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Pakistan RemittancesExports and Trade Balance
For competitive-exam preparation, which option correctly identifies A trade surplus occurs when?
A. The fiscal deficit rises
B. Exports exceed imports
C. Imports exceed exports
D. Remittances are zero
Correct Answer: B
A positive trade balance occurs when exports exceed imports.
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Pakistan RemittancesExports and Trade Balance
For competitive-exam preparation, which option correctly identifies A trade deficit occurs when?
A. Remittances exceed exports
B. Exports exceed imports
C. Imports exceed exports
D. Tax revenue exceeds spending
Correct Answer: C
A negative merchandise trade balance occurs when imports are larger than exports.
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Pakistan RemittancesExports and Trade Balance
For competitive-exam preparation, which option correctly identifies Trade balance is calculated as?
A. Exports minus imports
B. Tax revenue minus expenditure
C. Imports plus exports
D. Remittances minus imports
Correct Answer: A
The merchandise trade balance equals exports minus imports.
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Pakistan RemittancesExports and Trade Balance
For competitive-exam preparation, which option correctly identifies Official institution publishing country-wise workers' remittances data?
A. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics
B. Ministry of Climate Change
C. NEPRA
D. State Bank of Pakistan
Correct Answer: D
SBP publishes country-wise workers' remittances data.
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Pakistan RemittancesExports and Trade Balance
For competitive-exam preparation, which option correctly identifies Official institution publishing Pakistan's merchandise trade statistics?
A. Election Commission of Pakistan
B. Federal Board of Revenue
C. State Bank of Pakistan only
D. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics
Correct Answer: D
PBS compiles and disseminates Pakistan's merchandise trade statistics.
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Pakistan RemittancesExports and Trade Balance
Select the correct statement regarding The most direct way to reduce a merchandise trade deficit, arithmetically, is to.
A. It is Increase fiscal spending regardless of trade.
B. It is Raise imports relative to exports.
C. It is Raise exports relative to imports.
D. It is Reduce remittances.
Correct Answer: C
Because trade balance equals exports minus imports, improving exports relative to imports narrows a deficit.
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Pakistan RemittancesExports and Trade Balance
Select the correct statement regarding The August 2026 workers' remittances press release was issued by.
A. It is Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
B. It is State Bank of Pakistan.
C. It is Finance Commission.
D. It is NDMA.
Correct Answer: B
SBP's media center lists the Workers' Remittances press release for August 2026 dated 9 September 2026.
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Pakistan RemittancesExports and Trade Balance
Select the correct statement regarding The August 2026 merchandise trade advance release was published by.
A. It is Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
B. It is NEPRA.
C. It is NDMA.
D. It is PTA.
Correct Answer: A
PBS issued the advance release for August 2026 merchandise trade statistics.
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Pakistan RemittancesExports and Trade Balance
Select the correct statement regarding Hundi/hawala flows are problematic for official statistics because they.
A. It is Are always recorded by PBS as exports.
B. It is Are customs duties.
C. It is May bypass formal financial reporting.
D. It is Are central-bank reserves.
Correct Answer: C
Informal channels may not be captured fully in official remittance statistics and pose AML/CFT concerns.
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Pakistan RemittancesExports and Trade Balance
Select the correct statement regarding Formal remittance channels are encouraged because they.
A. It is Avoid all banking records.
B. It is Are excluded from balance of payments.
C. It is Reduce official reserves.
D. It is Improve transparency and official foreign exchange inflows.
Correct Answer: D
Formal channels strengthen documentation and ensure inflows are captured in official data.
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Pakistan RemittancesExports and Trade Balance
Select the correct statement regarding A rise in global oil prices can worsen Pakistan's trade balance because Pakistan.
A. It is Imports significant energy products.
B. It is Uses no imported fuel.
C. It is Exports all its oil.
D. It is Records oil as remittances.
Correct Answer: A
Higher prices for imported petroleum can increase the import bill.
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Pakistan RemittancesExports and Trade Balance
Select the correct statement regarding The trade balance is part of Pakistan's.
A. It is Public Sector Development Programme.
B. It is Current account of the balance of payments.
C. It is Monetary base only.
D. It is Provincial budget only.
Correct Answer: B
Trade in goods is a major component of the current account.
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Pakistan RemittancesExports and Trade Balance
Select the correct statement regarding Value-added exports generally involve.
A. It is No production process.
B. It is Only raw-material shipment.
C. It is Only remittance transfers.
D. It is Greater processing or transformation before export.
Correct Answer: D
Value addition increases processing, sophistication or branding before a product is exported.
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Pakistan RemittancesExports and Trade Balance
Select the correct statement regarding Export diversification means.
A. It is Using one export product only.
B. It is Fixing the exchange rate.
C. It is Banning all imports.
D. It is Expanding the range of products and markets for exports.
Correct Answer: D
Diversification reduces dependence on a narrow set of products or destinations.
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Pakistan RemittancesExports and Trade Balance
Select the correct statement regarding A weaker rupee can make imported goods.
A. It is More expensive in PKR terms.
B. It is Cheaper in PKR terms automatically.
C. It is Free of customs duties.
D. It is Part of remittances.
Correct Answer: A
When more rupees are needed per foreign currency unit, imports tend to cost more in rupee terms.
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Pakistan RemittancesExports and Trade Balance
Select the correct statement regarding A weaker rupee can, other things equal, make Pakistani exports.
A. It is Cheaper in foreign-currency terms.
B. It is Legally prohibited.
C. It is Automatically tax-free.
D. It is More expensive in every currency.
Correct Answer: A
Currency depreciation can improve price competitiveness of exports, though outcomes depend on costs and demand.
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Pakistan RemittancesExports and Trade Balance
Select the correct statement regarding Workers' remittances are recorded under BPM6 mainly as.
A. It is Foreign direct investment.
B. It is Secondary income.
C. It is Merchandise exports.
D. It is Official reserves.
Correct Answer: B
Under BPM6, personal transfers including workers' remittances are mainly reflected in secondary income.
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Pakistan RemittancesExports and Trade Balance
Select the correct statement regarding The current account is broader than the trade balance because it also includes.
A. It is Only public debt.
B. It is Services, primary income and secondary income.
C. It is Only currency notes.
D. It is Only provincial taxes.
Correct Answer: B
The current account includes goods, services, primary income and secondary income.
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Pakistan RemittancesExports and Trade Balance
Select the correct statement regarding An increase in exports with imports unchanged will.
A. It is Improve the trade balance.
B. It is Eliminate remittances.
C. It is Have no effect.
D. It is Worsen the trade balance.
Correct Answer: A
Higher exports, with imports constant, improve the merchandise trade balance.
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Pakistan RemittancesExports and Trade Balance
Select the correct statement regarding An increase in imports with exports unchanged will.
A. It is Leave the trade balance unchanged.
B. It is Create a trade surplus automatically.
C. It is Narrow the trade deficit.
D. It is Widen the trade deficit.
Correct Answer: D
If imports rise while exports are unchanged, exports minus imports becomes more negative.