T.Y.B.Com – ECONOMICS SEM VI IMPORTANT OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS



 



T.Y.B.Com – ECONOMICS SEM VI 

IMPORTANT OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS




 

1.         According to ___ the essence for international trade is not the absolute difference in cost but comparative difference in cost. 

            (a) Adam Smith                               

            (b) David Ricardo

            (c) Marshall                                      

            (d) None of above

 

2.         The comparative cost advantage theory is based on   ___ . 

            (a) Increasing returns to scale      

            (b) constant returns to scale

            (c) Decreasing returns to scale    

            (d) None of above

 

3.         Ricardian theory concentrates on the  ___ of goods. 

            (a) Demand                                      

            (b) supply

            (c) consumption                              

            (d) None of above


4.         ___ Theory is based on only two countries and only two commodities

            (a) Adam Smith                               

            (b) David Ricardo          

            (c) Marshall                                      

 (d) None of above

 

5.         According to Ricardo international trade is beneficial under___

            (a) Absolute cost                             

            (b) comparative cost

            (c) Equal difference in cost           

(d) None of above

 

6.         Ricardian theory assumes perfect mobility of labour___

            (a) between the countries                                     

            (b) within the country

            (c) both within and between the countries         

(d) None of above

 

7.         Ricardian theory measures comparative cost in terms of ___

            (a) money                             

            (b) labour days

            (c) cost of all inputs            

(d) None of above

 

8.         The modern theory of international trade was given by ___ . 

            (a) Adam Smith                               

            (b) Heckscher Ohlin

            (c) Marshall                                      

            (d) Ricardo

 

9.         In Modern theory  ___ is the responsible factor.                                    

            (a) Labour                                        

            (b) Factor abundance

            (c) Money                                         

            (d) None of above

 

10.       H.O theory can explain  ___ . 

            (a) Inter regional trade                   

            (b) International trade

            (c) Both a and b                             

(d) None of above

 

11.       Ohlin’s theory of international trade is also known as  ___ .     

            (a) Traditional theory                      

            (b) Modern theory of international trade

            (c) Opportunity cost theory            

(d) None of above

 

12.       Modern theory is based on the assumption of  ___ . 

            (a) trade between many countries

            (b) Free trade

            (c) Labour intensive production   

(d) None of above

 

13.       Gains from trade will be more of a country in its trade terms are____ to international terms of trade 

            (a) Closed                                                                

            (b) nearer

            (c) Open                                                                   

            (d) None of above

 

14        Higher income will help the people of a country to ____ cheaper goods  

            (a) Export                                                                  

            (b) Import

            (c) Produce                                                              

            (d) None of above

 

15        If a country attempts to produce everything it requires ____  

            (a) lower cost and lower production                                

            (b) higher cost and lower production

            (c) higher cost and higher production     

(d) lower cost and higher production.

 

16        An increase in import prices or declining in export prices will  ____  

            (a) improves terms of trade                                   

            (b) worsen terms of trade

(c) no effect  on terms of trade                              

(d) none of these

 

17        Due to international trade the country has a ____  

            (a) lower combination of goods                            

            (b) larger combination of goods

(c) lesser combination of goods                           

(d) fewer combination of goods

 

18        Terms of trade are expressed as ____ .                                                 

            (a) Cost ratio                                   

            (b) ratio of price index of exports and imports

(c) Profit ratio                                   

(d) none of these

 

19        Terms of trade are favourable if the current index in comparison to the base year index is ____ .  

            (a) Less                                            

            (b) more

(c) same                                            

(d) none of these

 

20        Income terms of trade tells increased capacity to  ____ .  

            (a) export                                         

            (b) import

(c) investment                                  

(d) none of these

 

21        ____ terms of trade refer to the ratio of volume of imports to the volume of exports.  

