πŸ“Š International Economics
Q. The European Union has grown to be one of the world's largest trading blocs and markets. What is the approximate size of the population of the EU?
  • (A) 500 million people
  • (B) 292 million people
  • (C) 1.3 billion people
  • (D) 127 million people
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) 500 million people
πŸ“Š International Economics
Q. On the 1st January 1958, six countries signed the treaty establishing the European Economic Community (EEC), in turn establishing the foundations for the European Union. In which European capital was it signed in from which it also takes its name?
  • (A) Athens
  • (B) Brussels
  • (C) Rome
  • (D) Amsterdam
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (C) Rome
πŸ“Š International Economics
Q. In the European Union:
  • (A) All member countries have a single exchange rate
  • (B) All members set their own tariffs
  • (C) There is a common tariff against non-members
  • (D) All taxes are set the same
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (C) There is a common tariff against non-members
πŸ“Š International Economics
Q. What would encourage trade between two countries?
  • (A) Different tax system
  • (B) Quality control
  • (C) Reduced tariffs
  • (D) Fixing import quota
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) Different tax system
πŸ“Š International Economics
Q. International trade and domestic trade differ because of:
  • (A) Trade restrictions
  • (B) Immobility of factors
  • (C) Different government policies
  • (D) All of the above
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) Immobility of factors
πŸ“Š International Economics
Q. Govt. policy about exports and imports is called:
  • (A) Monetary policy
  • (B) Fiscal policy
  • (C) Commercial policy
  • (D) Finance policy
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) Finance policy
πŸ“Š International Economics
Q. In a free trade world in which no restrictions exist, international trade will lead to:
  • (A) Reduced real living standard
  • (B) Decreased efficiency
  • (C) Increased efficiency
  • (D) Reduced real GDP
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (C) Increased efficiency
πŸ“Š International Economics
Q. What would encourage trade between two countries:
  • (A) Different tax system
  • (B) Frontier checks
  • (C) National currencies
  • (D) Reduced tariffs
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) Reduced tariffs
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) (b) and (c) of above
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (C) Tax and imports
πŸ“Š International Economics
Q. A trade-diverting customs union:
  • (A) increases the welfare of member and nonmember nations
  • (B) reduces the welfare of member and nonmember nations
  • (C) increases the welfare of member nations but reduces that of nonmembers
  • (D) reduces the welfare of nonmembers and may increase or reduce that of members
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) reduces the welfare of nonmembers and may increase or reduce that of members