ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

ECONOMICS

DIVISION OF LABOR AND SPECIALIZATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Read the following two statements:1. Nation A produces cars more efficiently than it can grow food crops.2. Nation A produces cars and buys food from Nation B.What principle of economics is illustrated by these two statements?
A
Laws of Supply and Demand
B
Scarcity
C
The Factors of Production
D
Specialization
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -An economy is a system of inter-related production and consumption activities that ultimately determine the allocation of resources within a group. The production and consumption of goods and services as a whole fulfill the needs of those living and operating within it.

Detailed explanation-2: -Each economy functions based on a unique set of conditions and assumptions. Economic systems can be categorized into four main types: traditional economies, command economies, mixed economies, and market economies.

Detailed explanation-3: -Producers and consumers make some economic choices while the government makes others.

Detailed explanation-4: -Economists address these three questions: (1) What goods and services should be produced to meet consumer needs? (2) How should they be produced, and who should produce them? (3) Who should receive goods and services? The answers to these questions depend on a country’s economic system.

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