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What do you mean by Trade in Services?

  1. Exchange of services between residents and non-residents of an economy.

  2. Exchange of products between residents and non-residents of an economy.

  3. Exchange of products and services between residents and non-residents of an economy.

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Trade in Services refers to the sale and delivery of an intangible product, called a service, between a producer and consumer. Trade in services that takes place between a producer and consumer that are, in legal terms, based in different countries is called International Trade in Services.

 Net export equals _______.

  1. Export * Import

  2. Export + Import

  3. Export - Import

  4. Exports of service only


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Net exports are the value of a country's total exports minus the value of its total imports. It is a measure used to calculate aggregate a country's expenditures or gross domestic product in an open economy.

_______ has placed India among the fastest growing information technology market in the world.

  1. Liberalization

  2. Urbanisation

  3. Government policies

  4. Strong demand over the past few years in developed economies


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Developed EconomyDeveloped Economies are the countries that enjoy certain high standards. Such countries generally have a good infrastructure, stable economy with very high per capita income. The degree of development, industrialization and general standard of living for its citizens is very high.

Services traded between economies could include transport, construction services, insurance and financial services etc.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Trade in Services refers to the sale and delivery of an intangible product, called a service, between a producer and consumer. Trade in services that takes place between a producer and consumer that are, in legal terms, based in different countries is called International Trade in Services.

International trade takes place when buyers find foreign markets cheaper to buy in and sellers find them more profitable to dispose of their products than the domestic market.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

International trade is the exchange of capital, goods, and services across international borders or territories. In most countries, such trade represents a significant share of gross domestic product.

In a company the use of proce sensitive corporate information by the company people to make gains or cover loss known as?

  1. Insider trading

  2. future trading

  3. Foreign Trading

  4. Stock Trading


Correct Option: A

Which one of the following is amongst India's major import items?

  1. Jute

  2. Wheat and rice

  3. Ayurvedic medicines

  4. Oil and petroleum products


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

One of India's most major import items is oil and petroleum products. Oil and petroleum are the highest imported products due to its demand and scarcity in India.

'FDI is an investment which a parent company makes in a foreign country. Where as FII is an investment made by an investor in the market of a foreign country'. State whether the statement is true or false.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A foreign direct investment is an investment in the form of a controlling ownership in a business in one country by an entity based in another country. It is thus distinguished from a foreign portfolio investment by a notion of direct control.

Among the measures taken by the government, existing companies with foreign equity can raise such investment upto _____ % under the prescribed guidelines.

  1. 49

  2. 51

  3. 50

  4. 70


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Equity capital is generated by the sale of shares of stock. If taking on more debt is not financially viable, a company can raise capital by selling additional shares.Instead, the cost of equity capital refers to the amount of return on investment shareholders expect based on the performance of the larger market.

Which among the following has accelerated India's flow of foreign investment into India?

  1. Improving standard of living.

  2. Widening markets.

  3. New Industrial Policy, 1991

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

On July 24, 1991, Government of India announced its new industrial policy with an aim to correct the distortion and weakness of the Industrial Structure of the country that had developed in 4 decades; raise industrial efficiency to the international level; and accelerate industrial growth.

NRIs can invest upto 100% equity in high-priority industries, export houses, trading houses, hospitals, and sick-industries. Is this statement true or false?

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

NRIs/OCBs will be permitted to invest , on non-repatriation basis, in Money Market Mutual Funds (MMMFs) floated by commercial banks and public sector /private sector financial institutions, with authorisation from Reserve Bank of India/Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).

Which among the following is not grouped as Primary product under the commodity composition of India's exports?

  1. Agricultural and allied

  2. Ores and minerals

  3. Textiles

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A textile is a flexible material consisting of a network of natural or artificial fibres. Yarn is produced by spinning raw fibres of wool, flax, cotton, hemp, or other materials to produce long strands.Textiles are formed by weaving, knitting, crocheting, knotting, felting, or braiding.

Trade services can be restricted by the barriers of _____.

  1. no such restriction

  2. domestic regulations

  3. RBI

  4. SEBI


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Article VI.4 of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) and the Decision on Domestic Regulation (S/L/70) call upon WTO members to develop any necessary disciplines to ensure that measures relating to qualification requirements and procedures, technical standards and licensing requirements and procedures.

Which of the following gauges the significance of trade in services?

