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Chapter 1 : Introduction to Micro Economics
[1] Which one is not the characteristic of capitalistic economy ?
(a) Profit motive
(b) Income inequality
(c) Free employment
(d) Collective ownership
[2] Mixed economy means(a) All economic decisions are taken by Central Authority
(b) All economic decisions are taken by private entrepreneurs
(c) Economic decisions are partly taken by the state and partly by
private entrepreneurs
(d) None of these
Chapter 2 : Theory of Demand and Supply
Unit 1 : Theory of Demand
[3] Demand of a commodity depends upon :
(a) Price
(b) Income
(c) Price of related good(d) All of the above
[4] In case of substitute goods, cross elasticity is _______
(a) Negative
(b) Zero
(c) Positive
(d) None of these
[5] Suppose the price of movies seen at a theatre rises from Rs. 120
per person to Rs. 200 per person. The theatre manager observed
that the rise in prices has lead to a fall in attendance at a given
movie from 300 persons to 200 persons. What is the price elasticity
of demand for the movie ?
(a) 0.5(b) 0.8
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(c) 1.00
(d) None of these.
[6] The quantity demanded does not respond to price change and so
the elasticity is :
(a) Zero
(b) One
(c) Infinite
(d) None
[7] The prices of a commodity were increased from Rs. 4 to Rs. 6. As
a result demand decreased from 15 units to 10 units. What is the
price elasticity?
(a) 0.66
(b) 0.33
(c) 1.00(d) 1.5
[8] If demand is parallel to x axis, what will be the nature of elasticity
?
(a) Perfectly elastic
(b) Inelastic
(c) Elastic
(d) Highly elastic
Unit 2 : Theory of Consumer Behaviour
[9] Indifference curve is based on :
(a) Cardinal analysis
(b) Quardinal analysis
(c) Both (a) and (b)(d) None of above.
[10] Cardinal approach is related to :
(a) Indifference curve
(b) Equi-marginal utility
(c) Law of diminishing returns.
(d) None of these.
[11] The substitution effect of fall in the price of the commodity will
lead to:
(a) Upward movement in indifference curve
(b) Downward movement in indifference curve
(c) Movement from lower IC to a higher one
(d) None.
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Unit 3 : Theory of Supply
[12] Increase or decrease in supply means :(a) Change in supply due to change in its own price
(b) Change in supply due to change in factors other than its own
price
(c) Both of above
(d) None of above
Chapter 3 Theory of Production and Cost
Unit 1 : Theory of Production
[13] If a firms output is zero, then
(a) AFC will be positive
(b) AVC will be zero
(c) Both of (a) and (b)(d) None of (a) and (b)
[14] Functions of the entrepreneur are :
(a) Risk bearing
(b) Initiating a business enterprise and resource co-coordinator
(c) Introduced new innovations
(d) All of the above
[15] Law of diminishing returns is applicable in :
(a) Manufacturing industry
(b) Agriculture
(c) Neither (a) nor (b)
(d) Any economic activity at a point of time.
Unit 2 : Theory of Cost[16] Which curve is never U-shaped ?
(a) TFC curve
(b) AVC curve
(c) AFC curve
(d) MC curve
[17] From the following details, find out the average variable cost of 10
units:
OUTPUT : 0 10 20
Total cost : Rs. 200 Rs. 400 Rs. 800
(a) Rs. 40
(b) Rs. 20
(c) Rs. 200(d) Rs. 400
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[18] The total cost incurred for 10 units is Rs. 400 and 20 units is Rs.
800. Find the marginal cost.
(a) Rs. 400
(b) Rs. 40
(c) Rs. 200
(d) Rs. 20
Chapter 4 Market
Unit 3 : Price and Output Determination
[19] In the long-run monopolist can
(a) Incur losses
(b) Must earn super normal profits
(c) Wants to shut-down
(d) Earns only normal profits.
