ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

ECONOMICS

ECONOMIC SYSTEMS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Basic economic problems exist because of
A
needs.
B
capital resources.
C
scarcity.
D
economic resources.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -We run into scarcity because while resources are limited, we are a society with unlimited wants. Therefore, we have to choose. We have to make trade-offs. We have to efficiently allocate resources.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: The four basic problems of an economy, which arise from the central problem of scarcity of resources are: What to produce? How to produce? For whom to produce?

Detailed explanation-3: -Scarcity is the basic economic problem. It arises from the insufficiency of resources to satisfy people’s wants. Scarcity is ubiquitous. Rich people face scarcity when they want more than they can buy, when they can’t be in two places at once, and when, accordingly, they must choose among alternatives.

Detailed explanation-4: -What to produce. How to produce. For whom to produce.

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