  1. Formulation of General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS)

  2. EXIM Policy

  3. Tarrifs

  4. Customs duty


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) is among the World Trade Organization's most important agreements. The accord, which came into force in January 1995, is the first and only set of multilateral rules covering international trade in services

In January 2018, Government of India allowed _____ per cent FDI in single brand retail through automatic route

  1. 40

  2. 51

  3. 60

  4. 100


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A foreign direct investment is an investment in the form of a controlling ownership in a business in one country by an entity based in another country. It is thus distinguished from a foreign portfolio investment by a notion of direct control.

_________ has emerged as the main categories of India's exports of services.

  1. Hardware

  2. Hospitality

  3. Software

  4. Networking


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

According to the latest Nasscom rankings,Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., Infosys Technologies Ltd. and Wipro Technologies Ltd are the top 3 revenue generators in India. Check out the top ten players in the Indian software industry. Founded in 1968, TCS is one of India's largest corporate houses.

The Trade Agreement has boosted the total trade between India and ASEAN substantially.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

ASEAN increases competition and lowers world prices, which provides benefits to consumers by raising the purchasing power of their own income, and leads a rise in consumer surplus.It also breaks down domestic monopolies, which face competition from more efficient foreign firms.

Signing of _______ Services Agreement by India, has opened up opportunities of movement of both manpower and investments from either side between India and ASEAN.

  1. GAAT

  2. Trade in Services & Trade in Investments

  3. WTO

  4. EXIM


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

India formally signs Trade in Services & Trade in Investments Agreement with ASEAN. India has formally signed the Trade in Services & Trade in InvestmentsAgreement with ASEAN. The Services Agreement will open up opportunities of movement of both manpower and investments from either side between India and ASEAN.

FDI can include which of the following?

  1. Mergers and acquisitions

  2. Building new facilities

  3. Expansion of existing production capacity

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

FDI includes an investor establishes foreign business operations or acquires foreign business assets, including establishing ownership or controlling interest in a foreign company.

'Trade in services is the sum of service exports and imports divided by the value of GDP, all in current U.S. dollars'. State whether this statement is correct.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

That amount gets added to the country's GDP. If a nation exports $80 billion of goods and imports $100 billion, it has net exports of minus $20 billion, and that amount is subtracted from the nation's GDP.That means that no nation wants a negative trade balance.

India is the fourth largest FDI source for which Arab nation?

  1. Iran

  2. Iraq

  3. Qatar

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Department of Analysis, Commercial and Industrial Information at the Ministry of Economy (MOE) has released an analytical study on the reality of the Indian economy and the non-oil foreign trade between the UAE and India. Along with featuring India’s salient economic indicators, the study contains economic, statistical and descriptive data on the movement of foreign trade and investment in India. The study concludes that trade and investment sectors form the cornerstone of the booming bilateral economic ties between the UAE and India. As far as the direct foreign non-oil trade between the two countries is concerned, the study reveals a 21 per cent decline in the total value of bilateral trade exchange during 2014 as compared to 2013

Terms of trade between two countries refer to a ratio of ______.

  1. export prices to import prices

  2. currency values

  3. import to export

  4. balance of trade to Balance of payments


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Terms of trade. The terms of trade (TOT) is the relative price of imports in terms of exports and is defined as the ratio of export prices to import prices. It can be interpreted as the number of import goods an economy can purchase per unit of export goods

In terms of services Gross Value Added, India ranked 13th as of ______.

  1. 2015

  2. 2016

  3. 2017

  4. 2018


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

India accounts for 7.68 percent of total global agricultural output. GDP of Industry sector is $495.62 billion and world rank is 12. In Services sector, India world rank is 11 and GDP is $1185.79 billion. Contribution of Agriculture sector in Indian economy is much higher than world's average (6.1%).

West Bengal specializes in production of _________.

  1. texties

  2. jute

  3. oil

  4. pearl


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Jute being crop is an important source of income of growers of West Bengal. In jute cultivation requires a considerable amount of cash investment, an average grown has to face a number of socio-economic and technological problems. A study was conducted on adoption of jute production technology in West Bengal.

 If tariff is higher, then the imports will _______.

  1. increase

  2. decrease

  3. same as before

  4. either decrease or increase depends on the country's policies


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Those exports bring money into the country, which increases the exporting nation's GDP. When a country imports goods, it buys them from foreign producers. The money spent on imports leaves the economy, and that decreases the importing nation's GDP

Which is/are the disadvantage(s) of free trade?

