Budget Deficits & The Trade Balance Mcqs - Set 1

1)   An export subsidy should have the opposite effect of ?

a. A government budget deficit
b. Capital flight
c. An increase in Private saving
d. A tariff
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: A tariff

Explanation:
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2)   Which of the following groups would not benefit from an EU imports quota on Japanese cars ?

a. Eu consumers who buy electronics from Japan
b. EU farmers who export grain
c. employees of EU car manufacturers
d. Shareholders of German carmaker BMW
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: EU farmers who export grain

Explanation:
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3)   Which of the following statements about trade policy is true ?

a. A country’s trade policy has no impact on the size of its trade balance
b. None of these answers
c. A restrictive import quota decreases a country’s net exports
d. A restrictive imports quota increases a country’s net exports
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: A country’s trade policy has no impact on the size of its trade balance

Explanation:
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4)   Suppose, due to political instability, Russians suddenly choose to invest in UK assets as opposed to Russian assets Which of the following statements is true regarding UK net foreign investment ?

a. UK net foreign investment is unchanged because only UK residents can after UK net foreign investment
b. UK net foreign investment rises
c. UK net foreign investment falls
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: UK net foreign investment falls

Explanation:
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5)   If the EU imposes a quota on the importing of clothing produced in China, so reducing UK imports of clothing Which of the following is true regarding the market for foreign currency exchange ?

a. The demand for pounds decreases and the pound depreciates
b. The Supply of pounds increases, and the pound depreciates
c. The Supply of pounds decreases, and the pound appreciates
d. The demand for Pounds increases and the pound appreciates
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: The demand for Pounds increases and the pound appreciates

Explanation:
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6)   An increasing in Europe’s taste for UK produced Hondas would cause the pound to ?

a. depreciate and would increase UK net exports
b. appreciate and would increase UK net exports
c. depreciate and would decrease UK net exports
d. appreciate, but the total value of UK net export stays the same
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: appreciate, but the total value of UK net export stays the same

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


7)   An increase in the government budget deficit ?

a. has no impact on the real interest rate and fails to crowed out investment
b. decreases the real interest rate and crowds out investment
c. None of these answers
d. Increases the real interest rate and crowds out investment
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Increases the real interest rate and crowds out investment

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


8)   Capital flight ?

a. decreases a country’s net exports and increases its long-run growth path
b. increases a country’s net exports and increases its long-run growth path
c. increases a country’s net exports and decreases its long-run growth path
d. decreases a country’s net exports and decreases its long-run growth path
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: increases a country’s net exports and decreases its long-run growth path

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


9)   Which of the following groups would be most harmed by a UK government budget deficit ?

a. Foreigners who wish to buy assets in the UK
b. BAe Systems wishing to sell aircraft to Saudi Arabia
c. UK residents wishing to buy foreign Produced cars
d. Lenders of loanable funds
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: BAe Systems wishing to sell aircraft to Saudi Arabia

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


10)   An example of a trade policy is ?

a. A tariff on sugar
b. All are examples of trade policy
c. capital flight because it increases a country’s net exports
d. an increase in the government budget deficit because it reduces a country’s net exports
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: A tariff on sugar

Explanation:
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11)   An increase in Pakistan’s private saving ?

a. increase Pakistan’s net exports and Pakistan’s net capital outflow the same amount
b. Increase Pakistan’s net exports and decrease Pakistan’s net capital outflow
c. decreases Pakistan’s net exports and Pakistan’s net capital outflow the same amount
d. decrease Pakistan’s net exports and increase Pakistan’s net capital outflow
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: increase Pakistan’s net exports and Pakistan’s net capital outflow the same amount

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


12)   Suppose, due to political instability, Russians suddenly choose to purchase UK assets as opposed to Russian assets Which of the following statements is true regarding the value of the pound and UK net exports ?

a. The pound appreciates, and UK net exports rise
b. The pound appreciates, and UK net exports fall
c. The pound depreciates, and UK net exports rise
d. The pound depreciates, and UK net exports fall
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: The pound appreciates, and UK net exports fall

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


13)   If the EU imposes a quota on the importing of clothing produced in China, so reducing UK imports of clothing, which of the following is true regarding UK net exports ?

a. Net exports will rise
b. None of these answers
c. Net exports will fall
d. Net exports will remain unchanged
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Net exports will remain unchanged

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


14)   Which of the following statements regarding the market for foreign currency exchange is true ?

a. An increase in Pakistan’s net capital outflow increase the supply of rupees and the rupees depreciate
b. An increase in Pakistan’s net capital outflow increase the demand of rupees and the rupees appreciate
c. An increase in Pakistan’s net capital outflow increase the demand of rupees and the rupees depreciate
d. An increase in Pakistan’s net capital outflow increase the supply of rupees and the rupees appreciate
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: An increase in Pakistan’s net capital outflow increase the supply of rupees and the rupees depreciate

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


15)   Which of the following statements regarding the market for foreign currency exchange is true ?

a. An increase in Pakistan’s net exports decreases the supply of rupees and the rupees depreciates
b. An increase in Pakistan’s net exports increase the demand for rupees and the rupees appreciates
c. An increase in Pakistan’s net exports increases the Supply of rupees and the rupees depreciates
d. An increase in Pakistan’s net exports decrease the demand for rupees and the rupees appreciates
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: An increase in Pakistan’s net exports increase the demand for rupees and the rupees appreciates

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


16)   The Phrase “twin deficits” refers to ?

a. A country’s trade deficit and its government budget deficit
b. The fact that if a country has a trade deficit, its trading partners must also have trade deficits
c. the equality of a country’s saving deficit and its investment deficit
d. a country’s trade deficit and its net capital outflow deficit
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: A country’s trade deficit and its government budget deficit

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


17)   An increase in the Pakistan’s government budget deficit ?

a. Increase Pakistan’s net exports and decrease Pakistan’s net capital outflow
b. decreases Pakistan’s net exports and Pakistan’s net Capital outflow the Pakistan’s same amount
c. Increase Pakistan’s net exports and Pakistan’s net capital outflow the same amount
d. decreases Pakistan’s net exports and increase Pakistan’s net capital outflow
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: decreases Pakistan’s net exports and Pakistan’s net Capital outflow the Pakistan’s same amount

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


18)   Which of the following statement regarding the loanable funds market is true ?

a. A decrease in the government budget deficit increase the real interest rate
b. An increase in the government budget deficit shifts the supply of loanable funds to the right
c. An increase in private saving shifts the supply of loanable funds to the left
d. An increase in the government budget deficit shifts the supply of loanable funds to the left
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: An increase in the government budget deficit shifts the supply of loanable funds to the left

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


19)   Which of the following statements regarding the loanable funds market is not true ?

a. A decrease in a country’s net capital outflow shifts the demand for loanable funds to the left
b. An increase in domestic investment shifts the demand for loanable funds to the right
c. An increase in a country’s net capital outflow shifts the supply of loanable funds to the left
d. An increase in a country’s net capital outflow raises its real interest rate
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: An increase in a country’s net capital outflow shifts the supply of loanable funds to the left

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!