A. The ratio of debt service to GNP is very good indicator of the debt burden
B. Many large LDC debtors borrowed heavily because of their excellent international credit ratings
C. Middle income countries account for almost four-fifths of the total outstanding debt of all LDCs
D. The debt-burden of sub Saharan African countries may be as heavy as for middle income countries
Related Mcqs:
- Statement A: The might of a country consists of gaining surpluses of gold and silver Statement B: A nation’s strength is found in economic independence and the maintenance of a favorable balance of trade Statement C: We need to gain colonies both as sources for raw materials and as markets for our manufactured of goods Which economic system is being described by these statements ?
A. traditional
B. feudal
C. command
D. mercantile - Which of the following statement is not true about LDCs ?
A. Most LDCs have less than 1/10 the per capita GNP of the U.S
B. A greater share of GNP would have to be devoted to education to attain the same primary enrollment rates as in the U.S
C. Setting up western labor standard and minimum wages in labor-abundant LDCs is sensible
D. Most LDCs have a greater shortage of qualified teachers than the U.S does - If the public consumes Rs 100 billion less and the government purchases Rs100 billion more (other things unchanging), Which of the following statement is true ?
A. Saving is unchanged
B. There is an increased in saving and the economy should grow more quickly
C. There is a decrease in saving and the economy should grow more slowly
D. There is not enough information to determine what will happen to saving - Which of the following statement is NOT true about state owned enterprises (SOEs) ?
A. SOEs perform better with competition
B. Successful performing SOEs in Japan, Singapore and Sweden have greater managerial autonomy and accountability than other SOEs
C. SOEs in South Korea and Sweden generally achieve inferior economic results to those in Ghana
D. Financial autonomy is a major factor contributing to SOEs managerial effectiveness - Which of the following statement about rural and agricultural development is true ?
A. Rural development is the same as agricultural development
B. The agrarian community requires a full range of services such as schools merchants banks and so on
C. Household nonfarm income is uncorrelated to farm productivity and uncorrelated to farm productivity and household incomes in Kenya
D. China’s rural population receives little income from nonfarm income - Which of the following statement is true about low-income countries ?
A. less than 10% of the labor force is in agriculture
B. the average agriculture family produces surplus large enough only to supply small non-agriculture population
C. One-third of the labor force produce food
D. share of labor force is about 30% - Which of the following statement regarding the loanable funds market is true ?
A. A decrease in the government budget deficit increase the real interest rate
B. An increase in the government budget deficit shifts the supply of loanable funds to the right
C. An increase in private saving shifts the supply of loanable funds to the left
D. An increase in the government budget deficit shifts the supply of loanable funds to the left - Which of the following statement is NOT true about OECD aid ?
A. During the 1980s OECD countries contributed four fifths of the world’s bilateral official development assistance to LDCs
B. In the early 1990s the OECD contributed 98 percent of all aid
C. The OECD aid increased from $6.9 billion in 1970 to $8.9 billion in 2001
D. In 2001, only Denmark Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg exceeded the aid target for LDCs - Which of the following is Not true about external debt ?
A. External debt accumulates with international balance on goods services and income deficcits
B. When debts are denominated in U.S dollars their appreciation during the 1990s increased the cost of servicing such debts
C. In the 19901s LDCs relied increasingly on aid from DCs
D. International lenders required LDC governments to guarantee private debt - Which of the following explanations of wage differentials is not likely to be true ?
A. Men have more human capital than women
B. Employers in competitive markets are bigots
C. Men have more job experience than women
D. None of the above
