All Free Economics MCQs with Answers
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- A. competition
- B. cooperation
- C. conflict
- D. all of the above
Explanation: The Middle East situation is commonly cited as an example of conflict because opposing groups or states compete over power, territory and…
Correct answer: conflict- A. husband
- B. president
- C. dog owner
- D. jogger
Explanation: A master status is the social position that most strongly shapes how a person is identified by others. For George W.
Correct answer: president- A. economics
- B. anthropology
- C. sociology
- D. psychology
Explanation: Classical, neoclassical, monetarist, and Keynesian are major schools of economic thought, especially concerned with markets, money…
Correct answer: economics- A. an equality of trade position
- B. a favorable balance of trade
- C. a more open market
- D. a belief system
Explanation: Restricting imports can reduce expenditure on foreign goods and support a surplus or more favourable balance of trade.
Correct answer: a favorable balance of trade- A. granted independence as soon as possible
- B. Considered an economic burden for the colonial power
- C. encouraged to develop their own industries
- D. acquired as markets and sources of raw materials
Explanation: Mercantilism viewed colonies as instruments of national economic power, supplying raw materials and serving as controlled markets for the…
Correct answer: acquired as markets and sources of raw materials- A. an expansion of China's colonial empire
- B. an increase in trade with the West
- C. a return to a strict command economy
- D. the success of the commune system
Explanation: Deng Xiaoping’s reforms introduced market-oriented policies, special economic zones and greater openness to foreign investment and trade.
Correct answer: an increase in trade with the West- A. demand of world markets for such crops
- B. lack of modern agricultural technology
- C. inadequate supply of water and other natural resources
- D. peasant ownership of most farmlands
Explanation: Central American cash-crop farming is largely shaped by international demand for products such as bananas, coffee and sugar.
Correct answer: demand of world markets for such crops- A. China's trade deficit with the United States was very high
- B. The United States refused to place quotas on Chinese goods
- C. The United States imported more from China than it exported to China
- D. China lowered tariffs on goods imported from the United States
Explanation: The United States has generally imported more goods from China than it exported there, creating a large US trade deficit and contributing…
Correct answer: The United States imported more from China than it exported to China- A. The Japanese government has place limits on Japanese exports
- B. Japanese industries spend very little on the research and development of new products
- C. The Japanese government and Japanese businesses have cooperated with each other
- D. Japanese citizens save less of their incomes than the citizens of other industrialized nation do
Explanation: Japan’s postwar growth was supported by close cooperation among government agencies, banks and businesses in directing investment and…
Correct answer: The Japanese government and Japanese businesses have cooperated with each other- A. reduction in spending on military goods leads to economic depression
- B. dependence on foreign trade usually leads to a weakened national economy
- C. territorial aggression is not necessary to secure national economic goals
- D. democratic institution hinder economic growth
Explanation: Japan’s pre-1945 expansion relied partly on territorial aggression, while its post-1945 success was achieved through trade, industrial…
Correct answer: territorial aggression is not necessary to secure national economic goals- A. to main peace in the Middle East
- B. access to the Mediterranean Sea
- C. to reestablish the Byzantine Empire
- D. The rich farmland of the Anatolian Plateau
Explanation: Russia sought control or influence over Ottoman territory mainly to gain warm-water access to the Mediterranean through the Black Sea and…
Correct answer: access to the Mediterranean Sea812. Which condition is a major obstacle to economic development in the Middle East and Northern Africa ?
- A. use of strip mining to obtain minerals
- B. reliance on capitalist economic systems
- C. lack of access to world markets
- D. scarcity of water resources
Explanation: Water scarcity limits irrigation, agriculture, industrial activity and population growth across much of the Middle East and North Africa.
Correct answer: scarcity of water resources- A. 1000 years
- B. 15,000 years
- C. 300 years
- D. 4000 yearsDiscover Top Destinations
Explanation: Cucumbers are an ancient cultivated crop associated with South Asia and have been grown for roughly 4,000 years.
Correct answer: 4000 yearsDiscover Top Destinations- A. mustard
- B. pepper
- C. Salt
- D. basil
Explanation: Brassica is the botanical genus that includes mustard plants, including species such as Brassica juncea and Brassica nigra.
Correct answer: mustard- A. Ghialiangale
- B. Glalangal
- C. Ghalingale
- D. Galangal
Explanation: Galangal is a rhizome used as a spice and is sometimes called Laos ginger because of its Southeast Asian origin.
Correct answer: Galangal- A. widow marriage
- B. crimes
- C. the increasing rate of growth in urban population
- D. inter-caste marriage
Explanation: Industrialization concentrates factories, jobs, and services in towns and cities, so its clearest demographic effect is rapid…
Correct answer: the increasing rate of growth in urban population- A. measure poverty of those below the poverty line
- B. determine the privileges of the rich
- C. assess the deprivation of section of population as compared to the others
- D. assess the minimum food Requirements
Explanation: Relative deprivation compares a group's economic or social conditions with those of other groups, rather than using only an absolute…
Correct answer: assess the deprivation of section of population as compared to the others- A. A person
- B. Type of attitude
- C. Mid of the way
- D. population
Explanation: Demography studies human populations, including their size, composition, distribution, and changes through births, deaths, and migration.
Correct answer: population- A. Loss of humanistic value
- B. Impersonal relationship
- C. informal relationship
- D. Competition
Explanation: Urban life is commonly associated with impersonal relationships, competition, and weakened traditional or humanistic bonds.
Correct answer: informal relationship- A. population size
- B. population density
- C. population heterogeneity
- D. All of the above
Explanation: Urbanisation is assessed through several related features, including population size, population density, and heterogeneity of the…
Correct answer: All of the above