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Which would most likely increase aggregate supply?

A) A decrease in net exports B) A decrease in business subsidies
C) An increase in productivity D) An increase in the prices of imported products
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) An increase in the prices of imported products

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7 workers work in a printing press. Each gets paid Rs 450 per day. The 8th worker demands Rs 500 per day. If this worker is hired then all other workers must be paid Rs 500. The marginal resource (labour) cost of the 8th worker is _______.

A) Rs 50 B) Rs 850
C) Rs 400 D) Rs 100
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rs 850

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The unemployment created at certain times of the year, when the demand for goods and services are lower than normal, is _____.

A) Cyclical unemployment B) Frictional unemployment
C) Seasonal unemployment D) Structural unemployment
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Seasonal unemployment

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Which of the following gulf countries has announced to form new economic and partnership group named 'Joint Cooperation Committee' inDecember 2017?

A) UAE and Saudi Arabia B) Qatar and UAE
C) Bahrain and Kuwait D) Oman and Saudi Arabia
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) UAE and Saudi Arabia

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Which  one  of  the  following  indices  is  now used  by  the  Reserve  Bank  of  India  to measure the rate of inflation in India?

A) NASDAQ Index B) BSE Index
C) Consumer Price Index D) Wholesale Price Index
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Consumer Price Index

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The  Wholesale  Price  Index  (WPI) was  main  index  for  measurement of  inflation  in  India  till  April  2014 when  RBI  adopted  new  Consumer Price   Index   (CPI)   as   the   key measure of inflation.

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If a perfectly competitive firm can increase its profits by increasing its output, then that firm's product's _____.

A) price exceeds its marginal costs B) price exceeds its average total costs
C) average variable costs exceed its average total costs D) fixed costs are zero
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) price exceeds its marginal costs

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The demand curve facing a perfectly competitive firm is

A) downward sloping B) perfectly inelastic
C) a concave curve D) perfectly elastic
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) perfectly elastic

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Economics assumes that

A) people have unlimited desires but limited resources B) people have limited desires but unlimited resources
C) allocation of resources if not centrally planned will cause inefficiency D) people are emotional and make irrational decisions
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) people have unlimited desires but limited resources

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