[20] The demand curve of the firm and industry will be same in which
form of market :
(a) Monopolistic Competition
(b) Perfect Competition
(c) Monopoly
(d) Oligopoly.
[21] Oligopoly haring identical products is :
(a) Pure oligopoly
(b) Imperfect oligopoly
(c) Price leadership
(d) Collusion.
Chapter 5 Indian Economy A Profile
Unit 1 : Indian Economy
[22] In occupational structure of India, which sector has the lowest
share ?
(a) Agriculture
(b) Service
(c) Industry
(d) Construction
Unit 2 : Role on Different Sectors
[23] National Bank for Agriculture and rural development is _______.
(a) Co-operative bank
(b) Commercial bank
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(c) Apex bank of agriculture and rural development
(d) Subsidiary bank of SBI. Unit 3 : National Income
[24] Real National Income means national income measured at :
(a) Constant Prices
(b) Current Prices
(c) Wholesale Prices
(d) Retail Prices
[25] Which one of the following is correct ?
(a) NNPFC = NNPMP - NIT
(b) NNPMP = NNPFC - NIT
(c) NNPMP = NNPFC + Depreciation
(d) NNPMP = NNPFC + Depreciation
[26] The most important problem is estimating GNP is :(a) Double Counting
(b) Smuggling
(c) Black marketing
(d) Unorganised market
Unit 4 : Tax System
[27] Which one is the merit of VAT ?
(a) Cascading
(b) Non - Cascading
(c) Progressive
(d) None of these
[28] What is the nature of Income tax ?
(a) Direct and Progressive(b) Indirect and progressive
(c) Indirect and regressive
(d) Direct and regressive.
[29] Weakness of tax system in India :
(a) Tax evasion
(b) Regressive nature
(c) Exemption of agriculture income
(d) Brings changes in price relative index
Chapter 6 Aspects of Indian Economy
Unit 1 : Population
[30] Which of the following state has the highest literacy ratio ?
(a) Goa(b) Tamil Nadu
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(c) Kerala
(d) Uttar Pradesh
[31] Working population refers to people in the age group of :
(a) Below 15 years and above 60 years
(b) 15 years - 60 years
(c) All of above
(d) None of these
Unit 2 : Poverty
[32] According to the planning commission how many average daily
calories per person define the poverty line in urban and rural areas.
(a) 2400, 2100
(b) 2100, 2400
(c) 4100, 4200
(d) 4200, 4100
Unit 3 : Unemployment
[33] The creation of Indian Postal Department happened in
(a) 1837
(b) 1857
(c) 1951
(d) 1751
[34] Indias largest leading partner is _______
(a) U.S.A.
(b) U.K.
(c) Germany
(d) China
[35]_______ provides crop storage facility in India.(a) IDBI
(b) ICICI
(c) FCI
(d) IFCI
Unit 7 : Balance of Payment
[36] Devaluation Means :
(a) To reduce the value of home currency in other currency
(b) To appreciate the value of home currency
(c) To increase the value of home currency in other currency.
(d) To constant the value of home currency.
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[37] _______is a systematic record of all transactions of a country in a
year.(a) Balance of payment
(b) Balance of Trade
(c) Current Account of Balance of Payment
(d) None.
[38] The current account of Balance of Payment includes trade balance
and _______
(a) Settlement account
(b) Capital account
(c) Invisibles
(d) Errors and omissions.
Chapter 7 : Economic Reforms in India Unit 1 : Economic Reforms in India
[39] 100% FDI was allowed in :
(a) Banking
(b) Insurance
(c) Defence
(d) None of these.
Unit 2 : Liberalisation, Privatisation and Disinvestment
[40]_______ is known as privatisation.
(a) Divestment
(b) Making a Private sector as a Public
(c) Liberalisation
(d) All of the above Unit 3 : Globalisation
[41] Where is secretariat office of WTO ?
