Economics

Introduction to Microeconomics

Question:

With the same amount of resources a farmer can feed the following combination of goats and horses:
ncert-solutions-for-class-12-micro-economics-introduction-to-economics-12
Taking into consideration the options available with him, find out the opportunity cost of the farmer of feeding one horse.

Answer:

The opportunity cost of the farmer ‘of feeding one horse is 3 goats i.e.,
frac { 168-150 }{ 50-44 } =frac { 18 }{ 6 } =frac { 3 }{ 1 }
Thus, the opportunity cost of feeding one horse is 3 goats.

previuos
next

Introduction to Microeconomics

Q 1.

Give two examples of growth of resources.

Q 2.

Give two examples of underutilisation of resources.

Q 3.

Name any three variables of macroeconomics.

Q 4.

What is meant by economy?

Q 5.

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

Q 6.

What is economics?

Q 7.

Giving reason comment on the shape of Production Possibilities curve based on the following schedule.
ncert-solutions-for-class-12-micro-economics-introduction-to-economics-19

Q 8.

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 9.

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 10.

If a PPF shifts to the right, the new PPF will be parallel to the original.

Q 11.

Giving reason comment on the shape of Production Possibilities Curve based on the following schedule.
ncert-solutions-for-class-12-micro-economics-introduction-to-economics-24

Q 12.

Which type of science is economics?

Q 13.

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

Q 14.

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

Q 15.

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.
ncert-solutions-for-class-12-micro-economics-introduction-to-economics-9

Q 16.

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

Q 17.

If the economy operates inside PPC, it shows full utilisation of resources.

Q 18.

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

Q 19.

What will likely be the impact of large scale outflow of foreign capital on Production Possibility Curve of the economy and why? 
ncert-solutions-for-class-12-micro-economics-introduction-to-economics-14

Q 20.

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

Q 21.

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

Q 22.

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

Q 23.

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

Q 24.

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 25.

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 26.

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

Q 27.

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

Q 28.

State two features of resources that give rise to an economic problem.

Q 29.

Discuss the subject matter of economics.

Q 30.

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

Q 31.

Give one/two examples of microeconomics study.[CBSE 2004C, 09, 09C, 11C;AI 2004, 05, 07, 11]
Or
Name any three variables of micro-economics.

Q 32.

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 33.

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 34.

Discuss the central problems of an economy.

Q 35.

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

Q 36.

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 37.

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

Q 38.

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

Q 39.

Define Marginal Opportunity Cost.[AI 2008]

Q 40.

The problems of scarcity of resources and their alternate uses arise everywhere but particularly in backward countries. For their solution non-economic considerations can be stressed. How?

Q 41.

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 42.

What is likely to be the impact of Make in India' appeal to the foreign investors by the Prime Minister of India, on the production possibilities frontiers of India? Explain.

Q 43.

What is meant by central problem of an economy?

Q 44.

Economy always operates on PPC.

Q 45.

Scarcity of resources is a universal phenomenon and is not confined to poor and backward countries only. Comment.

Q 46.

Giving reason comment on the shape of Production Possibilities curve based on the following schedule. 
ncert-solutions-for-class-12-micro-economics-introduction-to-economics-21

Q 47.

What do you mean by the production possibilities of an economy?

Q 48.

What is a production possibility frontier?

Q 49.

What does a rightward shift of production possibility curve indicate?[CBSE 2007]

Q 50.

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