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This set of Introductory Economics 1 Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Introductory Economics 1 Set 2

Q1 | The deductive method is also called
  • abstract
  • analytical
  • priori method
  • all the above
Q2 | An Essay on the Nature and Significance of Economic Science was written by
  • adamsmith
  • alfred marshall
  • lord robbins
  • samuelson
Q3 | Other things being equal a decrease in demand can be caused by
  • a fall in price of the commodity
  • a fall in income of the consumer
  • a rise in price of the substitute
  • none of these
Q4 | When price of a product falls, more of it is purchased because of
  • the substitution effect
  • the income effect
  • neither substitution effect nor income effect
  • both the substitution and income effects
Q5 | “Utility or satisfaction is a subjective concept; therefore it could only be ranked”.The statement supports
  • cardinal utility theorist
  • ordinal utility theorist
  • behavioral theorist of the firm
  • none of the above
Q6 | The basic doctrine of consumers surplus is based on
  • indifference curve analysis
  • revealed preference theory
  • law of substitution
  • law of diminishing marginal utility
Q7 | According to Marshall, The law of diminishing marginal utility
  • applies on money in the manner in which it applies on commodity
  • do not applies on money except bank money
  • does not applies on bank money but applies on cash
  • applies on all commodities except money
Q8 | Indifference curve is always
  • concave to the origin
  • convex to the oringin
  • l shaped
  • a straight line
Q9 | Engel curve for giffen good is
  • positively sloped
  • negatively sloped
  • horizontal straight line
  • vertical straight line
Q10 | Price effect is
  • income effect – substitution effect
  • substitution effect – income effect
  • income effect + substitution effect
  • income effect + substitution effect- negative effects
Q11 | For a giffen good, when price falls
  • demand increases at a faster rate
  • demand decreases
  • demand remains constant
  • demand curve has a negative slope
Q12 | Inferior goods are the goods with
  • falling income effect
  • rising income effect
  • negative income effect
  • positive marshallian effects
Q13 | Which of the following is called gossans first law
  • law of substitution
  • law of equi marginal utility
  • law of diminishing marginal utility
  • none of the above
Q14 | When individuals income falls (everything remain the same) his demand for aninferior good
  • rises
  • falls
  • remains the same
  • we cannot say without additional information
Q15 | According to Marshall consumer surplusis:
  • total utility – marginal utility
  • total utility + marginal utility
  • total utility derived – price
  • price – marginal utility
Q16 | If both the products X & Y are normal goods
  • slopes down towards right
  • slopes up towards right
  • slopes up towards left
  • slopes down towards left
Q17 | Which of the following statement is TRUE with regard to total utility
  • total utility is the utility derived from last unit
  • total utility increases at a diminishing range
  • as consumption increases total utility goes on diminishing
  • at saturation point total utility is negative
Q18 | If negative income effect is less than positive substitution effect : the product will be
  • a normal good
  • an inferior good
  • a giffen good
  • a complementary good