(a) Geneva
(b) New York
(c) New Delhi
(d) Tokyo
[42] WTO replaced which organisation in 1995 ?
(a) IBRD
(b) GATT
(c) IMF
(d) None of these
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[43] Liberalisation and Globalisation are :
(a) Regulatory
(b) Complementary
(c) Contradictory
(d) Competitive
[44] Long term loans to various countries are given by :
(a) World Bank
(b) WTO
(c) IMF
(d) None
Chapter 8 Money and Banking
Unit 2 : Commercial Banks
[45] The nationalisation of 6 commercial banks happened in :
(a) 1944
(b) 1949
(c) 1956
(d) 1980
[46] Banks not only accept deposits but also _______.savings.
(a) Distribute
(b) Mobilise
(c) Convert
(d) None of above.
Unit 3 : Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
[47] Who is the custodian of national reserves of international currency
?
(a) SBI
(b) RBI
(c) ICICI
(d) World Bank.
[48] Which of the following is not the objective of RBI ?
(a) Lendor of last resort
(b) Bankers Bank
(c) Leading to the public
(d) Banker to the Government.
[49] Rs. 10 note is issued by:
(a) SBI
(b) RBI
(c) Government(d) Ministry of Finance
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[50] The Quantitative measure of credit regulation by RBI is :
(a) Bank Rate policy(b) Open market operations
(c) Variable Reserve Ratio
(d) All of the above
Answer
1. (d) 2. (c) 3. (d) 4. (c) 5. (a)
6. (a) 7. (a) 8. (a) 9. (b) 10. (b)
11. (c) 12. (b) 13. (c) 14. (d) 15. (d)
16. (c) 17. (b) 18. (b) 19. (b) 20. (c)21. (a) 22. (c) 23. (c) 24. (a) 25. (a)
26. (a) 27. (b) 28. (a) 29. (a) 30. (c)
31. (b) 32. (b) 33. (a) 34. (d) 35. (c)36. (a) 37. (a) 38. (c) 39. (d) 40. (a)
41. (a) 42. (b) 43. (b) 44. (a) 45. (d)
46. (b) 47. (b) 48. (c) 49. (b) 50. (d)
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Chapter 1 : Introduction to Micro Economics
2009 December
[1] Capitalistic Economy uses __________as principalmeans of allocating resources.
(a) Demand
(b) Supply
(c) Price(d) All of the above
[2] Economic Problem arises when :
(a) Wants are unlimited
(b) Resources are limited(c) Alternative uses of resources
(d) All of the above
Chapter 2 : Theory of Demand and Supply
Unit 1 : Theory of Demand
2009 December
[3] Other things remaining constant, if the price of the
inferior goods decreases then what will be the
effect?(a) Demand increases
(b) Demand decreases
(c) Quantity demanded increases
(d) Quantity demand decreases.
[4] When price falls from Rs. 6 to Rs. 4, the demandrises from 10 to 15 units. Calculate price elasticity
of demand.
(a) 1.5(b) 3.5
(c) 0.5
(d) 2
[5] Crose elasticity of perfect substitutes is :
(a) Zero(b) Negative(c) One
(d) Infinity
[6] What is Engel's Curve ?(a) Curve showing three demand curve
(b) Named after Ernst Engel
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None
[7] A consumer spends Rs. 80 on purchasing a
commodity when its price is Re. 1 per unit andspends Rs. 96 when the price is Rs. 2 per unit.
Calculate the price elasticity of demand.(a) 0.2
(b) 0.3
(c) 0.4
(d) 0.5
[8] When the price of cylinder rises from Rs. 120 to
Rs. 200, the demand falls from 300 to 200.
Calculate price elasticity of demand.
(a) 1.00
(b) 0.50
(c) 5.00
(d) None[9] If the price is decreased from Rs. 10 to Rs. 8 of a
commodity but the quantity demanded remains the
same price elasticity is ______.
