Q. Demand for a commodity refers to:

  • (A) Need for the commodity
  • (B) Desire for the commodity
  • (C) Amount of the commodity demanded at a particular price and at a particular time
  • (D) Quantity demanded of that commodity
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (C) Amount of the commodity demanded at a particular price and at a particular time

Q. If the demand for a good is inelastic, an increase in its price will cause the total expenditure of the consumers of the good to:

  • (A) Increase
  • (B) Decrease
  • (C) Remain the same
  • (D) Become zero
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) Increase

Q. Income elasticity of demand is defined as the responsiveness of:

  • (A) Quantity demanded to a change in income
  • (B) Quantity demanded to a change in price
  • (C) Price to a change in income
  • (D) Income to a change in quantity demanded
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) Quantity demanded to a change in income

Q. The supply of a good refers to:

  • (A) Stock available for sale
  • (B) Total stock in the warehouse
  • (C) Actual Production of the goo
  • (D) D. Quantity of the good offered for sale at a particular price per unit of time
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) D. Quantity of the good offered for sale at a particular price per unit of time

Q. In the short run, when the output of a firm increases, its average fixed cost:

  • (A) Remains constant
  • (B) Decreases
  • (C) Increases
  • (D) First decreases and then rises
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) Decreases

Q. The cost of one thing in terms of the alternative given up is called:

  • (A) Real cost
  • (B) Production cost
  • (C) Physical cost
  • (D) Opportunity cost
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) Opportunity cost

Q. In which of the following market structure is the degree of control over the price of its product by a firm very large?

  • (A) Imperfect competition
  • (B) Perfect competition
  • (C) Monopoly
  • (D) In A and B both
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (C) Monopoly

Q. Demand for factors of production is:

  • (A) Derived demand
  • (B) Joint demand
  • (C) Composite deman
  • (D) D None of the above
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) Derived demand

Q. The producer’s demand for a factor of production is governed by the ___ of that factor.

  • (A) Price
  • (B) Marginal productivity
  • (C) Availability
  • (D) Profitability
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) Marginal productivity

Q. Who is the ‘lender of the last resort’ in the banking structure of India?

  • (A) State Bank of India
  • (B) Reserve Bank of India
  • (C) EXIM Bank of India
  • (D) Union Bank of India
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) Reserve Bank of India

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