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Land as used in economics |
is a free gift of nature
is unlimited in quantity
is not hirable
excludes oceans
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2 |
Economic development of a country requires |
skilled lobour
diplomacy
abundant natural resources
a and c of aboce
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3 |
Land means |
sea
surface of earth
natural forests
all natural resources
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4 |
The three broad types of productive resources are |
money, profit and interest
capital, labour and natural resources
labour, stock shares and deposits
technology, landl and markets
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5 |
Labour is hirable but you cannot hire |
capital
land
manager
entrepreneur
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6 |
Demand and supply forces determine market price |
only in perfect competition
only in monopoly market
in both markets
none of the above
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7 |
When demand is perfectly elastic, an increase in supply will result in |
decrease in quantity sold
increase in quantity sold
fall in price
b and c above
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8 |
Demands and supply curves cross at |
always at 60 degree
at 90 degree
at equal angle
at any angle
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9 |
Markets where firms supply goods and services demanded by households are |
factor market
product market
open markets
resource markets
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10 |
Market equilibrium means |
number of buyers and sellers are equal
demand and supply of commodity are equal
no price is changing
prices rise very slowly
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11 |
If equilibrium price rises but equilibrium quantity is unchanged, the cause is |
supply and demand both increase equally
supply and demand decrease equally
supply curve is vertical and demand increases
supply increases and demand is same
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12 |
If price is set above equilibrium level, there will be |
surplus commodity in the market
shortage of commodity in the market
supply curve will shift
demand curve will shift
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13 |
If we know that quantities bought and sold are equal, we can conclude that |
quantities demanded and supplied are also equal
the market is in equilibrium
there will be no tendency for a price change
all of the above
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14 |
The price and sales of sugar both increase. What could be the cause of this? |
a decrease in the income of the consumers.
a decrease in the tax on sugar
An increase in the wages of workers in the sugar industry
An increase in the price of sugar substitutes
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15 |
A rise in supply and demand in equal proportion will result in |
increase in equilibrium price and decrease in equilibrium quantity
decreases in equilibrium price and increases in equilibrium quantity
no change in equilibrium price and increases in equilibrium quantity
increases in equilibrium price and no change in equilibrium quantity
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16 |
Ten rupees is the equilibrium price for good Z. If govt. fixes price at Rs. 5, there is |
a shortage
a surplus
excess supply
loss
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17 |
Equilibrium |
is a state that can never be achieved in economics
is an important idea for predicting economics changes
is a stable condition
is an unstable condition
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18 |
In market equilibrium, supply is vertical line. The downward sloping demand curve shifts to the right. Then |
price will fall
price remains same
price will rise
quantity rises
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19 |
An increases in the price of mutton provides information which |
tells consumers to buy more mutton
tells consumers to buy more chicken
tells producers to produce more mutton
b and c of above
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20 |
Price of a product is determined in a free market |
by demand for the product
by supply of the product
by both demand and supply
by the government
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