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Introduction to Economics

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the Father of Economics ?

a)

Adam Smith

b)

Marshall

c)

J.M.Keynes

d)

Robinson

2.

Jenny has hundreds of stuffed animals to sell. The stuffed animals are considered the _________.

a)

supply

b)

demand

c)

buyer

d)

seller

3.
If there are only 100 televisions on sale and 200 people want to buy TV's, that is a problem of ____. 
a)
desire
b)
demand
c)
supply
d)
scarcity
4.
Economics seeks the answer to the basic question of how to deal with ______. 
a)
money
b)
hunger
c)
demand
d)
scarcity
5.

What is given up when a choice is made

a)

Scarcity

b)

choice

c)

opportunity cost

d)

resources

6.

The combining of human, natural, capital, and entrepreneurship resources to make goods or provide services

a)

consumption

b)

production

c)

distribution

d)

resources

7.

Construction worker, doctor, nurse, and teacher

a)

capital resources

b)

entrepreneurship

c)

human resources

d)

natural resources

8.

Which economy is a mixed economy?

a)

United States

b)

China

c)

India

d)

France

9.
In a command economy, the means of production are owned by
a)
individuals
b)
families
c)
religious leaders
d)
the government
10.

Economy may be classified as:

a)

Capitalist

b)

Socialist

c)

Mixed

d)

All of these

11.

The main objective of a socialist economy is…….

a)

Maximum production

b)

Economic freedom

c)

Earning profit

d)

Maximum public welfare

12.

In which economy decisions are taken on the basis of price mechanism ?

a)

Socialist

b)

Capitalist

c)

Mixed

d)

All of these

13.

Production Possibility Curve is:

a)

Concave to the axis

b)

Convex to the axis

c)

Parallel to the axis

d)

Vertical to the axis

14.

Who gave the definition of Economics related to welfare ?

a)

Adam Smith

b)

Marshall

c)

Robbins

d)

Samuelson

15.

The reason for downward shape of production possibility curve is:

a)

Increasing opportunity cost

b)

Decreasing opportunity cost

c)

Same opportunity cost

d)

Negative opportunity cost