SMS211 List of eExam Questions in the Bank

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Q1 The average Products of L (APL) in Cobb Douglas production is

Q2 A production function is based on the following except

Q3 Economists believe that the supply of (K) is inelastic in the short run and elastic in the long run.

Q4 and are tools of analysis used in explaining the input-output relationship.

Q5 and inputs are defined in both economic sense and technical sense.

Q6 The quantity of a firm’s product that can be sold at a given price over time is known as the for the firm’s product.

Q7 demand depends mainly on the commodity price, price of their substitutes, current disposable income of the consumers, the consumers’ ability to adjust their consumption pattern, and their susceptibility to advertisement of new products.

Q8 The demand for goods change linearly, while the demand the demand for durable goods change exponentially as the stock of durable goods changes.

Q9 The of demand can be defined as the degree of responsiveness of demand to changes in the consumer’s income.

Q10 is the first derivative of the total revenue (TR) function, and that TR = PQ (P = unit price; Q = quantity sold)

Q11 A firm would be interested in knowing whether increasing or decreasing the commodity price would maximise revenue.

Q12 The about the future product prices, income, and supply position of goods play significant role in the determination of demand for goods and services in the short run.

Q13 A rational consumer who expects a high rise in the price of a commodity would buy more of it at the high current price with a view to avoiding the pinch of the high price rise in the future.

Q14 Advertising cost helps in increasing product demands in the following areas except

Q15 are incurred while attempting to promote sales.

Q16 Consumers’ tastes and preferences play important role in the determination of the for a product.

Q17 All such goods that add to the pleasure and of the consumer without enhancing his or her earning fall in the category of luxury goods.

Q18 Normal goods are goods demanded in quantities as consumer’s income rises.

Q19 Inferior goods as goods in which their demands decrease as consumer’s increases, beyond a certain level of income.

Q20 Economists often begin the analysis of individual’s choices by specifying a basic set of postulates (or axioms) that characterize behaviour.

Q21 is used to refer to situations in which economic agents exert some market power in the determination of prices.

Q22 In a price system, we assume the number, n, of well-defined, homogeneous goods in a given economy.

Q23 Economists believe that a price system yields an efficient allocation of resources.

Q24 The following are the problems of monetary policy except

Q25 refers to the interest rate with which the Central Bank can lend money to commercial banks.

Q26 are those that you can achieve with a given amount of resources or according to the resource constraints.

Q27 Two popular methods of solving linear programming problems are and

Q28 is used to refer to situations in which economic agents exert some market power in the determinattion of prices.

Q29 refers to the buying and selling of government bonds or securities inorder to influence indirectly the reserve position of banks

Q30 The Discount Rate refers to the interest rate with which the can lend money to commercial banks.

Q31 In the general equilibrium model, the price level, government purchases, and the tax schedule are that is they are detarmined outside the model.

Q32 Imports are regarded in economics as from the income stream.

Q33 Isoquants curves and Isocost line are often referred to as the

Q34 Economists believe that the supply of capital (K) is in the short run and in the long run.

Q35 function is a tool of analysis used in explaining the input-output relationship.

Q36 An is any good or service that comes out of a production process.

Q37 An is a good or service that goes into the production process.

Q38 Advertisement costs are incurred while attempting to promote

Q39 All such goods that add to the pleasure and prestige of the consumer without enhancing his or earning, fall in the category of

Q40 Economists define as goods in which their demands decrease as consumer's income increases, beyond a certain level if income.

Q41 are those goods for which the total utility or usefulness is not exhaustible in the short-run use. Such goods repeatedly over a period of time.

Q42 is a demand for a commodity that arises on its own out of a natural desire to consume or possess a commodity.

Q43 The quantity of a firm‟s product that can be sold at a given price over time is known as the

Q44 The quantity of a commodity an individual is willing and able to purchase at a particular price, during a specific time period, given his/her money income, his/her taste, and prices of other commodities, such as substitutes and complements, is referred to as the

Q45 The is the variable through which the behaviour of the dependent variable can be determined.

Q46 The is the variable whose behaviour is to be determined by a given equation.

Q47 is a branch devoted to the measurement of relationships between variables using economic data.

Q48 are drawn through a scatter diagram to show the direction of the relationship between two variables.

Q49 Economists define as the balancing of opposing forces, or a stabilizing process where there is no tendency for change unless the balance is disturbed

Q50 is the percentage of the economy‟s labour force without a job.

