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Which of the following pairs of MNC and the countries where they headqartered is/one correctly matched ? 
1. Mere-Germany
2. Walmart-USA
3. Tesco-UK
4. Carore four-France 

  1. 123 only

  2. 1,2,3

  3. 4,1,2

  4. 1,2,3, & 4


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

there is no company carore four .

MNC ________Select the most suitable.

  1. are Indian companies that trade their securities onthe other countries exchange.

  2. are firms that conduct their operations in more than one country through subsidiaries, division, or branches in foreign countries

  3. are doing business at a large scale for public

  4. are Indian companies that sell goods and services in other countries


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Multinational Corporation (MNC) is a corporation enterprise that manages production or delivers services in more than one country. Generally the MNC has its headquarters in one country and have offices or factories in different countries

What is true for Branch office?

  1. It is not allowed to carry on manufacturing activity on its own.

  2. It is allowed to carry on manufacturing on its own.

  3. It is allowed to carry on business without the permission of RBI

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A branch office is an outlet of a company or, more generally, an organization that unlike a subsidiary does not constitute a separate legal entity, while being physically separated from the organization's main office. Branching is particularly widespread in banking and other financial institutions, where the products' complexity requires local offices to act more like an agency than as a separate company. A branch structure exposes the owning company to full taxability and legal liability in regard to the branch office's operations.

A MNC is defined by an organisation ____________.

  1. carrying out production in more than one country.

  2. having sales in more than one country.

  3. having a multi-ethnic workforce

  4. having-suppliers in more than one country


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A MNC is defined by an organization that carries out production in more than one country other than the domestic country.

Which of the following is an example of a multinational corporation?

  1. McDonald's

  2. Nirma

  3. World trade organization

  4. United Nations Organization


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

McDonald's is an American fast food company, founded in 1940 as a restaurant operated by Richard and Maurice McDonald, in San Bernardino, California, United States.

The Multinational corporation ____________.

  1. Always do the marketing of the primary goods.

  2. Always produced manufactured goods.

  3. Always do the marketing of the manufactured goods.

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A multinational corporation (MNC) has facilities and other assets in at least one country other than its home country. Such companies have offices and/or factories in different countries and usually have a centralized head office where they coordinate global management.

A MNC is defined by an organization ___________.

  1. carrying out production in more than one country.

  2. having sales in more than one country.

  3. having a multi-ethnic workforce

  4. having- suppliers in more than one country


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

multinational corporation (MNC) or worldwide enterprise is a corporate organisation which owns or controls production of goods or services in at least one country other than its home country.

Which of the following is not key advantage of MNC?

  1. Technology movement

  2. Support enterprises in host countries

  3. Production duplication

  4. Provided services of professionals


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Multinational organisations have the ability to source labor cheaply. The ability to operate in multiple different companies builds in the ability to capitalize on cheap labor markets. 

What is the reason for MNC's Growth?
A. Reduce transport and distribution costs
B. Meet different rules and regulations.
C. Avoid trade barriers
Select the correct answer from the options given.

  1. A and B

  2. B and C

  3. C and B

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  • Location – MNCs have their headquarters in home countries and have their operational division spread across foreign countries to minimize the cost.
  • Capital Assets – Major portion of the capital assets of the parent company is owned by the citizens of the company’s home country.
  • Board of Directors – Majority of the members of the Board of Directors are citizens of the home country.
  • MNCs are large-sized corporation and exercise a great degree of economic dominance.

_________ is a corporation enterprises that manages production or delivers services in more than one country.

  1. A Multinational Corporation(MNC)

  2. Multinational Enterprise(MNE)

  3. (A) or (B)

  4. Neither (A) nor (B)


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

"International business" is also defined as the study of the internationalisation process of multinational enterprises. A multinational enterprise (MNE) is a company that has a worldwide approach to markets, production and/or operations in several countries. and A multinational corporation or worldwide enterprise is a corporate organisation which owns or controls production of goods or services in at least one country other than its home country

Which of the following is/are advantage of MNC's?