            (a) export                                         

            (b) Gross

(c) investment                                  

(d) none of these

 

22        International trade increases the welfare of ____ .  

            (a) only exporting countries          

            (b) all participating countries

(c) only importing countries           

(d) none of these

 

23        An overpopulated country will have  ____ terms of trade because of increased demand for imports.                                                                                 

            (a) favorable                                    

            (b) Unfavorable

(c) both a and b                               

 (d) none of these

 

24        Single factoral and double factoral terms of trade were developed by ____.

(a) Adam smith                                

(b) Jacob Viner

(c) David Ricardo                            

(d) Alfred Marshall


25        ________ is one of the disadvantage of international economic integration.

(a) cross-border investment flows           

(b) employment generation

(c) increasing independence                 

(d) conflict resolution


26        The ________ was signed to create the EU in 1993.

(a) Treaty of Maastricht               

(b) Treaty of Rome

(c) Treaty of Lisbon                        

(d) Treaty of London


27        The euro replaced the national currencies of 12 EU member nations in the year

(a) 1997                                                        

(b) 2002

(c) 2000                                                        

(d) 1995

 

28        The functioning of the EU single market in governed by

(a) Treaty of Rome                        

(b) Treaty of Amity and Cooperation

(c) European Financial Stability Facility

(d) Treaty of the Functioning of European Union


29        ASEAN was formed in       

(a) 1967                                                        

(b) 1965

(c) 1999 

(d) 2000                                                      


30        The ________ was established in 2015 to bring about economic integration to

create a single market in ASEAN.

(a) ATIGA                                         

(b) AEC

(c) AFTA                                           

(d) ABIF


31.       The aim of ABIF is to establish

(a) Banking integration in ASEAN        

(b) Food security in ASEAN

(c) Free labour market in ASEAN            


(d) Customs union in ASEAN

 

 32.      Very few countries enjoys surplus on ____ account  

            (a) Capital                                        

            (b) Current

            (c) Saving                                         

            (d) None of above

 

33        Devaluation aims at influencing the prices of only ____ goods 

            (a) Consumer                                  

            (b) traded

            (c) Industrial                                     

            (d) None of above

 

34        ____ is a measure of correcting disequilibrium is unpopular. 

            (a) Depreciation                              

            (b) Deflation

            (c) Devaluation                               

            (d) None of above

 

35          ____ takes place in smaller percentage due to operation of the market forces. 

            (a) De valuation                              

            (b) Depreciation

            (c) Re valuation                              

            (d) None of above

 

 

36          ____ are very easy to implement.  

            (a) Law                                              

            (b) Quota

            (c) Tariffs                                          

            (d) None of above

 

37        Implementation of ____ are open to corruption. 

            (a) Law                                              

            (b) Quotas

            (c) Politics                                        

            (d) None of above

 

38        ____ measures goes against the principle of comparative advantage 

            (a) Quota                                          

            (b) Import Substitution

            (c) Export promotion.                      

            (d) None of above

 

39        ____ measures goes against the principle of comparative advantage 

            (a) Quota                                          

            (b) Import Substitution

            (c) Export promotion.                      

            (d) None of above

 

40        Trade account is also referred as ____  

            (a) intangible                                   

            (b) tangible

            (c) short term                                    

            (d) long term

 





41        Current account includes ____                                                   

            (a) Unilateral receipts only            

            (b) Statistical discrepancy

            (c) Unilateral payments only         

            (d) Unilateral receipts and payment both

 

42        India has a worst experience of current account deficit in the year ____  

            (a) 1993                                            

            (b) 1991

            (c) 2009                                            

            (d) 2008

 

43        A purchase of government bonds come under the ____  

            (a) Short term investment              

            (b) long term investment

            (c) Long term borrowings              

            (d) Short term borrowings

 

44        Surplus as well as deficit indicate ____ in the balance of payment.  

            (a) Equilibrium                                 

            (b) Disequilibrium

            (c) Balance                                      

            (d) Dis balance

 

45        One of this is a business cycle  

            (a) Appreciation                               

            (b) Depression

            (c) Depreciation                               

            (d) Appraisal

 

46        Most of the  ____ countries have been undergoing structural adjustments in recent years.  

            (a) Developed                                  

            (b) Developing

            (c) Under developed                       

            (d) None of these.

