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1st Year Principles of Economics Chapter 5 TestLaws Of Return

30 marks · 40 minutes · 21 questions. Covers: CHAP 5: Laws Of Return.

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1st Year Principles of Economics Chapter 5 Test

1st Year · Principles of Economics · Punjab (PTB)

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Q1. Multiple choice questions (Attempt all · 10 × 1 = 10)

  1. The second name of law of constant return is:

    1. Law of decreasing cost

    2. Law of increasing cost

    3. Law of cost

    4. Law of constant cost

  2. When marginal product is zero total product is:

    1. Maximum

    2. Minimum

    3. Negative

    4. Zero

  3. In a production process when units of variable factors along with fixed factor of production are increased marginal cost goes on falling this tendency in economics is called:

    1. Law of decreasing cost

    2. Law of constant cost

    3. Law of increasing cost

    4. Law of decreasing return

  4. When marginal product is negative, total product:

    1. Decreases

    2. Increases

    3. Zero

    4. Infinite

  5. The sector of production in which nature and human beings play an equal role there is applicable:

    1. Law of decreasing return

    2. Law of decreasing cost

    3. Law of increasing return

    4. Law of constant return

  6. Production of last unit of production of a factor is called:

    1. Total product

    2. Average product

    3. Marginal product

    4. Positive product

  7. In law of increasing cost marginal cost:

    1. Increases

    2. Decreases

    3. Remains constant

    4. Remains fixed

  8. When marginal product does not remain constant it is called:

    1. Increasing return

    2. Decreasing return

    3. Constant return

    4. Marginal return

  9. In production process when units of variable factors along with fixed factor of production are increased marginal product goes on falling this tendency in economics is called:

    1. Law of decreasing return

    2. Law of increasing return

    3. Law of production

    4. Law of constant return

  10. The number of laws of cost is:

    1. One

    2. Two

    3. Three

    4. Four

Q2. Short questions (Attempt any 6 of 8 · 6 × 2 = 12)

  1. What are laws of cost?

  2. Why is law of constant return called law of constant cost?

  3. What is meant by average production?

  4. Define constant return.

  5. What is meant by total production?

  6. Draw the curve of law of constant return.

  7. What is meant by law of increasing cost?

  8. What is meant by law of variable proportion.

Q3. Long questions (Attempt any 2 of 3 · 2 × 4 = 8)

  1. Describe law of increasing return and explain it by table and diagram.

  2. Describe law of constant return and explain it by table and diagram.

  3. Describe law of diminishing return and explain it by table and diagram. Also state why it applies more quickly in agriculture than in industry?