  1. Unrealistic policy

  2. Increased economic dependence

  3. Unbalanced development

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Disadvantages of Free Trade
  1. Massive Job Losses. As trade barriers are eliminated, certain goods may be cheaper to obtain overseas than to make domestically.
  2. Predatory Pricing.
  3. Increased Vulnerability.
  4. New Industries Can't Develop.
  5. Tax Troubles.

Which index did rank India 8th on, April 20, 2017?

  1. AT Kearney FDI Confidence Index

  2. Morgan Stanley Index

  3. Moody's Rating

  4. ICRA rating


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Foreign Direct Investment Confidence (FDIIndex prepared by A.T. Kearney is an annual survey which tracks the impact of likely political, economic, and regulatory changes on the foreign direct investment intentions and preferences of CEOs, CFOs, and other top executives of Global 1000 companies.

FDI up to ___% is now permitted in e-commerce companies provided such firms engage in B2B e-commerce.

  1. 51

  2. 75

  3. 90

  4. 100


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Foreigner investment in a scheduled or regional air transport service or domestic scheduled passenger airline is permitted to 100, with FDI up to 100% permitted under automatic route and beyond 49% through poor existing airport under the automatic route.

Which one of the following is not amongst India's major import items?

  1. Ayurvedic medicines

  2. Oil and petroleum products

  3. Pearls and precious stones

  4. Machinery


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

India produces ayurvedic medicines on a large scale and even exports them. India imports oil and petroleum products, pearls and precious stones, machinery but they do not import ayurvedic medicines.

In 1950-51, India's total exports stood at _______________.

  1. Rs.201 crores

  2. Rs.301 crores

  3. Rs.606 crores

  4. Rs.701 crores


Correct Option: C

The average total export during the first 15 years of planning was ______ percent of net national product.

  1. 2.8

  2. 3.8

  3. 4.8

  4. 5.8


Correct Option: D

The main causes for the slow growth of export are
I. Neglect of export sector in the development strategy of planning
II. Mounting inflationary pressure in economy
III. Slow expansion of industries producing export goods
IV. Export control and tariff barriers
Of these :

  1. I and II are correct

  2. III and IV are correct

  3. II and IV are correct

  4. All are correct


Correct Option: D

The total value of India's international trade in 1995-96 was _________.

  1. Rs. 2,29,031 crores

  2. Rs. 28,110 crores

  3. Rs. 110 crores

  4. Rs. 1,18,110 crores


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The indian international trade consisited of exports of  1,06,353 crore and imports of 1,22,678 crore which sums up to 2,29,031 crores.

The figures of imports and exports went up due to the following :
  1. Liberalization : The act of liberaization gave the businessman to export goods and services and import new technologies which were diffcult to gain earlier.
  2. Privatization : The privatization played a very important role in increasing these figures of import and export . privatization increased the efficiency of the companies and made ease in the business licensing process which lead to imports and exports on higher pace.
  3. Globalization : The act of globalization had a huge contribution in imports and exports . The indian economy got connected to world economy,which helped to reach at level where the imports and exports are today.

In 1995-96, India's total exports have increased to ___________.

  1. Rs. 605 crores

  2. Rs. 1,06353 crores

  3. Rs. 2,06,465 crores

  4. Rs. 5,60,465 crores


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The exports of the financial year 1995-96 was 1,06,353  crore its was due to several reasons like:

  1. Export policies : The policies which were introduced during the period were favourable to exporters.
  2. Support from the financial institutions : financial institutions like EXIM (export import bank of india) also provided financial assistance to exporters and tried to export goods, services etc to foriegn countries.
  3. Privatization : the most important reason the exports increased was private companies, delicensing etc which influenced the people to manufacture products and services and export to foriegn countries.
This were the reasons why the exports in the year 1995-96 went high.

Upto 1966, India's share in the world export was ______________.

  1. 1  percent

  2. 10 per cent

  3. 12 per cent

  4. 15 per cent


Correct Option: A

When was the export-import policy 1992-97 announced by the government?

  1. March 31, 1991

  2. March 31, 1992

  3. March 31, 1993

  4. March 31, 1994


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The export and import policy was announced on 31st march 1992 which was announced by goverment of india to liberalize the imports and boost the imports.

Indian imports can be classified into _____________.

