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27 Feb 2015

Economics Mcqs Set 2







21.  Embargoes are designed to:
(a)  Promote trade of prohibited goods
(b)  Restrict trade of particular commodities
(c)  Restrict trade of drugs
(d)  None of the above
22.  When a group of countries have removed all tariffs quotas
and export subsidies on trade among themselves  –  that is
called:
(a)  Laissez faire  (b)  Liberal Trade region
(c)  Free Trade zone  (d)  All of the above one
23.  Which one among the following statements is truly explain
the `Laissez Faire' theory?
(a)  State should refrain from all intervention in economic
affairs
(b)  State should manage every field of economic activities
for the benefit of the public
(c)  There should be fair distribution of wealth in the society
(d)  None of the above one
24.  The lowest number of people living below the poverty line
among the SAARC Countries are in:
(a)  Bangladesh  (b)Pakistan
(c)  Nepal  (d)  Sri Lanka
25.  Family Planning in rural areas hampered mainly due to:
(a)  Deficiency in planning
(b)  Lack of knowledge
(c)  Psychological and Social Orthodoxy 
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(d)  Non-availability of devices
26.  Both-way trade between two countries is also known
as:
(a)  Government Expenditure
(b)  Fiscal Revenue
(c)  Volume of Trade
(d)  Terms of Trade
27.  Trade by exchange of Commodities is called:
(a)  International Trade  (b)  Foreign Exchange
(c)  Line of Credit  (d)  Barter Trade
28.  Tax on a Commodity according to its volume
is:
(a)  Real tax  (b)  Direct Tax
(c)  Indirect Tax  (d)  Ad Valorem Tax
29.  Who is the first Tax Mohtasib of Pakistan?
(a)  Justice (R) Saleem Kazmi
(b)  Justice (R) Allah Nawaz
(c)  Justice (R) Ijaz Nisar
(d)  Justice (R) Saleem Akhtar
30.  Safety stock of grains held by the government is:
(a)  Surplus stock  (b)  Overhead stock
(c)  Buffer stock  (d)  Overall stock
31.  The lowest price below which a thing will not be sold is
called its:
(a)  Floor price  (b)  Ceiling price
(c)  Real price  (d)  Average price
32.  When no tariffs are imposed on exports and imports, it is
called:
(a)  Two way trade  (b)  Exchange trade
(c)  Free trade  (d)  Selective trade
33.  An economy when private and government enterprises both
operates, is:
(a)  Free economy  (b)  Closed economy
(c)  Joint economy  (d)  Mixed economy
6  General Knowledge – MCQs
34.  Agreement between two countries is:
(a)Multi lateral agreement  (b)  Bilateral agreement
(c)  Single agreement  (d)  Special agreement
35.  Family Planning Programme was started in Pakistan in:
(a)  1952  (b)  1955
(c)  1957  (d)  1959
36.  What percentage of population in Pakistan is under the age
of 15?
(a)  38%  (b)  40%
(c)  45%  (d)  50%
37.  A free port is the port where:
(a)  Less duties are paid
(b)  No duties and no restrictions
(c)  Selective duties are paid
(d)  Restrictions on imports but not on exports
38.  Which country has maximum foreign project investments in
Pakistan?
(a)  USA  (b)  U.K
(c)China  (d)  Japan
39.  What do you understand by the term "Kerb" in foreign
currency dealings:
(a)  The exchange rate of currencies in the open market
(b)  The exchange rate of currencies determined by the State
Bank of Pakistan
(c)  All sort of Monetary dealings in foreign currencies
within the stock exchange
(d)  None of the above one
40.  Financial year of USA starts from:
(a)  1st January  (b)  1st March
(c)  1st July  (d)  1st April
41.  In the budget 2001-2002, the government has decided to
wind-up one of the following privilege of the new employees:
(a)  House rent  (b)  Benevolent fund
(c)  Pension  (d)  None of the above
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42.  In the budget 2001-2002, the largest sector of current
expenditure is allocated on:
(a)  Defence
(b)  Subsidies
(c)  Running of civil government
(d)  Debt servicing
43.  In the budget 2001, 2002, what amount the government has
allocated to undertake new water projects in the country:
(a)  Rs. 2 billion  (b)  Rs. 4 billion
(c)  Rs. 5 billion  (d)  Rs. 3 billion
44.  General Sales  Tax, under the constitution 1973
is a:
(a)  Federal Subject  (b)  Provincial Subject
(c)  Concurrent subject  (d)  None of the above one
45.  Which of the following country will provide financial aid for
the construction of Gwadar Port and Makran Coastal
highway in Balochistan?
(a)China  (b)  Canada
(c)  USA  (d)  Russia
46.  The world's most Powerful super computer is called:
(a)  ASCI White  (b)  ASCI Red
(c)  ASCI Pink  (d)  None of the above
47.  The outflow of the best and brightest students from
developing countries is called:
(a)  Migration of intellectual
(b)  Shift of Brain
(c)  Brain drain
(d)  Transfer of mind
48.  Which five year plan of Pakistan is yet to be implemented?
(a)7th  (b)8th
(c)9th  (d)  10th
49.  The per capita income of Pakistan is approximately:
(a)  350 US Dollars  (b)  408 US Dollars
(c)  483 US Dollars  (d)  503 US Dollars
8  General Knowledge – MCQs
50.  Which province has the highest literacy rate?
(a)  N.W.F.P.  (b)  Balochistan
(c)  Punjab  (d)  Sindh

Answers.


  21b  22c  23a  24d
25b  26c  27d  28d  29d  30b
31a  32c  33d  34b  35a  36c
37b  38c  39a  40c  41d  42c
43d  44a  45a  46a  47c  48c
49c  50d  51b  52d  53a  54d

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