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This set of Principles of Micro Economics Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Principles Of Micro Economics Set 6

Q1 | The Wealth of Nations is the work of:
  • Marshall
  • J.S. Mill
  • Adam Smith
  • Lionel Robins
Q2 | Indifference Approach is related with:
  • Marshall
  • J.R. Hicks
  • Samuelson
  • Sismondi
Q3 | Which one of the following is an example of close substitute:
  • Tea and Coffee
  • Milk and water
  • Bread and Butter
  • Pen and pencil
Q4 | The addition to the total revenue by the sale of an additional unit is:
  • Total revenue
  • Average revenue
  • Value added
  • Marginal revenue
Q5 | Which cost is to be incurred by a firm even if output is zero:
  • Opportunity cost
  • Fixed cost
  • Variable Cost
  • Total cost
Q6 | The marginal utility theory is contributed by:
  • Marshall
  • David Ricardo
  • Adam Smith
  • Samuelson
Q7 | The factor earning of entrepreneur is:
  • Rent
  • Wage
  • Interest
  • Profit
Q8 | The Scarcity definition of Economics is the contribution of:
  • Samuelson
  • Adam Smith
  • Lionel Robbins
  • Marshall
Q9 | Average Revenue is equal to:
  • Price
  • Cost
  • Profit
  • None of these
Q10 | Total Revenue is the maximum when Marginal Revenue is ----------
  • Positive
  • Negative
  • One
  • Zero
Q11 | Market economy is also known as:
  • Socialist economy
  • Capitalist economy
  • Mixed economy
  • Developing economy
Q12 | For complementary goods, the cross elasticity of demand:
  • Positive
  • Negative
  • Zero
  • None
Q13 | Relation between price of a commodity and demand for another commodity ismeasured by:
  • Price elasticity
  • Income elasticity
  • Cross elasticity
  • Elasticity of substitution
Q14 | The demand curve for Giffen’s goods:
  • Vertical
  • Horizontal
  • Negative slope
  • Positive slope
Q15 | When Q = f (P), the elasticity coefficient is measured by:
  • ΔQ/ΔP / P/Q
  • ΔP/ΔQ * Q/P
  • ΔQ/ΔP * P/Q
  • P/ΔQ / Q/P
Q16 | Income elasticity of demand for inferior goods is:
  • Negative
  • Positive
  • Zero
  • Unity
Q17 | In the case of luxury goods, the income elasticity of demand will be:
  • Less than unity
  • Unity
  • More than unity
  • All the above
Q18 | Income elasticity is positive, but less than unity in the case of:
  • Necessity
  • Luxury
  • Inferior
  • Substitutes
Q19 | The change in demand is due to the change in :
  • Income
  • Own price
  • Prices of related products
  • Expectations
Q20 | Supply curve represents -------- relationship between quantity and price
  • Direct
  • Inverse
  • Either direct or inverse
  • None of the above
Q21 | A market:
  • Necessarily refers to a meeting place between buyer and sellers
  • Does not necessarily refers to a meeting place between buyer and sellers
  • Extends over the entire country
  • Extends over a city
Q22 | The market equilibrium for a commodity is determined by:
  • Market demand
  • Market supply
  • Balancing of the forces of demand and supply
  • Any of the above
Q23 | A fall in the price of the commodity holding everything else constant resultsin:
  • Increase in demand
  • Decrease in demand
  • Increase in quantity demanded
  • Decrease in quantity demanded
Q24 | When the price of the substitute commodity of X falls, the demand for X:
  • Rises
  • Falls
  • Remains unchanged
  • All of the above is possible
Q25 | If the income elasticity of demand is greater than one, then the commodity is:
  • Necessity
  • Luxury
  • Inferior
  • Non-related commodity