Basic Of Economics Basics of Economics MCQ (Set–1) 1. Economics is a science that studies: Plants Human behavior Machines Climate 2. Economics mainly aims at: Increasing population Allocation of scarce resources Increasing imports Reducing industries 3. Consumers try to maximize their Production Profit Satisfaction Taxes 4. Producers try to maximize their Welfare Profit Imports Demand 5. The following factors satisfy human wants: Goods and services Machines only Government only Weather 6. Which of the following is an economic want? Air Food Sunlight Rain 7. Microeconomics studies: Entire economy International trade Individual units An 8. Who is known as the Father of Microeconomics? Adam Smith Alfred Marshall Keynes Karl Marx 9. Macroeconomics deals with the following: Individual income Household demand Overall economy Consumer choice only 10. Who is known as the Father of Macroeconomics? Karl Marx Alfred Marshall John Maynard Keynes Ricardo 11. GDP and inflation are studied under the following: Microeconomics Macroeconomics Statistics Agriculture 12. India’s economic sectors are classified on the basis of: Religion Nature of activity Language Climate 13. Agriculture belongs to: Primary sector Secondary sector Tertiary sector Quinary sector 14. Manufacturing belongs to: Primary sector Secondary sector Tertiary sector Public sector 15. The secondary sector is also known as: Service sector Industrial sector Agricultural sector Financial sector 16. The tertiary sector is also known as Industrial sector Service sector Agricultural sector Public sector 17. Jobs in the tertiary sector are generally called the following: Red-collar jobs Blue-collar jobs White-collar jobs Seasonal jobs 18. Collection and dissemination of information are related to the following: Primary activities Quaternary activities Secondary activities Mining 19. Policy making and highest-level decision making belong to: Tertiary sector Quinary activities Primary sector Secondary sector 20. Employment terms are fixed and regular in Unorganised sector Organised sector Agricultural sector Informal sector 21. Workers get social security in: Organised sector Unorganised sector Seasonal sector Informal sector 22. Low income and irregular employment are features of: Public sector Organised sector Unorganised sector Quinary sector 23. In the public sector, most assets belong to: Private companies Foreign firms Government NGOs 24. The private sector is mainly motivated by: Welfare Profit Equality Charity 25. Which of the following is a basic economic activity? Consumption Worship Sleeping Migration 26. Factors of production include: Land, labour, capital, entrepreneurship Goods, money, tax, market Profit, loss, demand, supply Banking, insurance, transport, trade 27. Which factor of production is naturally occurring? Labour Capital Land Entrepreneurship 28. Mental and physical efforts used in production are called: Capital Labour Land Market 29. Machinery and tools used in production are called: Labour Entrepreneurship Capital Demand 30. People engaged in primary activities are called the following: White-collar workers Blue-collar workers Red-collar workers Green-collar workers Your score is Restart quiz Send feedback