GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

BUSINESS ECONOMICS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Setting a limit on the quantity of a product that may be imported or exported within a given period to regulate international trade is called?
A
Tariff
B
Embargo
C
Quota
D
Deal
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A quota is a government-imposed trade restriction that limits the number or monetary value of goods that a country can import or export during a particular period. Countries use quotas in international trade to help regulate the volume of trade between them and other countries.

Detailed explanation-2: -Quantitative restrictions are explicit limits which are usually expressed by volume, giving the amount of a specified product or commodity which may be imported into a particular country. The term may also be used to describe the total amount of those goods which may be imported from any given supplying country.

Detailed explanation-3: -When quantities inside a quota are charged lower import duty rates, than those outside (which can be high).

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