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Sample DI Test
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Directions 1-4:
Consider the information provided in the figure
below relating to India's foreign trade in 1997-98 and
the first eight months of 1998-99. Total trade with
a region is defined as the sum of exports to and imports
from that region. Trade deficit is defined as the excess
of imports over exports. Trade deficit may be negative.
Key to pie charts:
A: U.S.A.
B: Germany
C: Other E.U.
D: U.K.
E: Japan
F: Russia
G: Other East Europe
H: OPEC
I: Asia
J: Other L.D.Cs
K: Others |
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1. What is the region with which
India had the highest total trade in 1997-98?
USA
Other
E. U.
OPEC
Others
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2. In 1997-98 the amount of
Indian exports, in millions US $, to the region with
which India had the lowest total trade, is approximately
750
340
220
440
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3. In 1997-98, the trade deficit
with respect to India, in billions of US $, for the
region with the highest trade deficit with respect to
India, is approximately equal to
6
3
4.5
7.5
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4. What is the region with the
lowest trade deficit with India in 1997-98?
USA
Asia
Others
Other
E. U.
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Directions 5-8:
These questions are based on the price fluctuations
of four commodities - arhar, pepper, sugar and gold
during February - July 1999 as described in the figures
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5. Price change of a commodity
is defined as the absolute difference in ending and
beginning prices expressed as a percentage of the beginning.
What is the commodity with the highest price change?
Arhar
Pepper
Sugar
Gold
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6. Price volatility (PV) of
a commodity is defined as follows:
PV = (highest price during the period – lowest price
during the period) / average price during the period.
What is the commodity with the lowest price volatility?
Arhar
Pepper
Sugar
Gold
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7. Mr. X, a funds manager with
an investment company invested 25% of his funds in each
of the four commodities at the beginning of the period.
He sold the commodities at the end of the period. His
investments in the commodities resulted in:
17%
profit
5.5%
loss
no profit,
no loss
4.3%
profit
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8. The price volatility of the
commodity with the highest PV during the Febrauary-July
period is approximately equal to:
0.03
0.4
0.2
0.12
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Directions 9-10:
These questions are based on the situation give
below:
Assume that the average monthly exports from India and
imports to India during the remaining four months of
1998-99 would be the same as that for the first eight
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9. What is the region to which
Indian exports registered the highest percentage growth
between 1997-98 and 1998-99?
Other
East Europe
USA
Asia
Exports
have declined, no growth
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10. What is the percentage growth
rate in India's total trade deficit between 1997-98
and 1998-99?
43
47
50
40
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