Notes Plus Two Economics-Online Exam with Score-Chapter 2 July 30, 2023 August 9, 2023 Chapter 2 – Theory of Consumer Behaviour-Online Practice Exam in English Chapter 2 Multi-choice with Score Question 1) Indifference curve approach is the contribution of ? Answers Option 1 Alfred Marshall Option 2 Lionel Robins Option 3 JR Hicks Option 4 PA Samuelson Question 2) What is the slope of the budget line if, price of good 1 is ₹10 and price of good 2 is ₹5 ? Answers Option 1 -2 Option 2 10 Option 3 5 Option 4 -.2 Question 3) Identify the nature of demand curve when elasticity of demand is equal to 1 ? Answers Option 1 Parallel to x axis Option 2 Parallel to y axis Option 3 Rectangular hyperbola Option 4 None of these Question 4) A fall in the price of a commodity, holding everything else constant, results an increase in demand and is referred to as ? Answers Option 1 Increase in demand Option 2 Contraction in demand Option 3 Decrease in demand Option 4 Expansion in demand Question 5) What is the price elasticity of demand if, there is no change in expenditure as a result of change in price ? Answers Option 1 O Option 2 >1 Option 3 <1 Option 4 = 1 Question 6) Consider the equation y = f (x), then the variable Y is?. Answers Option 1 Exogenous Option 2 Independent Option 3 Dependent Option 4 Unpredictable Question 7) Which of the following is the most important determinant of demand? Answers Option 1 Income Option 2 Price Option 3 Tastes and Preferences Option 4 Climate Question 8) In the given budget line equation 5X1 + 2X2 = 20, what is the vertical intercept ? Answers Option 1 5 Option 2 2 Option 3 7 Option 4 10 Question 9) A collection of indifference curves is called Answers Option 1 Demand Option 2 Budget line Option 3 Equilibrium Option 4 Indifference map Question 10) Mr. A consumes two fruits : Apple and Orange. He has monotonic preference, which implies that: Answers Option 1 He prefers a bundle with more apple and orange Option 2 He prefers a bundle with less quantity of both the fruits Option 3 He prefers a bundle with more of at least one of the fruits and no less of the other Option 4 He prefers no specific bundle Question 11) Pick out the correct equation for showing consumer’s budget constraint ? Answers Option 1 P1X1 + P2X2 = M Option 2 P1X1 + P2X2 ≤ M Option 3 P1X1 + P2X2 ≥ M Option 4 P1X1 + P2X2 > M Question 12) The name given to the commodities using together ? Answers Option 1 Complimentary goods Option 2 Substitutable goods Option 3 Inferior good Option 4 Normal good Question 13) Want satisfying power of a commodity is called ? Answers Option 1 Want Option 2 Demand Option 3 Utility Option 4 Value Question 14) When the income of the consumer was ₹500, he buys 4kg of good y. His income increased by ₹100, then he reduced the consumption of good y by 2 units. What is the type of good y ? Answers Option 1 Substitutable good Option 2 Inferior good Option 3 Luxury goods Option 4 Normal good Question 15) Price of a commodity increased from 10 to 15, as a result quantity demanded decreased from 100 to 75. What is the value of elasticity? Answers Option 1 5 Option 2 .5 Option 3 15 Option 4 10 Question 16) What is called if demand increases as a result of decrease in price ? Answers Option 1 Contraction in demand Option 2 Decrease in demand Option 3 Expansion in demand Option 4 Increase in demand Question 17) Elasticity in a rectangular hyperbola type demand curve will be ? Answers Option 1 >1 Option 2 1 Option 3 .1 Option 4 < Question 18) In the given equation q= a-bp, slope is represented by? Answers Option 1 p Option 2 b Option 3 -b Option 4 a Question 19) Slope of a IC is represented by ? Answers Option 1 DMU Option 2 DMRS Option 3 Price ratio Option 4 None of these Question 20) Suppose a consumer’s preferences are monotonic, which among the following bundles consumer will select ? Answers Option 1 (2,1) Option 2 (1,1) Option 3 (2,2) Option 4 (2,3) Question 21) In drawing an individual demand curve, all but one of the following are kept constant ? Answers Option 1 Income of the consumer Option 2 Price of the commodity Option 3 Price of related question Option 4 Tastes and preferences Question 22) Which of the following goods has more elastic demand ? Answers Option 1 Rice Option 2 Computer Option 3 Life saving medicine Option 4 Electricity Question 23) Find the odd one out Answers Option 1 Tea and Coffee Option 2 Bread and Jam Option 3 Car and Petrol Option 4 Sugar and Tea Question 24) In the below given diagram, movement of budget line from AB to AB1 is due to Answers Option 1 Decrease in the price of good 1 Option 2 Decrease in the price of good 1 Option 3 Increase in the price of good 2 Option 4 Decrease in the price of good 