Economics
Economics MCQs with Answers and Explanations | Microeconomics & Macroeconomics Objective Questions.
Strengthen your knowledge of Economics with a rich collection of MCQs with answers and detailed explanations. Topics include microeconomics, macroeconomics, demand and supply, national income, inflation, monetary policy, fiscal policy, international trade, economic growth, and development economics. These multiple-choice questions are designed for students, teachers, and candidates preparing for competitive exams (CSS, PMS, NTS, FPSC, PPSC, UPSC, MBA, BBA, etc.). Each MCQ is supported by a clear solution and explanation to improve conceptual clarity, analytical ability, and exam performance. Perfect for self-assessment, practice, and revision in the field of Economics.
The falling part of each
Different points
Their respective minimas
The rising part of each
✅ The correct answer is C.
The MC curve cuts the AVC and ATC curves at their respective minimas.
Differential rent
Scarcity rent
Mobility rent
Location rent
✅ The correct answer is C.
These are kinds of rent except mobility rent.
Zero
Infinity
Equal to one
Greater than zero but less than infinity
✅ The correct answer is A.
A vertical supply curve parallel to the price axis implies that the elasticity of supply is Zero.
Horizontal
Vertical
Positively sloped
Negatively sloped
✅ The correct answer is B.
If regardless of changes in its price, the quantity demanded of a commodity remains unchanged, then the demand curve for the commodity will be Vertical.
Rightward
Leftward
Upward
None of the above
✅ The correct answer is B.
During a particular year, farmers experienced a dry weather. If all the other factors remain constant, farmers supply curve for wheat will shift Leftward.
Iso-utility curve
Production possibility line
Isoquant
Consumption possibility line
✅ The correct answer is D.
The budget line is also known as the Consumption possibility line. The CPF, or consumption–possibility frontier, is the budget constraint where participants in international trade can consume.
Reduce the size of its plant to lower fixed costs
Raise the price of its product
Shut down
Continue to operate as long as it covers its variable cost
✅ The correct answer is D.
In the short run if a perfectly competitive firm finds itself operating at a loss, it will continue to operate as long as it covers its variable cost.
Price ratio between two commodities
Marginal rate of substitution
Factor substitution
Level of indifference
✅ The correct answer is B.
The slope of indifference curve indicates Marginal rate of substitution. The marginal rate of substitution (MRS) is the amount of a good that a consumer is willing to give up for another good, as long as the new good is equally satisfying.
TR = P x Q
AR = Price
Negatively sloped demand
Marginal Revenue = Price
✅ The correct answer is C.
Negatively sloped demand is not a characteristic of a ‘price taker’. A price taker lacks enough market power. The objective of market to influence the prices of goods or services.
Slope of MC and Mr is the same
Slope of TC and TR is the same
Slope of AC and AR is the same
None of the above
✅ The correct answer is B.
Profit is maximum when Slope of TC and TR is the same. To obtain the profit maximizing output quantity, we start by recognizing that profit is equal to total revenue (TR) minus total cost (TC).