  1. MNCs bring inward investment to countries that are not their home base.

  2. MNCs bring with them new ideas and new techniques that can help to improve the quality of production and help boost the quality of human capital in the host country

  3. MNCs pay large sums in taxes to the host government

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:


  • Access to Consumers – Access to consumers is one of the primary advantages that the MNCs enjoy over companies with operations limited to the smaller region. Increasing accessibility to wider geographical regions allows the MNCs to have a larger pool of potential customers and help them in expanding, growing at a faster pace as compared to others.
  • Accesses to Labor – MNCs enjoy access to cheap labor, which is a great advantage over other companies. Taxes and Other Costs – Taxes are one of the areas where every MNC can take advantage. Many countries offer reduced taxes on exports and imports in order to increase their foreign exposure and international trade. 
  • Overall Development – The investment level, employment level, and income level of the country increases due to the operation of MNC’s. Level of industrial and economic development increases due to the growth of MNCs.
  • Technology – The industry gets the latest technology from foreign countries through MNCs which help them improve on their technological parameter.
  •  R&D – MNCs help in improving the R&D for the economy.
  • Exports & Imports – MNC operations also help in improving the Balance of payment. This can be achieved by the increase in exports and a decrease in the imports.
  • MNCs help in breaking protectionism and also helps in curbing local monopolies, if at all it exists in the country.

How is an MNC defined?

  1. A MNC is a company that owns or controls production in more than one district in a country

  2. A MNC is a company that owns or controls production in more than one state in a country

  3. A MNC is a company that owns or controls production in more than one nation

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A multinational corporation or worldwide enterprise is a corporate organization that owns or controls production of goods or services in at least one country other than its home country.


multinational corporation (MNC) has facilities and other assets in at least one country other than its home country. 

multinational company generally has offices and/or factories in different countries and a centralized head office where they coordinate global management.

Which of the following Indian Companies takes over foreign ventures?

  1. Tata group

  2. Birla group and Parry group

  3. Thapar group and Kirloskar

  4. All the above


Correct Option: D

The first MNC that came to Indian shores was _______.

  1. the East India Company

  2. the Dutch Company

  3. the French Company

  4. none of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

East India Company was the first MNC established in 1600 and after that on March 20, 1602, the Dutch East India Company was the second MNC in India and the largest company. 

For multinational activity, 'International' means________________.

  1. to undercut the prices all of 'local' producers in overseas markets as multinational have an approach and exposure to global market and their scale of production is large enough.

  2. to set up an overseas production operation because of the fear of franchising operation that has been given to 'local' firms already in the market.

  3. exploiting a well-established global brand image to dominate overseas markets.

  4. all of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Multinational companies have offices and/or factories in different countries and usually have a centralized head office where they coordinated international management.

Which of these is an Indian Multinational Company?

  1. Hindustan Unilever

  2. Videocon

  3. Cargill

  4. Tesco


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

One of Indian Multinational companies Videocon Industries limited is a large diversified Indian multinational company headquartered in Mumbai. The group has 17 manufacturing sites in India and plants in Mainland China, Poland, Italy and Mexico. It is the third largest picture tube manufacturer in the world. The group is a US$5.5 billion global conglomerate. 

Multinational Corporation can be defined as a firm which____________.

  1. is having all the government benefits of the origin country

  2. is counted amongst the biggest industries in the host country

  3. owns companies in more than one country

  4. all of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

MNC is a company that owns or controls production in more than one nation. MNCs set up their branches and factories for production in regions where they can get cheap labor and other resources.

Which can be a disadvantage to the home country of MNC investment?

  1. Transfer of capital from home country to host country.

  2. No employment to the people.

  3. Both a&b

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Broader Market Base-By opening establishments or offices in several countries, multinationals increase their chances of reaching out to customers on a global scale, a benefit which other companies limited to regional offices and establishments do not have. The access to more customers gives them more opportunities to develop and cater their products and services that will fit the needs of potential customers.

Tax Cuts-Multinationals can enjoy lower taxes in other countries for exports and imports, an advantage that owners of international corporations can take at any given day. And although not all countries can have lower tariffs, there are those that give tax cuts to investors to attract more international companies to do business in these countries.

Job Creation-When international companies set up branches in other countries, employees and members of the team are locals. That said, more people are given employment opportunities especially in developing countries.

Multinational corporations. sometimes provide benefits to their home countries, except which one? 

  1. Boost the industrial development in home country

  2. Allow for production of cheaper components for theie products

  3. Marketing opportunities for the products produced in home country,

  4. Shift home country technology overseas via licensing


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Despite their benefits and advantages, multinational corporations have disadvantages and have often been criticised for exploiting their host countries for their resources.
  1. Enhanced Investment in Host Country.
  2. Tax Revenue for Home Country.
  3. Preferential Treatment Over Local Industry.
  4. Loss of Jobs at Home.

Multinational corporation's trade analysis differs from our conventional trade analysis because multinational corporation analyses ________.

  1. purely competitive markets rather than regular markets.

  2. the international movement of inputs as well the movement of finished goods.

  3. absolute cost differentials rather than comparative cost differentials.

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES IN INDIA -AN ANALYSIS. In the present day world of Globalisation, Multinational Companies have played an important role in the development of home countries where the MNCs are operating. ... Inviting and making ways for MNCs to operate in India will enhance the economic development of the country.