(a) 1(b) 0
(c)
(d) None
Chapter 3 : Theory of Production and Cost
Unit 1 : Theory of Production
2009 December
[10]Labour force wants more_________.
(a) Facility(b) Leisure
(c) Benefit(d) All of the above
[11] Production activity in the short run is analysed by(a) Returns to scale
(b) Economies of scale
(c) Law of variable proportion
(d) None of these
[12] Increasing returns to scale occurs due to:
(a) Economies of scale
(b) Specialization
(c) Indivisibility of factors
(d) All of these Unit 2 : Theory of Cost
2009 December
[13] Which one of the following is correct?
(a) AFC = AVC% ATC(b) ATC = AFC - AVC
(c) AVC = AFC + ATC
(d) AFC = ATC - AVC.[14] Calculate AFC of 3 units from the following data:
Unit 0 1 2 3
Total Cost 30 40 50 60
(a) 30(b) 15(c) 10(d) 5
[15] Find AFC of 3 units :
Unit 0 1 2 3Total Cost 15 25 35 45
(a) 5
(b) 10
(c) 15
(d) 25
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Chapter 4 : Market
Unit 3 : Price and Output Determination
2009 December
[16] The demand curve of oligopoly is :(a) Horizontal
(b) Vertical(c) Kinked
(d) Rising left to right
[17] Demand curve is equal to M. R. curve in whichmarket?
(a) Oligopoly
(b) Monopoly(c) Monopolistic Competition
(d) Perfect Competition
[18] Kinked demand hypothesis is designed to
explain______ in context of oligopoly.
(a) Price and Output Determination
(b) Price Rigidity
(c) Collusion between Firm(d) All of the above
[19] Price discrimination can take place onlyin_______.
(a) Monopolistic Competition
(b) Oligopoly
(c) Perfect competition
(d) Monopoly
Chapter 5 : Indian Economy- A Profile
Unit 1 : Indian Economy
2009 December
[20] Over the years, per capita income is:
(a) Increasing(b) Decreasing(c) Constant
(d) Galloping.
Unit 2 : Role on Different Sectors
2009 December
[21] Animal husbandry comes under which sector?
(a) Primary sector(b) Secondary sector
(c) Tertiary sector
(d) None of the above
[22] Basic and capital goods industries are in_______plan.
(a) First(b) Second
(c) Third(d) None
[23] In which plan, maximum development took place
in the industrial sector ?
(a) First plan(b) Second plan
(c) Third plan
(d) Fourth plan.
[24] AGMARK is related to :
(a) Industrial Production(b) Service Sector
(c) Agricultural production
(d) Egg Production.
Unit 3 : National Income
2009 December
[25] Green Revolution was started in__________.
(a) 1996
(b) 1966(c) 1977
(d) 1965
[26] GDP + _______ = GNP
(a) Depreciation
(b) N.F.I.A
(c) N.I.T.(d) None of the above.
[27] Which of the following represents National
Income?
(a) G D P at factor cost(b) N D P at factor cost
(c) N N P at market price
(d) N N P at factor cost.
Unit 4 : Tax system
2009 December
[28] Fringe Benefit Tax came in__________.
(a) 1994-95
(b) 1995-96(c) 2001-02
(d) 2005-06
[29] When was Patent Infringement Act passed?
(a) 2005(b) 2006
(c) 2007
(d) 2008.
Chapter 6 : Aspects of Indian Economy
Unit 1 : Population
2009 December
[30] Sex Ratio is measured in number of females per_________males.
(a) 100
(b) 1,000
(c) 10,000
(d) 10
[31] Population explosion occurs due to:(a) High Birth Rate
(b) Low Birth Rate
(c) High Birth Rate as well as Low Death Rate(d) High Death Rate.
[32] Birth rate and death rate refer to number of births
and deaths per ______ of population.
