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GPE Final (test 4) practice exam
questions
1.
Free trade is known
to::
Increase eflciency and raise living standards
2.
How did China benefit from WTO membership?: Taritt-free exports while
limiting
imports
3.
What
is
'Pax
Americana'
known
for?:
A rules-based global system led by the US
after WWII
4.
What is a negative impact of tariffs?: Reduced consumer
choices
5. What issue did the US face with increased imports from China?:
Current account
deficit
6. What type of AI data is based on user clicks and business
transactions?: Busi-
ness AI data
7. What was one economic expectation of supporting China's WTO
member-
ship?:
China would democratize and Westernize
8. Which US companies are major corporate data collectors?: Google,
Amazon, Face-
book, Uber
9.
Which argument is used against protectionism?: Leads to ineflciency and
misallocated
resources
10. Which best describes the AI race between the US and China?: A
bipolar competition
based on data and infrastructure
11.
Which country collects AI-related data directly through state
involvement?-
:
China
12.
Which country has more phone internet users than the
US and Europe
combined?: China
13. Which is NOT a benefit of protectionism?: Increased
competition
14.
Which is a core weakness of tariffs?: Higher prices for
consumers
15. Which is a long-term negative of tariffs?: Harm to economic growth
16. Which of the following best defines economic protectionism?:
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  1. Free trade is known to:: Increase eflciency and raise living standards
  2. How did China benefit from WTO membership?: Taritt-free exports while limiting imports
  3. What is 'Pax Americana' known for?: A rules-based global system led by the US after WWII
  4. What is a negative impact of tariffs?: Reduced consumer choices
  5. What issue did the US face with increased imports from China?: Current account deficit
  6. What type of AI data is based on user clicks and business transactions?: Busi-ness AI data
  7. What was one economic expectation of supporting China's WTO member-ship?: China would democratize and Westernize
  8. Which US companies are major corporate data collectors?: Google, Amazon, Face-book, Uber
  9. Which argument is used against protectionism?: Leads to ineflciency and misallocated resources
  10. Which best describes the AI race between the US and China?: A bipolar competition based on data and infrastructure
  11. Which country collects AI-related data directly through state involvement?- : China
  12. Which country has more phone internet users than the US and Europe combined?: China
  13. Which is NOT a benefit of protectionism?: Increased competition
  14. Which is a core weakness of tariffs?: Higher prices for consumers
  15. Which is a long-term negative of tariffs?: Harm to economic growth
  16. Which of the following best defines economic protectionism?:

2 / Use of taritts to shield domestic industries

  1. Which of the following is a positive argument for tariffs?: Job protection
  2. Which of these was a key benefit for China after joining WTO?: Exporting goods at low taritts while restricting imports
  3. Which organizations are part of the rules-based global system?: UN, IMF, WTO
  4. Which sector did the US successfully protect from China under Trump?: Tele-com (Huawei, TikTok)
  5. Which technology stage involves decision-making by machines?: Autonomous AI data
  6. Why did President Trump prefer bilateral trade deals?: To pressure China directly outside WTO frameworks
  7. Why did US corporations shift investment from Southeast Asia to China in the 1990s?: China's low labor costs and economic reforms
  8. Why did the US admit China into the WTO politically?: To promote democratic reform in China
  9. Why is China considered an unfair trade player?: State subsidies and protectionist policies
  10. True or False: Hong Kong is a part of the Republic of China (Taiwan).: False
  11. How did Japan address labor shortages?: Investing in automation
  12. In Xinjiang, the majority Muslim population is:: Uighurs
  13. Mahatma Gandhi dressed in a homespun, white cotton robe because:: It was made in India and not imported from England to its colony.
  14. Port Gwadar built by the Chinese is in this country: Pakistan
  15. Some fundamental reforms were introduced by Deng Xiaoping in China in 1976. Which is FALSE?: Closing border to Hong Kong
  16. The Chinese save so much for all of the following reasons, except:: Chinese can buy very few things because of shortages.
  17. The State Gujarat is in this country:: India
  18. The is false about the principles of Gandhism?: Close alliance with the USA

4 / : Poor central budget

  1. What is one of the main goals of India's policy towards Russia and the war in Ukraine?: To maintain a neutral stance
  2. What is one of the main reasons for limited foreign ownership in India?: Bu-reaucratic institutions
  3. What is one of the main social issues affecting farmers' mobility in India?: - Caste system
  4. What is one of the reasons for limited foreign investment in India?: Protection-ism
  5. What is the "Middle-Income Trap" in China?: A stage where economic growth slows due to lack of cheap labor
  6. What is the Central Provident Fund (CPF)?: A compulsory saving scheme for employees and employers
  7. What is the Economic Freedom Index ranking of Singapore?: Second
  8. What is the India Stack?: Digital reform technology
  9. What is the approximate size of India compared to the United States?: - One-third
  10. What is the difference between South Korean chaebols and Japanese keiret-su?: Chaebols are family-owned; keiretsu are bank-centered
  11. What is the estimated percentage of energy stolen from the grid in India?- : 35%
  12. What is the gender imbalance in India as of the latest statistics mentioned in the text?: 910-915 girls for every 1,000 boys
  13. What is the geographic significance of Singapore?: It is the shortest route from Europe to various Asian ports.
  14. What is the impact of high property prices on Singaporeans?: Feeling squeezed by high costs
  15. What is the main characteristic of Singapore's political system?: Dominance of the People's Action Party

