Economics

Introduction to Microeconomics

Question:

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?

Answer:

The opportunity cost of opening a clinic in New Delhi is Rs 8 lakh, that he could have earned in the next best alternative use, by working in a government hospital in New Delhi.

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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.

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

Q 4.

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 5.

Give two examples of growth of resources.

Q 6.

What is economics?

Q 7.

Giving reason comment on the shape of Production Possibilities curve based on the following schedule.
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Q 8.

What is meant by economy?

Q 9.

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

Q 10.

Name any three variables of macroeconomics.

Q 11.

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

Q 12.

Which type of science is economics?

Q 13.

Only Scarce Goods' attract price."Comment.

Q 14.

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

Q 15.

Giving reason comment on the shape of Production Possibilities curve based on the following schedule.
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Q 16.

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

Q 17.

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

Q 18.

Give two examples of underutilisation of resources.

Q 19.

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 20.

Why is production possibility curve also called opportunity cost curve?

Q 21.

Giving reasons, state whether the  following statements are true or false.
 An economy always manages to meet all the needs of the people living in the country.

Q 22.

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

Q 23.

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 24.

Discuss the subject matter of economics.

Q 25.

Economy always operates on PPC.

Q 26.

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

Q 27.

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

Q 28.

There are various sources of income a teacher has; such as,

  1.  He can earn Rs 40000 from teaching in school.
  2. He can earn Rs 50000 by tuition/ coaching
  3. He earns Rs 60000 by writing the help book guides.
    What is the opportunity cost of his teaching in school? Why should he choose teaching profession?

Q 29.

Giving reason comment on the shape of Production Possibilities curve based on the following schedule. 
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Q 30.

What is the basic reason for economic problem in all economies?

Q 31.

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 32.

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

Q 33.

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

Q 34.

Name the economic value achievable when attempts are made to increase resources in the country.

Q 35.

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 36.

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 37.

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

Q 38.

Giving reason comment on the shape of Production Possibilities Curve based on the following schedule.
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Q 39.

What is meant by central problem of an economy?

Q 40.

Define Opportunity Cost. [CBSE 2007]
Or
Give the meaning of  Opportunity Cost'. [CBSE 2008, 09]

Q 41.

Define microeconomics.[CBSE 2007C; AI 2005, 2012]
Or
Give the meaning of microeconomics.[CBSE 2009]

Q 42.

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

Q 43.

Give reasons for the following statements:

  1. A Production Possibility Frontier is always a downward sloping concave curve.
  2. An efficient economy would always produce a combination of goods
    that lies on the given Production Possibility Frontier.
  3. Growth of an economy is represented in the form of a rightward shift of a Production Possibility Frontier.

Q 44.

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

Q 45.

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 46.

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

Q 47.

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 48.

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?

Q 49.

What is a production possibility frontier?

Q 50.

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]