πŸ“Š International Economics
Q. Under a fixed exchange rate system, ____________________are official changes in the value of a country's currency relative to other currencies.
  • (A) devaluation
  • (B) depreciation and appreciation
  • (C) revaluation
  • (D) both a and c.
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) devaluation
πŸ“Š International Economics
Q. _________________ is an open position in the market with an expectation of gains through the fluctuations.
  • (A) hedging
  • (B) speculation
  • (C) arbitrage
  • (D) non of the above
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) speculation
πŸ“Š International Economics
Q. ______________means the measures adopted for avoiding risks.
  • (A) hedging
  • (B) speculation
  • (C) arbitrage
  • (D) non of the above
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) hedging
πŸ“Š International Economics
Q. The foreign exchange rate is NOT
  • (A) the price of one currency expresses in terms of another.
  • (B) rate at which of one commodity expresses in terms of another.
  • (C) the value of one currency in terms of another
  • (D) fixed for ever.
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) rate at which of one commodity expresses in terms of another.
πŸ“Š International Economics
Q. ____________states that at constant commodity prices, an increase in the quantity of one factor increases the production of the commodity intensive in this factor and reduces the output of the other commodity which is intensive in the constant factor.
  • (A) theory of comparative advantage,
  • (B) stolper-samuelson theorem,
  • (C) rybczynski theorem, and
  • (D) leontiff paradox.
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (C) rybczynski theorem, and
πŸ“Š International Economics
Q. _______________states that international trade will bring about equalization in the returns to homogeneous factors across countries, even without their physical movement.
  • (A) theory of comparative advantage,
  • (B) stolper-samuelson theorem,
  • (C) rybczynski theorem, and
  • (D) leontiff paradox.
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) stolper-samuelson theorem,
πŸ“Š International Economics
Q. It is drawback of protection:
  • (A) Consumers have to pay higher prices
  • (B) Producerrs get higher profits
  • (C) Quality of goods may be affected
  • (D) All of the above
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) Producerrs get higher profits
πŸ“Š International Economics
Q. A tariff is:
  • (A) A restriction on the number of export firms
  • (B) Limit on the amount of imported goods
  • (C) Tax and imports
  • (D) and (c) of above
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) and (c) of above
πŸ“Š International Economics
Q. A tariff:
  • (A) Increases the volume of trade
  • (B) Reduces the volume of trade
  • (C) Has no effect on volume of trade
  • (D) (a) and (c) of above
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) Reduces the volume of trade