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This set of Managerial Economics Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Managerial Economics Set 7

Q1 | When average product is falling, it is
  • Less than the marginal product
  • Not measurable in this case
  • Greater than the marginal product
  • Equal to the marginal product
Q2 | Dualism in development economics refers to
  • Dual price policy
  • Co-existence of technical and non-technical sectors
  • Co-existence of modern and traditional sectors
  • Co-existence of institutional and non- institutional agencies
Q3 | The economist who said that international trade was based upon the concept of absolute advantage was:
  • David Ricardo
  • Adam Smith
  • J.S.Mill
  • Bertil Ohlin
Q4 | If external debt of country rises faster than its interest obligations, it is a case of:
  • Dept trap
  • Liquidity trap
  • Poverty trap
  • Export led growth
Q5 | Who gave the first scientific treatment of general equilibrium analysis
  • Leon Walras
  • J.B Say
  • Edward Chamberlain
  • K.E Boulding
Q6 | Protectionism in the international trade stands for:
  • Semi-restricted Trade
  • Free trade policy
  • Restricted Trade policy
  • All of the above
Q7 | Determination of price through interaction of demand and supply was introduced by:
  • Keynes
  • Marshall
  • Pigou
  • Walras
Q8 | Joint profits are maximized in the model cartel, which is model of:
  • Duopsony
  • Duopoly
  • Oligopoly
  • Oligopony
Q9 | Which of the following is a better measure of economic development?
  • National income
  • Rural consumption
  • Size of exports
  • Employment
Q10 | Indian exports were increased during 2001-2002 and it went upto the level of:
  • 39.8 billion dollars
  • 28.2 billion dollars
  • 44.0 billion dollars
  • 45.6 billion dollars
Q11 | The imposition of an import tariff by a nation will increase the nation’s welfare:
  • Never
  • Often
  • Sometimes
  • Always
Q12 | 13th Finance Commission has been constituted under the chairmanship of:
  • C. Rangarajan
  • Vijay L Kelkar
  • Deepak Parekh
  • Indira Bhargara
Q13 | Monopsony is a form of market organization in which there is a:
  • Single buyer of an input
  • Single seller of an output
  • Single buyer of an output
  • Single seller of an input
Q14 | The rational entrepreneur will expand his output and select input combinationswhich lies on his:
  • Isoquant line
  • Ridge line
  • Isoquant line
  • Expansion path
Q15 | Factor intensity as it is used in economics, is primarily s:
  • Relative concept
  • Absolute concept
  • Abstract concept
  • Empirical concept
Q16 | The proportionality between the velocity of price movement and the inflationarygap is:
  • Indirect and irregular
  • Direct and linear
  • Irregular and direct
  • Indirect and non-linear
Q17 | The interrelation between innovations and investment opportunity was first pointed out by:
  • Schumpeter
  • Samuelson
  • T. R. Hicks
  • Torgenson
Q18 | Direct control refers to:
  • Trade and exchange controls
  • Interference with the operation of the market forces
  • Price and wage controls
  • All of these
Q19 | A situation where the firm is not in a position to recover its variable costs at theprevailing prices is known as:
  • Point of inflation
  • Equilibrium point
  • Optimum point
  • None of these
Q20 | Which of the following is a problem connected with general equilibrium analysis?
  • Uniqueness problem
  • Existence problem
  • stability problem
  • all of the above
Q21 | Who has suggested the utilization of “disguised unemployment” as a source ofsavings potential in underdeveloped countries?
  • W.A Lewis
  • Ragnar Nurkse
  • Gunnar Myrdal
  • K.K Kurihara
Q22 | The income consumption curve generally?
  • Slopes upwards to the right
  • Slopes downwards to the right
  • Slopes upwards to the left
  • Slopes downwards to the left
Q23 | The fundamental cause for the collapse of the Bretton woods system was:
  • The liquidity problem
  • The adjustment problem
  • The confidence problem
  • None of the above
Q24 | The traffic which maximizes a country’s economic welfare is called
  • Discriminatory traffic
  • Protective traffic
  • Optimum traffic
  • Non-Discriminatory traffic