MCQ Chapter 8 Building Blocks in Economics Class 9 Social Science CBSE Board Advertisement Building Blocks in Economics: The Problem of Choice 1. In a market economy, consumers influence production through:Government ordersTheir demand and purchasing decisionsMilitary decisionsCourt judgmentsQuestion 1 of 202. One disadvantage of a market economy is:Lack of consumer choicePossibility of income inequalityGovernment ownership of all industriesNo competitionQuestion 2 of 203. A mixed economy combines the features of:Traditional and agricultural economiesPlanned economy and market economyIndustrial and service economiesRural and urban economiesQuestion 3 of 204. In a mixed economy, economic activities are carried out by:Only the governmentOnly private enterprisesBoth the government and private sectorForeign companies onlyQuestion 4 of 205. Which economic system is followed by India?Planned EconomyMarket EconomyMixed EconomyTraditional EconomyQuestion 5 of 206. In a mixed economy, the government mainly controls:Every business enterpriseImportant public services and strategic sectorsOnly agricultureOnly retail shopsQuestion 6 of 207. Private enterprises in a mixed economy mainly operate to:Eliminate competitionEarn profits while producing goods and servicesReplace the government completelyControl electionsQuestion 7 of 208. The government participates in a mixed economy mainly to:Prevent all private businessesPromote public welfare and balanced developmentEliminate tradeControl weather conditionsQuestion 8 of 209. Which economic system offers both market freedom and government regulation?Planned EconomyMixed EconomyTraditional EconomyCommand Economy onlyQuestion 9 of 2010. The term "public sector" refers to enterprises owned by:Individual citizensPrivate companiesThe governmentForeign investorsQuestion 10 of 2011. The term "private sector" refers to enterprises owned by:The governmentPrivate individuals and companiesLocal bodies onlyInternational organisationsQuestion 11 of 2012. The main objective of public sector enterprises is to:Maximise private profits onlyServe public welfare along with economic developmentReduce employment opportunitiesPromote monopolyQuestion 12 of 2013. Which of the following is a characteristic of the private sector?Government ownershipProfit motiveCentral planning onlyComplete absence of competitionQuestion 13 of 2014. Economic decisions involve choosing because:Resources are unlimitedHuman wants are limitedResources are scarce compared to wantsProduction has no limitsQuestion 14 of 2015. The concept of opportunity cost reminds decision-makers that:Every choice has an alternative that is sacrificedProduction is unlimitedResources are always sufficientPrices never changeQuestion 15 of 2016. Efficient use of available resources leads to:Maximum possible productionComplete elimination of scarcityUnlimited wants being satisfiedNo economic decisionsQuestion 16 of 2017. Economic choices are necessary for:Consumers onlyProducers onlyGovernments onlyConsumers, producers, and governmentsQuestion 17 of 2018. Which of the following best describes economics?The study of weather patternsThe study of managing scarce resources to satisfy human wantsThe study of political systems onlyThe study of population growth onlyQuestion 18 of 2019. The central idea behind every economic system is to answer:Scientific questions onlyQuestions related to production and distribution of goods and servicesPolitical questions onlyMilitary questions onlyQuestion 19 of 2020. The ultimate objective of efficient economic decision-making is to:Waste resourcesMaximise satisfaction from limited resourcesIncrease scarcityEliminate all human wantsQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...
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