Economics · General Awareness

Economic Principles

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Economic principles form the foundation of how societies allocate resources and produce goods. This topic covers factors of production, types of capital, and demand classifications. It is a vital component of the economics syllabus in many civil services and banking exams.

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Economic Principles Questions

Multiple choice commercial applications functioning of commercial organisation definition and functions of production department production or works department ideologies/concepts/views of marketing management

Which of the following is active factor of production?

  1. Land

  2. Labour

  3. Capital

  4. Organisation

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

In economics, land and capital are considered passive factors of production, while labor and organization (entrepreneurship) are considered active factors because they initiate and coordinate the production process.

Multiple choice commercial applications functioning of commercial organisation definition and functions of production department production or works department ideologies/concepts/views of marketing management

_________ offers the opportunity to produce goods as per customer and specific need.

  1. Job method

  2. Batch method

  3. Flow method

  4. All of the above

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

While job methods are specifically designed for custom orders, the question asks which method offers the opportunity to produce goods as per customer need. In broad contexts, various production methods can be adapted to customer specifications.

Multiple choice commercial applications functioning of commercial organisation definition and functions of production department production or works department ideologies/concepts/views of marketing management

Main factor for spending on R and D are ________.

  1. for survival in the market

  2. for change in environment

  3. for change in government policies

  4. change in company's image

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Research and development (R&D) is primarily driven by the need for innovation to maintain a competitive advantage and ensure long-term survival in a changing market.

Multiple choice commercial applications functioning of commercial organisation definition and functions of production department production or works department ideologies/concepts/views of marketing management

Producing on a large scale reduces the _________ of the product.

  1. Average cost

  2. Average price

  3. Average profit

  4. Average time

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The industrial revolution was the transition to new manufacturing process in the period from 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840. This transition includes going from hand production methods to  machine, new chemical manufacturing and iron production process. This gave rise to the development of machine tools and factory system. Due to the use of machine, large number of goods could be produced in a very short period of time. Vast number of goods were produced in a smaller period of time due to which the average cost of production reduced. This increased the profitability of the products and company earned good revenue.

Multiple choice commercial applications functioning of commercial organisation definition and functions of production department production or works department ideologies/concepts/views of marketing management

Greater emphasis was placed on _______ the product.

  1. Increasing

  2. Decreasing

  3. Sustaining

  4. Improving

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

With the help of industrial revolution, the production became much easier and cheaper. To attract the consumer's to buy the company's product in competition to the rivals, the company had to improve the quality and features of the product.

Multiple choice commercial applications functioning of commercial organisation definition and functions of production department production or works department ideologies/concepts/views of marketing management

______ could be maximized by producing at large scale. 

  1. Sales

  2. Value

  3. Profits

  4. Equity

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The industrial revolution was the transition to new manufacturing process in the period from 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840. This transition includes going from hand production methods to  machine, new chemical manufacturing and iron production process. This gave rise to the development of machine tools and factory system. Due to the use of machine, large number of goods could be produced in a very short period of time. This increased the profitability of the products and company earned good revenue.

Multiple choice commercial applications functioning of commercial organisation definition and functions of production department production or works department ideologies/concepts/views of marketing management

R&D activity is a/an ___________.

  1. Legal factor

  2. Technological factor

  3. Political factor

  4. Economic factor

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

R&D is fundamentally a technological factor, as it involves the development of new products, processes, and scientific advancements.

Multiple choice commercial applications functioning of commercial organisation definition and functions of production department production or works department ideologies/concepts/views of marketing management

_______ is research that has already been conducted for other purposes.

  1. Company research

  2. Secondary research

  3. Industry research

  4. Primary research

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Secondary research refers to data that has already been collected by someone else for a different purpose. Primary research, by contrast, involves collecting new data specifically for the current project.

Multiple choice economics income-output determination public debt public debt main feature of tax

___________ refers to the amount of sales proceeds which an entrepreneur actually expects from the sale of output produced at a given level of employment during the year.

  1. Aggregate demand

  2. Market demand

  3. Aggregate supply

  4. Aggregate income

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Aggregate Demand refers to the desired level of expenditure in the economy during an accounting year. So it can also be expressed as the sale proceeds because the expenditure from consumer's point of view is sales proceeds or earnings from producer's point of view. Therefore, Aggregate demand is the amount of sales proceeds which an entrepreneur actually expects from the sale of output produced during the year assuming it to be the full employment level of output. 

Multiple choice india: states and union territories overview of india general knowledge

Choose the correct option to complete the statements given below:
One-sixth of the produce was taken as tax from

  1. Farmers

  2. Hunter-gatherers

  3. Crafts-persons

  4. Traders

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Economy during the Gupta period was moving from 18 sources or types of Taxes levied on the people.

The greater part of it was spent on works of public welfare. Land revenue was the main source was generally fixed at one-sixth of the produce.

Multiple choice geography state of industries in india meaning and classification of industries industrialisation and urbanisation urbanisation

The term industrialization involves ___________.

  1. superior techniques of production

  2. modern techniques

  3. both (a) and (b)

  4. none of the above

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Industrialization involves both the adoption of superior production techniques and the implementation of modern organizational and technological methods to increase efficiency.

Multiple choice geography state of industries in india meaning and classification of industries industrialisation and urbanisation urbanisation

The industries requiring large quantities of _____ are located near the places having abundant availability of that raw material.

  1. Raw materials

  2. Finished goods

  3. Average raw materials

  4. None of these

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The industries requiring large quantities of heavy raw materials are located near the places having abundant availability of that raw materials. This is the basic step taken by any industries to reduce transportation cost of raw material.

Multiple choice geography state of industries in india meaning and classification of industries industrialisation and urbanisation urbanisation

The industrial sector uses about _____ of the total commercial energy available all over the world.

  1. 30%

  2. 45%

  3. 60%

  4. 70%

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

While energy consumption varies by region, the industrial sector is widely recognized as accounting for a significant portion of global commercial energy usage, with 70% being the commonly cited figure in many textbooks.