International Economics

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Objectives of the IMF
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Stability in the BOP , Stability in internal price level , Stability in the exchange rate
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Stability in the exchange rate , Stability in the BOP , Stability in internal price level

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If production takes place at the optimum level price will be not be equal to the minimum average cost of production
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False
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False

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In case of exports, agriculture has surpassed gems & jewellery in terms of a higher rate of increase, though lesser in absolute figure.
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True
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True

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Why is it so common to give protection to infant industry?
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Because the new firms are weak and vulnerable , Unless the conditions are conducive , expansion in output cannot be assured , To discourage the imports
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Because the new firms are weak and vulnerable , Unless the conditions are conducive , expansion in output cannot be assured , To discourage the imports

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Current account balance is important in determining nation's________
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External Investment position
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Internal Investment position

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The reigns of policy formulation & operations of the World Bank are in the hands of the Board of Directors.
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False
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False

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IMF or World Bank want trading counties to follow a uniform code of classification to emphasis their importance on the world economy.
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False
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False

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Under perfect competition same price for ________ will prevail in the product market and price of factors of production also will be same for same varieties
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Identical commodities
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Identical commodities

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________ hypothesis advocates globalisation, that it accelerates the country's growth process
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Convergence
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Bhagwati

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In case of tangency between price ration & production possibility cure - post Globalisation - is achieved at a parallel but lower level, then it shows that …
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Production capabilities of both the goods have declined
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The commodity prices have declined

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Apart from the gold or foreign curreny, the quota that each country had to pay was based on ..
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Size of GDP
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Size of GDP

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Balance of payment includes …
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Current Account , Capital Account , Reserve Movements
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Current Account , Capital Account , Reserve Movements

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Production equilibrium is realised at the point of tangency between the production possibility curve and factor price ratio.
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True
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True

Match The Following
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REGULATOR FOR INSURANCE SECTOR
EFFECTIVE WATCH DOG
EFFECTIVE WATCH DOG
HOLDING COMPANY &FOUR SUBSIDIARIES.
GIC & New india,united,oriental,national
GIC & New india,united,oriental,national
THE POTENTIAL &SCOPE WHICH IS STILL UNDER TAPPED
PERSONAL LINE OF INSURANCE & HEALTH CARE AREA.
PERSONAL LINE OF INSURANCE & HEALTH CARE AREA.
RECENT DEVELOPMENT BY GOVT OF INDIA
SET UP AN AGRICULTURE INSURANCE COMPANY OF INDIA.
SET UP AN AGRICULTURE INSURANCE COMPANY OF INDIA.

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Why is it that factor price equalization is not found frequently in countries?
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Presence of factor cost
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Presence of factor cost , There is no perfect competition in the market , In absence of commodity price equalization factors cannot move towards equality

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The inception of WTO dates back to 1995
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True
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True

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In multiversion scheme to ensure serailizibility it is necessary that a transaction should be able to determine easily and quickly which version of the data item should be read.
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True
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True

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What was the main reason for rise in price during 1970's?
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rise in petroleum prices
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rise in petroleum prices

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Globalisation started taking root in the world economy since the
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Eighties
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Seventies

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When a particular transaction never makes progress because the data item it wants to lock is already locked and other transaction are also waiting for the same data item then it is said to be
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Starvation
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Alive Lock

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Wait-die scheme is based on preemptive technique.
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False
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True

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According to the Absolute advantage theory why will there be any kind of difference in cost of the same product in two countries?
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Due to productivity
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Lack of technology

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What are the problems being faced by the developing countries due to reduced trade barriers?
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entering of giants in the market , stiff competition to the local trades
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entering of giants in the market , stiff competition to the local trades , Demand sensitivity of the product

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Developed countries come closer through trade because consumption patterns are know to each other
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True
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True

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What is reason behind many Latin American and African countries forming a union?
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These countries have put a common front against the imperial power
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These countries have put a common front against the imperial power

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Wound wait and wait die schemes avoids starvation.
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True
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True

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A transaction may release locks, but may not obtain any new locks this phase is called as
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Shrinking Phase
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Growing phase

Match The Following
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Real protection
An industry takes into account the higher prices a producer has to pay on imported inputs owing to imposition of tariffs
The proportion of total costs accounted for by imported inputs
Tariff barriers
Specific tariff
Specific tariff
Non Tariff barrier
Quotas
Quotas
Effective protection
The proportion of total costs accounted for by imported inputs
An industry takes into account the higher prices a producer has to pay on imported inputs owing to imposition of tariffs

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Invisible Trade comprises …
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Travel & Transport , Insurance , Interest Payments
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Travel & Transport , Insurance , Transfer Payments & Gifts

