#1
Which of the following is an example of a market intervention by the government?
Implementing a minimum wage
Encouraging competition among businesses
Reducing taxes on businesses
Promoting free trade agreements
#2
Which of the following is an example of a price ceiling implemented by the government?
Imposing a tax on luxury goods
Setting a maximum rent for apartments
Subsidizing farmers' crop production
Providing grants for small businesses
#3
What economic concept suggests that increasing the money supply leads to inflation?
Quantity theory of money
Keynesian economics
Monetarism
Austrian economics
#4
In economics, what is the term for the total value of all goods and services produced within a country's borders in a specific time period?
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Consumer Price Index (CPI)
Aggregate Demand (AD)
Monetary Policy
#5
Which of the following is a characteristic of a perfectly competitive market?
A large number of firms
Product differentiation
High barriers to entry
Control over market price by individual firms
#6
What economic concept is often associated with the 'invisible hand' metaphor?
Perfect competition
Market equilibrium
Supply and demand
Laissez-faire capitalism
#7
Which of the following is an example of a fiscal policy intervention?
Central bank adjusting interest rates
Imposing tariffs on imported goods
Printing more currency
Government increasing public spending
#8
In a mixed economy, market forces primarily determine the allocation of resources, but the government may intervene to:
Enforce property rights
Ensure complete market freedom
Maximize corporate profits
Abolish all regulations
#9
What is the primary purpose of antitrust laws?
To promote monopoly power
To regulate labor unions
To prevent anti-competitive practices
To encourage market consolidation
#10
Which economic concept suggests that individuals acting in their self-interest may collectively benefit society?
Marginal utility
Rational choice theory
Tragedy of the commons
Public choice theory
#11
Which of the following is NOT a goal of government intervention in markets?
Promote economic stability
Ensure equitable distribution of income
Maximize corporate profits
Provide public goods and services
#12
Which of the following is an example of a supply-side economic policy intervention?
Implementing progressive taxation
Providing subsidies to consumers
Reducing regulations on businesses
Increasing government spending on social programs
#13
Which of the following is NOT a measure of income inequality?
Gini coefficient
Lorenz curve
Consumer Price Index (CPI)
Theil index
#14
What is the term for a tax that takes a higher percentage of income from high-income earners than from low-income earners?
Flat tax
Progressive tax
Regressive tax
Proportional tax