CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Current Affairs (C.A)
Pakistan RemittancesExports and Trade Balance
Which is a merchandise import?
A. Imported crude oil
B. Fiscal deficit
C. Provincial transfer
D. Domestic census item
Correct Answer: A
The correct option follows standard external-sector accounting and Pakistan's trade/remittance structure.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Current Affairs (C.A)
Pakistan RemittancesExports and Trade Balance
Which is a merchandise export?
A. Textile garments shipped abroad
B. Fiscal deficit
C. Provincial transfer
D. Domestic census item
Correct Answer: A
The correct option follows standard external-sector accounting and Pakistan's trade/remittance structure.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Current Affairs (C.A)
Pakistan RemittancesExports and Trade Balance
Which is a service export?
A. Software development for a foreign client
B. Fiscal deficit
C. Provincial transfer
D. Domestic census item
Correct Answer: A
The correct option follows standard external-sector accounting and Pakistan's trade/remittance structure.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Current Affairs (C.A)
Pakistan RemittancesExports and Trade Balance
A fall in overseas employment opportunities could negatively affect:
A. Workers' remittances
B. Fiscal deficit
C. Provincial transfer
D. Domestic census item
Correct Answer: A
The correct option follows standard external-sector accounting and Pakistan's trade/remittance structure.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Current Affairs (C.A)
Pakistan RemittancesExports and Trade Balance
Which factor can support remittances through official channels?
A. Efficient banking and digital transfer systems
B. Fiscal deficit
C. Provincial transfer
D. Domestic census item
Correct Answer: A
The correct option follows standard external-sector accounting and Pakistan's trade/remittance structure.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Current Affairs (C.A)
Pakistan RemittancesExports and Trade Balance
Which factor can hurt exports by raising production costs?
A. Unreliable and expensive energy
B. Fiscal deficit
C. Provincial transfer
D. Domestic census item
Correct Answer: A
The correct option follows standard external-sector accounting and Pakistan's trade/remittance structure.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Current Affairs (C.A)
Pakistan RemittancesExports and Trade Balance
Which policy most directly supports export diversification?
A. Developing new products and markets
B. Fiscal deficit
C. Provincial transfer
D. Domestic census item
Correct Answer: A
The correct option follows standard external-sector accounting and Pakistan's trade/remittance structure.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Current Affairs (C.A)
Pakistan RemittancesExports and Trade Balance
A persistent trade deficit is sustainable only if Pakistan can obtain sufficient:
A. External financing and FX inflows
B. Fiscal deficit
C. Provincial transfer
D. Domestic census item
Correct Answer: A
The correct option follows standard external-sector accounting and Pakistan's trade/remittance structure.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Current Affairs (C.A)
Pakistan RemittancesExports and Trade Balance
If import payments rise, demand for foreign exchange will generally:
A. Increase
B. Fiscal deficit
C. Provincial transfer
D. Domestic census item
Correct Answer: A
The correct option follows standard external-sector accounting and Pakistan's trade/remittance structure.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Current Affairs (C.A)
Pakistan RemittancesExports and Trade Balance
If export receipts rise, foreign-exchange supply will generally:
A. Increase
B. Fiscal deficit
C. Provincial transfer
D. Domestic census item
Correct Answer: A
The correct option follows standard external-sector accounting and Pakistan's trade/remittance structure.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Current Affairs (C.A)
Pakistan RemittancesExports and Trade Balance
If remittances rise while other current-account items are unchanged, the current account will generally:
A. Improve
B. Fiscal deficit
C. Provincial transfer
D. Domestic census item
Correct Answer: A
The correct option follows standard external-sector accounting and Pakistan's trade/remittance structure.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Current Affairs (C.A)
Pakistan RemittancesExports and Trade Balance
Import compression can narrow a trade deficit but may also:
A. Constrain production if capital/intermediate goods imports fall
B. Guarantee higher growth
C. Eliminate inflation
D. Increase every export automatically
Correct Answer: A
This is a core balance-of-payments and trade concept relevant to Pakistan's external sector.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Current Affairs (C.A)
Pakistan RemittancesExports and Trade Balance
A higher global oil price can worsen Pakistan's trade balance because Pakistan:
A. Imports significant energy products
B. Exports all its oil
C. Does not use petroleum
D. Prices imports in rupees only
Correct Answer: A
This is a core balance-of-payments and trade concept relevant to Pakistan's external sector.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Current Affairs (C.A)
Pakistan RemittancesExports and Trade Balance
A country's terms of trade improve when:
A. Export prices rise relative to import prices
B. Import prices rise relative to export prices
C. Both are always equal
D. The fiscal deficit rises
Correct Answer: A
This is a core balance-of-payments and trade concept relevant to Pakistan's external sector.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Current Affairs (C.A)
Pakistan RemittancesExports and Trade Balance
IT and IT-enabled services contribute to Pakistan's external account through:
A. Service exports
B. Merchandise imports
C. Provincial taxes
D. NFC transfers
Correct Answer: A
This is a core balance-of-payments and trade concept relevant to Pakistan's external sector.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Current Affairs (C.A)
Pakistan RemittancesExports and Trade Balance
A major risk of relying heavily on a few export products is:
A. Concentration risk
B. Automatic reserve accumulation
C. Zero trade deficit
D. Guaranteed price stability
Correct Answer: A
This is a core balance-of-payments and trade concept relevant to Pakistan's external sector.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Current Affairs (C.A)
Pakistan RemittancesExports and Trade Balance
Pakistan's export competitiveness can be improved by:
A. Productivity, quality and lower trade costs
B. Higher logistics costs
C. Frequent power outages
D. Lower standards compliance
Correct Answer: A
This is a core balance-of-payments and trade concept relevant to Pakistan's external sector.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Current Affairs (C.A)
Pakistan RemittancesExports and Trade Balance
Formal remittance channels are encouraged because they:
A. Improve transparency and official FX inflows
B. Increase smuggling
C. Remove banking records
D. Convert transfers into imports
Correct Answer: A
This is a core balance-of-payments and trade concept relevant to Pakistan's external sector.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Current Affairs (C.A)
Pakistan RemittancesExports and Trade Balance
Remittances differ from exports because remittances are:
A. Transfers from workers abroad rather than payment for exported goods
B. Always loans
C. Always FDI
D. Tax receipts
Correct Answer: A
This is a core balance-of-payments and trade concept relevant to Pakistan's external sector.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Current Affairs (C.A)
Pakistan RemittancesExports and Trade Balance
The current account is broader than the trade balance because it also includes:
A. Services, income and transfers
B. Only taxes
C. Only government borrowing
D. Only gold reserves
Correct Answer: A
This is a core balance-of-payments and trade concept relevant to Pakistan's external sector.