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Easy Indian Economics GK Questions and Answers

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Q :  

Under perfect competition, the industry has no excess capacity because each firm produces at its minimum point.

(A) Long run marginal cost curve

(B) Long run average cost curve

(C) Long run average variable cost curve

(D) Long run average income curve

Correct Answer : B
Explanation :

Excess capacity in simple terms is when a firm is producing below it's full production potential. So under perfect competition, all firms produce at minimum point where the long-run average cost curve, marginal revenue, average revenue and horizontal demand curve are tangent.


Q :  

The horizontal demand curve is :

(A) relatively elastic

(B) perfectly inelastic

(C) perfectly elastic

(D) unit elastic

Correct Answer : D

Q :  

The measure of the degree of monopoly power of a firm is

(A) in the form of normal profits.

(B) as super ordinary profit

(C) as both normal and supernormal profits

(D) as the selling price of

Correct Answer : B

Q :  

The supply curve under increasing returns is:

(A) positive slope from left to right

(B) negative slope from left to right

(C) parallel to the volume axis

(D) parallel to the price axis

Correct Answer : A

Q :  

Production function establishes the relation:

(A) with the cost of production

(B) with investment of cost

(C) with output of input

(D) with the benefit of wage level

Correct Answer : C

Q :  

Marginal revenue of a monopolist is :

(A) more than the price

(B) equal to the price

(C) less than the price

(D) less than marginal cost

Correct Answer : C

Q :  

'Consumer dominance' means:

(A) Consumers are free to spend their income as they wish

(B) Consumers have the power to manage the economy

(C) Consumers' expenditure influences the allocation of resources

(D) Consumer goods are free from government control

Correct Answer : A

Q :  

There is a general law of demand – quantity demanded increases ________

(A) with a fall in price

(B) as the price increases

(C) with fixed price

(D) as utility increases

Correct Answer : D

Q :  

The cost of advertising is called

(A) implicit cost

(B) surplus cost

(C) fixed cost

(D) selling cost

Correct Answer : D
Explanation :

The cost incurred in advertising is called selling cost.


Q :  

Does not include the cost of sales

(A) Oligopoly

(B) monopoly

(C) perfect competition

(D) monopolistic competition

Correct Answer : C

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