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Pakistan Foreign Exchange Reserves and Exchange Rate
Select the correct statement regarding Appreciation of the Pakistani rupee against the US dollar means.
A. It is Reserves must become zero.
B. It is Imports become legally prohibited.
C. It is Fewer PKR are needed to buy one USD.
D. It is More PKR are needed to buy one USD.
Correct Answer: C
Appreciation means the rupee gains value against the dollar.
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Select the correct statement regarding Depreciation of the Pakistani rupee against the US dollar means.
A. It is The policy rate must fall.
B. It is More PKR are needed to buy one USD.
C. It is Fewer PKR are needed to buy one USD.
D. It is Exports automatically decline.
Correct Answer: B
Currency depreciation means the domestic currency loses value relative to the foreign currency.
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Select the correct statement regarding An exchange rate expressed as PKR per US dollar means.
A. It is Gold price per rupee.
B. It is Rupees required to buy one US dollar.
C. It is Interest rate on dollars.
D. It is Dollars required to buy one rupee.
Correct Answer: B
PKR/USD quotations commonly show how many rupees are required for one US dollar.
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Select the correct statement regarding A rise in foreign exchange reserves generally improves.
A. It is Provincial tax autonomy.
B. It is Fiscal devolution.
C. It is External payment capacity.
D. It is Population growth.
Correct Answer: C
Higher reserves generally strengthen the capacity to meet external payment obligations and absorb shocks.
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Select the correct statement regarding Institution responsible for Pakistan's monetary policy and official reserve management.
A. It is Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
B. It is State Bank of Pakistan.
C. It is Ministry of Commerce.
D. It is Federal Board of Revenue.
Correct Answer: B
SBP is Pakistan's central bank and manages monetary policy and official foreign exchange reserves.
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Select the correct statement regarding USD/PKR M2M revaluation rate on 29 September 2026.
A. It is 277.2649.
B. It is 277.1214.
C. It is 275.5000.
D. It is 276.8398.
Correct Answer: B
The M2M revaluation rate displayed by SBP was 277.1214.
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Select the correct statement regarding USD/PKR weighted average offer rate on 29 September 2026.
A. It is 277.1214.
B. It is 278.5000.
C. It is 277.2649.
D. It is 276.8398.
Correct Answer: C
The weighted average offer rate was 277.2649 on 29 September 2026.
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Select the correct statement regarding USD/PKR weighted average bid rate on 29 September 2026.
A. It is 277.1214.
B. It is 277.2649.
C. It is 276.8398.
D. It is 276.0000.
Correct Answer: C
SBP showed a weighted average customer bid rate of 276.8398 on 29 September 2026.
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Select the correct statement regarding SBP overnight repo floor rate in late September 2026.
A. It is 12.5%.
B. It is 11.5%.
C. It is 10.5%.
D. It is 9.5%.
Correct Answer: C
The floor rate was 10.5% p.a.
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Select the correct statement regarding SBP overnight reverse repo ceiling rate in late September 2026.
A. It is 12.5%.
B. It is 11.5%.
C. It is 13.5%.
D. It is 10.5%.
Correct Answer: A
The ceiling rate was 12.5% p.a.
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Select the correct statement regarding SBP policy rate after 14 September 2026 MPC meeting.
A. It is 13.0%.
B. It is 12.5%.
C. It is 10.5%.
D. It is 11.5%.
Correct Answer: D
The MPC kept the SBP policy rate unchanged at 11.5% on 14 September 2026.
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Select the correct statement regarding Total liquid foreign exchange reserves as of 18 September 2026.
A. It is US$26.8106 billion.
B. It is US$21.4003 billion.
C. It is US$23.7158 billion.
D. It is US$5.4103 billion.
Correct Answer: A
Total liquid reserves were US$26.8106 billion as of 18 September 2026.
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Select the correct statement regarding Commercial banks' reserves as of 18 September 2026.
A. It is US$21.4003 billion.
B. It is US$4.012 billion.
C. It is US$26.8106 billion.
D. It is US$5.4103 billion.
Correct Answer: D
Commercial banks held US$5.4103 billion in reserves on the cited date.
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Pakistan Foreign Exchange Reserves and Exchange Rate
Select the correct statement regarding SBP liquid foreign exchange reserves as of 18 September 2026.
A. It is US$21.4003 billion.
B. It is US$5.4103 billion.
C. It is US$26.8106 billion.
D. It is US$18.3282 billion.
Correct Answer: A
SBP reported US$21.4003 billion in reserves as of 18 September 2026.
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Which of the following is correctly associated with Export receipts are a source of?
A. Provincial borrowing
B. Foreign exchange inflows
C. Population growth
D. Only domestic tax arrears
Correct Answer: B
Exports earn foreign currency and support external receipts.
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Which of the following is correctly associated with Import payments create demand for?
A. Land revenue
B. Only domestic coins
C. Foreign currency
D. Provincial bonds only
Correct Answer: C
Importers generally need foreign currency to pay overseas suppliers.
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Which of the following is correctly associated with A flexible exchange rate is primarily determined by?
A. Provincial assemblies alone
B. A fixed constitutional article
C. Foreign exchange market demand and supply
D. Population census
Correct Answer: C
Under a flexible regime, market demand and supply play the central role, though central banks may intervene.
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Which of the following is correctly associated with The spread between an exchange-rate bid and offer is?
A. Policy-rate corridor
B. Fiscal deficit
C. Difference between buying and selling quotations
D. Difference between exports and imports
Correct Answer: C
Bid-offer spread is the difference between quoted buying and selling rates.
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Which of the following is correctly associated with A large external debt repayment, other things equal, can?
A. Increase exports by law
B. Reduce official reserves
C. Increase reserves automatically
D. Raise provincial share
Correct Answer: B
External debt repayments require foreign currency and can reduce reserves unless offset by inflows.
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Which of the following is correctly associated with An IMF disbursement received by Pakistan can directly?
A. Eliminate imports
B. Increase official foreign exchange reserves
C. Change the NFC formula automatically
D. Reduce the population
Correct Answer: B
External financing disbursements can raise SBP's official reserve assets when received.