These CBSE Class 12 Economics MCQs are updated for 2026-27, organized by chapter. They help Class 12 students learn the current Economics exam style, and build real problem-solving skill along the way.
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- Built around the 2026 Economics textbook from CBSE, following their latest guidelines.
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- Neatly organized by chapter, so you can test your grip on each Economics topic one at a time.
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Quick Practice - Try a Few Questions First Pick a chapter below, answer a few questions instantly, then jump to the full set list for more. Q1.Microeconomics primarily studies the economic behaviour of: Answer: (b) Individual consumers and firms. It looks at decision making at a small, individual level, which is quite different from macroeconomics, which studies the economy as a whole.
Q2.The basic economic problem of scarcity arises because: Answer: (a) Human wants are unlimited but resources are limited. This mismatch is really the starting point for the entire study of economics.
Q3.A Production Possibility Curve shows: Answer: (a) The maximum combinations of two goods an economy can produce with given resources. Points inside the curve represent underutilisation of resources, while points outside it simply aren't achievable.
Q4.The opportunity cost of a choice is: Answer: (b) The value of the next best alternative given up. It's a central idea in economics, since making one choice always means giving up something else.
Q5.Which of these is an example of a positive economic statement? Answer: (b) Inflation in India was 6% last year. Positive statements describe facts that can be tested, unlike normative statements, which involve value judgements about what ought to happen.
Q1.Utility, in economics, refers to: Answer: (b) The satisfaction a consumer derives from consuming a good. It's a subjective measure and can vary quite a bit from person to person.
Q2.The Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility states that: Answer: (b) Marginal utility decreases as more units of a good are consumed, other things constant. This is essentially why the tenth slice of pizza feels far less satisfying than the first one.
Q3.A consumer's budget line shows: Answer: (a) All possible combinations of two goods the consumer can afford given their income and prices. Any combination beyond this line simply isn't affordable.
Q4.An indifference curve represents: Answer: (a) Combinations of two goods that give the consumer equal satisfaction. Since the consumer is indifferent between any point along the curve, it's named accordingly.
Q5.The demand curve for a normal good typically slopes: Answer: (b) Downward. As price falls, consumers generally buy more of the good, which is often called the law of demand.
Q1.The Law of Variable Proportions applies when: Answer: (b) At least one input is fixed while another is varied. This is exactly the situation that leads to the classic pattern of increasing, then diminishing, then negative returns.
Q2.Marginal cost is defined as: Answer: (b) The addition to total cost from producing one more unit. It plays a central role in a firm's decision about how much to produce.
Q3.Which of these costs does NOT change with the level of output in the short run? Answer: (b) Fixed cost. Rent on a factory building is a good example, since it stays the same whether the firm produces a little or a lot.
Q4.The short run average cost curve is typically: Answer: (a) U shaped. Costs fall initially due to efficiency gains, then rise again once diminishing returns set in.
Q5.Total Product refers to: Answer: (b) The total output produced using a given quantity of inputs. It's a straightforward measure of how much a firm actually makes.
Q1.Under perfect competition, a firm is a: Answer: (b) Price taker. Since there are so many buyers and sellers of an identical product, no single firm has any real power to influence the market price.
Q2.In the short run, a firm under perfect competition shuts down if price falls below: Answer: (b) Average variable cost. Below this point, the firm cannot even cover its variable costs, so producing anything at all only adds to its losses.
Q3.The short run supply curve of a firm under perfect competition is given by: Answer: (b) The part of its marginal cost curve above the average variable cost curve. This is the segment along which the firm actually decides how much to produce at any given price.
Q4.In long run equilibrium under perfect competition, firms earn: Answer: (b) Only normal profits. Free entry and exit of firms in the long run gradually eliminates any economic profit above the normal level.
Q5.A perfectly competitive market is characterised by: Answer: (b) A large number of buyers and sellers with a homogeneous product. Free entry and exit, along with perfect information, are also part of this idealised market structure.
Q1.Market equilibrium occurs where: Answer: (a) Quantity demanded equals quantity supplied. At this price, there is no tendency for the price to rise or fall any further.
Q2.If the market price is above the equilibrium price, there will generally be: Answer: (b) Excess supply. Sellers end up wanting to sell more than buyers are willing to purchase at that price, and this pushes the price back down.
Q3.A rightward shift in the demand curve, with supply unchanged, generally leads to: Answer: (b) An increase in both equilibrium price and quantity. Since more is demanded at every price, the equilibrium point moves upward and to the right.
Q4.A price ceiling set below the equilibrium price generally results in: Answer: (b) A shortage. Since the ceiling keeps price artificially low, quantity demanded ends up exceeding quantity supplied at that price.
Q5.A price floor set above the equilibrium price generally causes: Answer: (b) A surplus. This is exactly the effect governments aim for with an agricultural minimum support price, which guarantees farmers a price above what the free market would otherwise settle at.
Q1.A market with a single seller and no close substitutes for its product is called: Answer: (b) Monopoly. Since there is no real competitor, the monopolist has considerable power to influence the price it charges.