Q51 When the price level is falling, we say that the economy is experiencing

Q52 When the price level is rising, we say that the economy is experiencing

Q53 is a measure of the of the average level of prices of goods and services in a given economy.

Q54 represents the value of goods and services produced in the economy in a given period, such a year.

Q55 Microeconomic theories are sufficiently

Q56 _models begin by specifying the set of agents that are active in the economy, such as households, firms, and governments in one or more countries, as well as the preferences, technology, and budget constraints of each economic agent.

Q57 are advanced quantitative models that are designed to estimate the relationships between different macroeconomic variables using time-series analysis.

Q58 is the study of broad aggregates including total employment, national income, inflation, and foreign trade, among others.

Q59 is the study of economic actions of individual households and firms

Q60 Microeconomic analysis encompasses of the following except

Q61 are simple textbook descriptions of the macroeconomic, involving simple equations or diagram.

Q62 The __are markets where finished goods and services are bought and sold.

Q63 The are the markets where factors of production are exchanged for money.

Q64 are the places where factors of production, such as land, labour, and capital, as well as entrepreneurship are bought and sold.

Q65 The fifth step in analysis of an economic issue is

Q66 The third step in analysis of an economic issue is

Q67 The second step in analysis of an economic issue is

Q68 The first step in analysis of an economic issue is

Q69 The following except one are the basic analytical model in any economic analysis.

Q70 Economists define as the balancing of opposing forces, or a stabilizing process where there is no tendency for change unless the balance is disturbed.

Q71 is the percentage of the economy’s labour force without a job.

Q72 represents the value of goods and services produced in the economy in a given period, such as a year.

Q73 is a measure of the average level of prices of goods and services in a given economy.

Q74 Microeconomic analysis encompasses of the following except

Q75 The determination of the incomes of individuals is encompassed within the general pricing process within an economy in

Q76 _______models begin by specifying the set of agents that are active in the economy, such as households, firms, and governments in one or more countries, as well as the preferences, technology, and budget constraints of each economic agent.





Q77 _______ are advanced quantitative models that are designed to estimate the relationships between different macroeconomic variables using time-series analysis.





Q78 ______is the study of broad aggregates including total employment, national income, inflation, and foreign trade, among others.





Q79 ________ is the study of economic actions of individual households and firms





Q80 Microeconomic analysis encompasses of the following except ________





Q81 ______ are simple textbook descriptions of the macroeconomic, involving simple equations or diagram.





Q82 The ________are markets where finished goods and services are bought and sold.





Q83 The ____ are the markets where factors of production are exchanged for money.





Q84 ______ are the places where factors of production, such as land, labour, and capital, as well as entrepreneurship are bought and sold.





Q85 The fifth step in analysis of an economic issue is _________





Q86 The third step in analysis of an economic issue is_________





Q87 The second step in analysis of an economic issue is ______





Q88 The first step in analysis of an economic issue is ________





Q89 The following except one are the basic analytical model in any economic analysis _______________





Q90 Economists define _____ as the balancing of opposing forces, or a stabilizing process where there is no tendency for change unless the balance is disturbed.





Q91 _______ refer to the buying and selling of government bonds or securities in order to influence indirectly the reserve position of banks.





Q92 Indirect instruments include the following except ______





Q93 Direct instruments include the following except ___________





Q94 _______ instruments are those variables under the control of monetary authorities and are used in controlling the affairs of the money and financial markets.





Q95 When unemployment is high, the economy not only has idle workers but also idle resources is a basic reason of _______.





Q96 The alternative, high unemployment, causes much human misery, with affected families suffering financial distress, loss of personal self-respect, and increase in crime is one of the basic reasons of ______.





Q97 The _______ appears to be one of the concepts in economics about which you may wonder why it is not thought of earlier as it is so simple and obvious.





Q98 ______ method begin by converting the constraint inequalities into equalities, and them sketching them in a graph.





Q99 The following are the concepts of cost except ______





Q100 There are _____ concepts of cost.





Q101 The average Products of L (APL) in Cobb Douglas production is ___________





Q102 A production function is based on the following except _____





Q103 Economists believe that the supply of _____ (K) is inelastic in the short run and elastic in the long run.





Q104 ________ is a tool of analysis used in explaining the input-output relationship.





Q105 _____ and _____ inputs are defined in both economic sense and technical sense.





