WorksheetsCMAF-ECO-1&2
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins
Economics is primarily concerned with
Unlimited resources and limited wants
Limited resources and unlimited wants
Unlimited resources and unlimited wants
Limited resources and limited wants
Economic wants are those wants which are
Desirable only
Socially approved
Backed by purchasing power
Morally acceptable
The central problem of an economy arises because
Population grows rapidly
Resources are unevenly distributed
Wants are unlimited and resources are scarce
Technology is imperfect
Which of the following is a production unit in an economy?
Household
Government
Firm
Consumer
Consumption in economics refers to
Purchase of all goods
Use of goods for satisfaction of wants
Production of goods
Exchange of goods
Buying a house for renting it out is treated as
Consumption
Social expenditure
Investment
Transfer payment
Which factor of production coordinates other factors?
Land
Labour
Capital
Organisation
Distribution in economics means
Sharing of goods
Sharing of income among factors
Exchange of goods
Consumption of goods
Rent is the reward for
Labour
Capital
Organisation
Land
Macro distribution refers to
Pricing of factors
National income sharing
Individual income
Firm-level distribution
Wealth is best described as
Flow over time
Stock at a point of time
Continuous income
Periodic earnings
Which of the following is NOT considered wealth in economics?
Transferable goods
Personal skills
Machinery
Buildings
National wealth includes
Government bonds held by citizens
Private shares
Public roads and bridges
Personal savings
Income differs from wealth because income is
Stock
Non-transferable
Flow
Permanent
Production means
Creation of matter
Creation of utility
Exchange of goods
Consumption of goods
Which of the following is NOT a factor of production?
Land
Labour
Money
Capital
The Production Possibility Curve (PPC) shows
Consumer preferences
Maximum attainable combinations of goods
Market demand
Cost conditions
The slope of PPC represents
Marginal cost
Opportunity cost
Average cost
Total cost
A point inside the PPC indicates
Economic growth
Full employment
Unemployment of resources
Impossible combination
A rightward shift of PPC indicates
Inflation
Economic growth
Recession
Unemployment
Money is anything which
Is issued by government
Is legally approved
Is generally accepted as medium of exchange
Has intrinsic value
Income of an individual refers to
Total wealth
Gross assets
Flow of purchasing power
Capital stock
Saving is defined as
Income + consumption
Income − consumption
Consumption − income
Wealth − income
Investment refers to
Purchase of existing shares
Increase in capital stock
Saving of income
Holding cash
Real investment results in
Transfer of ownership
Increase in productive capacity
Change in income only
Price rise
Net investment equals
Gross investment + depreciation
Gross investment − depreciation
Savings − consumption
Capital − income
Demand in economics means
Desire only
Need only
Desire backed by purchasing power
Mere willingness
Which is NOT a determinant of demand?
Income
Taste
Cost of production
Price of substitutes
Demand for tea rises when
Price of tea rises
Price of coffee rises
Income falls (tea is normal)
Population decreases
Law of demand shows relationship between
Price and supply
Income and demand
Price and quantity demanded
Cost and demand
Market demand curve slopes downward because of
Law of supply
Law of diminishing marginal utility
Increasing cost
Scarcity of goods
Giffen goods violate the law of demand because
They are luxury goods
Income effect outweighs substitution effect
They have many substitutes
Demand is elastic
Veblen goods are demanded more due to
Low price
Inferior quality
Prestige and status
Necessity
Cross demand refers to relationship between
Price and quantity of same good
Income and demand
Price of one good and demand of another
Supply and price
Cross elasticity is positive in case of
Complementary goods
Substitute goods
Inferior goods
Giffen goods
When price changes and other factors remain constant, it results in
Increase in demand
Decrease in demand
Extension or contraction of demand
Shift in demand curve
Increase in income leads to decrease in demand of
Normal goods
Superior goods
Inferior goods
Luxury goods
Price elasticity of demand greater than one indicates
Inelastic demand
Unitary demand
Elastic demand
Perfectly inelastic demand
Demand for salt is generally
Perfectly elastic
Relatively elastic
Perfectly inelastic
Unitary elastic
Total outlay method measures elasticity by using
Marginal utility
Total expenditure
Marginal cost
Average cost
When price falls and total expenditure rises, demand is
Inelastic
Unitary elastic
Elastic
Perfectly inelastic
Point elasticity measures elasticity at
Two points
Entire curve
A particular point
Average point
Arc elasticity is used when
Changes are very small
Demand is constant
Changes are large
Price is fixed
If MR is zero, price elasticity of demand is
Zero
Less than one
Equal to one
Infinite
Consumer surplus is introduced by
Robbins
Marshall
Samuelson
Keynes
Consumer surplus equals
Market price – demand price
Willing price – actual price
Total utility – marginal utility
Income – consumption
Law of diminishing marginal utility states that
Total utility decreases always
Marginal utility increases continuously
Marginal utility diminishes with increased consumption
Utility remains constant
When marginal utility becomes zero, total utility is
Increasing
Decreasing
Maximum
Negative
Which is an exception to diminishing marginal utility?
