Returns to scale involve variations in the quantities of the various factors of production
1. Simultaneously
2. Proportionately
A. Both 1 and 2 are correct
B. 1 is correct, but 2 is incorrect
C. 1 is incorrect, but 2 is correct
D. Neither 1 nor 2
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Income inequalities in a country can be measured by
A. Lorenz curve
B. Gini coefficient
C. Proportion of income received by different size groups
D. All of the above
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A total cost schedule can be derived from one information given in
A. an Engle curve
B. a price consumption curve
C. an expansion path
D. an isocost curve
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"The law of diminishing return is merely a matter of logical necessity but the law of increasing return is a matter of empirical fact." The statement comes from
A. George Stigler
B. Samuelson
C. Joan Robinson
D. Alfred Marshall
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Which of the following equation is correct?
A. Price effect = Income effect × Substitution effect
B. Price effect = Substitution effect - Income effect
C. Price effect = Income effect + Substitution effect
D. Price effect = Income effect - Substitution effect
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If the marginal output is positive, total output will
A. increase
B. decrease
C. be constant
D. be zero
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Match the following.
List-I
List-II
a. Responsiveness of demand to change in price
1. Income elasticity of demand
b. Responsiveness of demand to change in tastes
2. Price elasticity of demand
c. Responsiveness of demand to change in income
3. Cross elasticity of demand
d. Responsiveness of demand to change in price of related goods
4. Taste elasticity of demand
A. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
B. a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2
C. a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1
D. a-2, b-4, c-1, d-3
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Budget is not related to
A. Planned events
B. Covered by the management
C. Planned practice
D. Possible events
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After independence, who was appointed by the government of India as the first chairman of the 'national income committee'?
A. Prof. Mahalanbis
B. Prof. Cirrus
C. Prof. Ghosh
D. Prof. Shah
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The normal LAC curve is influenced by
A. principle of constant returns to scale
B. economies and diseconomies of large scale production
C. principle of diminishing returns
D. All of the above
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Match
List-I with
List-II and select the correct answer-
List-I
List-II
a. MRSxy = Zero
1. Right-angled
b. MRSxy = Constant but non-zero
2. Straight line with negative slope
c. Decreasing MRSxy
3. IC is concave to the origin
d. Increasing MRSxy
4. IC is convex to the origin
A. a-1, b-2, c-4, d-3
B. a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1
C. a-1, b-4, c-2, d-3
D. a-3, b-2, c-4, d-1
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Which of the following statement is true in relation to Indian Agriculture?
A. Labour productivity is low in agriculture
B. Land holding size is big
C. Government procures the whole agricultural produce
D. All of the above
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The short-run supply curve of a perfectly competitive firm
A. Is equal to that portion of the short-run marginal cost curve that is above the average variable cost curve
B. Is equal to that portion of the short-run marginal cost curve that is above the average total cost curve
C. Is equal to that portion of the short-run average total cost curve that is above the average variable cost curve
D. None of the above
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If the price-consumption curve is horizontal, the price-elasticity of demand for X [the price of which falls] would be
A. zero
B. one
C. greater than one
D. less than one
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Which of the following statements are true according to Prof. Schumpeter about a monopolist?
1. Monopolies are inefficient.
2. Monopoly profits acts as an incentive for innovation.
3. AR is equal to MR.
Select the correct answer
A. Both 1 and 2
B. Both 2 and 3
C. Only 2
D. Only 1
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Find out from the following table by which law the firm is working-
Units of input
Total production
1
10
2
25 Law of increasing returns
3
50
4
85
5
135
6
135 Origin parity rule
7
130 Law of diminishing returns
A. Law of diminishing returns
B. Law of constant returns
C. Law of increasing returns
D. All of the above
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Demand is elastic when
A. change in price does not change the demand
B. change in fashion causes a great change in demand
C. change in income causes a change in demand
D. small change in price causes big changes in demand
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With reference to theories of interest, match
List-I with
List-II
List-I
List-II
a. Time Preference Theory
1. Keynes
b. Classical Theory
2. Fisher
c. Loanable Fund Theory
3. Marshall
d. Liquidity Preference theory
4. Wicksell
A. a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1
B. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
C. a-3, b-2, c-1, d-4
D. a-4, b-2, c-1, d-3
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An iso-cost line represents
A. Combination of two inputs which yield the same amount of output
B. Combination of two inputs which cost the same amount to a firm
C. Combination of two inputs which yield varying amounts of output
D. Combination of two inputs which cost different amount of outlay to a firm
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Consider the following statements and identify the right ones:
1. According to the theory of demographic transition in the first stage, birth rate is low but death rate is high.
2. The difference between them is high.
A. Only 1
B. Only 2
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
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