Q106 Inputs are classified as either_____ or ______ inputs





Q107 Economists classified inputs as the following except ____





Q108 An _____, on the other hand, is any good or service that comes out of a production process.





Q109 An ______ is a good or service that goes into the production process.





Q110 ______ generally deals with quantitative relationships, that is, technical and technological relationships between inputs, especially labour and capital, and between inputs and outputs.





Q111 The quantity of a firm’s product that can be sold at a given price over time is known as the ______ for the firm’s product.





Q112 _______ demand depends mainly on the commodity price, price of their substitutes, current disposable income of the consumers, the consumers’ ability to adjust their consumption pattern, and their susceptibility to advertisement of new products.





Q113 The demand for ____ goods change linearly, while the demand the demand for durable goods change exponentially as the stock of durable goods changes.





Q114 The ______ of demand can be defined as the degree of responsiveness of demand to changes in the consumer’s income.





Q115 _________ is the first derivative of the total revenue (TR) function, and that TR = PQ (P = unit price; Q = quantity sold)





Q116 A _____ firm would be interested in knowing whether increasing or decreasing the commodity price would maximise revenue.





Q117 The ________ about the future product prices, income, and supply position of goods play significant role in the determination of demand for goods and services in the short run.





Q118 A rational consumer who expects a high rise in the price of a _____ commodity would buy more of it at the high current price with a view to avoiding the pinch of the high price rise in the future.





Q119 Advertising cost helps in increasing product demands in the following areas except _______





Q120 _______ are incurred while attempting to promote sales.





Q121 Consumers’ tastes and preferences play important role in the determination of the ______ for a product.





Q122 All such goods that add to the pleasure and ______ of the consumer without enhancing his or her earning fall in the category of luxury goods.





Q123 Normal goods are goods demanded in ____ quantities as consumer’s income rises.





Q124 inferior goods as goods in which their demands decrease as consumer’s ____ increases, beyond a certain level of income.





Q125 Economists often begin the analysis of individual’s choices by specifying a basic set of postulates (or axioms) that characterize ______ behaviour.





Q126 _______ is used to refer to situations in which economic agents exert some market power in the determination of prices.





Q127 In a ______ price system, we assume the number, n, of well-defined, homogeneous goods in a given economy.





Q128 Economists believe that a ______ price system yields an efficient allocation of resources.





Q129 The following are the problems of monetary policy except _______





Q130 ______refers to the interest rate with which the Central Bank can lend money to commercial banks.





Q131 The _____ functions describe the relationship between a demand for a product (the dependent variable) and its determinants (the independent variables).





Q132 A ______ states the relationship between the demand for a product (the dependent variable in this case) and its determinants (the independent variables).





Q133 A _____ is a symbolic representation of relationship between dependent and independent variables





Q134 ______ may also arise due to demonstration effect of a rise in income, increase in population, and advertisement of new products.





Q135 ______ goods are those goods for which the total utility or usefulness is not exhaustible in the short-run use.





Q136 The type of goods involved in the ______ are most fashion consumer goods, goods used seasonally, inferior substitutes for superior goods during scarcities.





Q137 The ______ refers to the demand which exists over a long period of time.





Q138 The quantity of a commodity an individual is willing and able to purchase at a particular price, during a specific time period, given his/her money income, his/her taste, and prices of other commodities, such as substitutes and complements, is referred to as the ______ for the commodity.





Q139 The _____ of any product is the sum of individual demands for the product at a given market price in a given time period.





Q140 ________ generally depend on life style, social customs, religious values attached to a commodity, habit of the people, age and sex of the consumers, and the like.





Q141 _______ are special category of luxury goods, examples, rare paintings and antiques, prestigious schools, and the like.





Q142 _____ are goods demanded in increasing quantities as consumer’s income rises.





Q143 Economists define _______ as goods in which their demands decrease as consumer’s income increases, beyond a certain level of income.





Q144 Goods and services in ________ are referred to as ‘basic needs’, and are consumed by all persons in a society





Q145 Price of the product or own price is the most important determinant of ____ for a product.





Q146 A ________ is said to be linear when its graph results in a straight line.





Q147 The ______ record at a point in time the way an economic variable differs across different individuals or groups of individuals.





Q148 _____data is a sequence of measurements of a variable at different points in time, monthly or annually.





Q149 Economic_____ represent pieces of evidence or information about economic behaviour in a given society.





Q150 _______ seeks to break down aggregate macroeconomic relationships into microeconomic decisions of individual agents.