Civil Services Prep

Prelims 2013 · Economy · Question 91

The balance of payments of a country is a systematic record of

  1. all import and export transactions of a country during a given period of time, normally a year
  2. goods exported from a country during a year
  3. economic transaction between the government of one country to another
  4. capital movements from one country to another

Answer

all import and export transactions of a country during a given period of time, normally a year

  • (a) Balance of Payments is the systematic record of a country’s economic transactions with the rest of the world over a period, including trade in goods/services, income, transfers, and capital flows. Closest and correct option.
  • (b) This covers only exports of goods, which is just one part of the current account. Incorrect.
  • (c) BoP is not limited to government-to-government transactions; it includes private and public sector external transactions. Incorrect.
  • (d) Capital movements are only the capital/financial account component of BoP, not the whole record. Incorrect.
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