Economic Development and Global Comparisons Quiz

Explore key concepts in development economics with 17 challenging questions on GDP, economic theories, and global economic indicators.

#1

Which country has the largest economy in the world?

China
United States
India
Japan
#2

What is the term used to describe the total value of goods and services produced by a country in a given year?

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Consumer Price Index (CPI)
Consumer Surplus
Fiscal Policy
#3

Which organization is responsible for regulating international trade and resolving trade disputes among member countries?

World Health Organization (WHO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
World Trade Organization (WTO)
United Nations (UN)
#4

What is the term for a situation where the prices of goods and services rise steadily, reducing the purchasing power of money?

Recession
Deflation
Stagflation
Inflation
#5

Which country has the highest GDP per capita as of the latest available data?

United States
China
Luxembourg
United Arab Emirates
#6

What is the term for the total value of a country's exports minus the total value of its imports?

Trade surplus
Trade deficit
Current account balance
Balance of payments
#7

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a developed economy?

High income levels
Low unemployment rates
Advanced infrastructure
High poverty rates
#8

What is the name of the index used to measure income inequality within a country?

Human Development Index (HDI)
Gini Coefficient
Consumer Price Index (CPI)
Purchasing Power Parity (PPP)
#9

Which country experienced rapid economic growth and industrialization, earning the nickname 'Asian Tiger'?

Singapore
South Korea
Taiwan
Thailand
#10

What is the primary goal of microfinance?

To promote large-scale industrialization
To provide financial services to low-income individuals
To regulate international trade
To stabilize exchange rates
#11

Which of the following is NOT a component of the Human Development Index (HDI)?

Life expectancy
Education level
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita
Income inequality
#12

What is the name of the economic theory that suggests government spending should increase during economic downturns to stimulate demand?

Monetarism
Supply-side economics
Keynesian Economics
Classical Economics
#13

Which economic theory advocates for minimal government intervention in the economy and promotes free-market capitalism?

Keynesian Economics
Marxism
Neoliberalism
Socialism
#14

Which economic concept refers to the situation where a country specializes in producing goods or services where it has a comparative advantage?

Elasticity of Demand
Opportunity Cost
Absolute Advantage
Comparative Advantage
#15

Which economic concept describes the situation where the production of one good decreases as the production of another good increases?

Complementary goods
Substitute goods
Marginal utility
Opportunity cost
#16

According to the law of demand, what happens to quantity demanded when the price of a good increases, assuming all other factors remain constant?

Quantity demanded increases
Quantity demanded decreases
Quantity demanded remains constant
Quantity demanded becomes elastic
#17

Which economic concept refers to the additional benefit gained from consuming one more unit of a good or service?

Total utility
Marginal utility
Diminishing returns
Opportunity cost

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