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Economics Mcqs 4423 MCQs [All-Courses]

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Economics MCQs cover fundamental concepts of microeconomics and macroeconomics, including demand and supply, inflation, national income, and economic policies.
This section is designed to strengthen analytical skills and conceptual understanding for competitive examinations.
Highly useful for PPSC, FPSC, NTS, OTS, KPPSC, and other testing services preparation.

If a nation has an open economy it means that the nation ?
A Allows private ownership of capital
B Has flexible exchange rates
C Has fixed exchange rates
D conducts trade with other countries
Correct Answer: conducts trade with other countries
A main advantage of specialization results from ?
A Economies of large-scale production
B The specializing country behaving as a monopoly
C Smaller production runs resulting in lower unit costs
D High wages paid to foreign workers
Correct Answer: Economies of large-scale production
If a country has a burden of debt it cannot sustain it can ?
A reschedule debt
B get a loan from an international organization
C default on the loan
D any of the above
Correct Answer: any of the above
Import substitution is the replacement of ____ by domestic production _____ protection of ________?
A exports, subsidies
B exports, patents
C imports, high tariffs or import quotas
D imports, subsidies
Correct Answer: imports, high tariffs or import quotas
LDCs are reluctant to pursue development through the export of primary products because of ____ and _____ ?
A The upward trend in commodity prices the stability of primary products real prices
B The upward trend in commodity prices, the volatility of primary products real prices
C The downward trend in commodity prices the stability of primary products real prices
D The downward trend in commodity prices the volatility of primary products real prices
Correct Answer: The downward trend in commodity prices the volatility of primary products real prices
All of the following represent obstacles to LDC development except ?
A resource scarcity
B low levels of investment
C low population
D poor infrastructure
Correct Answer: low population
Economic transition involves high inflation because _____ and ______?
A high monetary growth high wages
B high budget deficits devaluation
C high monetary growth devaluation
D Prices surge from an artificially low level to their equilibrium level the inflation tax is required a source of government revenue
Correct Answer: Prices surge from an artificially low level to their equilibrium level the inflation tax is required a source of government revenue
An optimal tariff is one which reduces imports to the level at which ____ equals ____?
A imports, exports
B the balance of trade, zero
C The demand for currency the supply of currency
D social marginal cost, social marginal benefit
Correct Answer: social marginal cost, social marginal benefit
The imposition of a tariff causes consumption to _____ and imports to _________?
A rise, rise
B fall, rise
C fall, fall
D rise, fall
Correct Answer: fall, fall
The main cause of different relative costs between countries are ?
A relative factor competition
B relative factor mobility
C relative factor substitution
D relative factor endowments
Correct Answer: relative factor endowments