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MODERN REFORMS MCQs

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Question 11. The authorised reduction in the value of a currency against other currencies is known as:
  1.    Appreciation
  2.    Revaluation
  3.    Devaluation
  4.    Depreciation
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Devaluation
:
C
Devaluation occurs under the authorisation while depreciation occurs due to the market forces.
Question 12. Which institution agreed to lend money to India to cope with the BOP crisis?
  1.    International Monetary Fund 
  2.    World Bank
  3.    Government of China
  4.    US Government
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> International Monetary Fund 
:
A
The IMF agreed to lend to India under some conditions.
Question 13. De-licensing and abolition of price controls fall under liberalisation of which of the following segments?
  1.    Trade
  2.    Industry
  3.    Tax
  4.    Investment
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Industry
:
B
Industries previously saw heavy red-tapism and control.
Question 14. In India, the balance of payments has
  1.    Regularly been skewed to a surplus
  2.    Always been balanced
  3.    Remained constant
  4.    Regularly been skewed to a deficit
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Regularly been skewed to a deficit
:
D
India’s BOP has seen a deficit during most years, as India is a net importer.
Question 15. The predecessor to WTO was:
  1.    GCFT
  2.    CFTW
  3.    GATT
  4.    WTOF
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> GATT
:
C
General Agreement on Trade and Tariff was replaced by the WTO.
Question 16. In 1999, FEMA replaced a previous reform policy. Which one was it?
  1.    Foreign investment Management Act
  2.    Fixed Exchange Rate Act
  3.    Foreign Exchange Regulation Act
  4.    Floating Exchange System
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Foreign Exchange Regulation Act
:
C
FEMA replacedFERA.
Question 17. The industry of tobacco and cigarettes is now free of license controls. State true or false. 
  1.    True
  2.    False
  3.    Globalisation
  4.    None of the above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> True
:
A
Tobacco and related products are one industry for which licensing controls have been retained.
Question 18. Which of the following countries implemented the “One Child” policy?
  1.    Japan
  2.    USA
  3.    India
  4.    China
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> China
:
D
China implemented the one-child policy as part of birth control, to regulate the population growth.
Question 19. Liberalisation entails:
  1.    Encouragement to public sector
  2.    Reduction in government control over the economy
  3.    Nationalisation
  4.    None of the above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Reduction in government control over the economy
:
B
It entails regulating the control of the government over the economy’s industries and functioning.
Question 20. What is the list of economic reforms prescribed the IMF, World Bank and the US Treasury to help countries come out of an economic crisis?
  1.    London Committee Report
  2.    Washington Consensus
  3.    Tendulkar Report
  4.    Paris Summit
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Washington Consensus
:
B
The Washington Consensus entails a set of economic prescriptions for developing countries.

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