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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.

In the Px = export price index, Pm = import price index, Qx = export quantity index,and Qm = import quantity index. Developing countries tend to maintain that their commodity term of trade have declined over the long run suggesting that _________ has declined?
A Px/Pm
B Pm/Px
C (Pm/Px)Qm
D (Px/Pm)Qx
Correct Answer: Px/Pm
_________ policies attempt to foster industrialization by establishing high barriers to imports of foreign goods to promote local production ?
A absolute advantage
B comparative advantage
C export-led growth
D import substitution
Correct Answer: import substitution
Export-led growth strategies tend to emphasize ?
A resource allocation based on the principle of absolute advantage
B resource allocation based on the principle of comparative advantage
C trade protection for import-competing firms
D trade protection for exporting-competing firms
Correct Answer: resource allocation based on the principle of comparative advantage
Import substitution is an example of ?
A the principle of comparative advantage
B the principle of absolute advantage
C an outward-looking growth strategy
D an inward-looking growth strategy
Correct Answer: an inward-looking growth strategy
Because supply and demand conditions for primary products are very price inelastic their prices ?
A have been steadily rising in recent decades
B have been more stable than the prices of manufactured goods
C fluctuate about as much as the prices of manufactured goods
D tend to be very unstable from year to year
Correct Answer: tend to be very unstable from year to year
Which of the following strategies have developing countries not used to deal with the problem of unstable export markets ?
A multilateral contracts
B production and export controls
C buffer stock arrangements
D tariff-rates quotas
Correct Answer: tariff-rates quotas
The ability of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to maximize profits is hampered by ?
A a lack of substitutes for oil
B similar cost schedules for member countries
C highly inelastic world demand curve for oil
D economic recession for oil importing nations
Correct Answer: economic recession for oil importing nations
All of the following are trade problems of developing countries except?
A unstable export markets
B improving terms of trade
C limited access to the markets of industrial countries
D highly elastic demand curves for their products
Correct Answer: improving terms of trade
To be considered a good candidate for export cartel, a commodity should ?
A be a manufactured good
B be a primary product
C have a low price elasticity of supply
D have a high price elasticity of demand
Correct Answer: have a low price elasticity of supply
Hong Kong and South Korea are examples of developing nations that have recently pursued ________ industrialization policies?
A import substitution
B export promotion
C commercial dumping
D multilateral contract
Correct Answer: export promotion