This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Finance > Economics > International Economics > International Economics – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books International Economics Quiz 1 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. International economics deals with: A) The flows of goods, services, payments among nations. B) Policies directed at regulating the flows of goods, services, payments among nations. C) The effects of policies on welfare of the nations. D) All of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of above. 2. Foreign trade may adversely affect the consumption habits of a country through the importation of cheaply manufactured and harmful commodities. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 3. The World Bank is an international organization to help: A) Developed countries profit from developing countries' problems. B) Foster development through loans and advice. C) Finance failing governments as a tax-evading tactic. D) The developed countries remain dominant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Foster development through loans and advice. 4. A benefit, profit, or value of something that must be given up to acquire or achieve something else. A) Specialization. B) Comparative Advantage. C) Opportunity Cost. D) Production. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Opportunity Cost. 5. World Trade Organisation came into force on ..... A) 1st January 1947. B) 1st January 1995. C) 27th July 2007. D) 15th September 1993. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1st January 1995. 6. An agreement to reduce tariffs between the United States, Mexico, and Canada is known as A) ASEAN. B) Protectionist Movement. C) European Union. D) NAFTA. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) NAFTA. 7. What is the term for the economic policy of restraining trade between states through methods such as tariffs on imported goods, restrictive quotas, and a variety of other government regulations? A) Trade balance. B) Protectionism. C) Exchange rates. D) Free trade. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Protectionism. 8. This is an economy's ability to produce a particular good or service at a lower opportunity cost than its trading partners. A) Comparative advantage. B) Trade surplus. C) Trade deficit. D) Law of supply and demand. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comparative advantage. 9. Which of the following is NOT a priority for developing countries? A) Governments should invest in the people. B) Focus on microeconomics policies. C) Encourage competition and free enterprise. D) Open economies to free trade. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Governments should invest in the people. 10. Assume the United States buys $ 5 million worth of video games from Japan. At the same time, Japan buys $ 2 million worth of wheat from the United States. If these were the only two transactions between these countries, which is true of the United States' balance of trade? A) The US has a trade deficit of $ 5 million. B) The US has a trade surplus of $ 2 million. C) The US has a trade surplus of $ 5 million. D) The US has a trade deficit of $ 3 million. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The US has a trade deficit of $ 3 million. 11. An organization that manufactures and markets products in many different countries and has multinational stock ownership and multinational management is a ..... A) Trade bloc. B) Oligopoly. C) Domestic corporation. D) Multinational corporation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Multinational corporation. 12. Comparative advantage is determined by: A) Actual differences in labor productivity between countries. B) Relative differences in labor productivity between countries. C) Both (a) and (b). D) Neither (a) nor (b). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Relative differences in labor productivity between countries. 13. What occurs when IMPORTS are greater than EXPORTS? A) Trade equilibrium. B) Nothing. C) Trade Surplus. D) Trade Deficit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Trade Deficit. 14. People worldwide increasingly share similar preferences. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. Promotes free trade within 10 Southeast Asian countries. A) ASEAN. B) EU. C) Free Trade. D) NAFTA. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ASEAN. 16. Technological improvements are similar to international trade since they both A) Provide benefits for all producers and consumers. B) Increase the nation's aggregate income. C) Reduce unemployment for all domestic workers. D) Ensure that industries can operate at less than full capacity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Increase the nation's aggregate income. 17. If Japan and the United States can both produce cars, but Japan can produce cars of a higher quality at a faster rate, then it is said to have an ..... in the auto industry A) Comparative Advantage. B) Opportunity Cost. C) Specialization. D) Absolute Advantage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Absolute Advantage. 18. Carterville imported $ 10 billion in goods and services and exported $ 9 billion in goods and services. Which of the following does Carterville have? A) A trade surplus. B) A trade deficit. C) A trade balance. D) A balanced budget. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A trade deficit. 19. International trade in goods and services tends to A) Increase all domestic costs and prices. B) Keep all domestic costs and prices at the same level. C) Lessen the amount of competition facing home manufacturers. D) Increase the amount of competition facing home manufacturers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Increase the amount of competition facing home manufacturers. 20. The calculation of a country's balance of trade involves the value of its A) Exports and imports. B) Net exports and gross domestic product. C) Foreign exchange rate and discount rate. D) Foreign investments and investments by foreigners. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exports and imports. 21. Country "A" can produce 12 cars or 8 computers. Country "B" can produce 15 cars or 5 computers. Which country has the absolute advantage in terms of computers? A) Country "A". B) Country "B". C) Neither. D) Both. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Country "A". 22. What position does Venezuela rank in terms of oil exports? A) 5th. B) 3rd. C) 1st. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 5th. 23. The actual amount of goods and services that can be bought with a given unit of money A) Parity. B) Exchange rate. C) Purchasing power. D) Open market operations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Purchasing power. 24. Which of the following is an advantage of a fixed exchange rate system: A) Improved trade relations. B) Increased flexibility of monetary policy. C) Increased certainty for stakeholders (higher investment). D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Increased certainty for stakeholders (higher investment). 25. Limits the quantity of a good imported into a country. A) Quota. B) Standards. C) Tariff. D) Embargo. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quota. 26. This is the most restrictive of the trade restrictions a nation can use to close off all importation of a product. A) Quota. B) Tariff. C) Embargo. D) Subsidy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Embargo. 27. The value of its exports minus the value of its imports for measurable during a specific time A) Balance of imports. B) Balance of exports. C) Balance of trade. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Balance of trade. 28. Government policy about exports and imports is called A) Fiscal policy. B) Commercial policy. C) Monetary policy. D) Fiscal policy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Commercial policy. 29. Which country has an absolute advantage in cloth? A) U.K. B) U.S. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) U.K. 30. Of the many arguments in favor of tariffs, the one that has enjoyed the most significant economic justification has been the A) Infant industry argument. B) Cheap foreign labor argument. C) Balance of payments argument. D) Domestic living standard argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Infant industry argument. Next →Related QuizzesEconomics QuizzesFinance QuizzesInternational Economics Quiz 2International Economics Quiz 3International Economics Quiz 4International Economics Quiz 5International Economics Quiz 6International Economics Quiz 7International Economics Quiz 8International Economics Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books