The advantages of Multinational corporation is ________.

  1. business gets management expertise from MNC.

  2. always enjoy political harmony in host countries in which their subsidiaries operate.

  3. enjoy subsidies from government in order to conduct worldwide operations.

  4. both a&b


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Advantages of multinational companiesMultinationals create jobs which boosts the local economy and more workers to tax. They bring expertise in that skills of workforce are improved, some may use IT that would never have before or other skills now deemed basic by the western or developing world.

Home lacation for most of the world's MNC is at _________.

  1. america

  2. america and Asia

  3. europe.

  4. singapore.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

There's approximately 30 million businesses in the USA today.

Which is not likely to be a benefit that host countries will obtain for MNCs?

  1. Technology Transfer

  2. Import substitution

  3. Tax revenues

  4. Job creation


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The potential benefits of MNCs on host countries include:

Provision of significant employment and training to the labour force in the host countryMNCs add to the host country GDP through their spending, for example with local suppliers and through capital investment.

Which global firm has an Indian as its chief executive?

  1. HP

  2. IBM

  3. Microsoft

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A global firm which has an Indian as chief executive is Microsoft, whoes CEO is Satya Nadella 

Ford, Toyota, Honda and Volkswagen, oil companies like Shell, BP and Exxon Mobil, technology companies like Dell, Microsoft, Hewlett Packard and Canon and food and drink companies such as Coca Cola and McDonalds can be classified as __________.

  1. Statutory corporation

  2. Multinational corporation

  3. Public sector corporation

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A multinational corporation or worldwide enterprise is a corporate organization which owns or controls production of goods or services in at least one country other than its home country.

At present, 100 percent FDI allowed in_________.

  1. Defence

  2. Drugs and pharmaceuticals

  3. Banks

  4. Insurance


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

100FDI is allowed in Chemical sector under automatic route.

Which of the following statement is incorrect?
$(1)$ MNCs have less impact on the development process of the under developed countries.
$(2)$ Some MNCs may be 'footloose' i.e., to say - they might locate in a country to gain the tax or grant advantages but then move away when these run out.
Select the correct answer from the options given.

  1. $(2)$ only

  2. $(1)$ only

  3. Both $(1)$ & $(2)$

  4. Neither $(1)$ nor $(2)$


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Multinationals provide an inflow of capital into the developing country. E.g. the investment to build the factory is counted as a capital flow on the financial account of the balance of payments. This capital investment helps the economy develop and increase its productive capacity.

Which of the following is/are advantage of MNC's?

  1. The activities of MNC's in the guest countries may be harmful to the national interests as MNC's are solely guided by the profit maximisation.

  2. MNC's restrict competition and acquire monopoly power in certain areas in the host countries.

  3. The activities of MNC's in the host countries may be harmful to the national interests as MNC's are solely guided by the profit maximization.

  4. MNC's help the most countries to reduce the imports and promote the exports by raising domestic production.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Advantages of Multinational Corporations in developing countries.

  • Multinationals provide an inflow of capital into the developing country. E.g. the investment to build the factory is counted as a capital flow on the financial account of the balance of payments. This capital investment helps the economy develop and increase its productive capacity.
  • The model of growth suggests that this level of investment is important for determining the level of economic growth. 
  • The inflows of capital help to finance a current account deficit. (Basically, this means that foreign investment enables developing countries to buy imports)
  • Multinational corporations provide employment. Although wages seem very low by Western standards, people in developing countries often see these new jobs as preferable to working as a subsistence farmer with even lower income..
  • Multinational firms may help improve infrastructure in the economy. They may improve the skills of their workforce. Foreign investment may stimulate spending in infrastructure such as roads and transport.
  • Multinational firms help to diversify the economy away from relying on primary products and agriculture – which are often subject to volatile prices and supply.

MNCs have great impact on the development process of the Underdeveloped countries.

  1. False

  2. True

  3. Partly false

  4. None of above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Advantages of Multinational Corporations in Under developing countries- 
Multinationals provide an inflow of capital into the developing country. E.g. the investment to build the factory is counted as a capital flow on the financial account of the balance of payments. This capital investment helps the economy develop and increase it's productive The inflows of capital help to finance a current account deficit.  Multinational corporations provide employment. 

Some MNCs may be 'footloose'; this means that they might locate in a country to gain the tax or grant advantages then move away when these run out.

  1. True

  2. False

  3. Partly false

  4. Partly true


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The footloose industry is a general term for an industry that can be placed and located at any location without effect from factors such as resources or transport. These industries often have spatially fixed costs, which means that the costs of the products do not change despite where the product is assembled.

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