Which of the following is a feature of a flexible exchange rate system? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Which of the following is a feature of a flexible exchange rate system?
A. Exchange rate is fixed by government decree
B. No role for speculation
C. Exchange rate is determined by market forces of demand and supply of foreign exchange
D. Complete absence of central bank intervention in all cases
Answer: Option C
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Under a pure flexible (floating) exchange rate system, the value of the currency is determined by the interaction of demand and supply in the foreign exchange market.

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Question #1
In the context of exchange-rate regimes, a 'Currency Board' arrangement is characterised by:
A. Only a crawling peg
B. A fixed exchange rate backed by a full foreign-exchange reserve cover of the monetary base and limited monetary discretion
C. A freely floating exchange rate
D. Complete monetary discretion without any reserve backing

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
A currency board maintains a fixed exchange rate to an anchor currency, backs the entire monetary base with foreign reserves, and severely restricts the scope for discretionary monetary policy.

This question belongs to: Economy GK Economy Set 1
Question #2
Which of the following is a feature of the 'Modern Monetary Theory' (MMT) perspective?
A. Governments are always financially constrained like households
B. A sovereign currency issuer faces no purely financial constraint on its spending and the main limit is inflation
C. Monetary financing is always inflationary regardless of capacity utilisation
D. Only balanced budgets are sustainable

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
Modern Monetary Theory argues that a government that issues its own fiat currency cannot be forced into involuntary default and that the relevant constraint on spending is the availability of real resources and the risk of inflation.

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Question #3
The long-run average cost curve is often called the:
A. demand curve
B. planning curve or envelope curve
C. marginal cost curve
D. indifference curve

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
The long-run average cost curve is also called the planning curve or envelope curve.

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