Q2.Monopolistic competition is characterised mainly by: Answer: (b) Many sellers offering differentiated products. Different brands of toothpaste or shampoo are a familiar everyday example of this kind of market.
Q3.An oligopoly is a market structure with: Answer: (b) A few large sellers who are interdependent in their decisions. Since each firm is large enough to affect the market, one firm's pricing decision often depends heavily on how rivals are expected to respond.
Q4.Price discrimination refers to a monopolist: Answer: (b) Charging different prices to different buyers for the same good. Airline ticket pricing, where fares vary a lot by booking time and passenger type, is a commonly cited example.
Q5.In a monopoly, the marginal revenue curve lies: Answer: (b) Below the demand curve. Since a monopolist has to lower the price on all units to sell more, marginal revenue ends up falling faster than the price itself as output rises.
Q1.Macroeconomics primarily deals with: Answer: (b) The economy as a whole, including aggregate variables. It looks at things like national income, overall employment, and the general price level, rather than the behaviour of any one household or firm.
Q2.Which of these is considered a macroeconomic variable? Answer: (b) Gross Domestic Product. It measures the total value of goods and services produced in an entire economy, exactly the kind of aggregate figure macroeconomics is concerned with.
Q3.The Great Depression of the 1930s played a major role in shaping modern macroeconomics through the work of: Answer: (b) John Maynard Keynes. His analysis of unemployment and aggregate demand during that crisis laid much of the foundation for macroeconomic theory as it is taught today.
Q4.Which of these is an example of a macroeconomic policy tool? Answer: (b) The government's fiscal policy. Through decisions on taxation and spending, it directly affects aggregate demand across the whole economy.
Q5.An open economy, unlike a closed economy, involves: Answer: (b) Trade and financial transactions with the rest of the world. Almost every real economy today falls into this category to some degree.
Q1.Gross Domestic Product, or GDP, is defined as: Answer: (a) The total value of final goods and services produced within a country's borders in a year. It's one of the most widely used measures of a country's overall economic activity.
Q2.Which of these is NOT included while calculating GDP? Answer: (b) Intermediate goods. Counting these separately would double count the same value, since intermediate goods are already embedded in the value of the final product.
Q3.GNP differs from GDP mainly because GNP includes: Answer: (b) Net factor income earned from abroad. This accounts for the income earned by a country's residents from assets or work abroad, minus what foreign residents earn domestically.
Q4.Which of these is a component of aggregate expenditure in a simple economy? Answer: (d) All of these. Together, they make up the total demand for goods and services in the economy.
Q5.Nominal GDP differs from Real GDP because nominal GDP is measured: Answer: (b) At current market prices, without adjusting for inflation. Real GDP corrects for price changes, which makes it a more reliable measure of actual growth over time.
Q1.The primary function of money is to act as a: Answer: (a) Medium of exchange. This is what makes money so useful, since it eliminates the need for a direct barter of goods and services.
Q2.Legal tender money is money that: Answer: (a) Must be legally accepted for the settlement of a debt. In India, currency notes and coins issued by the RBI and government hold this status.
Q3.The Reserve Bank of India controls the money supply mainly through: Answer: (b) Monetary policy tools like the repo rate and CRR. By adjusting these, the RBI can influence how much banks are able to lend, which in turn affects the overall money supply.
Q4.The process by which commercial banks create new money through loans is called: Answer: (b) Credit creation. Since banks only keep a fraction of deposits as reserves, the rest can be lent out again, effectively multiplying the initial deposit through the banking system.
Q5.Cash Reserve Ratio, or CRR, refers to: Answer: (a) The percentage of deposits banks must keep as reserves with the RBI. Raising the CRR reduces the funds banks have available to lend, which tightens the overall money supply.
Q1.Aggregate demand refers to: Answer: (b) The total planned expenditure on goods and services in an economy. It includes consumption, investment, government spending, and net exports all added together.
Q2.According to Keynesian theory, if aggregate demand is less than aggregate supply, the economy experiences: Answer: (b) Unplanned accumulation of inventories, followed by a fall in output and employment. Firms produce less once they see unsold stock piling up, and that leads to further job losses.
Q3.The Marginal Propensity to Consume, or MPC, refers to: Answer: (b) The addition to consumption from an additional unit of income. A higher MPC generally means a larger multiplier effect on national income.
Q4.The investment multiplier shows that a small change in investment: Answer: (b) Leads to a much larger change in national income. This happens because the initial spending triggers successive rounds of additional income and spending throughout the economy.
Q5.At the point of effective demand, aggregate demand and aggregate supply are: Answer: (b) Equal to each other. This is the point at which the economy actually settles, at least in the short run, according to Keynesian theory.
Q1.A government budget is essentially a statement of: Answer: (a) The government's estimated receipts and expenditure for a fiscal year. It's presented to Parliament each year and needs its approval before it can be implemented.