2 Question 25) A demand curve is given, in which identify elasticity at point ‘M’ Answers Option 1 1 Option 2 >1 Option 3 <1 Option 4 0 Question 26) The relationship between demand and determinants of demand is called Answers Option 1 Demand Option 2 Utility function Option 3 Demand function Option 4 Price function Question 27) Change in demand caused by change in price is called Answers Option 1 Income effect Option 2 Price effect Option 3 Demand effect Option 4 Law of demand Question 28) In the below diagram identify point ‘C’ Answers Option 1 Under utilisation Option 2 Preferred bundle Option 3 Inferior bundle Option 4 Equal satisfaction Question 29) The rate at which one good is substituted for another is called Answers Option 1 Substitution effect Option 2 Rate of substitution Option 3 Budget line Option 4 None of these Question 30) A linear demand equation is given as q = a – bp. Here , if price = 0 then demand will be Answers Option 1 -b Option 2 b Option 3 q Option 4 a Question 31) In the below diagram , movement of demand curve from DD to D1D1 is due to Answers Option 1 Increase in demand Option 2 Decrease in demand Option 3 Expansion in demand Option 4 Contraction in demand Question 32) The concept ‘ elasticity ‘ is first introduced by economist Answers Option 1 Adam Smith Option 2 JM Keynes Option 3 Alfred Marshal Option 4 David Ricardo Question 33) Two individual demand curves are give as q1 = 20 – p and q2 = 10 – 2p, then the market demand equation (Dm) will be Answers Option 1 30 + 2p Option 2 30 – 2p Option 3 30 – 3p Option 4 30 + 3p Question 34) In the below given indifference curve, when comparing point D with any point in the IC, point D represents Answers Option 1 Monotonic preference Option 2 Inferior bundle Option 3 Equal preference Option 4 None of these Question 35) In the equation , q = 10 – 2p, if price is given as 3. What will be the quantity demanded? Answers Option 1 7 Option 2 12 Option 3 15 Option 4 4 Question 36) A consumer can afford to buy 6 units of good 1 and 8 units of good 2 if the consumer spends his entire income. The prices of two goods are ₹6 and ₹8 respectively. How much will be the income of the consumer? Answers Option 1 36 Option 2 14 Option 3 48 Option 4 100 Question 37) A graph is given below, in which point E represents Answers Option 1 Optimum bundle Option 2 Equilibrium Option 3 Maximum satisfaction Option 4 All of the above Question 38) In the below given diagram, points,point C and D does not indicate equilibrium because Answers Option 1 They are not tangent at mid point of budget line Option 2 IC cuts budget line Option 3 Slope of the budget line and IC are not same Option 4 None of these Question 39) From the below equations, which equation represents budget constraint Answers Option 1 P1X1 + P2X2 = M Option 2 P1X1 + P2X2 > M Option 3 P1X1 + P2X2 < M Option 4 P1X1 + P2X2 ≤ M Question 40) Representation of preferences in terms of utility numbers is called Answers Option 1 Demand function Option 2 Equilibrium Option 3 Utility function Option 4 Preferences of the consumer Question 41) Cardinal approach was put forwarded by Answers Option 1 Adam Smith Option 2 JR Hicks Option 3 Alfred Marshal Option 4 PA Samuelson Question 42) As we consume more and more unit of a same commodity the utility derived from the subsequent units diminishes. This is called Answers Option 1 Law of Demand Option 2 Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility Option 3 Law of utility Option 4 None of the above Question 43) Watch the below given diagram. In the diagram, movement from A to B is called Answers Option 1 Increase in demand Option 2 Decrease in demand Option 3 Expansion in Demand Option 4 Contraction in demand Question 44) Find the odd one Answers Option 1 Doctor Option 2 Lawyer Option 3 Farmer Option 4 Teacher Question 45) A linear demand function is represented by q = a -bp. The value of a, b and p are given as 50, 15 and 2 respectively. What is the quantity demanded (q)? Answers Option 1 20 Option 2 50 Option 3 100 Option 4 30 Question 46) Select more elastic good from the following Answers Option 1 Electricity Option 2 Salt Option 3 Match box Option 4 Computer Question 48) From the below given goods, select one good on which law of demand is applicable Answers Option 1 Diamonds Option 2 Emergency medicines Option 3 Luxury car Option 4 Apple Question 49) Zero elastic demand curve is Answers Option 1 Parallel to x axis Option 2 Parallel to y axis Option 3 Negatively sloping Option 4 Rectangular Hyperbola Question 50) A unitary elastic demand curve represents Answers Option 1 Infinite elasticity Option 2 Zero elasticity Option 3 Constant elasticity Option 4 None of the above Enable JavaScript This test is prepared by UAH Practice Exam Note in English "There is no joy in possession without sharing". Share this page. Whatsapp Telegram Facebook
