Free International Political Economy MCQs with Answers

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  • A. 1st January 1995
  • B. 6th March 1995
  • C. 7th April 2001
  • D. 9th July 2002

Explanation: Pakistan became an original member of the World Trade Organization when the WTO formally began operating on 1 January 1995.

Correct answer: 1st January 1995
  • A. New York
  • B. Davos
  • C. Paris
  • D. Geneva

Explanation: The World Economic Forum's annual meeting is held in Davos, Switzerland.

Correct answer: Davos
  • A. 12-13 October 2005
  • B. 1-3rd October 2005
  • C. 1-3rd November 2005
  • D. 1-3rd October 2004Pakistan Studies Mcqs

Explanation: The first World Islamic Economic Forum took place in Kuala Lumpur from 1 to 3 October 2005.

Correct answer: 1-3rd October 2005
  • A. Jeddah
  • B. Kuala Lumpur
  • C. Islamabad
  • D. Kuwait

Explanation: The second World Islamic Economic Forum was held in Islamabad, Pakistan, from 5 to 7 November 2006.

Correct answer: Islamabad
  • A. these are observers in OPEC
  • B. these are members of OPEC
  • C. these have been invited by OPEC to join
  • D. none of these

Explanation: These countries were not regular OPEC members, but were among the non-member states reported as having been invited or considered for…

Correct answer: these have been invited by OPEC to join
  • A. 1965
  • B. 1968
  • C. 1967
  • D. 1966Try Prep Courses

Explanation: OAPEC was established in 1968 by Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Libya to coordinate the petroleum policies of Arab oil-exporting states.

Correct answer: 1968
  • A. Tripoli
  • B. Riyadh
  • C. Cairo
  • D. Kuwait

Explanation: OAPEC's headquarters are in Kuwait City, Kuwait, reflecting Kuwait's role as one of its founding members.

Correct answer: Kuwait
  • A. Common economic policies
  • B. Single currency
  • C. Both of them
  • D. None of them

Explanation: Economic and Monetary Union combines coordination of members’ economic policies with a common currency, the euro, for participating…

Correct answer: Both of them
  • A. France
  • B. Portugal
  • C. Spain
  • D. Switzerland

Explanation: France, Portugal, and Spain established extensive overseas colonial empires.

Correct answer: Switzerland
  • A. periphery
  • B. core
  • C. semi-periphery
  • D. lumpenproletariat

Explanation: In world-systems theory, core regions control advanced production, finance, and technology, while peripheral regions mainly supply raw…

Correct answer: core
  • A. cartels
  • B. MNCs
  • C. IGOs
  • D. the WTO

Explanation: Multinational corporations penetrate less-developed economies through investment, production networks, technology, and control of markets.

Correct answer: MNCs
  • A. Mao Zedong
  • B. Hu Jintao
  • C. Deng Xiaoping
  • D. Sun Yat-Sen

Explanation: Deng Xiaoping launched China’s reform and opening policies from 1978, including market-oriented changes and greater engagement with the…

Correct answer: Deng Xiaoping
  • A. allowing and MNC to purchase the debt and invest in the country whose debt it has purchased
  • B. reworking the terms on which a loan will be repaid
  • C. shifting debt from governmental creditors to multilateral creditors
  • D. taking out new loans to pay off old ones

Explanation: Debt renegotiation involves changing repayment conditions such as the maturity, interest rate, or repayment schedule.

Correct answer: reworking the terms on which a loan will be repaid
  • A. Japan
  • B. OPEC members
  • C. other states in the global South
  • D. APEC members

Explanation: Japan has historically been a major bilateral aid donor, particularly through official development assistance to Asian countries.

Correct answer: Japan
  • A. reciprocal aid
  • B. bilateral aid
  • C. multilateral aid
  • D. unitary aid

Explanation: Bilateral aid moves directly from one government to another. Multilateral aid instead passes through an international institution such as…

Correct answer: bilateral aid
  • A. interest relief
  • B. microcredit
  • C. concessionary terms
  • D. conditional relief

Explanation: Concessionary or concessional terms make a loan more favourable than market terms, usually through a lower interest rate, longer maturity…

Correct answer: concessionary terms
  • A. U.S. Agency for Integrated Decision-making
  • B. U.S. Agricultural and International Development Agency
  • C. U.S. Agency for International Development
  • D. U.S. Aid Agency

Explanation: USAID is the United States Agency for International Development, the principal US government agency responsible for civilian foreign…

Correct answer: U.S. Agency for International Development
  • A. unitary aid
  • B. indirect aid
  • C. reciprocal aid
  • D. multilateral aid

Explanation: Aid channelled through several countries or international organizations such as UN agencies is multilateral aid.

Correct answer: multilateral aid
  • A. Luxembourg
  • B. Austria
  • C. the United States
  • D. Canada

Explanation: The United States has often ranked among OECD donors with the lowest aid contribution relative to GNP, despite its large total aid volume.

Correct answer: the United States
  • A. agricultural
  • B. economic
  • C. military
  • D. manufacturingInternational Relations

Explanation: Military aid can divert scarce resources toward weapons, strengthen authoritarian regimes, and intensify conflicts instead of building…

Correct answer: military