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Macroeconomics - Introduction

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A merchant has appointed telemarketers to target senior citizens into buying products and services through false claims. What kind of unfair trade practice is this?

a)

Misrepresenting a Product

b)

Faking Endorsements and Guarantees

c)

Giving Misleading Price Information

d)

Taking Advantage of Customers

2.

To curb monopolistic competition, the first act that the Indian government passed was

a)

CCI,

b)

MRTP Act,

c)

Consumer Protection Act,

d)

Competition Act

3.

Printing money and distributing it to all people is not a viable solution to heal world-wide poverty because…

a)

It would result in unemployment

b)

We cannot afford to print that much money

c)

Money will be spent on imported goods

d)

It would result in inflation

4.

The largest component of the gross domestic product (GDP) is...

a)

Consumer expenditures

b)

Export to other countries

c)

Business expenditures

d)

Government expenditures

5.

The exchange rate between the domestic and a foreign currency is determined by…

a)

The monetary strengths of countries involved

b)

The political regime of the countries involved

c)

The relative tax rate in those countries

d)

The law of supply and demand

6.

All of the following will likely trigger increases in output except:

a)

Increase in labor force

b)

Increase in labor productivity

c)

Increase in consumer spending

d)

Increase in Interest rates

7.

Comparisons of per capita gross domestic product between countries ______.

a)

Provide a good measure of relative living standards

b)

Is a useless task because each country uses a different method of calculating

c)

Provide information about productive capabilities, not relative standards of living

d)

Provide an accurate gauge of absolute standards of living

8.

A pair of shoes that costs $80 last month costs $100 this month. Which of the following BEST describes this economic condition?

a)

Inflation

b)

Recession

9.

1. An example of expansionary fiscal policy would be

a)

cutting taxes.

b)

cutting government spending.

c)

cutting production of consumer goods.

d)

cutting prices of consumer goods.

10.

The use of taxes and government spending to affect the economy

a)

Monetary Policy

b)

Fiscal Policy

c)

Contractionary Policy

d)

Expansionary Policy

11.

A plan to reduce aggregate demand and slow the economy?

a)

Contractionary Fiscal Policy

b)

Expansionary Fiscal Policy

c)

Contractionary Monetary Policy

d)

Expansionary Monetary Policy

12.

Refers to government revenue, spending, and debt

Fiscal

a)

Fractional Reserve Banking

b)

Fiscal

c)

Legal Reserves

d)

Reserve system

13.

Government cutting taxes is an example of ....

a)

Fiscal Policy

b)

Monetary Policy

14.

During a recession, which of the following is likely to occur?

a)

an increase in production

b)

an increase in real wages

c)

an increase in the GDP growth rate

d)

an increase in the unemployment rate

15.

If the federal government is attempting to encourage spending by consumers and businesses, a fiscal policy BEST serving this purpose would be

a)

decreasing taxes..

b)

decreasing government spending.

c)

reducing the investment tax credit

d)

balancing the budget.

16.

A budget deficit occurs when...

a)

The government brings in more revenue than it spends for a given year

b)

The government spends more money than it brings in for a fiscal year

17.

The expansion or contraction of the money supply in order to influence the cost and the availability of credit is

a)

Monetary Policy

b)

Fiscal Policy

c)

Contractionary Policy

d)

Expansionary Policy

18.

Fiscal Policy is the means by which the government keeps the economy stable through taxes and expenditures.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

What are the four main parts of the circular flow diagram?

a)

Product Market, Stock Market, Factor Market, Fish Market

b)

Product Market, House Market, Factor Market, Good Market

c)

Factor Market, Product Market, Households, Firms

d)

Factor Market, households, Stock Market, super market

20.

A Japanese car company makes a new sedan in its Sriperumbudur plant, Chennai. Which country's GDP is this added to?

a)

India

b)

US

c)

Japan

d)

Both India and Japan