Multi-choice with Score Question 1) Indifference curve approach is the contribution of ? Answers Option 1 Alfred Marshall Option 2 Lionel Robins Option 3 JR Hicks Option 4 PA Samuelson Question 2) What is the slope of the budget line if, price of good 1 is ₹10 and price of good 2 is ₹5 ? Answers Option 1 -2 Option 2 10 Option 3 5 Option 4 -.2 Question 3) Identify the nature of demand curve when elasticity of demand is equal to 1 ? Answers Option 1 Parallel to x axis Option 2 Parallel to y axis Option 3 Rectangular hyperbola Option 4 None of these Question 4) A fall in the price of a commodity, holding everything else constant, results an increase in demand and is referred to as ? Answers Option 1 Increase in demand Option 2 Contraction in demand Option 3 Decrease in demand Option 4 Expansion in demand Question 5) What is the price elasticity of demand if, there is no change in expenditure as a result of change in price ? Answers Option 1 O Option 2 >1 Option 3 <1 Option 4 = 1 Question 6) Consider the equation y = f (x), then the variable Y is?. Answers Option 1 Exogenous Option 2 Independent Option 3 Dependent Option 4 Unpredictable Question 7) Which of the following is the most important determinant of demand? Answers Option 1 Income Option 2 Price Option 3 Tastes and Preferences Option 4 Climate Question 8) In the given budget line equation 5X1 + 2X2 = 20, what is the vertical intercept ? Answers Option 1 5 Option 2 2 Option 3 7 Option 4 10 Question 9) A collection of indifference curves is called Answers Option 1 Demand Option 2 Budget line Option 3 Equilibrium Option 4 Indifference map Question 10) Mr. A consumes two fruits : Apple and Orange. He has monotonic preference, which implies that: Answers Option 1 He prefers a bundle with more apple and orange Option 2 He prefers a bundle with less quantity of both the fruits Option 3 He prefers a bundle with more of at least one of the fruits and no less of the other Option 4 He prefers no specific bundle Question 11) Pick out the correct equation for showing consumer’s budget constraint ? Answers Option 1 P1X1 + P2X2 = M Option 2 P1X1 + P2X2 ≤ M Option 3 P1X1 + P2X2 ≥ M Option 4 P1X1 + P2X2 > M Question 12) The name given to the commodities using together ? Answers Option 1 Complimentary goods Option 2 Substitutable goods Option 3 Inferior good Option 4 Normal good Question 13) Want satisfying power of a commodity is called ? Answers Option 1 Want Option 2 Demand Option 3 Utility Option 4 Value Question 14) When the income of the consumer was ₹500, he buys 4kg of good y. His income increased by ₹100, then he reduced the consumption of good y by 2 units. What is the type of good y ? Answers Option 1 Substitutable good Option 2 Inferior good Option 3 Luxury goods Option 4 Normal good Question 15) Price of a commodity increased from 10 to 15, as a result quantity demanded decreased from 100 to 75. What is the value of elasticity? Answers Option 1 5 Option 2 .5 Option 3 15 Option 4 10 Question 16) What is called if demand increases as a result of decrease in price ? Answers Option 1 Contraction in demand Option 2 Decrease in demand Option 3 Expansion in demand Option 4 Increase in demand Question 17) Elasticity in a rectangular hyperbola type demand curve will be ? Answers Option 1 >1 Option 2 1 Option 3 .1 Option 4 < Question 18) In the given equation q= a-bp, slope is represented by? Answers Option 1 p Option 2 b Option 3 -b Option 4 a Question 19) Slope of a IC is represented by ? Answers Option 1 DMU Option 2 DMRS Option 3 Price ratio Option 4 None of these Question 20) Suppose a consumer’s preferences are monotonic, which among the following bundles consumer will select ? Answers Option 1 (2,1) Option 2 (1,1) Option 3 (2,2) Option 4 (2,3) Question 21) In drawing an individual demand curve, all but one of the following are kept constant ? Answers Option 1 Income of the consumer Option 2 Price of the commodity Option 3 Price of related question Option 4 Tastes and preferences Question 22) Which of the following goods has more elastic demand ? Answers Option 1 Rice Option 2 Computer Option 3 Life saving medicine Option 4 Electricity Question 23) Find the odd one out Answers Option 1 Tea and Coffee Option 2 Bread and Jam Option 3 Car and Petrol Option 4 Sugar and Tea Question 24) In the below given diagram, movement of budget line from AB to AB1 is due to Answers Option 1 Decrease in the price of good 1 Option 2 Decrease in the price of good 1 Option 3 Increase in the price of good 2 Option 4 Decrease in the price of good 2 