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WorksheetsUT-1
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Perfect competition is characterized by:
Few buyers and sellers
Many buyers and sellers
Product differentiation
Barriers to entry
In perfect competition, firms are:
Price makers
Price takers
Price discriminators
Price regulators
Under perfect competition, in the short run, a firm can earn:
Only normal profit
Only losses
Normal or supernormal profit or loss
Only supernormal profit
In long run equilibrium under perfect competition, a firm earns:
Supernormal profits
Losses
Normal profit
Zero revenue
In perfect competition, long-run equilibrium occurs where:
MR = MC = ATC minimum
MR > MC
AR > MR
MC < MR
The industry supply curve in perfect competition is the:
MC curve above AVC
MC curve below AVC
ATC curve
AR curve
The main feature of monopoly is:
Many sellers
Single seller
Free entry
Homogeneous products
A monopoly firm faces which type of demand curve?
Perfectly elastic
Horizontal
Downward sloping
Vertical
A monopolist maximizes profit where:
AR = MR
MR = MC
MC = ATC
TR = TC
In the long run, a monopoly can earn:
Only normal profits
Only losses
Only supernormal profits
Normal or supernormal profits
Price discrimination is possible when:
Markets are separated
Demand elasticity differs
Resale is impossible
All of the above
Third-degree price discrimination is based on:
Cost differences
Income differences
Elasticity differences
Production differences
A monopolist charges a higher price where demand is:
Elastic
Inelastic
Unit elastic
Perfectly elastic
Which of the following can help control monopoly?
Price ceilings
Nationalization
Promoting competition
All of the above
Monopolistic competition features:
Homogeneous products
Single producer
Product differentiation
No advertising
Under monopolistic competition, firms can earn supernormal profits in the:
Short run only
Long run only
Short and long run
Never
In long run equilibrium under monopolistic competition:
Price = MC
Price = minimum ATC
Price > MC
Price < MC
Excess capacity occurs in which market structure?
Perfect competition
Monopoly
Monopolistic competition
Oligopoly
Under monopolistic competition, demand curve is:
Perfectly elastic
Perfectly inelastic
Downward sloping
Vertical
Oligopoly means:
One seller
Two sellers
Few sellers
Many sellers
A common feature of oligopoly is:
Price taking
Independence
Interdependence
Free entry
The kinked demand curve model explains:
Price rigidity
Price wars
Collusion
Perfect elasticity
In the kinked demand curve model, the upper part of the curve is:
Elastic
Inelastic
Unit elastic
Perfectly elastic
Cournot model of oligopoly assumes firms compete in:
Prices
Quantities
Advertising
Cost reduction
In Cournot model, firms assume rivals’ output is:
Zero
Increasing
Constant
Unknown
Price leadership is common in:
Perfect competition
Monopoly
Oligopoly
None of these
Collusive oligopoly aims to maximize:
Social welfare
Industry profits
Consumer surplus
Government revenue
The long-run curve under oligopoly is:
Smooth
Kinked
Vertical
Upward sloping
Which market structure has the highest degree of competition?
Oligopoly
Monopoly
Monopolistic competition
Perfect competition
Under monopoly, AR curve is also the:
MC curve
MR curve
Demand curve
Supply curve
Macroeconomics deals with:
Individual units
Small firms
Aggregate economy
Consumer behavior only
National income is a measure of:
Total demand
Total production
Total economic activity
Only consumption
GDP refers to:
Income earned by nationals abroad
Total value of goods and services produced within a country
Total wealth of the nation
Government expenditure only
Which of the following is a macroeconomic variable?
Individual demand
Price of one product
National income
Cost of production
Circular flow model shows interaction between:
Firm and industry
Government and banks
Households and firms
Sellers and intermediaries
Inflation means:
Fall in prices
Rise in general price level
Increase in income
Increase in unemployment
Unemployment refers to:
People not seeking jobs
People working part-time
People willing but unable to find work
All retired people
GDP at factor cost excludes:
Subsidies
Indirect taxes
Depreciation
Exports
Personal income = National income – ?
Corporate tax
Savings
Undistributed profits + Corporate tax + Transfer payments
Depreciation
National income measured at constant prices is called:
Nominal NI
Real NI
Personal income
Disposable income
Which method of NI uses value added?
Output method
Income method
Expenditure method
Transfer method
Expenditure method includes:
Rent
Wages
Investment
Profit
GDP > GNP when:
Net factor income from abroad is positive
Net factor income from abroad is negative
Exports exceed imports
Indirect taxes rise
Which is NOT a problem in NI estimation?
Non-monetized sector
Multiple counting
Illegal activities
Equal income distribution
Transfer payments are:
Included in NI
Excluded from NI
Equal to consumption
Part of investment
Precaution in NI measurement includes avoiding:
Double counting
Depreciation
Direct taxes
None of these
Inflation reduces:
Real income
Investment
Money supply
Aggregate demand
GDP deflator measures:
Unemployment rate
Inflation rate
Growth rate
Population growth
Unemployment rate is calculated as:
Employed ÷ Total population
Unemployed ÷ Labour force
Employed ÷ Labour force
Unemployed ÷ Working population
National Income in India is estimated by:
NITI Aayog
RBI
Central Statistical Office (CSO) / NSO
Finance Commission
