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This section includes 2956 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your UPSC IAS Exam knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1201. |
Which role in a group setting contributes to the social-emotional bonding of members and the group'soverall success? |
| A. | Facilitative/building role |
| B. | Individualizing |
| C. | Maintenance |
| D. | Blocking |
| Answer» D. Blocking | |
| 1202. |
For a monopoly firm market demand curve is |
| A. | Marginal revenue curve itself |
| B. | Average Revenue curve itself |
| C. | Marginal cost curve |
| D. | None |
| Answer» C. Marginal cost curve | |
| 1203. |
Which of these is not a factor of quantity supplied |
| A. | Price of the goods |
| B. | Price of the related other goods |
| C. | Cost of production |
| D. | Consumers disposal income |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1204. |
Which of these are outside the domain of macro economics |
| A. | Consumer behavior |
| B. | National income |
| C. | Economic growth |
| D. | Balance of payment and trade |
| Answer» B. National income | |
| 1205. |
Which of Carnall's (2003) four core managerial components essential for the effective management ofchange involves team building? |
| A. | Decision making |
| B. | Coalition building |
| C. | Achieving action |
| D. | Maintaining momentum |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1206. |
----------- maintains self developed network of outside contacts and informers who provide favors andinformation. |
| A. | Entrepreneur |
| B. | Monitor |
| C. | Liaison |
| D. | Figurehead |
| Answer» D. Figurehead | |
| 1207. |
In economics, in the long run all the cost…………. |
| A. | Are fixed |
| B. | Are variable |
| C. | Except labour are variable |
| D. | Are non controllable |
| Answer» C. Except labour are variable | |
| 1208. |
Which one of the following might not be a functional outcome of the conflict process? |
| A. | stimulates creativity |
| B. | avoids risk |
| C. | fosters environment of self-evaluation |
| D. | relieves tensions |
| Answer» C. fosters environment of self-evaluation | |
| 1209. |
Macroeconomics is concerned with |
| A. | The level of output of goods and services |
| B. | The general level of prices |
| C. | The growth of real output |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1210. |
A goods can be considered inferior goods in economics if increase in disposal income of the consumercauses |
| A. | An increase in demand |
| B. | No change in demand |
| C. | Decrease in demand |
| D. | Less than proportionate change in demand |
| Answer» D. Less than proportionate change in demand | |
| 1211. |
Which type of departmentalization achieves economies of scale by placing people with common skillsand orientations into common units? |
| A. | Geographic |
| B. | Product |
| C. | Process |
| D. | Functional |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1212. |
The maximum quantity that a supplier is prepared to supply in the market at a given price is called |
| A. | Economic order quantity |
| B. | Optimum quantity |
| C. | Supply quantity |
| D. | Both or quantity |
| Answer» D. Both or quantity | |
| 1213. |
All of the following are steps in objective setting, EXCEPT. |
| A. | Specify deadlines |
| B. | Allow the employee to actively participate |
| C. | Link rewards to effort |
| D. | Prioritize goals |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1214. |
If an individual is spending his entire income on two items A and B in the ratio of 60:40. If incomeelasticity of A is 5 what is income elasticity of B |
| A. | 4 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 5 |
| D. | 1 |
| Answer» D. 1 | |
| 1215. |
If price of X falls leading to increase in total outlay on X, the demand of X is |
| A. | Elastic |
| B. | Inelastic |
| C. | Unitary elastic |
| D. | Less than unit elastic |
| Answer» B. Inelastic | |
| 1216. |
Equilibrium state is achieved at |
| A. | The peak point of supply curve |
| B. | The bottom point of demand curve |
| C. | The inflection point of demand curve |
| D. | The intersection of demand and supply curve |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1217. |
