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CP economics what is economics, role,Basic problem, Resource

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following organisation collect data on poverty in India?

a)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

b)

National Sample survey organisation (NSSO)

c)

Census of India

d)

None of the above

2.

Find who is the Speaker?

a)
b)
c)
d)
3.

SGSY stands for

a)

Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana

b)

Swarna Jayanti Shahari Swarozgar Yojana

c)

Swarna Jayanti Gram Swathantrar Yojana

d)

Sampoorna Jayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana

4.

Identify the programme which aim at improving the food and nutritional status of the poor?

a)

Public Distribution System (PDS)

b)

Integrated Child Development Scheme(ICDS)

c)

Midday meal scheme( MDMS)

d)

All of the above

5.

Which scheme encouraged people to open bank account in 2004?

a)

Integrated Child development scheme

b)

Public distribution system

c)

National old age scheme

d)

Jan Dhan Yojana

6.

Prime Minister in his speech while launching Jan Dhan Yojana mention how many bank accounts are opened in one day?

a)

1.5 crore

b)

2.5 crore

c)

2 crore

d)

None of the above

7.

Which of the following is one of the three basic economic questions?

a)

What price should be set for goods and services?

b)

How can income be shared?

c)

How should goods and services be produced?

d)

How is a budget created?

8.

Increased competition between producers of a good may lead to

a)

a decrease in profit.

b)

an increase in price.

c)

a drop in demand.

d)

a rise in taxes.

9.

Which type of economic system has the highest level of government control?

a)

traditional economy

b)

market economy

c)

command economy

d)

mixed economy

10.

Which of the following is a feature of a good budget?

a)

money reserved for saving

b)

income that is less than its expenses

c)

economic incentives

11.

How do companies make a profit?

a)

They try to increase expenses and decrease revenue.

b)

They try to decrease expenses and increase revenue.

c)

They try to increase expenses and increase revenue.

d)

They try to decrease expenses and decrease revenue.

12.

Economy in which people make economic decisions based on their group's customs and values. Not common today.

a)

Traditional Economy

b)

Market Economy

c)

Command Economy

d)

Mixed Economy

13.

Individual consumers and producers make economic decisions based on the principles of freedom, competition, and profit.

a)

Traditional Economy

b)

Market Economy

c)

Command Economy

d)

Mixed Economy

14.

The central government makes all economic decisions.

a)

Traditional Economy

b)

Market Economy

c)

Command Economy

d)

Mixed Economy

15.

An economic system combining private and public enterprise.

a)

Traditional Economy

b)

Market Economy

c)

Command Economy

d)

Mixed Economy

16.

A desire for a certain good or service.

a)

producer

b)

opportunity cost

c)

supply

d)

demand

17.

___________ is the ability and willingness to produce a good or service.

a)

Producer

b)

Opportunity cost

c)

Supply

d)

Demand

18.

The money or the time you spend on one thing cannot be spent on something else. The cost of what you have to give up.

a)

producer

b)

opportunity cost

c)

demand

d)

supply

19.

The study of how people meet their wants and needs.

a)

economics

b)

supply

c)

demand

d)

opportunity cost

20.

People or businesses that make and sell goods or services.

a)

consumers

b)

producers

c)

principal

d)

superintendent

21.

People or businesses that buy or consume goods or services.

a)

consumers

b)

producers

c)

principal

d)

superintendent

22.

Land, Labor, Capital, and Entrepreneurs

a)

opportunity cost

b)

economic strategy

c)

factors of production

d)

supply and demand

23.

1.) What to produce 2.) How to produce it 3.) For whom to produce for = Basic Economic Questions

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurs = Basic Economic Questions

a)

True

b)

False

25.

It costs less for a consumer to purchase a good using credit than to pay cash for the good at the time of purchase.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

The United States has a mixed economy that is closer to a pure market economy.

a)

True

b)

False

27.
Why does scarcity exist?
a)
Each year workers tend to produce less than previously 
b)
Machines wear out in time
c)
There are not sufficient resources to meet everyone's wants
d)
There is a limit to people's wants 
28.
Why will scarcity continue to be a problem in the future?
a)
Prices will rise
b)
Resources will always be finite 
c)
Needs will decrease in the future 
d)
World population will fall 
29.
What factor of production's function is to make decisions and take risks?
a)
Capital
b)
Enterprise 
c)
Land 
d)
Labour 
30.
What type of factor of production is a road?
a)
Capital
b)
Enterprise
c)
Labour
d)
Land 
31.
What is meant by 'labour' in economics?
a)
Hard physical work used to produce manufactured goods 
b)
Human mental and physical effort used for producing goods and services
c)
Natural resources used in the productive process
d)
Risk taking and organising the factors of production
32.
Which factor of production is the least mobile?
a)
Capital 
b)
Enterprise
c)
Labour
d)
Land 
33.
What is meant by opportunity cost?
a)
The next best alternative foregone
b)
The cost of the item selected
c)
The cost of exploring business opportunities
d)
The labour used in producing the product 
34.
Which is the following is a free good?
a)
A vaccination provided by the state without charge 
b)
Prizes of food items given away by a supermarket 
c)
Recycled paper
d)
Wind coming from the sea
35.
In an economy what three things must take place?
a)
Production, Relocation, Consumption
b)
Production, Distribution, and Consumption
c)
Production, Distribution, and Labeling
36.
____________ are the products made in an economy. 
a)
Goods
b)
Services
c)
Consumption
37.
______________________ are provided to you by a company. 
a)
Consumption
b)
Goods
c)
Services
38.
____________________ is the amount of a good that a company has. 
a)
Supply
b)
Demand
c)
Good
39.
If the supply decreases and the demand increases then the price will ___________________. 
a)
Decrease
b)
Increase
c)
Stay the same
40.
If the supply increases, but the demand decreases, then the price will _______________. 
a)
Decrease
b)
Increase
c)
Stay the same 
41.
Who determines the price of a good?
a)
The consumer
b)
The producer
c)
The distributor 
42.
If the demand of a good and supply stays the same the price will _______
a)
Decrease
b)
Stay the same
c)
Increase
43.

Check all that are factors of production.

a)

Land

b)

Finance

c)

Capital

d)

Labor

e)

Weather

44.

Which person would be considered an entrepreneur?

a)

Employee at Wal-Mart

b)

Railroad worker

c)

Car salesman

d)

Owner of a restaurant

45.

Economics only concerns money.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

Choose the image that is an economic example of "capital".

a)
b)
c)
d)
47.

Which is not a basic economic question?

a)

What to produce

b)

Where to produce

c)

How to produce

d)

For whom to produce

48.

Oxygen, water, and food are economic examples a ........

a)

need

b)

want

c)

good

d)

service

49.

If the economy slows down in the United States, it could also affect the economy of other countries. This is an example of...

a)

Economic outerdependence

b)

Economic interdependence

c)

Economic slowdown

d)

Economic codependency

50.

When you buy an item on eBay, you are utilizing a.....

a)

Standard of living

b)

Free enterprise economy

c)

Market

d)

Enterprise

51.

Scarcity does not help determine price.

a)

True

b)

False

52.

If a business is constantly improving their machinery, worker skills, and time management, they are attempting to improve overall....

a)

leadership

b)

productivity

c)

entrepreneurship

d)

division of labor

53.

Amazon is an example of a......

a)

Storefront

b)

factor

c)

market

d)

magical place that sells anything your heart desires.