MCQ Bank
Which one of the following is production function?
- A) Y = F (K, L) + sfk
- B) Y = F (K, L) + Y/L
- C) Y = F (K/k, L + K/L)
- D) Y = F (K, L)
An increase in the money supply will shift ------
- A) LM curve upward (to the left).
- B) LM curve downward (to the right).
- C) IS curve to the left.
- D) IS curve to the right.
In the solow model there is -------type of capital.
- A) Four
- B) One
- C) Three
- D) Two
The ---------aggregate supply curve is ----------- at the full-employment level.
- A) Short run; steeper
- B) Long-run; vertical
- C) Short run; convex
- D) Long-run; horizontal
If the stock of physical capital remains same but population increases then labor productivity will --------
- A) increase.
- B) decrease.
- C) remain same.
- D) be zero.
An expansionary monetary policy ---------
- A) Shifts the LM curve to the left.
- B) Shifts IS curve to left.
- C) Reduces the interest rate.
- D) Decreases real output.
Which one of the following is NOT the example of adverse supply shock?
- A) Flood
- B) Discovery of reserves
- C) Heavy rain
- D) Earthquakes
"Change in consumer confidence" is an example of:
- A) Supply Shock
- B) LM Shock
- C) IS Shock
- D) Production Shock
The policy actions aimed to reduce the severity of --------- economic fluctuations is known as-------------
- A) Long run; Trade policy.
- B) Long run; Monetary policy.
- C) Short run; Fiscal policy.
- D) Short run; Stabilization policy.
In the IS-LM model, a decrease in money supply shifts ---------
- A) LM curve to the left.
- B) IS curve to the right.
- C) LM curve to the right.
- D) IS curve to the left.
In the solow model with technological progress, the steady state growth rate of output per worker is -----------
- A) n + g.
- B) One.
- C) Zero.
- D) G.
With no population growth, the steady-state level of capital per worker will increase whenever the -------------- rate -------------
- A) Saving; decreases.
- B) Saving; increases.
- C) Consumption; decreases.
- D) Tax; increases.
In the two sector endogenous growth theory, the ------------affects the steady state----------
- A) Saving rate; growth rate of income.
- B) Fraction of labor; level of consumption.
- C) Saving rate; level of income.
- D) Fraction of labor; level of income.
With the help of fiscal and monetary policy, policy makers can affect ----------------variables.
- A) Endogenous
- B) One
- C) Exogenous
- D) Macroeconomic
In IS-LM framework, an expansionary fiscal policy shifts---------curve to the -----------
- A) LM; right.
- B) IS; left.
- C) LM; left.
- D) IS; right.
If labor productivity per week is 100 units and there are 5 employees. What is the total output?
- A) 500 units
- B) 20 units
- C) 100 units
- D) 105 units
If marginal propensity to consume (MPC) is 0.7, the government purchases multiplier is----------
- A) 0.7/0.7.
- B) 1-0.7/-0.7.
- C) 1/0.7.
- D) 1/0.3.
Due to a negative demand shock, aggregate demand curve will:
- A) Shift towards left.
- B) Become vertical.
- C) Remain the same.
- D) Shift towards right.
In macro-economics the word aggregate means--------
- A) Individual.
- B) Particular.
- C) One.
- D) Totals.
Suppose labor force (L) = 1000 in a year and population is growing at 1% per year then change in labor force will be---------------
- A) 1.
- B) 0.11.
- C) 10%.
- D) 10.