Q2.Revenue expenditure differs from capital expenditure mainly because revenue expenditure: Answer: (b) Does not create any asset or reduce any liability. Salaries and interest payments are typical examples, since they don't leave the government with any lasting asset in return.
Q3.A fiscal deficit occurs when: Answer: (b) Total expenditure exceeds total revenue, excluding borrowings. It's essentially a measure of how much the government needs to borrow to fully finance its spending.
Q4.Which of these is an example of a direct tax? Answer: (b) Income tax. A direct tax is paid straight to the government by the person on whom it's actually levied, unlike an indirect tax, whose burden can be shifted onto someone else.
Q5.Government budgets can be used as a policy tool to reduce: Answer: (b) Income inequality, through progressive taxation and welfare spending. Taxing higher incomes at higher rates while funding social schemes is a common way governments try to narrow that gap.
Q1.The Balance of Payments is a record of: Answer: (a) A country's transactions with the rest of the world over a given period. It's typically divided into the current account and the capital account.
Q2.The Current Account of the Balance of Payments mainly records: Answer: (a) Trade in goods and services, along with income and transfers. Exports and imports of goods form the biggest single component of this account for most countries.
Q3.A country's foreign exchange rate refers to: Answer: (b) The value of one currency expressed in terms of another currency. It plays a big role in determining how competitive a country's exports actually are.
Q4.A depreciation of the domestic currency generally makes: Answer: (a) Exports cheaper and imports more expensive. This is one reason governments sometimes let a currency weaken deliberately, in hopes of boosting export competitiveness.
Q5.Devaluation of currency is carried out by: Answer: (b) The government or central bank under a fixed exchange rate system. Under a floating system, by contrast, the equivalent fall in currency value simply happens through market forces and is called depreciation rather than devaluation.
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| Chapter 01 Microeconomics MCQs Set 04 |
| Chapter 01 Microeconomics MCQs Set 03 |
| Chapter 01 Microeconomics MCQs Set 02 |
| Chapter 01 Microeconomics MCQs Set 01 |
| Chapter 02 Consumers Equilibrium and Demand MCQs Set 01 |
| Chapter 02 Theory of Consumer Behaviour MCQs Set 03 |
| Chapter 02 Theory of Consumer Behaviour MCQs Set 02 |
| Chapter 02 Theory of Consumer Behaviour MCQs Set 05 |
| Chapter 02 Theory of Consumer Behaviour MCQs Set 04 |
| Chapter 03 Cost and Revenue MCQs |
| Chapter 03 Producer Behavior and Supply MCQs |
| Chapter 03 Production and Costs MCQs Set 01 |
| Chapter 03 Production and Costs MCQs Set 02 |
| Chapter 04 The Theory of the Firm under Perfect Competition MCQs Set 02 |
| Chapter 04 The Theory of the Firm under Perfect Competition MCQs Set 03 |
| Chapter 04 The Theory of the Firm under Perfect Competition MCQs Set 01 |
| Chapter 05 Forms of Market and Price Determination MCQs |
| Chapter 05 Market Competition MCQs Set 03 |
| Chapter 05 Market Competition MCQs Set 02 |
| Chapter 05 Market Competition MCQs Set 01 |
| Chapter 05 Market Competition MCQs Set 04 |
| Chapter 06 Non Competitive Markets MCQs Set 03 |
| Chapter 06 Non Competitive Markets MCQs Set 02 |
| Chapter 06 Non Competitive Markets MCQs Set 01 |
| Chapter 01 Macroeconomics MCQs Set 02 |
| Chapter 01 Macroeconomics MCQs Set 01 |
| Chapter 01 Macroeconomics MCQs Set 03 |
| Chapter 02 National Income Accounting MCQs Set 01 |
| Chapter 02 National Income Accounting MCQs Set 02 |
| Chapter 02 National Income Accounting Environmental Issues MCQs |
| Chapter 02 National Income and Related Aggregates MCQs |
| Chapter 03 Money and Banking MCQs Set 01 |
| Chapter 03 Money and Banking MCQs Set 05 |
| Chapter 03 Money and Banking MCQs Set 03 |
| Chapter 03 Money and Banking MCQs Set 04 |
| Chapter 03 Money and Banking MCQs Set 02 |
| Chapter 04 Determination of Income and Employment MCQs Set 02 |
| Chapter 04 Determination of Income and Employment MCQs Set 01 |
| Chapter 04 Determination of Income and Employment MCQs Set 03 |
| Chapter 05 Government Budget and The Economy MCQs Set 02 |
| Chapter 05 Government Budget and The Economy MCQs Set 03 |
| Chapter 05 Government Budget and The Economy MCQs Set 01 |
| Chapter 05 Government Budget and The Economy MCQs Set 04 |
| Chapter 06 Exchange Rate and Balance Of Payments MCQs |
| Chapter 06 Open Economy Macroeconomics MCQs Set 03 |
| Chapter 06 Open Economy Macroeconomics MCQs Set 02 |
| Chapter 06 Open Economy Macroeconomics MCQs Set 01 |
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