Economics

Introduction to Microeconomics

Question:

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.

Answer:

(i) The production possibility frontier of India shifts rightward because of ‘Make in India' appeal.
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(ii) It is so because it attracts foreign companies or investors to set up factories in India and invest in country's infrastructure.
(iii) It leads to huge capital inflow shifting the production possibility curve rightward as shown in the figure.

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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.

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 4.

Giving reason comment on the shape of Production Possibilities curve based on the following schedule.
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Q 5.

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

Q 6.

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

Q 7.

Give two examples of growth of resources.

Q 8.

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

Q 9.

What is economics?

Q 10.

What is meant by economy?

Q 11.

Name any three variables of macroeconomics.

Q 12.

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 13.

Which type of science is economics?

Q 14.

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 15.

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

Q 16.

Only Scarce Goods' attract price."Comment.

Q 17.

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

Q 18.

Why is production possibility curve also called opportunity cost curve?

Q 19.

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

Q 20.

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 21.

Giving reason comment on the shape of Production Possibilities curve based on the following schedule.
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Q 22.

Give two examples of underutilisation of resources.

Q 23.

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

Q 24.

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 25.

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 26.

What is meant by central problem of an economy?

Q 27.

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 28.

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

Q 29.

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

Q 30.

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

Q 31.

State any two central problems under ‘problem of allocation of resources’.[CBSE Sample Paper 2016]

Q 32.

Economy always operates on PPC.

Q 33.

"Scarcity and choice go all together". Defend or refute.

Q 34.

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

Q 35.

What will likely be the impact of large scale outflow of foreign capital on Production Possibility Curve of the economy and why? 
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Q 36.

What is a production possibility frontier?

Q 37.

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 38.

Define Marginal Rate of Transformation (MRT). [CBSE 2012]

Q 39.

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

Q 40.

In an underdeveloped economy why there is the need of efficient utilization of resources?

Q 41.

Discuss the central problems of an economy.

Q 42.

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

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.

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

Q 45.

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

Q 46.

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

Q 47.

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 48.

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 49.

Giving reason comment on the shape of Production Possibilities curve based on the following schedule. 
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Q 50.

Discuss the subject matter of economics.