Economics

Introduction to Microeconomics

Question:

Only Scarce Goods' attract price."Comment.

Answer:

  • The given statement is correct.
  • All resources are not scarce in the economy. For example, the water taken
    from river or air we breathe is abundant in relation to wants. Such goods are available free of cost. These goods are known as Non-Economic Goods.
  • On the other hand, some goods are scarce in relation to their wants. For example, diamonds, petrol, electricity, etc. are scarce in relation to wants. These goods command price and are known as Economic Goods.
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Introduction to Microeconomics

Q 1.

A country's resources are fully and p efficiently employed. The problem of scarcity exists. What advice would be given to raise the efficiency level of the human resource to fight scarcity?

Q 2.

Massive unemployment will shift PPC to the left. Defend or refute.

Q 3.

What is meant by economy?

Q 4.

Explain the meaning of opportunity cost with the help of production possibility schedule.[CBSE, All India 2013]

Q 5.

Give two examples of growth of resources.

Q 6.

What is economics?

Q 7.

A doctor has a private clinic in New Delhi and his annual earnings are Rs 10 lakh. If he works in a government hospital in New Delhi, his annual earning will be Rs 8 lakh. What is the opportunity cost of having a clinic in New Delhi?

Q 8.

How does Maruti Udyog Ltd. fix the prices of its cars, is it studied in macroeconomics?

Q 9.

Giving reason comment on the shape of Production Possibilities curve based on the following schedule.
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Q 10.

Name any three variables of macroeconomics.

Q 11.

"An economy always produces on but not inside PPC. Defend or refute.

Q 12.

What is meant by economising of resources? [CBSE 2003]

Q 13.

Which type of science is economics?

Q 14.

Giving reason comment on the shape of Production Possibilities curve based on the following schedule.
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Q 15.

Give two examples of underutilisation of resources.

Q 16.

Only Scarce Goods' attract price."Comment.

Q 17.

State the central problems of an economy. [CBSE Sample Paper 2014]

Q 18.

India is a labour abundance and capital scarce economy. Which technique of production should be used to produce the commodity?

Q 19.

Economy can never operate outside PPC with the given resources and technology.

Q 20.

Economy always operates on PPC.

Q 21.

As water resources are limited in our country, how can we economise the water resources so that it could not cause a future problem for us? Give any two suggestions.

Q 22.

Why is production possibility curve also called opportunity cost curve?

Q 23.

The government has started promoting foreign capital. What is its economic value in the context of Production Possibilities Frontier?

Q 24.

Production in an economy is below to its potentiality due to unemployment. Government starts employment generation schemes. Explain its effects by using production possibility curve.
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Q 25.

Because of destruction caused by war, a country's PPF will shift to the left.

Q 26.

Although water is useful, yet it is cheap. On the contrary, diamond is not much of use, still it is very expensive. Give an economic reason for this paradox.

Q 27.

What is likely to be the impact of efforts towards reducing unemployment on the production potential of the economy? Explain.

Q 28.

Why PPC is concave to the point of origin? [CBSE 2011, AI 2007]

Q 29.

Why does an economic problem arise? [CBSE 2006, 07C, 09;  Or AI 2007]
State any two causes of economic problem. [CBSE 2005C, 09C, 12;Or AI 2007]
State two characteristics of the economic resources which give rise to economic problem.Or [AI 2007]
Why does problem of choice arise?[CBSE 2004, 05C, 06, 07] Or
Explain three factors that lead to an economic problem.

Q 30.

Give reasons for the following statements:

  1. Every economy has to make the decision relating to what to produce.
  2. Problem of choice arises because available resources have alternative uses.

Q 31.

Define Production Possibility Curve and state its properties.[CBSE, All India 2013 C]

Q 32.

A farmer is getting more profit by producing opium rather than that of wheat. In situation of famine which crop should be produced?

Q 33.

With the same amount of resources a farmer can feed the following combination of goats and horses:
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Taking into consideration the options available with him, find out the opportunity cost of the farmer of feeding one horse.

Q 34.

Giving reason comment on the shape of Production Possibilities Curve based on the following schedule.
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Q 35.

Discuss the subject matter of economics.

Q 36.

What is meant by central problem of an economy?

Q 37.

State any three assumptions on which a production possibilities curve is based. [CBSE 2013 Q]

Q 38.

Define Marginal Opportunity Cost. Explain the concept with a hypothetical numerical example.[CBSE Sample Paper 2016]

Q 39.

A job guarantee scheme will lead to a rightward shift of PPF.

Q 40.

A Production Possibility Frontier' (PPF) is always represented as a upward sloping curve.

Q 41.

PPC is concave shaped as production of one good can be increased only by reducing quantity of another good.

Q 42.

Unemployment is reduced due to the measures taken by the government. State its economic value in the context of production possibilities frontier.

Q 43.

What will be the impact of recently launched Clean India Mission' (Swachh Bharat Mission) on the Production Possibilities curve of the economy and why?

Q 44.

Giving reason comment on the shape of Production Possibilities curve based on the following schedule. 
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Q 45.

Why does an economic problem arise? [CBSE 2007]
Or
What gives rise to an economic problem? [CBSE, Sample Paper 2008] Or
Why does the problem of choice arise? [CBSE 2004]

Q 46.

Economic problem arises due to plenty of resources.

Q 47.

Growth of resources shifts PPC towards left.

Q 48.

Whether the cotton textile industry is an example of micro or macroeconomics?

Q 49.

Why is it that on one hand coal is found in plenty, yet it is scarce while on the other, a rotten vegetable is rare but not scarce?

Q 50.

A teacher is getting Rs 6,000 per month as salary. If he leaves the job and starts tuition work, he is expected to earn Rs 5,000 per month. What would be his opportunity cost?