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Q1:

2026: 23 May Shift 1

Market Equilibrium

Medium

Suppose the government sets a price for agricultural goods in the market. The market would react unless measures are taken by the government to maintain the price. Arrange the correct sequence for the procedure.

A. There would be excess supply in the market.

B. The government needs to buy the surplus at a pre-determined price.

C. The prices would fall.

D. Prices for agricultural goods are set higher than the market price by the government.

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Option 3
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2026: 23 May Shift 1 ECO question 1

Q2:

2026: 23 May Shift 1

Market Equilibrium

Easy

Suppose, there is an increase in the income of the consumers, that shifts the demand curve to the right. What will be the change in the equilibrium condition?

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Option 1
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Explanation for 2026: 23 May Shift 1 ECO question 2

Q3:

2026: 23 May Shift 1

Market Equilibrium

Easy

If there is excess demand in the market, the price would tend to change. How would the demand change to bring the market back to the equilibrium?

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Option 2
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Explanation for 2026: 23 May Shift 1 ECO question 3

Q4:

2026: 21 May Shift 1

Market Equilibrium

Easy

Which one of the following formula is correct for the Marginal Revenue Product of the labor (MRPL_L)?

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Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2026: 21 May Shift 1 ECO question 4

Q5:

2026: 21 May Shift 1

Market Equilibrium

Easy

Match List-I with List-II

List-IList-II
(A) Zero excess demand and zero excess supply situation occurs in(I) Wage rate
(B) Imposition of price ceiling below the equilibrium price leads to an(II) Perfectly competitive market
(C) Where the labour demand and labour supply curves intersect,it determines(III) Excess supply.
(D) Imposition of price floor above the equilibrium price leads to an(IV) Excess demand.

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Option 1
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2026: 21 May Shift 1 ECO question 5

Q6:

2026: 6 June Shift 1

Market Equilibrium

Easy

Equilibrium in a perfectly competitive market can be defined alternatively as:

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Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2026: 6 June Shift 1 ECO question 6

Q7:

2026: 6 June Shift 1

Market Equilibrium

Easy

The government imposed lower limit on the price that may be charged for a particular good or service is called?

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Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2026: 6 June Shift 1 ECO question 7

Q8:

2026: 31 May Shift 1

Market Equilibrium

Easy

Equilibrium in which market is adjusted by invisible hands, and can be defined as zero excess demand and zero excess supply?

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Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2026: 31 May Shift 1 ECO question 8

Q9:

2026: 31 May Shift 1

Market Equilibrium

Medium

Match the LIST-I with LIST-II

LIST-ILIST-II
A. Floor PriceI.Decrease in supply
B. Price ceilingII.Setting the minimum price
C. Leftward shift in supply & demand curveIII.Increase in demand
D. Rightward shift in demand and supply curveIV.Setting the maximum price

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Option 4
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2026: 31 May Shift 1 ECO question 9

Q10:

2026: 21 May Shift 2

Market Equilibrium

Easy

If additional unit tax imposed on goods by the government, then how it will be affect the movement of supply curve?

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Q11:

2026: 21 May Shift 2

Market Equilibrium

Medium

Arrange the following statements with reference to the impact of government price regulations on goods within the framework of perfect competition:

A. Subsequently, Government sets minimum prices for these goods and services.

B. For certain goods and services, fall price below a particular level is not desirable.

C. Consequently, Government needs to buy the surplus at the predetermined price.

D. Thus, this leads to an excess supply the market.

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Q12:

2026: 20 May Shift 1

Market Equilibrium

Medium

Match List-I with List-II

List-IList-II
(A) Demand and Supply shift leftward..(I) Price decreases.
(B) Demand and Supply shift rightward.(II) Quantity decreases.
(C) Demand shifts leftward , Supply shifts rightward.(III) Price increases.
(D) Demand shifts rightward,Supply shifts leftward.(IV) Quantity increases.

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Q13:

2026: 19 May Shift 2

Market Equilibrium

Easy

In case of normal goods, rise in consumer's income will lead to:

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Q14:

2026: 19 May Shift 2

Market Equilibrium

Medium

Identify the correct statement regarding government intervention in case of price control from the following.

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Q15:

2026: 15 May Shift 1

Market Equilibrium

Easy

Suppose the demand and supply curve of commodity X in a perfectly competitive market are given by:

qd=700−pq_d = 700 - p

qs=500+3pq_s = 500 + 3p

Assume that the market consists of identical firms. What will be the equilibrium price for this commodity?

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Q16:

2026: 15 May Shift 1

Market Equilibrium

Easy

When demand of a commodity is equal to that of its supply in the market then the price of this commodity is called?

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Q17:

2026: 13 May Shift 2

Market Equilibrium

Easy

In the perfect competition, the government regulation on goods which results in the creation of a black market is called ?

