ECONOMICS FOR ENGINEERS (HSMC -02)

 Unit - I

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

1. Microeconomics studies:
A. Whole economy
B. National income
C. Inflation
D. Individual units like households and firms
Answer: D


2. Macroeconomics focuses on:
A. Individual consumer behavior
B. Market structures
C. Aggregate economic variables
D. Price mechanism in a firm
Answer: C


3. The main objective of a Production Possibility Curve (PPC) is to show:
A. Market trends
B. Demand and supply
C. Opportunity cost
D. Consumer preference
Answer: C


4. The PPC is concave due to:
A. Increasing opportunity cost
B. Constant opportunity cost
C. Decreasing opportunity cost
D. Zero opportunity cost
Answer: A


5. A shift of the PPC to the right indicates:
A. Economic regression
B. Technological progress
C. Fewer resources
D. Lower productivity
Answer: B


6. Microeconomics deals with:
A. National budget
B. Government fiscal policies
C. Price and output decisions of firms
D. International trade
Answer: C


7. Which is not a central issue in economics?
A. What to produce
B. How to produce
C. Where to produce
D. For whom to produce
Answer: C


8. The relationship between science, engineering, and economics is important for:
A. Political stability
B. Social welfare only
C. Economic development
D. Environmental degradation
Answer: C


9. Macroeconomics includes the study of:
A. Price of one product
B. Demand for sugar
C. Aggregate employment
D. Utility of a product
Answer: C


10. Engineering contributes to economic development by:
A. Reducing investment
B. Increasing product innovation and productivity
C. Avoiding technology use
D. Limiting competition
Answer: B


11. Economic laws are considered:
A. Universal and absolute
B. Normative
C. Conditional and general
D. Fixed and unchangeable
Answer: C


12. Which curve explains scarcity and trade-offs?
A. Demand curve
B. Supply curve
C. PPC
D. IS curve
Answer: C


13. An economy operating inside the PPC is:
A. Efficient
B. Fully utilizing resources
C. Underutilizing resources
D. Overproducing
Answer: C


14. The term "opportunity cost" means:
A. Cost of missed opportunity
B. Cost of acquiring resources
C. Cost of training labor
D. Cost of technological development
Answer: A


15. Macroeconomic policy includes:
A. Pricing policy of a company
B. Resource allocation in a firm
C. Monetary and fiscal policy
D. Brand positioning
Answer: C


16. Engineering technology promotes:
A. Market competition
B. Trade restrictions
C. Industrial development
D. Monopoly
Answer: C


17. Scarcity leads to:
A. Unlimited production
B. Choice and prioritization
C. Equal distribution
D. No production
Answer: B


18. A normative economic statement is:
A. Based on facts
B. What ought to be
C. Scientifically tested
D. Always true
Answer: B


19. The slope of the PPC shows:
A. Efficiency
B. Price elasticity
C. Marginal cost
D. Opportunity cost
Answer: D


20. Which of the following is an example of microeconomic study?
A. Unemployment rate
B. Inflation rate
C. GDP growth
D. Price determination of mobile phones
Answer: D


Fill in the Blanks

  1. Microeconomics is concerned with the behavior of __________ and firms.
    Answer: individuals

  2. Macroeconomics deals with aggregates like __________ and employment.
    Answer: national income

  3. The PPC illustrates the concept of __________ cost.
    Answer: opportunity

  4. A rightward shift in PPC shows __________ in resources or technology.
    Answer: improvement

  5. Economic laws are __________ in nature.
    Answer: general

  6. Scarcity leads to the need for __________ in economics.
    Answer: choice

  7. Engineering innovation boosts __________ productivity.
    Answer: economic

  8. The relationship between science and economy fosters __________ development.
    Answer: technological

  9. A point inside the PPC indicates __________ utilization of resources.
    Answer: under

  10. Economics is the study of allocation of __________ resources.
    Answer: scarce


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