 

47        ____ may also undergo structural changes due to change in factors of production.  

            (a) Money market                            

            (b) factor market

            (c) Share market                              

            (d) Different sectors market.

 

48        Fundamental disequilibrium is also known as ____   

            (a) Structural disequilibrium          

            (b) Long run disequilibrium

            (c) Cyclical disequilibrium              

            (d) Short run disequilibrium

 

49        A company with disequilibrium may opt for  ____   

            (a) Monetary measures                 

            (b) Non monetary measures

            (c) Economical study                      

            (d) Both a and b 

 

50        Industries which produces import substitution requires special attention in the form of concession of     

            (a) tax concession                         

            (b) technical assistance

            (c) subsidies                                   

            (d) all of the above.

 

51        India’s resources to the commercial borrowings totally dried up as the credit rating agencies ____   

            (a) down graded India                                          

            (b) black listed India

            (c) Un favoured India                                             

            (d) had given loan over limit to India

 

52        Trade balance was always in deficit as ____   

            (a) import was above exports                            

            (b) import was below exports

            (c) imports and exports were equal                     

            (d) None of above

 

53        ____ has been the major contributor to invisible trade   

            (a) Non factor service                                          

            (b) Factor service

            (c) Service sector                                                    

            (d) I.T sector

 

54        ____ in forms of concessional loans, commercial borrowings and NR deposits continue to increase.  

            (a) External assistance                                        

            (b) Internal assistance

            (c) both a and b                                                       

            (d) None of above

 

55        The increase in foreign investment are mainly due to____   

            (a) Liberal external policy                                   

            (b) Global external policy

            (c) International development and co operation

            (d) International surpluses

 

56        Invisible head includes ____   

            (a) non factor service                                             

            (b) Income

            (c) Private transfers                                                

            (d) all of the above

 

57        In foreign investment  ____ of the following is an important part.   

            (a) Gold                                                                     

            (b) Euro equities and others

            (c) both a and b                                                       

            (d) none of above

 

 

58        Income from investment in abroad brings income in the form of  ____   

            (a) inward remittance from Indian workers abroad for family maintenance 

            (b) miscellaneous receipts

            (c) trade receipts                                                     

            (d) interest and dividend

 

59        ____ is not a cause of deficit in balance of payments.                            

            (a) Capital inflows                                                 

            (b) Capital outflows

            (c) Increase in imports                                            

            (d) Fall in exports

 

60        Reducing public expenditure to correct BOP disequilibrium is a ____ measure.   

            (a) Fiscal                                                                  

            (b) Monetary

            (c) Special                                                                

            (d) Fall in exports

 

61        WTO is a member that drives ____ based organization.   

            (a) Consensus                                                       

            (b) Sensus

            (c) Mutual                                                                 

            (d) None of above

 

62        The rules on ____ are designed to secure fair conditions of trade.    

            (a) Discrimination                                                   

            (b) Non Discrimination

            (c) Both a and b                                                       

            (d) None of above

                    

63        Agreement on agricultural covers ____    

            (a) Tariff reduction                                                  

            (b) Increase in market access

            (c) Reduction in export subsidies                        

            (d) All of above

 

64        TRIMs provide treatment of  ____ on par with domestic investment.   

            (a) Foreign investment                                        

            (b) Government investment

            (c) Capital investment                                            

            (d) Private investment

 

65        A transition period of ____ years is available to all developing nations to give effect to the provision of TRIPs    

            (a) 5                                                                           

            (b) 6

            (c) 7                                                                           

            (d) 8

 

66        WTO deals with ____     

            (a) International trade                                          

            (b) Balance of Payments

            (c) International aid                                                

            (d) none of above

 

67        MFN clause of WTO treats all members countries  ____     

            (a) Equally                                                               

            (b) Differentially

            (c) Preferentially                                                     

            (d) none of above

 

68        ___ refers to the delivery date of the currency.  