In --------------leadership, there is a complete centralization of authority in the leader |
| A. | Democratic |
| B. | Autocratic |
| C. | Free rein |
| D. | Bureaucratic |
| Answer» C. Free rein | |
| 1218. |
Which of these affects the demand for money? |
| A. | Real income |
| B. | Price level |
| C. | Rate of interest |
| D. | All the three |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1219. |
The demand for a product is 25 units when the price is `10, however the demand rises to 26 when the price is reduced to `9.9 per unit. The marginal revenue from production and sale of additional unit from 25 to 26 is |
| A. | `7.4 |
| B. | `(16) |
| C. | `10 |
| D. | `257.6 |
| Answer» B. `(16) | |
| 1220. |
If the price of coffee falls by 8% and the demand for Tea declines by 2%. The corss price elasticity ofdemand for Tea is |
| A. | 0.45 |
| B. | 0.25 |
| C. | +0.44 |
| D. | -0.30 |
| Answer» C. +0.44 | |
| 1221. |
Z theory is a Japanese approach of motivation developed by |
| A. | Mc Clelland |
| B. | William Ouchi |
| C. | Alderfer |
| D. | Mc Gregor |
| Answer» C. Alderfer | |
| 1222. |
A perfectly elastic supply curve will be |
| A. | Parallel to Y axis or a vertical line |
| B. | Parallel to X axis |
| C. | U shaped |
| D. | Downward sloping |
| Answer» C. U shaped | |
| 1223. |
A perfect inelastic supply curve will be |
| A. | Parallel to Y axis or a vertical line |
| B. | Parallel to X axis |
| C. | U shaped |
| D. | Downward sloping |
| Answer» B. Parallel to X axis | |
| 1224. |
The term “ Micro” is derived from the …….word which means…….. |
| A. | Latin, small |
| B. | Greek, small |
| C. | English, tiny |
| D. | Roman, small |
| Answer» C. English, tiny | |
| 1225. |
Change in quantity demanded or Movement along demand curve occurs due |
| A. | Due to change in price only |
| B. | Change in Cetris paribus conditions only |
| C. | Change in cost of production |
| D. | Change in technology |
| Answer» B. Change in Cetris paribus conditions only | |
| 1226. |
Stage II of the conflict process deals with: |
| A. | cognition and personalization of conflict. |
| B. | group development. |
| C. | conflict avoidance. |
| D. | interaction between group members. |
| Answer» B. group development. | |
| 1227. |
Hygiene factors are |
| A. | Satisfiers |
| B. | Maintenance factors |
| C. | Defectors |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» C. Defectors | |
| 1228. |
In economic goods includes material things which………. |
| A. | Can be transferred |
| B. | Can be exchanged for one another |
| C. | Both |
| D. | None |
| Answer» D. None | |
| 1229. |
Collaborating is the preferred conflict-handling orientation: |
| A. | to build social credits for later issues. |
| B. | in emergencies. |
| C. | to gain consensus and commitment. |
| D. | when an issue is trivial. |
| Answer» D. when an issue is trivial. | |
| 1230. |
The cross elasticity of complementary goods is generally |
| A. | > 1 |
| B. | < 1 |
| C. | < 0 |
| D. | 0 |
| Answer» D. 0 | |
| 1231. |
Which of the following is NOT an important issue relating to goal-setting theory? |
| A. | Goal specificity |
| B. | Equity among workers |
| C. | Feedback |
| D. | Defining the goal |
| Answer» C. Feedback | |
| 1232. |
Curvature of PPF is due to……… |
| A. | Increase in opportunity cost |
| B. | Decrease in opportunity cost |
| C. | Fall in demand |
| D. | Fall in supply |
| Answer» B. Decrease in opportunity cost | |
| 1233. |
Change in price of the goods cause |
| A. | Change in quantity demanded |
| B. | Shift in demand curve |
| C. | Change in price |
| D. | No effect on quantity demanded |
| Answer» B. Shift in demand curve | |
| 1234. |
The cross elasticity of substitute goods is generally |
| A. | > 1 |
| B. | < 1 |
| C. | < 0 |
| D. | > 0 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1235. |
Associations of different nations like European Union & NAFTA have been established to: |
| A. | Share the armies of each other |
| B. | Stabilize the political systems |
| C. | Promote open trade among nations |
| D. | All of the given options |
| Answer» D. All of the given options | |
