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Quiz Chapter 1 Part 1

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 18mins

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Class
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1.

The study of economics exists because:

a)

government interferes with the efficient allocation of scarce resources

b)

resources are scarce in relation to human material wants

c)

the market system is an obstacle to the efficient use of plentiful resources to satisfy constrained wants

d)

resource are overly abundantly as compared to wants, hence an allocation problem exits

2.

Economics can be defined as the social science that explains the ________.

a)

choices that we make as we cope with scarcity

b)

choices made by households

c)

choices made by politicians

d)

choices we make when we trade

3.

The physical and mental effort used to produce goods and services.

a)

Labor

b)

Capital

c)

Land

d)

Scarcity

4.

A profit-seeker who develops new product or process and assumes the risk of profit or loss.

a)

Profiteer

b)

Entrepreneur

c)

Salesman

d)

Venture Capitalist

5.

A simplification of economic reality used to make predictions about the real world.

a)

Economic model

b)

Economic Assumption

c)

Economics

d)

Economic Choice

6.

Man made tools used to produce goods and services; for example, factories, trucks, and machines.

a)

Labor

b)

Entrepreneurship

c)

Capital

d)

Human Resource

7.

Microeconomics is a division of economics that deals with

a)

Monetary supply of an economy

b)

The aggregate demand

c)

  The purchasing behaviour of consumers

d)

The inflation and unemployment

8.

Choice is needed because of:

a)

scarcity

b)

factors of production

c)

opportunity cost

d)

       entrepreneurs

9.

Malaysia is arguing about whether we should increase the amount of BSH next year. This is closely related to the economic concept of

a)

scarcity

b)

choice

c)

opportunity cost

d)

utility

10.

Microeconomics is a division of economics that deals with

a)

Monetary supply of an economy

b)

The aggregate demand

c)

  The purchasing behaviour of consumers

d)

The inflation and unemployment

11.

Which one of the following is NOT a resource in economics?

a)

  Land

b)

    Labour

c)

  Entrepreneur

d)

Government

12.

Which of the following is a statement related to positive economics?

a)

Malaysia government should increase the amount of BSH

b)

The increase in interest rate stimulate the real estate property market by 2%

c)

   Public transport in Malaysia needs to improve to provide a better service

d)

  We should ensure that income inequality is not widening

13.

Macroeconomics is a division of economics that deals with

a)

the overall performance and behavior of the economy as a whole

b)

the analysis of market supply and demand

c)

the examination of business financial statements

d)

the study of individual consumer behavior

14.

Microeconomics is a division of economics that deals with

a)

macroeconomic factors such as GDP and inflation

b)

global economic trends and policies

c)

financial markets and investment strategies

d)

individual economic units such as households, firms, and markets

15.

the situation that exists where there are not enough resources to meet human wants

a)

limitations

b)

scarcity

c)

rations

d)

coupons

16.

the willingness to take risks that are needed to create and run a new business

a)

Land

b)

Entrepreneurship

c)

Capital

d)

Labor

17.

a way of describing or explaining what economic behavior should be, not what it actually is

a)

microeconomics

b)

positive economics

c)

macroeconomics

d)

normative economics

18.

Macroeconomics is a division of economics that deals with

a)

The marketing strategies of a firm

b)

The production efficiency of a firm

c)

The household’s choice on their daily live

d)

The investment-saving gap of an economy