  1. 2 categories

  2. 3 categories

  3. 4 categories

  4. 5 categories


Correct Option: B

At the time of independence, the three most important commodities in India's exports were _______________________.

  1. Pepper, Cashew Kernel and Oil Cakes

  2. Jute, Tea and Cotton Textiles

  3. Coffee, Tea and Pepper

  4. Wool, Mica and Vegetable Oils


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

During 1950-51, India’s total export was Rs. 606 crores of which agricultural products like jute, tea, textiles accounted for more than 50 percent of the export earnings. 

What was the growth rate of export in India in 1993-94?

  1. 10 per cent

  2. 15 per cent

  3. 21 per cent

  4. 28 per cent


Correct Option: C

The State Trading Corporaton includes
1. The Cashew Corporation of India
2. The Handicrafts and Handloom Export Corporation
3. The State Chemicals and  Pharmaceuticals Corporation
4. The Central Cottage Industries Export Corporation
Which is correct?

  1. 1, 2 and 4

  2. 2, 3 and 4

  3. 1 and 3

  4. all the above


Correct Option: D

What does DFEC stand for?

  1. Direct Foreign Exchange Control

  2. Direct Finance Exchange Control

  3. Duty Free Export Credit

  4. Duty Free Exchange Credit


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Foreign exchange controls are various forms of controls imposed by a government on the purchase/sale of foreign currencies by residents or on the purchase/sale of local currency by nonresidents. Common foreign exchange controls include, Banning the use of foreign currency within the country.

India holds the ________ position of being the largest exporter in the world in select commodities such as basmati rice, tea, and ayurvedic products.

  1. 1st

  2. 2nd

  3. 10th

  4. 22nd


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

India holds the 1st  position of being the largest exporter in the world in select commodities such as basmati rice, tea, and ayurvedic products.

India's inward foreign investments have grown more than 750 times, from just Rs. 201 crores in 1990-91 to ________  in 2003-04.

  1. Rs 2,34,500

  2. Rs 1.23,400

  3. Rs. 5,45,500

  4. Rs. 1,51,406


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

India's inward foreign investments have grown more than 750 times, from just Rs. 201 crores in 1990-91 to rs. 1,51,4406 in 2003-2004.

India's foreign trade in goods has increased by ___________ times over the last five decades.

  1. 100

  2. 130

  3. 400

  4. 480


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

India's foreign trade in goods has increased by 480 times over the last five decades due to the various changes in the international trade regulations and trade blocs that enhance the trading into the international markets.

India accounts for ______  per cent of world exports.

  1. 0.8

  2. 1.4

  3. 0.3

  4. 9.03


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

India's main export partners are: United States (15 percent of the total exports), United Arab Emirates (11 percent), Hong Kong (5 percent), China (4 percent), Singapore (4 percent) and United Kingdom (3 percent).

India's performance appears very satisfactory in terms of international comparison.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

International comparisons, or national evaluation indicators, focus on the quantitative, qualitative, and evaluative analysis of one country in relation to others.

Share of foreign trade in the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) had considerably increased from 14.6 per cent in 1990-91 to ________ per cent in 2003-04.

  1. 33.3

  2. 27.4

  3. 24.1

  4. 32.3


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Share of foreign trade in the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) had considerably increased from 14.6 per cent in 1990-91 to 24.1% in 2003-2004.

The emergence of software exports  accounts for about of _____ India's total services exports.

  1. 45%

  2. 49 %

  3. 46%

  4. 48%


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • The emergence of software exports  accounts for about of 49% of India's total service exports.
  • Production for exports in the Indian IT sector is growing faster. As a result, the share of exports in total IT output has risen to 49% in 2000/01, to 67% in 2007/08 and to 81% in 2014/15.

The inward foreign investments have grown more than 750 times from just Rs ________  crores  in 1990-91 to Rs.1,51,406 crores in 2003-04.

  1. 201 

  2. 200

  3. 202

  4. 203


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The inward foreign investments have grown more than 750 times from just Rs 201 crore in 1990-1991 to rs. 1,51,406 crores in 2003-2004.

Which one of the following  has the least trade relations with India?

  1. USA

  2. Singapore

  3. Malaysia

  4. Egypt


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Many countries have good relationship with India like japan,Russian Federation,IsraelAfghanistanFranceBhutan Bangladesh, and the united states. Intact russia is the largest supplier of military equipment to India, followed by Israel and France.

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