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Identify the assumptions of H-O theory?
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Technology in both the country are same , Production function of a commodity is same
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Technology in both the country are same , Efficiency in production , Production function of a commodity is same

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Apart from international reserves, ________ also widens the monetary base of the central bank.
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Net domestic assets
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Net domestic assets

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In case of multiple peg, the domestic currency changes propotionately to any change in exchange rates of nations of the basket
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False
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True

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The institutional aspect of reforms refer to
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It's proper & effective implementation
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Working beyong bureacratic compliance

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Why is tariff imposed?
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Because it is the major source of revenue , To attain self-sufficiency in the country , To give protection to the domestic countries
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Because it is the major source of revenue , To attain self-sufficiency in the country , To give protection to the domestic countries

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What are the main highlights of Product life cycle?
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These are normally labor scarce countries , Producers use more capital than labor , Money is spent in research and development to innovate new ways of using capital intensive technique
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These are normally labor scarce countries , Producers use more capital than labor , Money is spent in research and development to innovate new ways of using capital intensive technique

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Day to day functioning & policy implementation of the IMF are the responsibilities of the
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Executive Directors
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Executive Directors

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The rate of increase in the India's trade deficit as seen is highest in the year -
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1998-99
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1998-99

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Does a big population mean a big labor force?
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It is always compared in relation to the other factors
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It is always in comparison with capital

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Due to Export Subsidy selling price abroad ________ the home market price
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Will be less than
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Will be less than

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The AMS completely believed & worked on lines of poverty eradication & rural upliftment.
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False
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True

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How dose a country determine the imports and exports items of a particular country?
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By comparing hourly output per labor , The country with least average cost would be ideal
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By comparing the labor capital ratio , By comparing hourly output per labor , The country with least average cost would be ideal

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According to SITC codification scheme, in the import or the export list, any food item was given the code 00 & crude petroleum was given 03.
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False
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True

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Pegged Exchange rate was initially advocated by
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IMF
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IMF

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Complete specialization would mean that a country will produce only one product and ________ production for other products.
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exchange surplus
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exchange surplus

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Pegged Exchange Rate came to be known as ________.
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Official Exchange Rate
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Official Exchange Rate

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________was introduced by the IMF in 1967
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SDR
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SDR

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The main obsticle experienced in tha way of regional blocks is that after growing for 10-15 years ________ reaches a plateau
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internal trade expansion
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internal trade expansion

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IMF came into existence in
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1945
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1945

True/False
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Inspite of continuous & consistent decline in customs duty since 1991, there have been no excessive increase in imports.
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True
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True

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The software module that is responsible for locking is :
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Lock Manager
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Lock Manager

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The mode in which data can be read but not written is called as :
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Shared Lock
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Exclusive Lock

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Quota or tariffs represent ________ which means that the imposing country dose it without taking into account the views of the exporting country.
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Unilateral action
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Unilateral action

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According to Posner why dose it take time to imitate?
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Because it takes new items to set up a new industry , Marketing for a inferior product in the international market , Due to foreign reaction lag
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Product differentiation , Because it takes new items to set up a new industry , Due to foreign reaction lag

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Credit worthiness of a country is judged by ________
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Size of it's reserves
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Size of it's reserves

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Long term economic reforms for enhancing export trade include -
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Enhanced linkage with the world economy , Doing away from quantitative restrictions , Following the code of transparency in the working of the foreign trade sector
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Enhanced linkage with the world economy , Doing away from quantitative restrictions , Following the code of transparency in the working of the foreign trade sector

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In Lock-S(Q) where Q is the data item stand for :
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Shared lock on data item Q
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Shared lock on data item Q

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What is a proportionate tax?
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10% to 15 % of the value of good is collected in the form of tax , Sometimes the tax is not flat , In this type of tax concessions are also made for the close partners
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10% to 15 % of the value of good is collected in the form of tax

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What is Free on board?
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Only produces value is taken into account for tariff
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Only produces value is taken into account for tariff

Match The Following
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On & Off
Binary Lock
Binary Lock
Two phase locking
Shrinking & Growing
Shrinking & Growing
Timestamps
Use of system clock or logical counter
Use of system clock or logical counter
Multiversion
Multiple copies
Multiple copies

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Main intention behind the meet-up of the IMF & the World Bank in 1989 was
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Minimizing interferences in the free foreplay of the market forces for economic restructuring
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Minimizing interferences in the free foreplay of the market forces for economic restructuring

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Under the classifcation system, since 1996, the code has been further hiked from ________ .
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8 digit to 10 digit
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8 digit to 10 digit

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If due to exports the domestic producer feels threatened then they can resort to ________ non tariff barrier.
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Orderly marketing arrangements
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Orderly marketing arrangements

