Economics MCQS

201. The three main sectors of Pakistan’s economy are
A. Agriculture, industry, and manufacturing
B. Agriculture, industry, and transport
C. Agriculture, education, and industry
D. Agriculture, industry, and services


202. Which sector of Pakistan’s economy provides the largest employment in Pakistan?
A. Agriculture
B. Industry
C. Services
D. Manufacturing


203. Which sector is the major source of tax revenues for the government?
A. Agriculture
B. Industry
C. Services
D. Manufacturing


204. Which sector is the largest contributor to GDP?
A. Agriculture
B. Industry
C. Services
D. Manufacturing


205. A subsidy paid to producers:
A. Shifts the supply curve
B. Shifts the demand curve
C. Leads to a contraction in supply
D. Leads to an extension of supply


206. A movement along the supply curve may be caused by:
A. A change in technology
B. A rise in the number of producers
C. A shift demand
D. A change in costs


207. The price mechanism cannot:
A. Act as a signal
B. Act as an incentive
C. Act as a rationing device
D. Shift the demand curve


208. Which best describes consumer surplus?
A. The selling price that customers are willing to pay for a product
B. The cost of providing a unit
C. The profits made by a firm
D. The distinction between the value a customer assigns to a thing and the cost he/she will pay


209. The price mechanism does not act as a:
A. Signal
B. Incentive
C. Rationing device
D. Indicator of income


210. The law of demand states that:
A. As the quantity demanded rises, the price rises
B. As the cost rises, the amount requested rises
C. AS THE Price rises, the quantity demand falls
D. As supply rises the demand rises


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