Question 25) A demand curve is given, in which identify elasticity at point ‘M’ Answers Option 1 1 Option 2 >1 Option 3 <1 Option 4 0 Question 26) The relationship between demand and determinants of demand is called Answers Option 1 Demand Option 2 Utility function Option 3 Demand function Option 4 Price function Question 27) Change in demand caused by change in price is called Answers Option 1 Income effect Option 2 Price effect Option 3 Demand effect Option 4 Law of demand Question 28) In the below diagram identify point ‘C’ Answers Option 1 Under utilisation Option 2 Preferred bundle Option 3 Inferior bundle Option 4 Equal satisfaction Question 29) The rate at which one good is substituted for another is called Answers Option 1 Substitution effect Option 2 Rate of substitution Option 3 Budget line Option 4 None of these Question 30) A linear demand equation is given as q = a – bp. Here , if price = 0 then demand will be Answers Option 1 -b Option 2 b Option 3 q Option 4 a Question 31) In the below diagram , movement of demand curve from DD to D1D1 is due to Answers Option 1 Increase in demand Option 2 Decrease in demand Option 3 Expansion in demand Option 4 Contraction in demand Question 32) The concept ‘ elasticity ‘ is first introduced by economist Answers Option 1 Adam Smith Option 2 JM Keynes Option 3 Alfred Marshal Option 4 David Ricardo Question 33) Two individual demand curves are give as q1 = 20 – p and q2 = 10 – 2p, then the market demand equation (Dm) will be Answers Option 1 30 + 2p Option 2 30 – 2p Option 3 30 – 3p Option 4 30 + 3p Question 34) In the below given indifference curve, when comparing point D with any point in the IC, point D represents Answers Option 1 Monotonic preference Option 2 Inferior bundle Option 3 Equal preference Option 4 None of these Question 35) In the equation , q = 10 – 2p, if price is given as 3. What will be the quantity demanded? Answers Option 1 7 Option 2 12 Option 3 15 Option 4 4 Question 36) A consumer can afford to buy 6 units of good 1 and 8 units of good 2 if the consumer spends his entire income. The prices of two goods are ₹6 and ₹8 respectively. How much will be the income of the consumer? Answers Option 1 36 Option 2 14 Option 3 48 Option 4 100 Question 37) A graph is given below, in which point E represents Answers Option 1 Optimum bundle Option 2 Equilibrium Option 3 Maximum satisfaction Option 4 All of the above Question 38) In the below given diagram, points,point C and D does not indicate equilibrium because Answers Option 1 They are not tangent at mid point of budget line Option 2 IC cuts budget line Option 3 Slope of the budget line and IC are not same Option 4 None of these Question 39) From the below equations, which equation represents budget constraint Answers Option 1 P1X1 + P2X2 = M Option 2 P1X1 + P2X2 > M Option 3 P1X1 + P2X2 < M Option 4 P1X1 + P2X2 ≤ M Question 40) Representation of preferences in terms of utility numbers is called Answers Option 1 Demand function Option 2 Equilibrium Option 3 Utility function Option 4 Preferences of the consumer Question 41) Cardinal approach was put forwarded by Answers Option 1 Adam Smith Option 2 JR Hicks Option 3 Alfred Marshal Option 4 PA Samuelson Question 42) As we consume more and more unit of a same commodity the utility derived from the subsequent units diminishes. This is called Answers Option 1 Law of Demand Option 2 Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility Option 3 Law of utility Option 4 None of the above Question 43) Watch the below given diagram. In the diagram, movement from A to B is called Answers Option 1 Increase in demand Option 2 Decrease in demand Option 3 Expansion in Demand Option 4 Contraction in demand Question 44) Find the odd one Answers Option 1 Doctor Option 2 Lawyer Option 3 Farmer Option 4 Teacher Question 45) A linear demand function is represented by q = a -bp. The value of a, b and p are given as 50, 15 and 2 respectively. What is the quantity demanded (q)? Answers Option 1 20 Option 2 50 Option 3 100 Option 4 30 Question 46) Select more elastic good from the following Answers Option 1 Electricity Option 2 Salt Option 3 Match box Option 4 Computer Question 48) From the below given goods, select one good on which law of demand is applicable Answers Option 1 Diamonds Option 2 Emergency medicines Option 3 Luxury car Option 4 Apple Question 49) Zero elastic demand curve is Answers Option 1 Parallel to x axis Option 2 Parallel to y axis Option 3 Negatively sloping Option 4 Rectangular Hyperbola Question 50) A unitary elastic demand curve represents Answers Option 1 Infinite elasticity Option 2 Zero elasticity Option 3 Constant elasticity Option 4 None of the above Enable JavaScript