Economic Fundamentals Quiz

Test your knowledge with questions on factors of production, GDP, law of demand, inflation, market structures, fiscal & monetary policy, and more.

#1

Which of the following is NOT considered a factor of production?

Land
Labor
Capital
Profit
#2

What does GDP stand for?

Gross Domestic Product
Global Development Plan
Government Development Policy
General Domestic Production
#3

What is the opportunity cost?

The cost of an opportunity
The value of the next best alternative forgone
The total cost of production
The total cost of all resources used
#4

What is the main function of central banks in a country's economy?

To control the government budget
To regulate the stock market
To control the money supply and interest rates
To set taxes
#5

What is the law of diminishing marginal returns?

As the quantity of a variable input increases, the marginal product of that input decreases.
As the quantity of a variable input increases, the marginal product of that input increases.
As the quantity of a variable input decreases, the marginal product of that input increases.
As the quantity of a variable input decreases, the marginal product of that input decreases.
#6

What is the primary goal of monetary policy?

To control inflation
To regulate government spending
To control exchange rates
To regulate international trade
#7

In economics, what is the law of demand?

As the price of a good increases, the quantity demanded increases.
As the price of a good decreases, the quantity demanded decreases.
As the price of a good increases, the quantity demanded decreases.
As the price of a good decreases, the quantity demanded increases.
#8

What is the formula to calculate inflation rate?

((Current year GDP - Previous year GDP) / Previous year GDP) x 100
((Current year GDP - Previous year GDP) / Current year GDP) x 100
((Previous year GDP - Current year GDP) / Current year GDP) x 100
((Previous year GDP - Current year GDP) / Previous year GDP) x 100
#9

What does the term 'fiscal policy' refer to?

Government policy related to taxation and spending
Central bank's policy on interest rates
Policy to regulate international trade
Policy to control inflation
#10

What is the primary goal of a monopoly?

To maximize consumer surplus
To achieve allocative efficiency
To maximize total revenue
To minimize production costs
#11

What is the term used to describe a situation where there is a sustained increase in the general price level of goods and services in an economy over a period of time?

Recession
Deflation
Stagflation
Inflation
#12

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of perfect competition?

Many buyers and sellers
Homogeneous products
Barriers to entry
Perfect information
#13

What is the term used to describe a situation where one party is more informed than the other in a transaction?

Market equilibrium
Asymmetric information
Price ceiling
Monopoly
#14

What is the term used to describe a market structure with many buyers and sellers, with no single buyer or seller able to influence the market price?

Perfect competition
Monopolistic competition
Oligopoly
Monopoly
#15

What is the term used to describe a situation where the quantity of goods and services demanded exceeds the quantity supplied, resulting in higher prices?

Surplus
Shortage
Equilibrium
Scarcity
#16

Which of the following is NOT a tool of fiscal policy?

Government spending
Taxation
Money supply
Transfer payments
#17

What is the term used to describe a situation where the government's total expenditures exceed its total revenues during a specific period?

Budget deficit
Budget surplus
Fiscal surplus
Fiscal deficit

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