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Revisiting Economics as a Social Science

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Economics is a social science because it deals with:

a)

Human Nature

b)

Natural resources

c)

Experimentation

d)

Plants and Animals

2.

Economics is important so that we may be able to:

a)

Understand problems facing the citizens and family

b)

Help the government promote growth and improve quality of life

c)

Analyze fascinating patterns of social behavior.

d)

All of the above

3.

A study of economics can describe all aspects of a:

a)

Country's economy

b)

Production function

c)

Consumption of individuals

d)

Market

4.

Economics is a science because:

a)

It can predict the future

b)

It conducts experiment in a laboratory

c)

It measures the quantity of output

d)

It undergoes observation and experimentation

5.

As a social science, economics can be more:

a)

Predictable

b)

Unpredictable

c)

Changeable

d)

All the above

6.

Economics is derived from the Greek word "oikonomia" meaning:

a)

Economic management

b)

Household management

c)

Social Management

d)

Political Management

7.

Scarcity of resources means:

a)

Minimum resources

b)

Shortage of resources

c)

Slight resources

d)

Excess resources

8.

Unlimited wants mean:

a)

Infinite

b)

Limited

c)

Partial

d)

Fractional

9.

These are examples of human wants except:

a)

Smartphone

b)

Clothing

c)

Perfume

d)

Watch

10.

Allocation of resources means:

a)

Apportionment of resources

b)

Stocking of resources

c)

Keeping of resources

d)

Protection of resources

11.

It is also termed as human resource:

a)

land

b)

labor

c)

capital

d)

entrepreneur

12.

It refers to the allocation of products among the factors of production

a)

Production

b)

Consumption

c)

Distribution

d)

Exchange

13.

Macroeconomics deals with the following except:

a)

Gross National Product

b)

Employment

c)

National Income

d)

Price of rice

14.

Economics is important so that we may be able to:

a)

Understand problems facing the citizens and family

b)

Help the government promote growth and improve quality of life

c)

Analyze fascinating patterns of social behavior

d)

All the above

15.

The simplest application of mathematics for economic analysis is found in this field because it explains the relationships:

a)

Physics

b)

Chemistry

c)

Geometry

d)

Sociology