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Economic Problems Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the economic problem concerned with?

a)

Unlimited resources and limited wants

b)

Scarce resources and unlimited wants

c)

Unlimited resources and unlimited wants

d)

Scarce resources and limited wants

2.

What are the causes of the economic problem?

a)

Limited Wants, Unlimited Means, Single Use

b)

Unlimited Wants, Limited Means, Alternative Uses

c)

Unlimited Wants, Unlimited Means, Alternative Uses

d)

Limited Wants, Limited Means, Alternative Uses

3.

What is the central problem of an economy related to?

a)

When to Produce and Where to Produce

b)

What to Produce and How Much to Produce

c)

Why to Produce and Who will Produce

d)

How to Produce and How to Sell

4.

What does the Production Possibility Curve show?

a)

Different combinations of goods that can be produced with unlimited resources

b)

Different combinations of goods that can be produced with given resources

c)

Different combinations of goods that can be produced with limited technology

d)

Different combinations of goods that can be produced with unlimited technology

5.

What is the solution to achieving fuller utilization of resources?

a)

Underutilization of resources

b)

Efficient utilization of resources

c)

Overutilization of resources

d)

Fuller as well as efficient utilization of resources

6.

In a centrally planned economy, the central problems are solved by:

a)

Market forces

b)

Foreign investments

c)

Government planning

d)

Private enterprises

7.

What does a Capital Intensive Technique focus on?

a)

Utilizing more capital than labor

b)

Utilizing more labor than capital

c)

Utilizing only human resources

d)

Utilizing only natural resources

8.

What is the main characteristic of resources that leads to central problems?

a)

Abundance and limited wants

b)

Abundance and unlimited wants

c)

Scarcity and unlimited wants

d)

Scarcity and limited wants

9.

What is the purpose of the Production Possibility Curve?

a)

To show the maximum production capacity of an economy

b)

To show the optimal distribution of resources

c)

To show the different combinations of goods that can be produced

d)

To show the demand-supply equilibrium

10.

How does a Mixed Economy solve the central problems?

a)

Through government intervention only

b)

Through a combination of government intervention and market forces

c)

Through international trade agreements

d)

Through market forces only

11.

What is the economic problem essentially a problem of?

a)

Labor

b)

Resources

c)

Choice

d)

Technology

12.

What is the problem of growth and distribution of resources related to?

a)

Utilization of resources

b)

Allocation of resources

c)

Consumption of resources

d)

Production of resources

13.

What is the economic problem arising from the necessity of?

a)

Choice

b)

Innovation

c)

Competition

d)

Regulation

14.

What does the economic problem involve the use of?

a)

Abundant resources

b)

Scarce resources

c)

Natural resources

d)

Unlimited resources

15.

What is the problem of husbandry of resources related to?

a)

Optimal utilization of resources

b)

Overexploitation of resources

c)

Abundance of resources

d)

Wastage of resources