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By shifting labor which is skilled in a particular sector we impose a ________ on society
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Net burden
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Less burden

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What happens when the trade is opened internationally?
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Internal price ratios will no longer be valid , A uniform price ratio will be established
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Internal price ratios will no longer be valid , Efficiency in production , Commodities will be cheaper

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For the purpose of systematized classification of trade data, SITC divides all such commodities into -
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10 sections , 52 divisions , 180 items
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10 sections , 52 divisions , 180 items

True/False
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Current account deficit/surplus met by opposite movement from the capital account helps to correct the disequilibrium in the foreign exchange market
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True
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True

True/False
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The list of traded items included in the bag of custom duty reduction points out that the concessions are tilted towards benefitting the foreign suppliers more than the domestic producers.
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False
Your Answer
False

Match The Following
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Partial specialisation
If one country is small and can not cope up with international market, in that case the competing country will produce 2 commodities.
Comparison between two countries as to who can produce what
Absolute Advantage
Absolute advantage in production of one commodity
Absolute advantage in production of one commodity
Exchange Ratio
The equilibrium exchange ratio must lie between the two pre trade ratio
The equilibrium exchange ratio must lie above the two pre trade ratio
Comparative cost
Comparative advantage in production of one product
Comparative advantage in production of one product

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Optimistic schedulling follow three phases, they are:
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Read phase , Validate phase , Write phase
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Read phase , Validate phase , Write phase

True/False
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In free trade area the member countries maintain the respective previous tariff rate with the rest of the world
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True
Your Answer
True

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How will government intervene in the intra - industry trade?
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By the policy of import substitution and export substitution.
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By the policy of import substitution and export substitution.

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What will be the outcome of trade in the tariff on import is reduced?
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Price in importing sector will come down. , Decline in output
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Reduced profitability

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What was the theory given by Adam Smith called?
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Absolute advantage theory
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Comparative advantage

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A data item X can be unlocked through :
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Unlock(Q)
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Release (Q)

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Sometime the system is deliberatley allowed to enter deadlock in order to use:
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Deadlock detection , Deadlock recovery
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Deadlock detection , Deadlock recovery , Granting Permission

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For the purpose of systematized classification of trade data, SITC divides all such commodities into -
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10 sections , 52 divisions , 180 items
Your Answer
10 sections , 52 divisions , 180 items

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To look after activities in the four public sector insurance companies Govt of India has formed ________
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General Insurers' (Public Sector) Association Of India.
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Genral Insurance Corporation.

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Dispute Settlement Board is a part of ________
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WTO
Your Answer
WTO

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What are the common characteristics of a economic integration?
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Cooperation in many other fields , Tariff withdrawal
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Tariff withdrawal , Cooperation in many other fields , There are some special tariffs

True/False
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After passing the IRDA bill in 1999, Govt. decided to decentralize the GIC.from their four subsidiaries and allowed these companies to run it independently.
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True
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True

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From the world report of personnel lines of buisiness the share of world premium is lower side of the following countries
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East Europe , Latin America , Rest (incl India)
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East Europe , Latin America , West Europe

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For regulations of insurance business the first Indian insurance act was passed in the year
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1912
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1950

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ECM countries are a very important source both for imports & exports.
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True
Your Answer
True

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According to which theory technology can lead to change factor intensity of a product?
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Leontife Paradox
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Comparative Advantage

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The countries that agreed to various articles of GATT was know to be ________.
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Contracting parties
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Contracting parties

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In wait-die scheme the older transaction waits for a younger one to release its data item.
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True
Your Answer
True

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Which of the following Insurance Companies are the promoters for "Agricultural Insurance Company of India Ltd."
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New India , Oriental , United India
Your Answer
United India

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Under the classifcation system, since 1996, the code has been further hiked from ________ .
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8 digit to 10 digit
Your Answer
8 digit to 10 digit

True/False
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At the birth of the IMF, one ounce of gold was priced at $30.
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False
Your Answer
True

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Real effective exchange rate engulfs
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Relative price movements ( domestic & foreign )
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The effect of domestic relative price changes in the foreign market

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The year ________ shows the highest degree of incease in the customs duty over the previous year.
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1994-95
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1994-95

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What is a Common market?
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In this case there is no tariff on internal movement of goods but there is a common external tariff against the rest of world.
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In this case there is no tariff on internal movement of goods but there is a common external tariff against the rest of world.

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Which of the following sectors of personal Insurance are still untapped.
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Mediclaim , Householders , Per.Accidient
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Mediclaim , Householders , Fire insurance

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According to H-O theory a capital intensive country will produce ________
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Combination of two goods but will produce more of capital intensive goods
Your Answer
Only capital intensive goods