Who gave the surplus value theory of wage?
A. David Ricardo
B. Karl Marx
C. Adam Smith
D. F. A. Walker
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The longer the time period, the elasticity of supply will be
A. Perfectly elastic
B. Inelastic
C. More elastic
D. Stable
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Which of the following are true for perfect competition?
1. Very large number of buyers and sellers
2. Restriction on entry and exit of firms
3. Perfectly elastic demand
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A. Both 1 and 2
B. Both 2 and 3
C. Both 1 and 3
D. All of the above
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Which is not the part of business cycle?
A. Boom
B. Depression
C. Recovery
D. Acceleration
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Assertion (A) Negative MR is not possible in case of perfect competition.
Reason (R) Price remains constant for a perfectly competitive firm.
A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
B. Both (A) and R are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
C. (A) is true, but (R) is false
D. (A) is false, but (R) is true
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The larger the diameter of a natural gas pipeline, the lower is the average total cost of transmitting 1,000 cubic feet of gas for 1,000 miles. This is an example of
A. Economies of scale
B. Normative economies
C. Diminishing marginal returns
D. Increasing marginal product of labour
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Income-elasticity of demand will be zero when a given change in income brings about
A. a less than proportionate change in quantity demanded
B. a more than proportionate change in quantity demanded
C. the same proportionate change in demand
D. no change in demand
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If a consumer consumes three commodities X, Y and Z with a given income and price, his satisfaction will be maximum when
A. P x M U x = P y M U y = P z M U z
B. M U y M U x = M U z M U y = M U x M U z
C. M U y M U x = P y P x = P z M U x
D. P y M U x = P z M U y = P x M U z
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The Delphi method is used for
A. Judgemental forecast
B. Time series forecast
C. Both A and B
D. All of the above
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Match the items of
List-I with
List-II
List-I
List-II
a. Fiscal Policy
1. Mitigation of National hazards
b. Technology Policy
2. Balance of Payment
c. Macro-Economic Policy
3. Fiscal Federalism
d. Monetary Policy
4. Inflation
A. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
B. a-3, b-1, c-2, d-4
C. a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2
D. a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3
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Extension and contraction of demand are result of
A. change in consumer's income
B. change in consumer's tastes
C. change in price
D. none of these
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The law of variable proportion is valid when
A. Only one input is fixed and all other inputs are kept variable
B. All the factors are kept constant
C. All the inputs vary in the same proportion
D. None of the above
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The finance commission is organized every
A. Three years
B. Six years
C. Four years
D. Five years
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Barriers to entry are highest, in which two types of markets?
A. Differentiated competition and oligopoly
B. Perfect competition and differentiated competition
C. Monopoly and differentiated competition
D. Oligopoly and monopoly
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Consider the following statements.
1. MP is also called MPP.
2. Physical product refers to production as measured in terms of physical units of the commodity.
3. TP increases even when MP is decreasing.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A. Only 1
B. Both 2 and 3
C. Both 1 and 2
D. All of the above
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Marginal revenue is equal to the price for which one of the following types of market structure?
A. Monopoly
B. Perfect competition
C. Monopolistic competition
D. Oligopoly
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Which of the following statements summarizes Robbins definition?
A. "Economics is the subject concerned with the discovery of the nature and causes of the wealth of nations"
B. "Economics is the study of the ordinary business of human life"
C. "Economics is the science of finite"
D. "Economics is the study of the allocation of scarce resources and the determination of employment, income and economy development"
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What is the elasticity of demand for luxury items like high-class furniture?
A. Unit Elastic
B. Highly-Elastic
C. Fairly Elastic
D. Zero Elastic
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We may define economics as a study of the problems arising from
A. the distribution of very scarce goods
B. production, distribution and exchange
C. production and pricing of durable commodities
D. exchange of services for money
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Assertion (A): Long run equilibrium of the industry in a perfectly competitive market occurs at the point where price equals minimum long run average cost.
Reason (R): In this position of zero economic profit, there is no tendency on the part of any existing firm to stage an exit, and no potential entrant wants to enter the industry.
A. Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are individually true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
C. A is true, but R is false
D. A is false, but R is true
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