| 1236. |
……………. States that rapid growth of per capita income will be associated with a reduction in poverty. |
| A. | The trickle down theory |
| B. | Multiplier theory |
| C. | Malthus population theory |
| D. | None |
| Answer» B. Multiplier theory | |
| 1237. |
In setting up a group structure, _______________ has a strong influence on how a group operates. |
| A. | Membership |
| B. | Group setting |
| C. | Physical structure |
| D. | Group content |
| Answer» D. Group content | |
| 1238. |
Mr. (A) is a manager in a manufacturing company, he attempts to establish a culture of quality affecting the attitudes and actions of every employee and relies on a workforce that wants to improve quality. He focuses on establishing: |
| A. | Total Quality Management |
| B. | Knowledge management |
| C. | Operations Management |
| D. | Management of Information System |
| Answer» D. Management of Information System | |
| 1239. |
Which of the following has been the main driver to the globalization of business? |
| A. | The higher standards of living in the U.S. and Europe |
| B. | Technology |
| C. | The NAFTA trade agreement |
| D. | The increasing ethnic diversity within countries |
| Answer» C. The NAFTA trade agreement | |
| 1240. |
Which of these is not the function of IMF? |
| A. | It provides mechanism for orderly adjustment of exchange rate |
| B. | It provides mechanism for international consultation |
| C. | It provides forum for settlement of international trade disputes |
| D. | It is a reservoir of the currencies of all the member countries |
| Answer» D. It is a reservoir of the currencies of all the member countries | |
| 1241. |
Which of the following would not be considered substitutes? |
| A. | butter and margarine |
| B. | Coke and Pepsi |
| C. | Fords and Chevrolets |
| D. | Hamburgers and french fries |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1242. |
By definition, the marginal propensity to consume |
| A. | Equals ΔC/ΔYd |
| B. | Is the behavioral coefficient c in the equation C = a + cYd |
| C. | Is the slope of the consumption function |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1243. |
Non-programmed decisions are typically made under a condition of which of the following? |
| A. | Certainty |
| B. | Low levels of risk |
| C. | Uncertainty |
| D. | Reliability |
| Answer» D. Reliability | |
| 1244. |
Opportunity cost of increasing production of Gun to 4 units in combination E is –tons of bread |
| A. | 200 |
| B. | 500 |
| C. | 300 |
| D. | 400 |
| Answer» C. 300 | |
| 1245. |
Economics cannot be considered a perfect science because |
| A. | Human behaviour is unpredictable |
| B. | It is difficult to make correct prediction of economic variables |
| C. | Economist do not have common opinion about a particular economic event |
| D. | All the three |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1246. |
__________ is a communication that flows from a higher level to one or more lower levels in theorganization. |
| A. | Horizontal communication |
| B. | Upward communication |
| C. | Downward communication |
| D. | None of given options |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1247. |
Given the supply quantity which is fixed an increase in aggregate demand will have direct impact on |
| A. | Increase in GDP |
| B. | Inflationary pressure |
| C. | Greater employment opportunity |
| D. | More equitable distribution of income and wealth |
| Answer» C. Greater employment opportunity | |
| 1248. |
Supply of money refers to |
| A. | Total money held by the public |
| B. | Total money held by RBI |
| C. | Total money with all the commercial banks and RBI |
| D. | Total money in Government account |
| Answer» B. Total money held by RBI | |
| 1249. |
The service industry makes up approximately what percentage of all jobs in the United States? |
| A. | 20% |
| B. | 40% |
| C. | 74% |
| D. | 90% |
| Answer» D. 90% | |
| 1250. |
A manager who is helping a customer return some shoes they purchased last week is dealing with whattype of decision? |
| A. | Non-programmed decision |
| B. | Uncertainty |
| C. | Bounded rationality |
| D. | Programmed decision |
| Answer» E. | |