(a) 1,000
(b) 100(c) 10
(d) 10,000
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Unit 3 : Unemployment
2009 December
[33] The unemployment caused due to introduction of
new machinery, improvement in methods of
production, Labour saving devices, etc.(a) Structural unemployment
(b) Cyclical unemployment
(c) Disguised unemployment
(d) Technological unemployment
Unit 4 : Infrastructural Challenges
2009 December
[34] When was Personal Identification Number (PIN)
introduced:
(a) 1970
(b) 1972(c) 1974
(d) 1976
[35] Major form of energy supply in India is
(a) Hydro power(b) Nuclear power
(c) Thermal power
(d) Solar - power.
Unit 5 : Inflation
2009 December
[36] Inflation occurs when :
(a) Money supply increases
(b) Increase in public expenditure
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None.[37] In India, inflation is measured by :
(a) Consumer price index
(b) Agriculture index(c) Industrial index
(d) Whole sale price index.
[38] When there is inflation i.e. increase in general price
level, due to increase in cost of production, such
inflation is called.(a) Stagflation
(b) Demand - pull inflation
(c) Cost - push inflation
(d) None of these.
Unit 6 : Inflation
2009 December
[39] ______ refers to public revenue, expenditure and
allied matters.(a) Fiscal policy
(b) Monetary policy
(c) Economic policy
(d) None of these.
Unit 7 : Balance of Payment
2009 December
[40] Balance of payment deficit can be removed
through:
(a) Devaluation of currency
(b) Vigorous export promotion
(c) Import substitution(d) All of the above.
Chapter 7 : Economic Reforms in India
Unit 1 : Economic Reforms in India
2009 December[41] At present, licensing is compulsory for how many
industries ?
(a) 6(b) 8
(c) 20
(d) 23
Unit 2 : Liberalisation, Privatisation and
Disinvestment
2009 December
[42] ______ refers to disposal of public sector equity in
the market.
(a) Globalization
(b) Privitization(c) Disinvestment
(d) Liberalization.
Unit 3 : Globalisation
2009 December
[43] Which of the following is a short term creditinstitution ?
(a) W T O
(b) I M F
(c) World Bank(d) None of these.
[44] Which of the following does not facilate the
process of Globalization?(a) W. T.O.(b) I .M. F.
(c) U .N.
(d) I .B. R. D.
[45] Three economic pillars do not include(a) World Bank
(b) I M F
(c) W T O
(d) U N.
Chapter 8 : Money and Banking
Unit 1 : Money
2009 December[46] The difference between broad money and narrow
money is:(a) Post office deposits
(b) Time deposits
(c) Savings
(d) Currency.
[47] M1 = __________ + Deposits with public(a) Currency
(b) Term deposits
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(c) Post office savings
(d) None of these.[48] Which of the following is money proper ?
(a) Bonds
(b) Government securities(c) Time deposits
(d) Currency notes and demand deposits. Unit 3 : Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
2009 December
[49] Which system of issue of currency note is followedby RBI ?
(a) Fixed Fiduciary System
(b) Proportional Reserve System
(c) Percentage Reserve System
(d) Minimum Reserve System
[50]______ controls affects indiscriminately all sectors
of the economy ?(a) Selective credit control
(b) Quantitative control
(c) Margin requirement
(d) None of these.
Answer
1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (d) 4. (a)5. (d) 6. (c) 7. (c) 8. (b)
9. (b) 10. (b) 11. (c) 12. (a)
13. (d) 14. (c) 15. (a) 16. (c)17. (d) 18. (d) 19. (d) 20. (a)
21. (a) 22. (b) 23. (b) 24. (c)
25. (b) 26. (b) 27. (d) 28. (d)
29. (b) 30. (b) 31. (c) 32. (a)
33. (b) 34. (b) 35. (c) 36. (c)
37. (d) 38. (c) 39. (a) 40. (d)41. (a) 42. (c) 43. (b) 44. (c)
45. (d) 46. (b) 47. (a) 48. (d)
49. (d) 50. (b)
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