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Economics Mcqs 4423 MCQs [All-Courses]

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Economics MCQs cover fundamental concepts of microeconomics and macroeconomics, including demand and supply, inflation, national income, and economic policies.
This section is designed to strengthen analytical skills and conceptual understanding for competitive examinations.
Highly useful for PPSC, FPSC, NTS, OTS, KPPSC, and other testing services preparation.

Because of the J curve effect and partial currency pass through, a depreciation of the domestic currency tends to increase the size of a ?
A trade surplus in the short run
B trade surplus in the long run
C trade deficit in the short run
D trade deficit in the long run
Correct Answer: trade deficit in the long run
According to the Marshall-Lerner condition if a country’s currency depreciates its trade balance will worsen if ?
A elasticity of demand for exports = 0.9; elasticity of demand for imports = 0.4
B elasticity of demand for exports = 0.7; elasticity of demand for imports = 0.3
C elasticity of demand for exports = 0.5; elasticity of demand for imports = 0.7
D elasticity of demand for exports = 0.3; elasticity of demand for imports = 0.6
Correct Answer: elasticity of demand for exports = 0.3; elasticity of demand for imports = 0.6
The balance of trade can only worsen if income ____ relative to absorption ?
A increases
B decreases
C does not change
D None of the above
Correct Answer: decreases
Suppose that the firms collude and become a cartel The best level of output for the cartel as a whole is ___________ the price equals __________ and profits total __________?
A 2 million barrels per day, $100, $60 million
B 4 million barrels per day, $80, $160 million
C 6 million barrels per day, $60, $60 million
D 8 million barrels per day, $40, $20 million
Correct Answer: 4 million barrels per day, $80, $160 million
Poor developing countries typically impose __________ tariffs than rich advanced nations on imports?
A lower
B higher
C about the same height
D None of the above
Correct Answer: higher
Membership in the World Trade Organization for china ?
A has been a matter of low priority for the Chinese government
B was achieved in the early 1950s
C has been opposed by a number of labor and human rights organizations in other countries
D has had negligible effect on trade between china and the United States
Correct Answer: has been opposed by a number of labor and human rights organizations in other countries
The pattern of economic growth describes the phenomenon of countries moving up in technological development by following the patterns of countries ahead of them in the development process ?
A flying geese
B import substitution
C export orientation
D commodity expansion
Correct Answer: flying geese
Developing countries that concentrate production in agricultural products or raw materials may face a long-run decline in their international terms of trade because of ?
A inelastic demand for these products in advanced countries
B large increases in the supplies of these products on world markets because of export expansion policies
C sluggish demand for these products in advanced countries
D All of the above
Correct Answer: All of the above
An export quota agreement to stabilize the price of bauxite tends to be more successful when the member producer countries as a percentage of the world’s producer countries is __________ and the _________ it is for the member producer countries to store/stock pile bauxite?
A relatively small; more difficult
B relatively small; easier
C relatively large; more difficult
D relatively large; easier
Correct Answer: relatively large; easier
Suppose that the demand curve for tin is highly inelastic. If the supply curve of tin decrease and increase cyclically along the demand curve for tin then in this market the size of the price fluctuation will be __________ the size of the quantity fluctuations?
A relatively greater then
B relatively less than
C the same as
D any of the above
Correct Answer: relatively greater then