ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

ECONOMICS

ECONOMIC SYSTEMS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What can the three basic economic questions determine?
A
What kind of government a country has.
B
What kind of economic system a country has.
C
Whether or not most people live in poverty.
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -An economic system is any system of allocating scarce resources. Economic systems answer three basic questions: what will be produced, how will it be produced, and how will the output society produces be distributed?

Detailed explanation-2: -What determines which type of economy a country has? The type of economy is determined by the extent of government involvement in economic decision making.

Detailed explanation-3: -There are three main types of economic systems: command, market, and mixed. We will briefly describe each of these three types. In a command economy, what goods and services are produced, how they are produced, and for whom they are produced are all questions answered by government planning.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: In a traditional economic system, the answers to the basic economic questions are determined by custom.

Detailed explanation-5: -Traditional systems focus on the basics of goods, services, and work, and they are influenced by traditions and beliefs. A centralized authority influences command systems, while a market system is under the control of forces of demand and supply. Lastly, mixed economies are a combination of command and market systems.

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