{"id":48310,"date":"2024-04-15T22:39:23","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T22:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=48310"},"modified":"2024-04-15T22:39:23","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T22:39:23","slug":"when-was-adam-smiths-major-work-an-enquiry-into-the-nature-and-causes-of-wealth-of-nations-published","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/when-was-adam-smiths-major-work-an-enquiry-into-the-nature-and-causes-of-wealth-of-nations-published\/","title":{"rendered":"When was Adam Smith&#8217;s major work &#8220;An enquiry into the Nature and Causes of Wealth of Nations&#8221; published?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n    <!-- Check if it's an AMP page -->\r\n            <!-- Non-AMP version -->\r\n        <div class=\"mcq-container\" data-quiz-id=\"quizState_6a97655a3ef1b\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option1\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    1756                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option2\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    1766                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option3\" data-is-correct=\"true\">\r\n                    1776                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option4\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    1786                <\/div>\r\n                            \r\n            <!-- Feedback messages for non-AMP -->\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"wrong\">Answer is Right!<\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"right\">Answer is Wrong!<\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <script>\r\n        document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () {\r\n            var containers = document.querySelectorAll('.mcq-container');\r\n\r\n            containers.forEach(function(container) {\r\n                var options = container.querySelectorAll('.option');\r\n                var feedbackSelect = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"select\"]');\r\n                var feedbackWrong = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"wrong\"]');\r\n                var feedbackRight = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"right\"]');\r\n\r\n                options.forEach(function(option) {\r\n                    option.addEventListener('click', function() {\r\n                        var selectedOption = option.getAttribute('data-option-key');\r\n                        var isCorrect = option.getAttribute('data-is-correct') === 'true';\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Remove previous selections\r\n                        options.forEach(function(opt) {\r\n                            opt.classList.remove('correct', 'incorrect');\r\n                        });\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Add the correct\/incorrect class\r\n                        if (isCorrect) {\r\n                            option.classList.add('correct');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = false;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = true;\r\n                        } else {\r\n                            option.classList.add('incorrect');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = true;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = false;\r\n                        }\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Hide select feedback\r\n                        feedbackSelect.hidden = true;\r\n                    });\r\n                });\r\n            });\r\n        });\r\n        <\/script>\r\n    \r\n    <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is C. 1776.<\/p>\n<p>Adam Smith&#8217;s major work, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, was published in 1776. It is considered one of the most important books ever written on economics. In it, Smith argues that the wealth of a nation is not determined by the amount of gold and silver it possesses, but rather by the productivity of its people. He also argues that the free market is the best way to organize an economy, as it allows for the efficient allocation of resources and the division of labor.<\/p>\n<p>The other options are incorrect. Option A, 1756, is the year that Smith&#8217;s Theory of Moral Sentiments was published. 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