foreign exchangeD. all the above.

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ANSWER: D

136. The phases of business cycle are --------------A. Boom and RecessionB. Depression and RecoveryC. BothD. None

ANSWER: C

137. In the ------------ phase , demand, output, employment and income are at a high level.A. DepressionB. RecessionC. BoomD. Recovery

ANSWER: C

138. The taxation and Public expenditure policy is Known as ------------A. Monetary PolicyB. Fiscal PolicyC. Trade PolicyD. Pricing policies.

ANSWER: B

139. When national income of a country is calculated in terms of constant prices, it is called as------------A. Nominal GNP.B. GNP at current prices.C. GNP at constant prices.D. GDP at constant prices

ANSWER: C

140. Inflation means -------------------

A. More money less valueB. Less money high valueC. More money more valueD. Less money less value

ANSWER: A

141. ------------------ refers to the credit control measures adopted by the central bank of a country.A. Monetary policyB. Fiscal policyC. Direct controlsD. All of the above

ANSWER: A

142. The instruments of monetary policy are --------------------A. qualitativeB. quantitativeC. Qualitative and Quantitative

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D. NoneANSWER: C

143. A-------------- is a quantitative expression of a plan for a defined period of time.A. BudgetB. Open market operationC. BothD. None

ANSWER: A

144. --------------- is a budget where receipts are equal to expenditure.A. Revenue BudgetB. Receipts BudgetC. Balanced BudgetD. Performance Budget

ANSWER: C

145. ---------- is a variable budget.A. Flexible budgetB. Fixed budgetC. BothD. None

ANSWER: A

146. In India, the central monetary authority is the ------------------A. Federal BankB. State BankC. Reserve Bank of IndiaD. Indian Bank

ANSWER: C

147. ----------- Income is the total income received by individuals of a country from all sources beforepayment of direct taxes in one year.

A. Domestic IncomeB. Private IncomeC. Personal IncomeD. Real Income

ANSWER: C

148. The average income of the people of a country in a particular year is called -----------A. Private IncomeB. Real IncomeC. Diposable IncomeD. Per capita Income

ANSWER: D

149. ---------- control is used to regulate the commercial banksA. Qualitative

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B. QuantitativeC. Public DebtD. Fiscal Measures

ANSWER: B

150. Which is not a tool of fiscal policy?A. Public DebtB. Public TaxationC. Bill marketD. Public Expenditure

ANSWER: C

Staff NamePrasath J.

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