Economics GK Questions
Q16. Lorenz curve enables one to study which of the following
(a) Average
(b) Dispersion
(c) Correlation
(d) Tax Rate
Answer: (b) Dispersion
Q17. The critical minimum effort theory is due to
(a) W. A. Lewis
(b) D. Ricardo
(c) H. Leibenstein
(d) A. D. Hirschman
Answer: (c) H. Leibenstein
Q18. Limit pricing is an entry condition in the theory of firm by
(a) J. S. Bain
(b) Curnot
(c) Chamberlin
(d) W. J. Baumole
Answer: (a) J. S. Bain
Q19. Input-Output technique was invented by
(a) Gunnar Myrdal
(b) Wassily Leontief
(c) Hollis B. Chenery
(d) Robert Solow
Answer: (b) Wassily Leontief
Q20. Which economist is also known as the master of partial analysis
(a) Friedrich Hayek
(b) John Maynard Keynes
(c) Alfred Marshall
(d) David Ricardo
Answer: (c) Alfred Marshall
Q21. The Equation of exchange is associated with which economist
(a) Friedrich Hayek
(b) Ragnar Frisch
(c) A.C.Pigou
(d) Irving Fisher
Answer: (d) Irving Fisher
Q22. Uniform price is a feature of
(a) Perfect competition
(b) Oligopoly
(c) Monopolistic Competition
(d) Monopoly
Answer: (a) Perfect competition
Q23. The market in which share prices are going up in knwon as
(a) Bear Market
(b) Bull Market
(c) Lion market
(d) Capital Market
Answer: (b) Bull Market
Q24. At the break-even point, the total cost is equal to
(a) Total lost
(b) Total revenue
(c) Total capital
(d) Total profit
Answer: (b) Total revenue
Q25. The formula used for computing current ratio is
(a) Current Assets / Current Liabilities
(b) Net Income/Shareholder's Equity
(c) Marginal Cost/Average Cost
(d) Total Liabilities / Shareholders Equity
Answer: (a) Current Assets / Current Liabilities
Q26. Who has written the book "Principles of Economics"
(a) Léon Walras
(b) Carl Menger
(c) Alfred Marshall
(d) Friedrich von Wieser
Answer: (c) Alfred Marshall
Q27. The IS–LM model was developed by
(a) John Maynard Keynes
(b) Alvin Hansen
(c) John Hicks
(d) None of the above
Answer: (c) John Hicks
Q28. The IS curve is drawn as ___________ sloping
(a) Upward
(b) Downward
(c) Zero
(d) None of the above
Answer: (b) Downward
Q29. The LM curve is drawn as ___________ sloping
(a) Upward
(b) Downward
(c) Zero
(d) None of the above
Answer: (a) Upward
Q30. Who invented the General Equilibrium analysis
(a) Alfred Marshall
(b) John Maynard Keynes
(c) Léon Walras
(d) Carl Menger
Answer: (c) Léon Walras
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