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  1. What is the main comparative advantage of Singapore?: Strategic location and transport services
  2. What is the main focus of Singapore's biotechnology and medical research start-ups?: Vaccines for malaria and dengue fever
  3. What is the main goal of Narendra Modi's plan for India's future?: To become a global manufacturing hub
  4. What is the main reason for Singapore's economic success according to the document?: Strong government institutions and leadership
  5. What is the main reason for Singapore's high property prices?: Influx of cash-rich foreigners
  6. What is the main reason for poverty in the northern states of India?: Overpop-ulation
  7. What is the main reason for the high interest rates in India?: Government deficit spending
  8. What is the main reason for the influx of immigrants to Singapore?: Economic opportunities
  9. What is the main reason for the lack of public corruption in Singapore?: High public sector salaries
  10. What is the main reason for the limited mobility of farmers in India?: Govern-ment subsidies
  11. What is the main reason for the wealth disparity between northern and southern states in India?: Agriculture
  12. What is the penalty for small gratification in Singapore's public sector?: - S$100,000 and up to 7 years in prison
  13. What is the role of Temasek in Singapore's economy?: It is a government-run invest-ment fund.
  14. What is the significance of the Thai Canal for Singapore?: It may break Singapore's Macca Strait advantage location.
  15. What is the tax rate for income earned outside Singapore?: 0%
  16. What is the tax rate for investors who make money in

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  1. What was one of the main focuses of Mahatma Gandhi's four- point plan?- : Peaceful resistance
  2. What was the main objective of the Tripartite Pact signed by Japan, Ger-many, and Italy in 1938?: Divide control of the world
  3. What was the main reason for the exodus of 15 million Muslims in 1947?: - Partition of India
  4. What was the puppet state established by Japan in the Chinese province of Manchuria in the 1930s?: Manchukuo
  5. What was the purpose of the 'Mandate of Heaven' in Chinese history?: To justify centralized authority
  6. What was the rationale behind demonetizing 500 and 1, rupee bills?: - Remove black money from the market
  7. What was the structure of the Keiretsu in Japan?: Bank-centered satellite system
  8. What caused economic decline of Japan after the 1990s?: Bad loans given to Keiretsu and debts of the government
  9. When Singapore separated from Malaysia?: 1965
  10. Which Chinese leader said that he wanted to build "Socialism with Chinese Characteristics": Deng
  11. Which country did Japan defeat in the 1905 war?: Russia
  12. Which country is building the port of Hambantota, funded by the Chinese government?: Sri Lanka
  13. Which country owns Pakistan's main port, Gwadar?: China
  14. Which country was allowed to trade with Japan during its period of isola-tion?: The Netherlands
  15. Which is correct about Singapore?: Singapore is on the shortest route from Europe to East China.
  16. Which is correct about South Korea?: South Korean government subsidized Chaebols.
  17. Which is false about India?: The three poorest states are in the South of India

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  1. Which is false about Japan's Keiretsu?: Increased industry competition
  2. Which is false about Japan?: Japan developed consumption - driven economy after WWII
  3. Which is false about the causes of low mobility of Indian farmers?: The government does not allow the farmers to leave villages

10 / home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi?: Gujarat

  1. Which statement is correct: President Xi's term in oflce has no end.
  2. Which two statements are correct about Singapore?: - Singapore is called a "nanny state" because it's heavily regulated.

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  • So far the prime ministers have been Chinese.
  1. Who adopted the title "shogun" in Japan in the 1600s?: Tokugawa
  2. Who is the leader of Tibetan Buddhists currently hosted by India?: Dalai Lama
  3. Who was the first Prime Minister of independent Singapore?: Lee Kuan Yew
  4. Why Chairman Mao started the "Cultural Revolution" in China?: He wanted to silence and eliminate his critiques in the Communist Party.
  5. Why did Japan face deflation for many years?: Suppressed domestic consumption
  6. Why did South Korea request a loan from the IMF in 1997?: Currency crisis
  7. Why does China avoid urban sprawl?: To prevent the loss of arable land
  8. Why does China focus on water management?: Most cities rely on regulated waterways for transportation.
  9. Why does the Chinese middle class invest heavily in real estate?: Low interest rates in banks and lack of other investment opportunities
  10. Why does the United States view an alliance between China and Russia as unacceptable?: It could threaten US hegemony in Asia.
  11. Why has pollution become a significant concern in China?: High levels of industrial pollution
  12. Why is China facing a labor cost issue today?: Decline in rural-to-urban migration
  13. Why is the Chinese trade model obsolete?: Because it's based on exports of low-cost labor