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1. Father of political economy:
Adam Smith
Malthus
Marshall
Samuelson
2. He described economics as a science of material welfare:
Robbins
Marshall
Ricardo
Keynes
3. Economic laws are:
Scientific
Moral
Natural
Unreal
4. Economics is a science:
Spiritual
Social
Dismal
Moral
5. Economic problems arise because of:
Greed
Scarcity
Dishonesty
Laziness
6. Which statement relates to macroeconomics:
Oil prices are rising in Pakistan
Profit rate is high in textile industry
The firms try to make huge profits
The government has failed to control inflation
7. Which statement is true?
Economics is a physical and normative science
Economics is a social and natural science
Economics is physical and positive science
Economics is a social and normative science
8. Ceteris paribus means:
Other things equal
All variables are independent
Enable economists to simplify reality
That no other assumptions are made
9. In economics assumptions:
Make economic theory useless
Mean other things equal
Enable economists to simplify reality
Used in micro and not in macroeconomist
10. Normative economics:
Deals solely with the facts
Is never studied in colleges
Involves opinions and interpretations
Is clearly preferable to positive economics
11. Basic economic problem is:
Inflation
Unemployment
Poverty
Scarcity
12. Microeconomics concentrates:
In only poor countries
In a country that uses resources inefficiently
In all countries of the world
When society produces unimportant or silly goods
13. Microeconomics concentrates:
On inflation
International economic relations
Individual economic units
Economic development of Pakistan
14. Macroeconomic deals with:
How to buy groceries
Aggregate economic activity
Establishment of a new firm
Industrial activity
15. Three basic economic problems:
What how and for whom
Why where and when
What which and how much
What which why
16. Economics:
Is more important than mathematics
Is a social science
Should be made compulsory for every student
None of these
17. Economic law:
Must be followed
Are hated by people
Show economic behaviour of people
Are unscientific
18. Adam Smith was a:
Was a Saint
A modern economist
Good sports man
Classical economist
19. Marshall in his definition of economics:
Uses the concept of material welfare
Dislikes wealth
Accuses Adam Smith
Praises Robbins
20. Wealth of Nations:
Is another name for United Nations
Is a book
Indicates total wealth of rich countries
Contains formulas to earn wealth
21. Marshall wrote the book:
Introduction to economics
Principles of economics
Classical economics
Microeconomic theory
22. Economic theory means:
Economic policy
Principles of economics
Descriptive economics
Economic facts
23. Robbins in his definition:
Talks of scarcity of resources
Preaches moral values
Advises neutrality in economics
None of the above
24. Market system means:
Socialism
Capitalism
A place where goods are traded
All of the above
25. One or more persons living together and having a common budget is called:
A family
Organisation
Household
All commodities in a house
26. Wealth of Nations was written in:
1976
1876
1776
1676
27. Economic principles are also called:
Economic law
Economic theory
Economic model
All of the above
28. Wealth of nations was written by:
Adam Smith
Malthus
Marshall
Newton
29. Professor Marshall thinks:
Economics studies national welfare
Economics studies personal welfare
Economics studies total welfare
Economics studies material welfare
30. Select the correct statement:
Economics affects politics
Economics affects history
Geography affects economics
All of the above are true
31. Everyone should study economics:
Is a positive statement
Is a narmative statement
Is a true statement
Is nonsense
32. Utility and usefulness are:
Equal
Different
Similar
Unrelated
33. Rotten eggs are:
Free good
Economic good
Service
Wealth
34. Scarcity means that:
Non-availability of goods
High price of goods
Nobody wants to consume it
The good is available but it is not free
35. The basic economic problem common to all societies is:
Scarcity cannot be totally eliminated
What how and for whom to produce
Equal distribution of wealth
The achievement of full employment
36. Human wants are:
One thousand
Few
Innumerable
Countable
37. Scarcity means:
Non-availability of goods
High price of goods
Less supply than demand
High profit of the firms
38. Validity of economic theories can never be proved with 100 percent certainty because:
Ceteris paribus clause
Limited number of observation is possible
Some observation will be made in furture which refute the theory
(b) and c
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