This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Finance > Economics > International Economics > International Trade > International Trade – Quiz 33 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books International Trade Quiz 33 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following was instrumental in creating the global economy that exists today? A) The use of high taxes for imports and exports. B) Improvements in technology such as the Internet. C) The creation of one form of currency (money) used to trade. D) The success of the Communist governments in guiding trade. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Improvements in technology such as the Internet. 2. Regional trading block assosciated with trade in petroleum is ..... A) LAIA. B) OPEC. C) SAFTA. D) NAFTA. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) OPEC. 3. The growing increase in international trade along with the development of technology has fostered A) Many wars. B) An increase in world poverty. C) Globalization. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Globalization. 4. Choose the incorrect statement. A) The act of opening up economies for trading is called trade liberalisation. B) Trade liberalisation is attained by increasing the tariff. C) It allows goods and services from everywhere to compete with domestic products. D) Trade liberalisation is not in favour of small businesses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trade liberalisation is attained by increasing the tariff. 5. Imagine that Russia banned the import of beef from Sweden, and in response, Sweden levied a 100 percent tariff on fish imported from Russia. These nations are probably involved in a(n) A) Trade war. B) Embargo. C) Custom unions. D) Command economy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trade war. 6. When a nation produces some goods but also imports some goods, A) The total output will increase. B) Worldwide employment will go down. C) Living standards of wealthy nations will go down. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The total output will increase. 7. Opposite of 'decrease' A) Upwards. B) Fall. C) Drop. D) Slip. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Upwards. 8. Inflow of Goods and Service is called as A) Import. B) Export. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Import. 9. What is the balance of payments? A) An accounting statement that records all international transactions. B) An accounting statement that records a country's domestic transactions. C) An accounting statement that records a company's international transactions. D) An accounting statement that records a company's domestic transactions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An accounting statement that records all international transactions. 10. This benefit tends to increase at a much greater rate than the growth in world trade, helping boost technology transfer, industrial restructuring, and the growth of global companies. A) Economies of scale. B) Foreign Direct Investment. C) Technological Innovation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Foreign Direct Investment. 11. South Africa can produce 1 barrel of oil using 3 units of land and can produce 1 karat of diamonds using 1 unit of land. On the other hand, Saudi Arabia can produce 1 barrel of oil using 1/2 unit of land and can produce 1 karat of Diamond using 6 units of land. Which country has comparative advantage in diamond production? A) Saudi Arabia. B) South Africa. C) Both Countries. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) South Africa. 12. What is one of the main goals of the transportation and logistics industry related to international trade? A) Increase stock value. B) Develop new products. C) Improve customer satisfaction. D) Reduce waste. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reduce waste. 13. He food aid was distributed, , , , , , , , , , per family, with larger families receiving more A) Reward. B) Proportionately. C) Haggle. D) Distill. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Proportionately. 14. An advantage of international trade:Additional markets (i.e. markets abroad) allow firms to exploit more economies of scale-if the additional markets mean there's an increase in demand for their products. A) Yes, I understand this from the notes. B) No, I don't understand this from the notes. C) No, I don't understand this, as I have not read the notes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes, I understand this from the notes. 15. A limit on the amount of a good that can be imported A) Tariff. B) Voluntary restriction. C) Quota. D) Protectionism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Quota. 16. A favorable balance of trade that occurs when a country's exports are greater than its imports A) Trade surplus. B) The trade fails. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trade surplus. 17. Following the imposition of a $ 4 per-unit tax in a competitive market, the seller's after-tax price falls from the original equilibrium price of $ 12 to $ 11. Which of the following statements relating to the imposition of the tax is true? A) The new after-tax equilibrium price is $ 16. B) The buyer bears 25 percent of the tax burden. . C) The seller bears 75 percent of the tax burden. D) The new after-tax equilibrium price is $ 15. E) There is no deadweight loss from this tax. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The new after-tax equilibrium price is $ 15. 18. It's an example of a tariff measure according to the weight or volume, for example, USD$ 0.338 per kilo. A) Specific Tax. B) Ad valorem tax. C) Non tariff regulation. D) Safeguard measure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Specific Tax. 19. Country Z has a downward sloping domestic demand curve and an upward sloping domestic supply curve for widgets. In the absence of trade, the domestic price of widgets is P0. Now the country engages in trade, and the price for widgets is Pw. This is below the domestic price of P0. Which of the following will occur? A) Domestic producer surplus will decrease in country Z. B) Consumer surplus will decrease in Country Z. C) The price of widgets received by domestic producers will increase. D) Country Z will begin exporting widgets. E) Domestic production of widgets in Country Z will increase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Domestic producer surplus will decrease in country Z. 20. TWO (2) advantages of sale on open-Account basis to an exporter. A) Easy to sell, since buyers pay only upon receiving the goods. B) Easy debt term means able to compete and beat competitors who use "Payment in debt' term. C) Able to negotiate for a better term, since buyers know that sellers assume the risks (default, delay in payment, non-acceptance, etc.). D) 1 & 3. E) 1 & 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1 & 3. 21. (a) determine the value of one currency in terms of another, influencing international trade. A) A Exchange rates. B) Globalization. C) Comparative advantage. D) Tariffs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A Exchange rates. 22. The stages in the panel process for dispute resolution include, among others....., except: A) Second written submission. B) Third written submission. C) First written submission. D) Interim review. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Third written submission. 23. What is International Trade? A) It is the flow of money from one country to another. B) It is the exchange of goods and services from one country to another. C) It is the exchange of goods and services from one company to another. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is the exchange of goods and services from one country to another. 24. When a country exports a lot more goods and services than they import, it causes job losses, a lower standard of living, and is bad for their economy A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 25. What doesn't a Packing list include? A) Invoice number. B) Quantity and description of goods. C) Price of goods. D) Number of packages. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Price of goods. 26. Which two trades are intermediate between the producers and final comsumers? A) Import and export trade. B) Wholesale and retail trade. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wholesale and retail trade. 27. Suppose, the nominal interest rate rises by 5%, the domestic inflation is 2% and the foreign inflation is 4%. How much will the real exchange rate change? $%\Delta\epsilon\ =%\Delta e\-\ \pi_{f\ }+\pi_d$ A) 4%. B) 2%. C) 5%. D) 3%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3%. 28. Which international organization aims to promote economic cooperation and integration among European countries? A) BRICS. B) United Nations (UN). C) European Union (EU). D) ASEAN. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) European Union (EU). 29. After rationalisation the company was ..... and its order book was full. A) In good healt. B) In good spirits. C) In good time. D) In good shape. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In good shape. 30. Which of the following involves the transportation and delivery of goods? A) Construction contracting. B) Financial consulting. C) Warehousing. D) Autobody repair. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Warehousing. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesInternational Economics QuizzesEconomics QuizzesInternational Trade Quiz 1International Trade Quiz 2International Trade Quiz 3International Trade Quiz 4International Trade Quiz 5International Trade Quiz 6International Trade Quiz 7International Trade Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books