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Select the correct statement regarding Pakistan's textile sector is important to external trade mainly because it is.
A. It is A major export-earning sector.
B. It is A provincial tax authority.
C. It is A disaster agency.
D. It is The central bank.
Correct Answer: A
Textiles and apparel have historically formed a major share of Pakistan's merchandise exports.
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Select the correct statement regarding Services exports include.
A. It is Only remittances.
B. It is Only wheat shipments.
C. It is Only petroleum imports.
D. It is IT and other cross-border services.
Correct Answer: D
Services exports include categories such as telecommunications, computer and information services.
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Select the correct statement regarding Merchandise exports refer primarily to.
A. It is Only remittances.
B. It is Exports of physical goods.
C. It is Only tourism receipts.
D. It is Only software services.
Correct Answer: B
Merchandise trade covers physical goods crossing economic borders.
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Select the correct statement regarding Higher remittance inflows generally.
A. It is Eliminate inflation.
B. It is Support the current account and foreign exchange availability.
C. It is Directly increase merchandise imports in PBS data by definition.
D. It is Reduce exports by law.
Correct Answer: B
Remittances provide foreign exchange and are an important current-account receipt.
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Select the correct statement regarding Workers' remittances are best described as.
A. It is Money sent home by workers residing abroad.
B. It is Government tax refunds.
C. It is Customs duties.
D. It is Foreign direct investment only.
Correct Answer: A
Workers' remittances are cross-border transfers from migrant workers to recipients in their home economy.
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Select the correct statement regarding A trade surplus occurs when.
A. It is Imports exceed exports.
B. It is Exports exceed imports.
C. It is Remittances are zero.
D. It is The fiscal deficit rises.
Correct Answer: B
A positive trade balance occurs when exports exceed imports.
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Select the correct statement regarding A trade deficit occurs when.
A. It is Imports exceed exports.
B. It is Remittances exceed exports.
C. It is Exports exceed imports.
D. It is Tax revenue exceeds spending.
Correct Answer: A
A negative merchandise trade balance occurs when imports are larger than exports.
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Select the correct statement regarding Trade balance is calculated as.
A. It is Remittances minus imports.
B. It is Exports minus imports.
C. It is Imports plus exports.
D. It is Tax revenue minus expenditure.
Correct Answer: B
The merchandise trade balance equals exports minus imports.
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Select the correct statement regarding Official institution publishing country-wise workers' remittances data.
A. It is NEPRA.
B. It is State Bank of Pakistan.
C. It is Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
D. It is Ministry of Climate Change.
Correct Answer: B
SBP publishes country-wise workers' remittances data.
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Select the correct statement regarding Official institution publishing Pakistan's merchandise trade statistics.
A. It is State Bank of Pakistan only.
B. It is Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
C. It is Federal Board of Revenue.
D. It is Election Commission of Pakistan.
Correct Answer: B
PBS compiles and disseminates Pakistan's merchandise trade statistics.
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Which of the following is correctly associated with The most direct way to reduce a merchandise trade deficit, arithmetically, is to?
A. Raise exports relative to imports
B. Increase fiscal spending regardless of trade
C. Raise imports relative to exports
D. Reduce remittances
Correct Answer: A
Because trade balance equals exports minus imports, improving exports relative to imports narrows a deficit.
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Which of the following is correctly associated with The August 2026 workers' remittances press release was issued by?
A. State Bank of Pakistan
B. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics
C. NDMA
D. Finance Commission
Correct Answer: A
SBP's media center lists the Workers' Remittances press release for August 2026 dated 9 September 2026.
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Which of the following is correctly associated with The August 2026 merchandise trade advance release was published by?
A. PTA
B. NDMA
C. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics
D. NEPRA
Correct Answer: C
PBS issued the advance release for August 2026 merchandise trade statistics.
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Which of the following is correctly associated with Hundi/hawala flows are problematic for official statistics because they?
A. Are always recorded by PBS as exports
B. Are central-bank reserves
C. May bypass formal financial reporting
D. Are customs duties
Correct Answer: C
Informal channels may not be captured fully in official remittance statistics and pose AML/CFT concerns.
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Which of the following is correctly associated with Formal remittance channels are encouraged because they?
A. Avoid all banking records
B. Improve transparency and official foreign exchange inflows
C. Are excluded from balance of payments
D. Reduce official reserves
Correct Answer: B
Formal channels strengthen documentation and ensure inflows are captured in official data.
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Which of the following is correctly associated with A rise in global oil prices can worsen Pakistan's trade balance because Pakistan?
A. Records oil as remittances
B. Imports significant energy products
C. Exports all its oil
D. Uses no imported fuel
Correct Answer: B
Higher prices for imported petroleum can increase the import bill.
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Which of the following is correctly associated with The trade balance is part of Pakistan's?
A. Public Sector Development Programme
B. Current account of the balance of payments
C. Provincial budget only
D. Monetary base only
Correct Answer: B
Trade in goods is a major component of the current account.
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Which of the following is correctly associated with Value-added exports generally involve?
A. Greater processing or transformation before export
B. No production process
C. Only raw-material shipment
D. Only remittance transfers
Correct Answer: A
Value addition increases processing, sophistication or branding before a product is exported.
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Which of the following is correctly associated with Export diversification means?
A. Fixing the exchange rate
B. Using one export product only
C. Expanding the range of products and markets for exports
D. Banning all imports
Correct Answer: C
Diversification reduces dependence on a narrow set of products or destinations.
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Which of the following is correctly associated with A weaker rupee can make imported goods?
A. More expensive in PKR terms
B. Part of remittances
C. Cheaper in PKR terms automatically
D. Free of customs duties
Correct Answer: A
When more rupees are needed per foreign currency unit, imports tend to cost more in rupee terms.