Introduction to EconomicsSivakumarPYQs - Prelims0 Welcome to Quiz on Basics of Economics A consumer is said to be in equilibrium, if: he is able to fulfil his need with a given level of income he is able to live in full comforts with a given level of income he can fulfil his needs without consumption of certain items he is able to locate new sources of income The supply-side economics lays greater emphasis on the point of view of: producer global economy consumer middleman If a commodity is provided free to the public by the Government, then the opportunity cost is zero. the opportunity cost is ignored. the opportunity cost is transferred from the consumers of the product to the tax-paying public. the opportunity cost is transferred from the consumers of the products to the Government. Which one of the following is the correct sequence in the decreasing order of contribution of different sectors to the Gross Domestic Product of India? Services - Industry - Agriculture Services - Agriculture - Industry Industry - Services – Agriculture Industry- Agriculture- Services Despite being a high saving economy, capital formation may not result in significant increase in output due to weak administrative machinery illiteracy high population density high capital-output ratio One of the reasons for India's occupational structure remaining more or less the same over the years has been that: investment pattern has been directed towards capital intensive industries productivity in agriculture has been high enough to induce people to stay with agricultural ceiling on land holdings have enabled more people to own land and hence their preference to stay with agriculture people are largely unaware of the significance of transition from agriculture to industry for economic development Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R): Assertion (A): Though India's national income has gone up several fold since 1947, there has been no marked improvement in the per capita income level. Reason (R): Sizeable proportion of the population of India is still living below the poverty line. In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct? Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A A is true but R is false A is false but R is true Consider the following statements: Other things remaining unchanged, market demand for a good might increase if 1. price of its substitute increases 2. price of its complement increases 3. the good is an inferior good and the income of the consumers increases its price falls 4. Its prices fall Which of the above statements are correct? 1 and 4 only 2, 3 and 4 1, 3 and 4 1, 2 and 3 1 out of 2 Time's up 0