            (a) Spot rate                                                 

            (b) Spot date

            (c) Spot exchange rate                              

            (d) spot transactions

 

 

69        The dealers in ___ market are highly professional and are the primary price maker.  

            (a) Foreign market                                      

            (b) Whole sale market

            (c) Retail market                                          

            (d) Forward market

 

70        Indian foreign exchange market is made up of ___ .                          

            (a) One tier                                                   

            (b) three tier

            (c) two tier                                                    

            (d) four tier

 

71        Covering risk also attempt to earn profit by taking advantage of ___

            (a) Retail market                                          

            (b) Forward exchange market

            (c) Indian market                                         

            (d) Whole sale market.

 

72        ___ possesses more information and better knowledge of the market.  

            (a) Agent                                                      

            (b) broker

            (c) Middleman                                             

            (d) none of above.

 

73        Destabilizing speculation refers to sale of foreign currency when the exchange rate ___ .  

            (a) Rise                                                         

            (b) Falls

            (c) Stable                                                      

            (d) None of above

 

74        Arbitrage takes place because of    ___ .  

            (a) different in bid and ask price of different banks                   

            (b) difference in exchange rate in different places

            (c) both a and b                                         

            (d) None of above

 

75        ___ involves simultaneous buying and selling of an asset in two markets in order to gain profit from the price differences between the two markets.   

            (a) Speculations                                         

            (b) Arbitrage

            (c) Risk                                                         

            (d) none of these

 

76        ___ of goods contribute a major part of total imports. 

            (a) Export                                          

            (b) Import

            (c) Entreport                                     

            (d) None of above

 

77        The exchange rate determined by the ___ force changes as forces changes in the market. 

            (a) Demand                                      

            (b) Market

            (c) Supply                                         

            (d) None of above

 

 

78        The foreign exchange rate is the rate at which the currency of a country is ___ against the currency of another country. 

            (a) Export                                                      

            (b) Exchanged

            (c) Produced                                                

            (d) None of above

 

79        Relative___ rate of two countries will influence the exchange rate   

            (a) Deflation                                                 

            (b) Inflation

            (c) Hyper inflation                                       

            (d) None of above

 

80.       A currency that is universally accepted is known as   ___ 

            (a) Nominal currency                                 

            (b) Vehicle currency

            (c) Depreciated currency                           

            (d) None of above

 





81        PPT theory has ___ versions 

            (a) 1                                                   

            (b) 2

            (c) 3                                                   

            (d) None of above

 

82        PPP theory considers that all prices and cost rise or fall ___ .

            (a) Constantly                                  

            (b) Uniformly

            (c) Continuously                             

            (d) None of above

 

83        PPP theory does not consider___ of goods. 

            (a) Quantity                                      

            (b) Quality

            (c) All                                                 

            (d) None of above

 

84        ___ authorities may slow down or avoid the spiral.  

            (a) Intervenes                                              

            (b) Intervention

            (c) Speculative                                            

            (d) none of above

 

85        ___ leads to inflationary pressure.  

            (a) Overvaluation                                        

            (b) undervaluation

            (c) Fluctuation                                             

            (d) None of these.

 

86        Under  ___  the responsibility of Central bank would increase.  

            (a) Liberalization                                         

            (b) Globalization

            (c) Modernization                                        

            (d) Nationalization

 

87        A unified market determined exchange rate was introduced in  ___    

            (a) 1975                                                        

            (b) 1993

            (c) 1950                                                        

            (d) 2000.

 

88        Flexible exchange rate system creates___ .    

            (a) Confidence                                            

            (b) uncertainty

            (c) Full employment                                    

            (d) none of above

 

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