All Free Economics MCQs with Answers
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- A. Bullish
- B. Bearish
- C. Falling
- D. Crashing
Explanation: A bearish market is one in which investors expect prices to fall and selling pressure dominates.
Correct answer: Bearish- A. Golden bonus
- B. Golden shake hand
- C. Friendly handshake
- D. Golden handshake
Explanation: A golden handshake is a substantial payment or benefits package offered to a senior employee on retirement or departure.
Correct answer: Golden handshake- A. Controlling Banks
- B. Controlling cooperation
- C. Controlling markets
- D. None of them
Explanation: Deregulation means removing or reducing government rules and controls over markets so that prices, entry and business decisions are…
Correct answer: Controlling markets- A. A big company
- B. Stock Exchange
- C. Joint stock
- D. A multinational company
Explanation: A stock exchange is an organised market where securities such as shares and bonds are bought and sold.
Correct answer: Stock Exchange- A. Free market economy
- B. Laissez faire also Laisser faire
- C. Open market economy
- D. Liberal market economy
Explanation: Laissez-faire means allowing private commerce to operate with little or no government interference.
Correct answer: Laissez faire also Laisser faire3366. What is Dumping ?
- A. Sale of goods in large quantities with high quality
- B. Sale of goods in large quantities with low quality
- C. Sale of goods in large quantities and at a low price
- D. Sale of goods in large quantities with high price
Explanation: Dumping occurs when goods are exported and sold at an unusually low price, often below their normal value or domestic price.
Correct answer: Sale of goods in large quantities and at a low price- A. Limited Company
- B. Society
- C. Corporation
- D. Cooperative
Explanation: A cooperative is owned and managed by the people who use its services, such as its members or customers.
Correct answer: Cooperative- A. Adam smith
- B. David Ricardo
- C. David smith
- D. Adam Ricardo
Explanation: Adam Smith is widely called the father of economics because his 1776 work, The Wealth of Nations, provided a foundational systematic…
Correct answer: Adam smith- A. Bankruptcy
- B. Default
- C. Total loss
- D. Crash
Explanation: Bankruptcy is the legal or financial condition in which a debtor cannot meet obligations to creditors.
Correct answer: Bankruptcy- A. Wall street
- B. NASDAQ
- C. Nikkei index
- D. Yahoo index
Explanation: Wall Street is the common collective term for the U.S. securities industry and its firms, including brokers, dealers and underwriters.
Correct answer: Wall street3371. Interest that is calculated as a simple percentage of the original principal amount is called ?
- A. Market interest
- B. Easy interest
- C. Compound interest
- D. Simple interest
Explanation: Simple interest is calculated only on the original principal, using the formula principal multiplied by rate and time.
Correct answer: Simple interest- A. Rearranged loans
- B. Rescheduled loans
- C. Altered loans
- D. None of these
Explanation: Rescheduled loans have their repayment timetable or maturity extended to make instalments easier for the borrower to meet.
Correct answer: Rescheduled loans- A. Limited company
- B. Registered company
- C. Public company
- D. Public limited company
Explanation: A registered company in this context is one that has filed the required statement with the SEC and met its disclosure requirements.
Correct answer: Registered company- A. Credit worthiness
- B. Credit Worth
- C. Credit line
- D. Ratings
Explanation: Moody's, S&P and Fitch provide credit ratings, which assess the credit quality and default risk of debt securities.
Correct answer: Ratings- A. Proxy vote
- B. Absentia vote
- C. Remote vote
- D. Casting vote
Explanation: A proxy is an authorization allowing another person to cast a shareholder's vote, either in writing or electronically.
Correct answer: Proxy vote- A. A collection of investments, real or financial
- B. Net assets of a company
- C. Total profit of company in a year
- D. Total unmovable assets of a company
Explanation: A portfolio is a collection of investments, which may include financial assets such as shares and bonds or real assets such as property.
Correct answer: A collection of investments, real or financial- A. Oligopoly
- B. Grey market
- C. Oligopsony
- D. Green market
Explanation: An oligopsony exists when a small number of buyers dominate purchases from many sellers and can influence the price.
Correct answer: Oligopsony- A. Lion's share
- B. Market share
- C. Net share
- D. Holding share
Explanation: Market share is the percentage of total industry sales accounted for by a particular company.
Correct answer: Market share- A. Solvency
- B. Crash
- C. Bankruptcy
- D. Liquidation
Explanation: Liquidation is the process of ending a firm by selling its assets, paying creditors, and distributing any remaining value to shareholders.
Correct answer: Liquidation- A. joint company
- B. Joint stock company
- C. Limited joint company
- D. Limited Company
Explanation: A joint-stock company combines features of a partnership, such as pooled ownership, with features of a corporation, such as transferable…
Correct answer: Joint stock company