Basic of Economics Mcqs - Set 4

1)   Which country is the chief exporter of jute ?

a. Bangladesh
b. India
c. Both of them
d. None of them
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Both of them

Explanation:
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2)   South Africa is the chief exporter of ?

a. Coffee
b. Copper
c. Diamond
d. Gold
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Gold

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3)   USA is the chief exporter of ?

a. Coal
b. Copper
c. Cotton
d. All of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: All of these

Explanation:
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4)   Which of the following is not an indirect tax ?

a. Income tax
b. Sales tax
c. Custom duty
d. Tariff
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Sales tax

Explanation:
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5)   Pick out the generic term for the securities industry firms that buy sell and underwrite securities ?

a. Wall street
b. NASDAQ
c. Nikkei index
d. Yahoo index
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Wall street

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


6)   What is called the difference in the value of a nation’s imports over exports or exports over imports ?

a. Trade deficit
b. Trade simples
c. Both a & b
d. Not a nor b
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Both a & b

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7)   What is called an additional levy added to some charge ?

a. Fine
b. Surcharge
c. Additional Charged
d. Extra charges
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Extra charges

Explanation:
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8)   Which of the following is a form of international reserve assets, created by IMF in 1967 whose value is based on a portfolio of widely used currencies ?

a. Special Drawing Right (SDR)
b. IMF Drawing Rights (SDR)
c. International Drawing Right (IDR)
d. Sure, Drawing Rights (SDR)
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Special Drawing Right (SDR)

Explanation:
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9)   Interest that is calculated as a simple percentage of the original principal amount is called ?

a. Market interest
b. Easy interest
c. Compound interest
d. Simple interest
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Simple interest

Explanation:
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10)   Bank loans are usually altered to have longer maturities in order to assist the borrower in making the necessary repayments. What these loans are called____________?

a. Rearranged loans
b. Rescheduled loans
c. Altered loans
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Rescheduled loans

Explanation:
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11)   Name the Company that is listed with the SEC after submission of a required statement and compliance with disclosure requirement ?

a. Limited company
b. Registered company
c. Public company
d. Public limited company
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Registered company

Explanation:
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12)   what is called an evaluation of credit quality of a company’s debt issued by Moody’s S&P and Fitch investors services ?

a. Credit worthiness
b. Credit Worth
c. Credit line
d. Ratings
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Ratings

Explanation:
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13)   Term the authorization whether written or electronic, that shareholders’ votes may be cast by others ?

a. Proxy vote
b. Absentia vote
c. Remote vote
d. Casting vote
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Proxy vote

Explanation:
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14)   What is referred by the term ‘Portfolio ?

a. A collection of investments, real or financial
b. Net assets of a company
c. Total profit of company in a year
d. Total unmovable assets of a company
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: A collection of investments, real or financial

Explanation:
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15)   P2P is business slang. What does it refer ?

a. To startups or internet startup
b. Path to profitability
c. Both of them
d. None of them
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Both of them

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


16)   Which market is characterized by a small number of large buyers who control all purchases and therefore the market price of a good a service ?

a. Oligopoly
b. Grey market
c. Oligopsony
d. Green market
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Oligopsony

Explanation:
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17)   Where ‘Nikkei Stock average’ applies ?

a. Mainly to Korean equities
b. Mainly to international equities
c. Mainly to Japanese equities
d. Mainly to US equities
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Mainly to international equities

Explanation:
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18)   Percentage of total industry sales that a particular company controls is called ?

a. Lion’s share
b. Market share
c. Net share
d. Holding share
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Market share

Explanation:
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19)   Which of the following is rate of interest the major international banks charge each other for borrowings ?

a. New York Interbank Offered Rates (NIBOR)
b. international Interbank Offered Rates (IOBOR)
c. London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
d. USA Interbank Offered Rate (UIBOR)
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


20)   What occurs when a firm’s business is terminated Assets are sold, proceeds are used to pay creditors, and any leftovers are distributed to shareholders ?

a. Solvency
b. Crash
c. Bankruptcy
d. Liquidation
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Liquidation

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


21)   Keynesian economics is an economic theory of British economist John Maynard. What this theory states ?

a. A free market is necessary for economic growth and stability
b. Regulation is necessary for economic growth and stability
c. Active government intervention is necessary to ensure economic growth and stability
d. Government intervention is not necessary to ensure economic growth and stability
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Active government intervention is necessary to ensure economic growth and stability

Explanation:
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22)   Which form of business organization falls between a corporation and partnership ?

a. joint company
b. Joint stock company
c. Limited joint company
d. Limited Company
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Joint stock company

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


23)   Who is insolvent_______________?

a. A firm that is unable to pay debts
b. A firm that is liquidated
c. A firm that is for sale
d. A firm that has more liabilities than assets
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: A firm that is unable to pay debts

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


24)   Which money is called Hot money ?

a. That moves across country borders in response to interest rate differences
b. That moves away when the interest rate differential
c. Both of them
d. None of them
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Both of them

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


25)   What is called that legal process through which a company receives a charter and state in which it is based allows it to operate as corporation ?

a. Going legal
b. Book corporation
c. Chartered corporation
d. Incorporation
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Incorporation

Explanation:
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26)   What is called the excess of purchase price over fair market value of net assets that are acquired under the purchase method of accounting ?

a. Bonus
b. Up level
c. Goodwill
d. Upgradation
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Goodwill

Explanation:
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27)   What is called when a private company first offers shares to the public market and investors ?

a. Public offering
b. Public floating
c. going public
d. Coming public
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: going public

Explanation:
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28)   Which exchange rate system is characterized by the absence of government intervention ?

a. Free float
b. Clean float
c. Both of them
d. None of them
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Both of them

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


29)   By which process the holder of a mortgage seizes the property of a homeowner who has not made interest and or principal payments on time as stipulated in the mortgage contract ?

a. Foreclosure
b. Default
c. Bankrupt
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Foreclosure

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


30)   Term a country’s decision to tie the value of its currency to another country’s currency gold or a basket of currencies ?

a. Pagged exchanged rate
b. Fixed exchange rate
c. Relative exchange rate
d. Knotted exchange rate
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Fixed exchange rate

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!