CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Current Affairs (C.A)
Pakistan RemittancesExports and Trade Balance
Which of the following is correctly associated with A weaker rupee can, other things equal, make Pakistani exports?
A. Automatically tax-free
B. More expensive in every currency
C. Cheaper in foreign-currency terms
D. Legally prohibited
Correct Answer: C
Currency depreciation can improve price competitiveness of exports, though outcomes depend on costs and demand.
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Pakistan RemittancesExports and Trade Balance
Which of the following is correctly associated with Workers' remittances are recorded under BPM6 mainly as?
A. Secondary income
B. Official reserves
C. Foreign direct investment
D. Merchandise exports
Correct Answer: A
Under BPM6, personal transfers including workers' remittances are mainly reflected in secondary income.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Current Affairs (C.A)
Pakistan RemittancesExports and Trade Balance
Which of the following is correctly associated with The current account is broader than the trade balance because it also includes?
A. Only provincial taxes
B. Only currency notes
C. Only public debt
D. Services, primary income and secondary income
Correct Answer: D
The current account includes goods, services, primary income and secondary income.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Current Affairs (C.A)
Pakistan RemittancesExports and Trade Balance
Which of the following is correctly associated with An increase in exports with imports unchanged will?
A. Improve the trade balance
B. Eliminate remittances
C. Worsen the trade balance
D. Have no effect
Correct Answer: A
Higher exports, with imports constant, improve the merchandise trade balance.
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Pakistan RemittancesExports and Trade Balance
Which of the following is correctly associated with An increase in imports with exports unchanged will?
A. Leave the trade balance unchanged
B. Widen the trade deficit
C. Narrow the trade deficit
D. Create a trade surplus automatically
Correct Answer: B
If imports rise while exports are unchanged, exports minus imports becomes more negative.
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Pakistan RemittancesExports and Trade Balance
Which of the following is correctly associated with Pakistan's textile sector is important to external trade mainly because it is?
A. The central bank
B. A major export-earning sector
C. A disaster agency
D. A provincial tax authority
Correct Answer: B
Textiles and apparel have historically formed a major share of Pakistan's merchandise exports.
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Pakistan RemittancesExports and Trade Balance
Which of the following is correctly associated with Services exports include?
A. Only wheat shipments
B. Only petroleum imports
C. Only remittances
D. IT and other cross-border services
Correct Answer: D
Services exports include categories such as telecommunications, computer and information services.
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Pakistan RemittancesExports and Trade Balance
Which of the following is correctly associated with Merchandise exports refer primarily to?
A. Exports of physical goods
B. Only software services
C. Only tourism receipts
D. Only remittances
Correct Answer: A
Merchandise trade covers physical goods crossing economic borders.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Current Affairs (C.A)
Pakistan RemittancesExports and Trade Balance
Which of the following is correctly associated with Higher remittance inflows generally?
A. Eliminate inflation
B. Directly increase merchandise imports in PBS data by definition
C. Reduce exports by law
D. Support the current account and foreign exchange availability
Correct Answer: D
Remittances provide foreign exchange and are an important current-account receipt.
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Pakistan RemittancesExports and Trade Balance
Which of the following is correctly associated with Workers' remittances are best described as?
A. Customs duties
B. Government tax refunds
C. Money sent home by workers residing abroad
D. Foreign direct investment only
Correct Answer: C
Workers' remittances are cross-border transfers from migrant workers to recipients in their home economy.
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Pakistan RemittancesExports and Trade Balance
Which of the following is correctly associated with A trade surplus occurs when?
A. Exports exceed imports
B. The fiscal deficit rises
C. Imports exceed exports
D. Remittances are zero
Correct Answer: A
A positive trade balance occurs when exports exceed imports.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Current Affairs (C.A)
Pakistan RemittancesExports and Trade Balance
Which of the following is correctly associated with A trade deficit occurs when?
A. Exports exceed imports
B. Remittances exceed exports
C. Tax revenue exceeds spending
D. Imports exceed exports
Correct Answer: D
A negative merchandise trade balance occurs when imports are larger than exports.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Current Affairs (C.A)
Pakistan RemittancesExports and Trade Balance
Which of the following is correctly associated with Trade balance is calculated as?
A. Exports minus imports
B. Remittances minus imports
C. Imports plus exports
D. Tax revenue minus expenditure
Correct Answer: A
The merchandise trade balance equals exports minus imports.
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Pakistan RemittancesExports and Trade Balance
Which of the following is correctly associated with Official institution publishing country-wise workers' remittances data?
A. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics
B. State Bank of Pakistan
C. Ministry of Climate Change
D. NEPRA
Correct Answer: B
SBP publishes country-wise workers' remittances data.
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Pakistan RemittancesExports and Trade Balance
Which of the following is correctly associated with Official institution publishing Pakistan's merchandise trade statistics?
A. Federal Board of Revenue
B. Election Commission of Pakistan
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
What is the correct value/answer for The most direct way to reduce a merchandise trade deficit, arithmetically, is to?
A. Increase fiscal spending regardless of trade
B. Raise exports relative to imports
C. Reduce remittances
D. Raise imports relative to exports
Correct Answer: B
Because trade balance equals exports minus imports, improving exports relative to imports narrows a deficit.
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Pakistan RemittancesExports and Trade Balance
What is the correct value/answer for The August 2026 workers' remittances press release was issued by?
A. NDMA
B. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics
C. Finance Commission
D. State Bank of Pakistan
Correct Answer: D
SBP's media center lists the Workers' Remittances press release for August 2026 dated 9 September 2026.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Current Affairs (C.A)
Pakistan RemittancesExports and Trade Balance
What is the correct value/answer for The August 2026 merchandise trade advance release was published by?
A. NEPRA
B. NDMA
C. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics
D. PTA
Correct Answer: C
PBS issued the advance release for August 2026 merchandise trade statistics.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Current Affairs (C.A)
Pakistan RemittancesExports and Trade Balance
What is the correct value/answer for Hundi/hawala flows are problematic for official statistics because they?
A. May bypass formal financial reporting
B. Are central-bank reserves
C. Are customs duties
D. Are always recorded by PBS as exports
Correct Answer: A
Informal channels may not be captured fully in official remittance statistics and pose AML/CFT concerns.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Current Affairs (C.A)
Pakistan RemittancesExports and Trade Balance
What is the correct value/answer for Formal remittance channels are encouraged because they?
A. Improve transparency and official foreign exchange inflows
B. Reduce official reserves
C. Avoid all banking records
D. Are excluded from balance of payments
Correct Answer: A
Formal channels strengthen documentation and ensure inflows are captured in official data.