According to Malthus, the population of a country grows
A. Arithmetically
B. Algebraically
C. Geometrically
D. At constant rate
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The meaning of the word 'economic' is most closely connected with the word
A. extravagant
B. scarce
C. unlimited
D. restricted
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Match the items of
List-I with the items of
List-II :
List-I
List-II
a. Law of diminishing marginal utility
1. Cross demand
b. Relationship between price of one commodity and demand for other commodity
2. Oligopoly
c. Skimming the cream policy
3. Cardinal approach
d. Price rigidity
4. Pioneer pricing
A. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
B. a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2
C. a-2, b-4, c-1, d-3
D. a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
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An exceptional demand curve is one that slopes-
A. upwards to the right
B. downwards to the right
C. upwards to the left
D. horizontally
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Slutsky theorem deals with decomposition of-
A. goods into high and low elasticity of demand
B. goods into necessaries and luxuries
C. goods into high price and low price
D. price effect into substitution and income effect
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Which two of the following statements are true?
I. A simple monopoly firm always earns super normal profit
II. Sweezy's kinked demand curve model is the best known model explaining relatively more satisfactory behaviour of oligopoly firm for price rigidity
III. A perfectly competitive firm is price-taker
IV. Firms under monopolistic competition earn only normal profits
Choose the correct option from those below
A. I and IV
B. II and IV
C. II and III
D. I and III
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Monopolistic competition differs from perfect competition primarily because
A. in perfect competition, firms can differentiate their products
B. in monopolistic competition, firms can differentiate their products
C. in monopolistic competition, there are relatively few firms
D. in perfect competition, there are no barriers to entry
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Which one of the following would not lead to a shift in the demand curve for overseas holidays?
A. An advertising campaign by holiday-tour operators
B. A fall in the disposable income of consumers
C. A rise in the price of domestic holidays
D. Arise in the exchange rate for the domestic currency
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According to Robbins, Economics is-
A. A social science
B. A personal science
C. Both A and B
D. None of these
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The contribution of agriculture to Indian economy is
A. Increasing
B. Decreasing
C. Constant
D. None of these
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Elasticity is commonly stated in the form of
A. 1% change
B. 5% change
C. 9% change
D. All of the above
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Total utility is maximum when
A. MU is zero
B. AU is the highest
C. MU is the highest
D. MU is equal to AU
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Differential monopoly is possible only when there are two markets
A. Different elasticity of demand
B. Same elasticity of demand
C. Demand inelastic
D. None of these
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According to law of demand,
A. price of commodity is an independent variable
B. quantity demanded is a dependent variable
C. reciprocal relationship is found between price and quantity demanded
D. All of the above
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Match
List-I with
List-II
List-I
List-II
a. Size of market
1. Globalization of business
b. Demographic environment
2. Foreign trade policy
c. Export oriented units
3. Macro economic environment
d. Multinational corporations
4. Non-economic environment
Choose the correct option from those given below
A. a-4, b-2, c-3, d-1
B. a-2, b-3, c-1, d-4
C. a-3, b-2, c-1, d-4
D. a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1
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Income elasticity of demand is
A. Positive
B. Negative
C. Both positive and negative
D. None of these
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The responsiveness of changes in quantity demanded to change in price is known as
A. price elasticity of demand
B. income elasticity of demand
C. cross elasticity of demand
D. None of the above
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When the aggregate supply of food grains increases, the total income of the farmer falls. On this basis, state what will be the demand curve for food grains
A. Elastic
B. Inelastic
C. Unit elastic
D. Perfectly elastic
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Micro-economics deals primarily with
A. comparative statics, general equilibrium and positive economics
B. comparative statics, partial equilibrium and normative economics
C. dynamic, partial equilibrium and positive economics
D. comparative statics, partial equilibrium and positive economics
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With reference to inflation, which of the following statement is/are correct?
1. Expansion of credit increase inflation
2. Inflation leads favourable trade surplus
Select the correct answer
A. Only 1
B. Only 2
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
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