This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Finance > Economics > International Economics > International Trade > International Trade – Quiz 31 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books International Trade Quiz 31 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. It is a basic economic concept involving the buying and selling of goods and services. A) Forex. B) Trading. C) Investing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trading. 2. Travel Associations that are concerned with the promotion and development of tourism globally is the rapid expansion in tourism activity globally was responsible for creating a need for world bodies to deal with tourism issues at the government level. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 3. Seen from a broader perspective, political risk could be divided into differentunderlying causes, such as:except A) Financial stability. B) Economic stability. C) Political stability. D) Social stability. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Financial stability. 4. Which union promotes peace through loans, education and other forms of aid? A) AND. B) WTO. C) NAFTA. D) EU. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) AND. 5. Example of visible trade A) Paid foreigners services like new technology training. B) Information technology services provided to foreign counties. C) Textiles export. D) Received money for trans national services. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Textiles export. 6. Which of the following is the purpose of a trade bloc? A) To increase the number of trade barriers a country has. B) To become a team and fight wars on trade. C) To reduce/end trade barriers between member countries. D) To stop trade all together. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To reduce/end trade barriers between member countries. 7. How does a strong pound affect exports? A) They are cheaper. B) They are dearer. C) They stay the same. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They are dearer. 8. What is an advantage of specialisation at a national level? A an increase in economies of scale B an increase in social cost C an increase in unemployment D an over-exploitation of resources A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 9. After World War II, advance countries, agreed to lower tariffs to promote free flow of goods through Global Agreement on Trade and Tariff (GATT). A) FALSE. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) FALSE. 10. Which of the following is NOT a legitimate argument for protectionism? A) America. B) National Security. C) Protect Domestic Jobs. D) Infant Industry Argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) America. 11. Why do many governments in countries with market economies control or outlaw monopolies? A) Monopolies are always run by selfish people who defraud consumers. B) Monopolies often become more powerful than governments. C) Monopolies can make excessive profits by overcharging consumers. D) Monopolies are too competitive and sell their goods and services for extremely low prices. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Monopolies are always run by selfish people who defraud consumers. 12. These are government policies that restrict international trade to help domestic industries. A) Liberalism. B) Protectionism. C) Perestroika. D) Loudness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Protectionism. 13. Which is NOT a step in the exporting process? A) Identify potential customers and make sales contacts. B) Search for suppliers. C) Deliver the goods or services. D) Assess demand. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Search for suppliers. 14. In the Product Life Cycle, this is the stage wherein product sales drop significantly, and consumer behavior changes. The company's product loses more and more market share, and competition tends to cause sales to deteriorate. A) Growth Stage. B) Introduction Stage. C) Maturity Stage. D) Decline Stage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Decline Stage. 15. Ensures cheapest prices for consumers A) Free Trade. B) Protectionism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Free Trade. 16. Exceptions made between participating countries in regional economic integration, among others, aim to: A) Carry out trade liberalization. B) Strengthening political allies. C) Reneging on international commitments at the WTO. D) Nothing is true. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carry out trade liberalization. 17. What impact might a $ 5 billion investment by a European business in Kenya have an economic growth in Keya? A) More employment and GDP will increase. B) Less resources used. C) More poverty will spread. D) More illiteracy will create. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) More employment and GDP will increase. 18. What is the rational strategy for Australia to promote economic growth and higher living standards? A) Reducing exports to focus on domestic consumption. B) Producing for the world market. C) Isolating itself from international trade. D) Imposing heavy tariffs on imports. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Producing for the world market. 19. Which country can join CPTPP? A) Developing country. B) Country which is recommended by member. C) Any country. D) Country which have agreement of all members. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Country which have agreement of all members. 20. Which economic theory argues that a country should focus on exporting goods it can produce most efficiently and import goods it cannot produce efficiently? A) Mercantilism. B) Protectionism. C) Absolute advantage. D) Comparative advantage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Comparative advantage. 21. All countries in the world have to trade with each other because of differences in specialization and technological know how, climate and A) Raw materials. B) Goods. C) Natural resources. D) Weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Natural resources. 22. Our dependence on foreign oil still causes concerns in many sectors because if the supply was disrupted for any reason, it could cause severe supply shocks in the economy. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 23. Which term refers to the total value of a country's exports and imports of goods and services? A) Current account deficit. B) Balance of payments. C) Gross Domestic Product (GDP). D) Trade surplus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Balance of payments. 24. Sophie and Lily are two individuals on Paradise Island. If Sophie has an absolute advantage, then A) Sophie's production possibility frontier will have a steeper slope than Lily's. B) The two production possibility frontiers will overlap. C) The two production possibility frontiers will intersect at a unique point. D) Sophie's production possibility frontier will be upward sloping. E) Sophie's production possibility frontier will be above and to the right of Lily's. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Sophie's production possibility frontier will be above and to the right of Lily's. 25. What does the theory of comparative advantage assume about perfect information? A) It assumes that countries produce identical goods. B) It assumes that technology remains constant. C) It assumes that every country should specialize in producing the good with the lowest opportunity cost. D) It assumes that everyone has the same knowledge of prices and quantities in the market at the same time. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It assumes that everyone has the same knowledge of prices and quantities in the market at the same time. 26. Nations trade because there is uneven distribution or availability of economic resources (land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurial abilities. A) FALSE. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TRUE. 27. What is necessarily involved in international free trade? A the absence of transport costs B the gift of foreign aid from charities C the supply of zero interest rate government loans D the unrestricted exchange of goods and services A) A. B) D. C) C. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) D. 28. The opposite of trade protectionism would be ..... A) Free trade. B) The trade fails. C) Surplus trade. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Free trade. 29. When did the trade war between China and the United States begin? A) On March 22, 2019. B) On April 22, 2019. C) On March 22, 2018. D) On April 22, 2018. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On March 22, 2018. 30. Foreign competition is unfair and hurts other countries when it is based on low wages." This statement belongs to what misconception in international economics? A) Productivity and Competitiveness. B) The Pauper Labor Argument. C) Exploitation. D) Economies of Scale. 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