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1. What is the fundamental economic problem?
- Consumption
- Abundance
- Equilibrium
- Scarcity
2. In economics, what does GDP stand for?
- Gross Domestic Product
- Government Debt Percentage
- General Demand Projection
- Global Development Plan
3. What is the law of demand?
- As price increases, quantity demanded increases
- As price decreases, quantity demanded increases
- Price and quantity demanded are unrelated
- Demand remains constant regardless of price changes
4. What is inflation?
- A decrease in the overall price level
- Fluctuation in exchange rates
- Stability in the price level
- An increase in the overall price level
5. What is the opportunity cost?
- The monetary value of a decision
- The cost of the next best alternative foregone
- The total cost of production
- The cost of raw materials
6. What is the invisible hand concept?
- Government intervention in the market
- Consumers' ability to hide information
- Self-interest guiding individuals to promote society's well-being
- Market transparency
7. What is a mixed economy?
- An economy with only private ownership
- An economy with only public ownership
- An economy with both private and public ownership
- An economy without ownership
8. What is the law of supply?
- As price increases, quantity supplied decreases
- Supply and price are inversely related
- Supply is independent of price changes
- As price decreases, quantity supplied increases
9. What is a trade deficit?
- Exporting more than importing
- Importing more than exporting
- Equal balance of imports and exports
- No trade occurring
10. What is a regressive tax?
- Tax rate is unrelated to income
- Tax rate increases as income increases
- Flat tax rate for all income levels
- Tax rate decreases as income increases
11. What is the difference between stocks and bonds?
- Stocks represent ownership, while bonds represent debt
- Stocks and bonds are the same thing
- Stocks pay interest, while bonds pay dividends
- Stocks are riskier than bonds
12. What is the function of the RBI?
- Fraud prevention
- Regulation of international trade
- Monetary policy implementation
- Tax collection
13. What is a monopoly?
- A market with many sellers
- A market with only one buyer
- A market with no buyers
- A market with only one seller
14. What is a budget deficit?
- Government spending exceeds government revenue
- Government spending equals government revenue
- Government spending is less than government revenue
- Government saving exceeds government spending
15. What is the law of diminishing marginal utility?
- As consumption increases, satisfaction increases
- As consumption decreases, satisfaction increases
- The more you consume, the less additional satisfaction you gain
- Consumption has no impact on satisfaction
16. What is the multiplier effect?
- An increase in government revenue leads to a decrease in overall spending
- An increase in government spending leads to a decrease in overall spending
- Government spending has no impact on overall spending
- An increase in government spending leads to a larger increase in overall spending
17. What is comparative advantage?
- Equal cost of production for all goods
- Producing a good with the highest opportunity cost
- Producing all goods domestically
- Producing a good with the lowest opportunity cost
18. What is a public good?
- Excludable and rivalrous
- Excludable but non-rivalrous
- Non-excludable but rivalrous
- Non-excludable and non-rivalrous
19. What is the law of diminishing returns?
- As production increases, total output increases
- As production increases, marginal product decreases
- As production decreases, marginal product increases
- Production and marginal product are unrelated
20. What is the role of entrepreneurship in the economy?
- Organizing and managing resources to create and run a business
- Providing labor in the production process
- Owning and controlling productive assets
- Consuming goods and services