Which article of the NAFTA agreement outlines its purpose?
A. Article 103
B. Article 101
C. Article 102
D. Article 104
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Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?
A. WTO helps to protect environment
B. WTO applied to trade in merchandise goods
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above
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Which of the following are not components of BoP account?
A. Current A/c
B. Capital A/c
C. Official reserves
D. Profit and Loss A/c
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Which of the following can be termed as the tax shifting?
A. To bear the tax burden himself
B. To shift the tax burden on others
C. To bear some part of the tax himself and shift the rest on others
D. None of these
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Which of the following statement is/are correct
A. Globalisation implies integration of the economy of the country with rest of the world economy
B. Globalisation focussed on industrialisation
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above
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Assertion (A): Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) have the characteristics of an international currency.
Reason (R): SDRs were introduced to increase international liquidity.
A. Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are individually true, but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
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The 'Terms of Trade' (ToT) refer to the following statement
A. the excess of import expenditures over export earnings
B. trade agreements
C. the ratio between export prices and import prices
D. the terms and conditions on which a country is offered loan in the event of balance of payments difficulties
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Match the following.
List-I
List-II
a. Internal environment
1. Skilled labour
b. External environment
2. Financial and physical resources
c. Financial resources
3. Customer and competitor
d. Human resources
4. Financial and profitable use of funds
A. a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1
B. a-2, b-4, c-1, d-3
C. a-3, b-1, c-2, d-4
D. a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
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Match the following with the year of establishment.
List-I
List-II
a. World Trade Organization
1. 1993
b. Uruguay Round Negotiation
2. 1995
c. WTO - Trade Policy Review Body
3. 1997
d. The Patents (Amendment) Act
4. 1999
A. a-1, b-3, c-4, d-2
B. a-1, b-4, c-3, d-2
C. a-2, b-1, c-3, d-4
D. a-4, b-2, c-1, d-3
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Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
1. Profit advantage is objective of international business.
2. International business helps in removing domestic market constraints.
3. International business shrink business risk.
A. Only 1
B. Only 2
C. Both 1 and 2
D. All of the above
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Which one of the following service is not covered under Consumer Protection Act?
A. The service of a teacher
B. The service of a lawyer
C. The service of a doctor
D. The service of a banker
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The balance of payment is an . . . . . . . . system.
A. social
B. accounting
C. Both A and B
D. None of these
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Business conglomerates have different names in different countries. Which country's conglomerates are called 'Chaebols'?
A. Japan
B. South Korea
C. Germany
D. China
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Which of the following expressions amount to the import restriction measures?
(i) currency control
(ii) establishment of EPZs
(iii) tariff cuts
(iv) imposition of tariffs
(v) imposition of non-tariff barriers
A. (i), (ii) and (iii)
B. (i), (iv) and (v)
C. (iii), (iv) and (v)
D. (ii), (iii) and (v)
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What is the importance of globalisation for multinational firms?
A. Home demand, home factor conditions and domestic rivalry are no longer important to multinational firms
B. A multinational firm can gain a competitive advantage in a foreign country
C. The home base is no longer important to multinational firms
D. Regions are no longer important in global competition
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Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?
A. The initial authorised capital of the World Bank was $ 10,000 billion
B. The World Bank has 40 founder members
C. On 30th June, 2011, 187 countries were members of the World Bank
D. All of the above
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If a country has deficit in balance of current account, balance of capital account will be
A. zero
B. surplus
C. deficit
D. None of these
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Consumers have the right:
(i) to be protected against goods and services that are hazardous to life and property
(ii) to be assured, wherever possible, of access to a variety of goods and services at national price.
A. Both (i) and (ii) are correct
B. Both (i) and (ii) are wrong
C. Only (i) is correct
D. Only (ii) is correct
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Match the items of
List-I with items in
List-II and select a correct answer:
List-I
List-II
a. Current account
1. Official capital
b. Capital account
2. Reserves from foreign countries
c. Unilateral payments
3. Reparations
d. Official statement account
4. Visible exports and imports
A. a-1, b-3, c-2, d-4
B. a-4, b-1, c-2, d-3
C. a-4, b-1, c-3, d-2
D. a-3, b-2, c-1, d-4
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Globalisation is a process of integration of world economics to realise the benefits of geography, demography, cost and efficiency. Which three characteristics represent globalisation?
1. Increasing space
2. Shrinking space
3. Strengthened borders
4. Shrinking time
5. Disappearing borders
Select the correct answer using the options given below
A. 2, 3 and 4
B. 1, 2 and 4
C. 1, 3 and 4
D. 2, 4 and 5
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