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Microeconomics Module 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Scarcity is when

a)

Unlimited wants is met with limited resources

b)

Forcing to pick some choices and reject the rest

c)

Choosing one alternative means giving up another

d)

All of them

2.

"What should be produced, who should produce and how to produce" -

a)

Basic Economic questions

b)

Because of scarcity

c)

Opportunity cost

d)

Question of choice

3.

The concept of opportunity cost is the purchase price of an item

a)

True

b)

False

4.

"Why do senior citizens in India get discount for using public transports?" What kind of problem is this?

a)

Microeconomic

b)

Macroeconomic

c)

It is a social service issue.

5.

"We should cut taxes in half to increase disposable income levels". This is an example of

a)

Normative Statement

b)

Positive Statement

c)

None of the above

6.

Normative statements are value judgments that cannot be tested.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Factors of production are the resources the economy has available to produce goods and services. What amongst these are NOT a factors of Production

a)

Money

b)

Land

c)

Labour

d)

Capital

8.

Mercantilism can best be described as what?

a)

The idea that a colony should be self sufficient and able to provide for itself

b)

The idea that a nation needs to strongly equip its colonies to defend itself in case of foreign attack

c)

The idea that the religion of a colony should differ from the religion of the mother country

d)

The idea that a nation's power is related to its wealth and needs a favorable balance of trade with its colonies

9.

Colonization supported the European economic policy of mercantilism by providing what?

a)

a way to get rid of excess silver and gold

b)

a place to store raw materials for future use

c)

finished products to sell in Europe

d)

a market for selling goods

10.

The business endeavors in the English colonies in America led to the emergence of an economic system where most of the production was privately owned. What is the system called?

a)

Mercantilism

b)

Capitalism

c)

Physiocrat

d)

Socialism

11.

What is capitalism?

a)

government control of production and goods

b)

private control of production and goods for profit

c)

employee control of production, goods, and profit

d)

international control of production and goods for profit

12.

Which of the following was NOT a principle of mercantilism?

a)

Export more than you import.

b)

Import more than you export.

c)

Settle in as many colonies as possible

d)

Gain as much gold and silver as possible.

13.

Who developed laissez-faire economics as an economic philosophy?

a)

Adam Smith

b)

Karl Marx

c)

John Locke

d)

Louis XVI

14.

The idea of Laissez-faire most closely fits with which type of economic system?

a)

Free Market Economy

b)

Command Economy

c)

Traditional Economy

d)

Mixed Economy

15.

True or False: Monetarism asserts that GDP will grow steadily if the money supply grows steadily.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Which of the following is NOT an economic assumption

a)

Society's wants are limited and so are the resources

b)

Choices need to be made due to scarcity

c)

Everyone's goal is to maximize their satisfaction

d)

Everyone acts rationally while making choices

17.

The government has some control over the economy and provides basic services like health care and housing.

a)

Capitalism

b)

Socialism

c)

Communism

18.

Proponents of _________ believe every member of society should have equal access to wealth.

a)

Utilitarian economy

b)

Egalitarian economy

c)

Mercantalist economy

d)

Capitalist economy

19.

Utilitarian economy ensures_____

a)

Greatest happiness to greatest number of people

b)

Personal freedom

c)

equal treatment of all

d)

fair opportunity

20.

ONLY tax the landowners is ________ economic philosophy

a)

Mercantalist

b)

Communist

c)

Physiocrat

d)

Capitalist