Economic Reforms & Foreign Trade Questions with Solutions
This topic covers the 1991 economic reforms (liberalisation, privatisation and globalisation), industrial policies, foreign trade and India's main trading partners, balance of payments, current and capital accounts, exchange rates, FDI and FPI, and foreign trade policy. Common questions ask what LPG stands for, what the current account includes, the difference between FDI and FPI, and what devaluation of the rupee means. The 1991 reforms were introduced by the government of P. V. Narasimha Rao, with Manmohan Singh as Finance Minister. Practise the economic reforms and foreign trade questions below, written in the style of the general awareness sections of exams such as SSC, banking, railways, CUET GAT, MAH CET and CLAT. Each question comes with a detailed explanation that adds related facts, so every question helps you revise more than one point.
- Q1.
A systematic record that summarises all the economic transactions of a country with the rest of the world in a year is called the:
A. Foreign Exchange ReserveB. Balance of PaymentsC. Current AccountD. Balance of TradeeasyAsked in SSC +1View solution › - Q2.
The Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA) was replaced in 1999 by the:
A. Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA)B. Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) ActC. Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA)D. Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA)easyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q3.
The price of one unit of a foreign currency in terms of the domestic currency is called the:
A. Repo rateB. Effective exchange rateC. Nominal exchange rateD. Real exchange ratemediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q4.
When the value of a country's imports of goods exceeds the value of its exports, it is called a:
A. Fiscal deficitB. Trade surplusC. Trade deficitD. Revenue deficiteasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q5.
A trade policy that does not restrict imports or exports through tariffs or quotas is called:
A. MercantilismB. ProtectionismC. Import substitutionD. Free tradeeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q6.
Which of the above statements is true?
A. Only A is trueB. Only B is trueC. Both A and B are trueD. A and B are falsemediumAsked in MAH LLB 3 Year CET 2026View solution › - Q7.
Which of the following shows the correct order of these steps?
A. (A),B. (C), (B), (A), (D)C. (B), (A),D. (D), (B), (A), (C).mediumAsked in MAH LLB 3 Year CET 2 April Shift-2 2026View solution › - Q8.
The South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) agreement, signed in 2004, came into force in:
A. 2010B. 2008C. 2004D. 2006mediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q9.
The Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) was established in:
A. 1962B. 1972C. 1991D. 1986mediumAsked in SSC +1View solution › - Q10.
What does IBEF stand for?
A. Indian Business and Export ForumB. International Business Equity FundC. India Brand Equity FoundationD. India Building and Enterprise FederationmediumAsked in RailwayView solution ›