A proper measure of economic progress of a country is
A. Gross domestic product
B. Net domestic product
C. Net national product
D. Per capita real income
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Match the following.
List-I (Economist)
List-II (Statement)
a. Robinson
1. The elasticity of demand at any price or at any output is the proportional change of amount purchased in response to a small change in price divided by the proportional change in price
b. Boulding
2. The elasticity of demand may be defined as the percentage change in quantity demanded, which would result from 1% change in price
c. Cairn Cross
3. The elasticity of demand for a commodity is the rate at which the quantity bought changes as the price changes
d. Marshall
4. The elasticity for demand in a market is large or small according to how the amount of demand increases for a given fall in price and diminishes more or less for a given rise in price
A. a-1, b-3, c-4, d-2
B. a-1, b-2, c-4, d-3
C. a-1, b-3, c-2, d-4
D. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
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Match the following.
List-I
List-II
a. Kinked demand curve
1. Prof. Samuelson
b. Duopoly model
2. Paul M. Sweezy
c. Managerial theory of firm
3. Cournot
d. Social welfare function
4. Williamson
A. a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1
B. a-2, b-3, c-1, d-4
C. a-3, b-2, c-4, d-1
D. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
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Match the following.
List-I
List-II
a. Normal demand curve
1. Vertical straight line
b. Income consumption curve
2. Downwards to the right
c. Inelastic demand curve
3. Upwards to the right
A. a-2, b-3, c-1
B. a-1, b-3, c-2
C. a-2, b-1, c-3
D. a-1, b-2, c-3
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The theory that supply creates its own demand and therefore full employment is natural situation is concerned with:
A. Say's law
B. Pigou's law of employment
C. Giffen's paradox
D. Keynesian theory of employment
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If is impossible to earn economic rent for a component of production if it
A. Perfect inelastic demand
B. Perfectly elastic
C. Not a fixed supply
D. More than a single use
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Entrepreneurship is the outcome of the socio-economic structure of a country. This is the statement
A. Schumpeter's
B. McClelland
C. Hagen
D. John Kunkel
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Which of the following theories of labour welfare is based on 'Man's love for Mankind'?
A. Functional theory
B. Religious theory
C. Public Relation Theory
D. Philanthropic theory
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Giffen's Paradox as an exception to the law of demand includes
A. Prestige goods
B. Inferior goods
C. Complementary goods
D. Substitute goods
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In case of short-run equilibrium, a perfectly competitive firm while earning abnormal profits operates at an output level where:
A. Marginal cost is the minimum
B. Average cost is the minimum
C. Both marginal cost and average cost are equal
D. Marginal cost is higher than average cost
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Who said, "The problem of population is not only with size but with efficient production and equitable distribution"?
A. J. K. Mehta
B. Cooley and Hoover
C. Seligman
D. Malthus
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Income elasticity of demand can be measured with the help of which of the following formula?
A. Δ y Δ q × q y
B. Δ y Δ q × y q
C. Δ q Δ y × q y
D. Δ q Δ y × y q
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Density of population means number of persons per:
A. Square foot
B. Square metre
C. Square inch
D. Square kilometre
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Which of the following is true if Clarice is at her consumer equilibrium?
(i) Clarice is on her budget line.
(ii) Clarice is on her highest attainable indifference curve.
(iii) Clarice is dividing her budget equally across all goods.
A. (ii) and (iii)
B. (i) only
C. (iii) only
D. (i) and (ii)
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Income effect towards Giffin Commodities will be
A. Positive
B. Negative
C. Zero
D. None of these
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'Reasoning from the general to the particular' in Economics is called:
A. deductive method
B. inductive method
C. experimental method
D. None of the above
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The main difference between positive economics and normative economics is that the former
A. discusses the ethical implications of its laws
B. concerns itself only with hypothesis which can generally be tested
C. is based on the value judgements of economists
D. considered carefully the political significance of its laws for a democratic society
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Which one of the following is not an objective of the public sector in India?
A. To provide more economic power to the states
B. Providing public service
C. Removal of regional disparities
D. Providing the basis for industrialization
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Under perfect competition market price can be influenced by-
A. one single seller
B. one single buyer
C. neither sellers nor buyers
D. both buyers and sellers
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In the short-run firms, perfect competition will still be produced provided
A. The price cover averages the variable cost
B. The price covers the variable cost
C. The price cover averages fixed cost
D. The price covers fixed costs
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