SPSC Lecturer Economics Past Paper 15-03-2021

41- Which of the following might help to make the distribution of original incomes more unequal?

A. A rise in the State Pension 
B. A ceiling on the number of hours that people were allowed to work each week
C. A policy to encourage more low income households to buy shares in companies
D. An effective policy to reduce bankers’ bonuses

Answer : C. A policy to encourage more low income households to buy shares in companies

42- In what circumstances is an economy said to be in recession?

A. If real GDP falls in one quarter compared with the quarter before
B. If real GDP falls for two consecutive quarters
C. If real GDP falls in one year compared with the year before
D. If real GDP falls for two consecutive years

Answer : B. If real GDP falls for two consecutive quarters

43- Suppose that one month, injections in a four-sector economy are greater than withdrawals. Which of the following statements is false?

A. Planned spending will be greater than output
B. Actual investment will be less than planned investment
C. Planned investment must exceed planned saving 
D. If real GDP falls for two consecutive quarters

Answer : B. Actual investment will be less than planned investment

44- In new classical business cycle theory, the short-run aggregate supply curve:

A. Is vertical
B. Is horizontal 
C. has a positive slope
D. has a negative slope

Answer : C. has a positive slope

45- In which of the following market structures with 2 identical firms do both firms produce more than the Cournot outcome:

A. Cartel
B. Perfect Competition 
C. Stackelberg Duopoly
D. None of these

Answer : C. Stackelberg Duopoly

46- A rule specifying the minimum percentage of deposits that must be held in currency or other safe, liquid assets is called a:

A. Deposit requirement 
B. Reserve requirement
C. Lending requirement
D. Equity capital requirement 

Answer : B. Reserve requirement

47- A well-functioning Government will produce more of ______ than a private market:

A. An excludable good 
B. A public good
C. A private good
D. A rival good

Answer : B. A public good

48- Choose the Antonym of “Vagrant”:

A. Derelict
B. Wayfarer
C. Stable
D. Vagabond

Answer : C. Stable

49- Nushkha Hai Wafa is the poetic collection of:

A. Ibn-e-Insha
B. Mir Taqi Mir 
C. Faiz Ahmed Faiz
D. Nasir Kazmi

Answer : C. Faiz Ahmed Faiz

50- Imran Khan is the ______ Prime Minister of Pakistan.

A. 20th
B. 22nd
C. 24th
D. 27th

Answer : B. 22nd

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