Necessaries
Rare collections
Inferior goods
Normal goods
Demand forecasting helps mainly in
Fixing wages
Production planning
Distribution of income
Taxation
Supply means
Total stock of goods
Quantity offered for sale at a given price
Total production
Unsold goods
Law of supply shows relationship between
Price and demand
Income and supply
Price and quantity supplied
Cost and output
Supply curve slopes upward because
Cost increases
Profit motive
Demand increases
Marginal utility increases
Which factor does NOT affect supply?
Technology
Input prices
Consumer income
Government policy
Increase in subsidy leads to
Decrease in supply
No change in supply
Increase in supply
Fall in demand
Supply of agricultural land is
Perfectly elastic
Relatively elastic
Perfectly inelastic
Unitary elastic
Backward bending supply curve relates to
Capital
Labour
Land
Money
Increase in supply due to factors other than price results in
Extension of supply
Contraction of supply
Shift of supply curve
Change in quantity supplied
Equilibrium price is determined where
Demand equals supply
Supply exceeds demand
Demand exceeds supply
Cost equals revenue
Excess demand leads to
Fall in price
Rise in price
No change
Fall in supply
Perfect competition is characterised by
Single seller
Few sellers
Many buyers and sellers
Product differentiation
Under perfect competition, firm is a
Price maker
Price leader
Price taker
Monopoly
Monopoly exists when
Many sellers
Single seller
Differentiated product
Free entry
Monopolistic competition involves
Homogeneous products
Single seller
Product differentiation
Government control
Oligopoly market has
One seller
Two sellers only
Few sellers
Many sellers
Duopoly refers to
Two buyers
Two sellers
Two markets
Two products
Price discrimination means
Same price to all
Different prices in different markets
Government pricing
Cost-based pricing
Price discrimination is possible when
Market is competitive
Goods are perishable
Markets can be separated
Costs are equal
Dumping is an example of
Uniform pricing
Price discrimination
Cost pricing
Administered pricing
Under monopoly, AR curve is
Upward sloping
Horizontal
Downward sloping
Vertical
Under perfect competition, AR equals
MR
MC
AC
TC
In monopolistic competition, firms earn normal profit in
Short run
Long run
Always
Never
Excess supply results in
Rise in price
Fall in price
Increase in demand
Increase in supply
Price elasticity under perfect competition is
Zero
Less than one
One
Infinite
Demand curve of a firm under perfect competition is
Downward sloping
Vertical
Horizontal
Kinked
In monopoly, demand curve and AR curve are
Different
Same
Parallel
Opposite
Which market structure allows product differentiation?
Perfect competition
Monopoly
Monopolistic competition
Duopoly
Kinked demand curve is associated with
Monopoly
Oligopoly
Duopoly
Perfect competition
Under oligopoly, prices are
Highly flexible
Very unstable
Rigid
Determined by demand only
Which market gives maximum consumer choice?
Monopoly
Perfect competition
Monopolistic competition
Duopoly
Which market has free entry and exit?
Monopoly
Oligopoly
Perfect competition
Duopoly
Price discrimination requires elasticity of demand to be
Same in all markets
Different in all markets
Zero
Infinite
Which pricing policy maximises monopoly profit?
Uniform pricing
Average cost pricing
Marginal cost pricing
Discriminatory pricing
Market equilibrium is stable when
Demand > supply
Supply > demand
Price adjusts to excess demand or supply
Price remains fixed
Increase in demand with constant supply leads to
Fall in price
Rise in price
Fall in quantity
No change
A firm earns supernormal profit in short run under
Perfect competition
Monopoly
Monopolistic competition
Both B and C
Which market structure has close substitutes?
Monopoly
Perfect competition
Monopolistic competition
Duopoly
Long run equilibrium under monopolistic competition yields
Supernormal profit
Loss
Normal profit
Zero output
Which market has highest degree of competition?
Monopoly
Oligopoly
Perfect competition
Duopoly
Demand curve under monopoly slopes downward because
Many sellers
No substitutes
Market demand itself slopes downward
Price control
When demand and supply both increase equally, price
Increases
Decreases
Remains unchanged
Becomes zero
Perfect competition assumes
Product differentiation
Selling cost
Perfect knowledge
Price rigidity
Which market structure has highest selling cost?
Monopoly
Perfect competition
Monopolistic competition
Duopoly
In duopoly, price is influenced mainly by
Government
Cost
Rival firm’s actions
Consumers
Excess demand situation is also called
Market surplus
Shortage
Equilibrium
Stability
Price discrimination is NOT possible when
Transport cost exists
Resale is possible
Different markets exist
Demand differs
Which market structure gives price leadership?
Monopoly
Oligopoly
Perfect competition
Monopolistic competition
In monopoly, marginal revenue is
Greater than price
Equal to price
Less than price
Zero always
Which factor mainly differentiates monopolistic competition from perfect competition?
Number of sellers
Product differentiation
Market demand
Price elasticity
In short run equilibrium of a competitive firm, profit is maximised when
AR = AC
MR = MC
TR = TC
Price = AC
