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Economics Mcqs 4423 MCQs [All-Courses]

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Economics MCQs cover fundamental concepts of microeconomics and macroeconomics, including demand and supply, inflation, national income, and economic policies.
This section is designed to strengthen analytical skills and conceptual understanding for competitive examinations.
Highly useful for PPSC, FPSC, NTS, OTS, KPPSC, and other testing services preparation.

Investor engage in _____ when they move funds into foreign currencies in order to take advantage to interest rates abroad that are higher than domestic interest rates ?
A currency arbitrage
B interest arbitrage
C short positions
D long positions
Correct Answer: interest arbitrage
Which of the following is not a reason why Joe Smith (an American) might participate as a demander in the foreign exchange market ?
A his desire to open a bank account in Japan
B his desire to purchase an automobile produced domestically
C his desire to travel to Europe
D his desire to purchase Treasury bills issued by the British government
Correct Answer: his desire to purchase an automobile produced domestically
If Sweden’s currency depreciates relative to Norway’s currency ?
A Norway’s export goods become more expensive to Norway’s residents
B Norway’s exports goods become cheaper to Sweden’s residents
C Sweden’s export goods become cheaper to Norway’s residents
D Sweden’s export goods become cheaper to Sweden’s residents
Correct Answer: Sweden’s export goods become cheaper to Norway’s residents
The franc is said to be selling at a _______ if the spot dollar price is $0.48 and the nine-month forward rate is $0.42 ?
A forward discount
B forward premium
C forward spread
D None of these
Correct Answer: forward discount
Riskless transactions to take advantage of profit opportunities due to a price differential or a yield differential in excess of transaction costs are called ?
A differential actions
B cash transaction
C arbitrage
D forward transactions
Correct Answer: arbitrage
If the bank is selling francs for $0.45, then what is the implied franc price of the dollar ?
A 2.0
B 1.999
C 2.323
D 2.222
Correct Answer: 2.222
An important feature of a _______ is that the holder has the right but not the obligation to buy or sell currency ?
A Swap
B foreign exchange arbitrage
C foreign exchange option
D futures market contract
Correct Answer: foreign exchange option
The exchange rate is kept the same across geographically separate markets by ?
A hedging
B speculation
C government regulation
D arbitrage
Correct Answer: arbitrage
In a supply and demand diagram for Japanese yen, with the exchange rate in dollars per yen on the vertical axis, the demand schedule for yen is drawn sloping ?
A upward
B vertical
C downward
D horizontal
Correct Answer: downward
The largest volume of foreign exchange trading takes place in ?
A China
B Germany
C United Kingdom
D USA
Correct Answer: United Kingdom