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.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Current Affairs (C.A)
Pakistan RemittancesExports and Trade Balance
A rise in exports with imports unchanged will generally:
A. Narrow the trade deficit
B. Widen the trade deficit
C. Increase imports automatically
D. Reduce remittances
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 rise in imports with exports unchanged will generally:
A. Widen the trade deficit
B. Narrow the trade deficit
C. Create a trade surplus
D. Have no arithmetic effect
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
Export diversification reduces vulnerability to:
A. Demand shocks in a narrow set of products/markets
B. All domestic taxes
C. All weather events
D. All public debt
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
Higher value-added exports are desirable because they can:
A. Earn more foreign exchange per unit of output
B. Eliminate imports completely
C. Fix the exchange rate permanently
D. Replace remittances by law
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
Textiles are important to Pakistan mainly because they are:
A. A major export group
B. A major central-bank liability
C. A provincial tax
D. A disaster-management agency
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
Which institution publishes Pakistan's merchandise trade statistics?
A. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics
B. Election Commission
C. NADRA
D. NEPRA
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
Which institution is Pakistan's central source for workers' remittance data?
A. SBP
B. NEPRA
C. NDMA
D. ECP
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
Higher remittances can help reduce pressure on:
A. The current account and FX reserves
B. Only the fiscal budget
C. Only electricity tariffs
D. Only provincial taxes
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
Workers' remittances are recorded primarily as:
A. Secondary income/current transfers in the current account
B. Merchandise exports
C. FDI
D. Government tax revenue
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 trade surplus occurs when:
A. Exports exceed imports
B. Imports exceed exports
C. Fiscal spending exceeds taxes
D. Reserves fall
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 from the UAE in June 2026 were approximately:
A. $392.2m
B. $592.2m
C. $792.2m
D. $992.2m
Correct Answer: C
UAE inflows were about $792.2 million.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Current Affairs (C.A)
Pakistan RemittancesExports and Trade Balance
Remittances from Saudi Arabia in June 2026 were approximately:
A. $229.6m
B. $529.6m
C. $829.6m
D. $1.3bn
Correct Answer: C
Saudi Arabia contributed about $829.6 million.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Current Affairs (C.A)
Pakistan RemittancesExports and Trade Balance
Which country was the largest source of Pakistan's remittances in June 2026?
A. Saudi Arabia
B. Japan
C. China
D. Germany
Correct Answer: A
Saudi Arabia was the largest source in June 2026.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Current Affairs (C.A)
Pakistan RemittancesExports and Trade Balance
Pakistan's imports in June 2026 were approximately:
A. $3.5 billion
B. $4.2 billion
C. $6.931 billion
D. $10.2 billion
Correct Answer: C
June 2026 imports were $6.931 billion.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Current Affairs (C.A)
Pakistan RemittancesExports and Trade Balance
Pakistan's merchandise imports in FY 2025–26 rose by approximately:
A. 1.14%
B. 8.14%
C. 18.14%
D. 28.14%
Correct Answer: B
PBS reported an 8.14% increase in dollar terms.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Current Affairs (C.A)
Pakistan RemittancesExports and Trade Balance
Pakistan's merchandise imports during FY 2025–26 were approximately:
A. $41.6 billion
B. $52.0 billion
C. $69.761 billion
D. $90.0 billion
Correct Answer: C
PBS reported imports of $69.761 billion during July–June FY2025–26.