Home
Current Affairs January 2024

What is the correct answer?

4

As a part of WTO guidelines, Agreement on Agriculture (AOA) doesnt consider

A. Direct payments to farmers are permitted.

B. Indirect assistance and support to farmers including R & D support by govt. are not permitted.

C. Domestic policies which directly effect on production and trade have to be cut back.

D. Least developed countries do not need to make any cuts.

Correct Answer :

B. Indirect assistance and support to farmers including R & D support by govt. are not permitted.


Related Questions

What is the correct answer?

4

Conglomerate FDI refers to

A. FDI made by a group of firms.

B. FDI made in subsidiaries.

C. FDI made in similar products.

D. FDI made in unrelated products.

What is the correct answer?

4

The following factors are key drivers of globalisation

A. Government action, exchange rates, competition and sociodemographic factors.

B. Market convergence, competition, exchange rates and cost advantages.

C. Cost advantages, government action, economic cycles and competition.

D. Market, cost, competition and government policies.

What is the correct answer?

4

Geographical indications specify

A. Place of origin of goods.

B. Special characteristics of the product associated with the place of origin.

C. Place and special characters of the product.

D. Place or special characters of the product.

What is the correct answer?

4

General electric follows ___________ as its international operational strategy

A. Global

B. International

C. Multi-domestic

D. Transnational

What is the correct answer?

4

Lower power distance countries are characterized by

A. relationships based on equality and informality.

B. authority being accepted without question.

C. managers being paternalistic.

D. tall organizations structure.

What is the correct answer?

4

Theory of Mercantilism propagates

A. Encourage exports and imports

B. Encourage exports and discourage imports

C. Discourage exports and imports

D. Discourage exports and encourage imports

What is the correct answer?

4

Analysing the business environment best assists in

A. Identifying key competitive forces; identifying competitive position; identifying key opportunities, threats, strengths and weaknesses.

B. Auditing macro environmental influences; identifying key competitive forces; identifying competitive position; identifying key opportunities and threats.

C. Auditing external and organisational factors; identifying key competitive forces; identifying competitive position; identifying key opportunities and threats.

D. Assessing historical trends; auditing environmental dangers; identifying strategic capabilities; identifying competitive position.

What is the correct answer?

4

Power distance Index (PDI) of 77 compared to a world average of 56.5 for India indicates

A. High level of inequality of power and wealth within the society

B. Normal Power and Wealth

C. High level of political corruption

D. Low level of Human Development Index

What is the correct answer?

4

Capitalistic, communistic and mixed are the types of

A. Economic system

B. Political system

C. Social System

D. Cultural Attitudes

What is the correct answer?

4

Which of the following is an advantage of turnkey projects?

A. Can earn a return on knowledge asset

B. Will not create a competitor

C. Tight control of operations

D. All the above

What is the correct answer?

4

Porter suggests the following reasons for one nation being more competitive than another

A. Ability to speak English; developed network of supporting industries; absence of competition; and low labour cost.

B. Abundant natural resources; skilled labour force; temperate climate; and democracy.

C. Factor conditions; demand conditions; related and supporting industries; and firm strategy, industry strategy and rivalry.

D. Strong sporting ethos; emphasis on individual achievement; strong national party in power; large home market.

What is the correct answer?

4

Business across several countries with some decentralization of management decision making to subsidiaries is

A. Global business.

B. Multinational business.

C. Transnational business.

D. Multi-regional business.

What is the correct answer?

4

Trade Related Investment Measures (TRIMS) doesnt apply for

A. Measures that affect trade in goods.

B. Measures that lead to restrictions on quantities.

C. Discouraging measures that limit a companys imports.

D. Discouraging measures that limit a companys exports.

What is the correct answer?

4

The following is not a component of culture

A. Attitudes.

B. Beliefs.

C. Education.

D. Life expectancy.

What is the correct answer?

4

Theory of Mercantilism propagates

A. Encourage imports and exports

B. Encourage exports and discourage imports

C. Discourage imports

D. None of these

What is the correct answer?

4

Which is the right sequence of a stages of Internationalization

A. Domestic, Transnational, Global, International, Multinational

B. Domestic, International, Multinational, Global, Transnational

C. Domestic, Multinational, International, Transnational, Global

D. Domestic, International, Transnational, Multinational, Global

What is the correct answer?

4

General Agreement on Trade in Services will not be applicable to

A. Services supplied from one country to another cross border supply

B. Transaction of goods across the border Export Import

C. Individuals traveling from own country to supply services in another presence of natural persons.

D. Consumers/firms making use of a service in another country consumption abroad.

What is the correct answer?

4

When the transaction is of high value, complex In nature and more technical __________ method of the export sales contract is used.

A. Performa invoice

B. Purchase order

C. Sales contact

D. None of the above

What is the correct answer?

4

By entering into international business, a firm expects improvement in

A. Marketing.

B. All spheres of marketing, operation and finance simultaneously.

C. Any or all spheres of marketing, operation and finance.

D. Finance only.

What is the correct answer?

4

A Most Favoured nation status doesnt necessarily refer to

A. Same and equal economic treatment

B. Non-discriminatory treatment

C. Same tariff rates applicable

D. Uniform civil code

What is the correct answer?

4

The first phase of globalization started around 1870 and ended with …

A. The World War I

B. The World War II

C. The Establishment of GATT

D. In 1913 when GDP was high

What is the correct answer?

4

Quantitative restrictions refer to limit set by countries to curb

A. Imports

B. Exports

C. Imports & exports

D. None of the above

What is the correct answer?

4

A country in the stage of traditional society is characterized by

A. existence of traditional rule.

B. non existence of industries.

C. predominance of agriculture.

D. complete absence of literacy.

What is the correct answer?

4

Power distance Index (PDI) of 77 compared to a world average of 56.5 for India indicates

A. High level of inequality of power and wealth within the society

B. Low level of inequality of power and wealth within the society

C. High level of Political corruption

D. Low level of Human development Index

What is the correct answer?

4

In a business cycle, the phase preceding prosperity is

A. recession.

B. depression.

C. recovery.

D. recession or depression.

What is the correct answer?

4

A firm investing in a foreign country to distribute the products there in creation of

A. Asset seeking FDI.

B. Backward vertical FDI.

C. Forward vertical FDI.

D. Distribution FDI.

What is the correct answer?

4

IBRD (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development) also known as

A. EXIM Bank

B. World Bank

C. IMF

D. International Financial Bank

What is the correct answer?

4

The income level of residents in a country is indicated by

A. gross national income.

B. gross domestic product.

C. per capita gross national income.

D. per capita gross domestic product.

What is the correct answer?

4

Ultimately ……………… was replaced by the …………….on 1st Jan 1995

A. GATT/WTO

B. GATS/IMF

C. WTO/WORLD BANK

D. WORLD BANK/WIPO

What is the correct answer?

4

For a country with relatively lower level of cost of living PPP per capita GNI will be

A. lower than per capita GNI.

B. higher than per capita GNI.

C. same as per capita GNI.

D. may be lower or higher than per capita GNI.