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International Economy | Set 1

1. If a nation has an open economy it means that the nation:

Correct : D. Conducts trade with other countries

2. The term Euro Currency market refers to

Correct : B. The market where the borrowing and lending of currencies take place outside the country of issue

3. Dumping refers to:

Correct : B. Sale of goods abroad at low a price, below their cost and price in home market

4. International trade and domestic trade differ because of:

Correct : D. All of the above

5. Market in which currencies buy and sell and their prices settle on is called the

Correct : C. Foreign exchange market

6. Which one is not associated with the UNO

Correct : C. ASEN

7. International Labor Organization is agency of

Correct : D. United Nations

8. Headquarter of International Labor organization is located in

Correct : A. Geneva

9. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) went into effect?

Correct : B. 1948

10. Which of the following is the main objective behind the establishment of WTO

Correct : D. All of them

11. International Labor Organization received nobel Peace Prize in

Correct : B. 1969

12. " Term of trade " between two countries refer to a ratio of

Correct : A. Export prices to import prices

13. When was GATT replaced with WTO?

Correct : C. 1995

14. WTO comes as the third economic pillar of world-wide dimensions along

Correct : A. International Monetary Funds

15. Gold standard means

Correct : D. (A) and (C)

16. Underlying the application of the monopolistic competition model to

Correct : A. increases market size

17. Which of the following trade policies limits specified quantity of goods to be

Correct : A. Quota

18. In the 2-factor, 2 good Heckscher-Ohlin model, the two countries differ in

Correct : C. relative availabilities of factors of production

19. Since 1980s which of the following changes has happened in the world trade?

Correct : D. all of the above

20. According to Ricardo, a country will have a comparative advantage in:

Correct : C. Industries that sell to domestic and foreign buyers

21. If a country has a linear (downward sloping) production possibilities

Correct : A. constant opportunity costs

22. Boeing aircraft company was able to cover its production costs of the first ―jumbo jetǁ in the seventies because Boeing could market it to several foreign airlines in addition to domestic airlines. This illustrates:

Correct : A. How economies of scale make possible a larger variety of products in international trade.

23. Wassily Leontief used an input-output table in order to test the

Correct : B. Heckscher Ohlin theory of comparative

24. Which of the following is one of the conclusions of New Trade Theory

Correct : C. Consumers gain from the increased variety of goods that trade makes

25. .A tax of 20 cents per unit of imported cheese would be an example of a (an):

Correct : D. Specific tariff

26. According to the argument for protection, tariffs can shield new industries from import competition until they have grown strong and efficient enough to withstand the competition by foreign producers.

Correct : B. Infant industry argument

27. Ad valorem tariffs are collected as

Correct : B. a percentage of the price of the product

28. Which of the following does not form part of current account under balance of

Correct : D. Capital receipts and payments

29. Gifts and Relief are

Correct : D. Transfer payment

30. A country is said to be in debt trap if

Correct : B. It is required to borrow money to make interest payments on outstanding loans

31. The effective rate of protection

Correct : D. shows the increase in value added for domestic production that a particular tariff structure makes possible, in percentage terms

32. Which type of tariff is expressly forbidden by the U.S. Constitution?

Correct : B. Export tariff

33. Arguments for free trade are sometimes disregarded by politicians because:

Correct : B. Maximizing consumer welfare may not be a chief priority

34. Technological improvements are similar to international trade since they both:

Correct : B. increase the nation aggregate income

35. A widely used indicator to differentiate developed countries from developing

Correct : B. real income per capita

36. All of the following are debit items in the balance of payments, except:

Correct : B. merchandise exports

37. The role of ----------- is to direct one nation's saving into another nation

Correct : D. capital flows

38. The current account includes

Correct : D. all of the above

39. A current account surplus implies that

Correct : A. the country is a net lender to the rest of the world