Economics Mcqs – MCQs

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1.Which index is used to track the variation in the cost of essential goods and services relative to a fixed base period?

2.Which economist introduced the concept of comparative advantage, explaining that each trading partner benefits by specializing in products that can be sold at a higher value abroad than domestically?

3.What term describes the asset a borrower provides to a lender to ensure the repayment of a loan?

4.Which institution serves as the central bank of Pakistan?

5.Which type of crop is cultivated primarily to be sold in the market instead of being consumed by the farmer?

6.What is the economic system called where production and distribution resources are owned by private individuals or corporations, and growth depends on the accumulation and reinvestment of profits earned within a free market?

7.What is the term for the massive withdrawal of investment funds and income by individuals and corporations from a nation?

8.What is the term used for a long-term asset like land or a building?

9.What term refers to the set of rules that regulate the internal management of an organization?

10.What is the term for the middleman involved in the buying and selling of goods?

11.In accounting, the recorded value of an asset in the company's books may differ from the price it could fetch in the marketplace. What term describes this recorded amount?

12.What name is given to the interest-earning certificates that governments and businesses issue to generate funds for growth or commercial activities?

13.What is the name of the written document that instructs the payment of a certain amount of money to a designated individual?

14.What defines a bearer cheque?

15.What does a balance sheet represent?

16.What does the balance of payments represent?

17.What term describes a setup where workers, machines, and tools are organized so that a product moves sequentially through each operation, resulting in finished goods produced efficiently but without personal touch?

18.What does National Income primarily consist of?

19.What term describes the government's regulations on imports and exports?

20.What happens when the total supply in the economy surpasses the total demand?