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Q18:

2026: 13 May Shift 2

Market Equilibrium

Easy

Arrange the following statements in correct sequence to determine the market equilibrium when the number of firms is fixed.

(A) There is excess demand in the market.

(B) Quantity demanded falls due to law of demand and quantity supplied increases due to law of supply(keeping other factors constant)

(C) The market price would tend to increase.

(D) The market moves towards the point where the quantity that the firms want to sell is equal to the quantity that the consumers want to buy.

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Q19:

2026: 13 May Shift 1

Market Equilibrium

Easy

The maximum retail price concept is an example of which of the following pricing?

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Q20:

2026: 13 May Shift 1

Market Equilibrium

Easy

What happens when both demand and supply curves shift rightwards simultaneously? Identify the correct statements from the following in this context.

(A) Qunatity will increase.

(B) Qunatity will decrease.

(C) Quantity will remain unchanged.

(D) Price may increase, decrease or remain unchanged.

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Q21:

2026: 12 May Shift 1

Market Equilibrium

Medium

Match List-I with List-II

List-IList-II
(A) Increase in demand and no change in supply(I) Equilibrium quantity decreases.
(B) Both demand and supply increase(II) Equilibrium quantity increases.
(C) Decrease in supply and no change in demand(III) Change in price depends on magnitude of shift
(D) Increase in demand and decrease in supply(IV) Equilibrium price increases.

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Q22:

2026: 12 May Shift 1

Market Equilibrium

Easy

Imposition of price ceiling below the equilibrium price leads to__________

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Q23:

2026: 11 May Shift 2

Market Equilibrium

Medium

With the free entry of a new firm there will be a shift in the demand curve. How does that shift in the demand curve affect the equilibrium price?

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Q24:

2026: 11 May Shift 2

Market Equilibrium

Easy

'Through the minimum wage legislation, the government ensures that the wage rate of labourer's does not fall below a particular level.'

The said statement implies which of the following concept.

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Q25:

2026: 11 May Shift 1

Market Equilibrium

Easy

Excess demand and excess supply can be adjusted by the invisible hand to reach the ________________ .

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Q26:

2026: 11 May Shift 1

Market Equilibrium

Easy

When excess demand for a commodity is reduced to zero, what happens to the market price for that commodity?

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Q27:

2025: 3 June Shift 2

Market Equilibrium

Easy

If the government fixed maximum price of product below the market price then product will have?

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Q28:

2025: 3 June Shift 2

Market Equilibrium

Easy

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions based on the passage:

Elasticity of Demand

The demand for a good moves in the opposite direction to its price. But the impact of the price change is always not the same. Sometimes, the demand for a good changes considerably even for small price changes. On the other hand, there are some goods for which the demand is not affected much by price changes. Demands for some goods are very responsive to price changes while demands for certain others are not so responsive to price changes. Price elasticity of demand is a measure of the responsiveness of the demand for a good to changes in its price. The price elasticity of demand for a good depends on the nature of the good and the availability of close substitutes of the good.

What is the formula for the price elasticity of demand for a good?

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Q29:

2025: 3 June Shift 2

Market Equilibrium

Medium

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions based on the passage:

Elasticity of Demand

The demand for a good moves in the opposite direction to its price. But the impact of the price change is always not the same. Sometimes, the demand for a good changes considerably even for small price changes. On the other hand, there are some goods for which the demand is not affected much by price changes. Demands for some goods are very responsive to price changes while demands for certain others are not so responsive to price changes. Price elasticity of demand is a measure of the responsiveness of the demand for a good to changes in its price. The price elasticity of demand for a good depends on the nature of the good and the availability of close substitutes of the good.

An individual buys 1515 kg of sugar when its price is Rs. 55 per kg. When the price increases to Rs. 77 per kg, the demand goes down to 1212 kg of sugar. What is the price elasticity of demand for sugar?

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Q30:

2025: 3 June Shift 2

Market Equilibrium

Easy

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions based on the passage:

Elasticity of Demand

The demand for a good moves in the opposite direction to its price. But the impact of the price change is always not the same. Sometimes, the demand for a good changes considerably even for small price changes. On the other hand, there are some goods for which the demand is not affected much by price changes. Demands for some goods are very responsive to price changes while demands for certain others are not so responsive to price changes. Price elasticity of demand is a measure of the responsiveness of the demand for a good to changes in its price. The price elasticity of demand for a good depends on the nature of the good and the availability of close substitutes of the good.

When the percentage change in quantity demanded equals the percentage change in its price. The demand for the this good is said to be?

  1. Perfectly Elastic
  2. Perfectlty Inelastic
  3. Unitary Elastic
  4. Less Elastic
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