Civil Engineering Mcqs

The deliberate lowering of the price of a nation’s currency in terms of the accepted standard (Gold, American dollar or the British pound) is known as ____________________?

• (A)  Currency appreciation
• (B)  Currency depreciation
• (C)  Currency devaluation
• (D)  Currency float

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What denotes in the fall in the exchange rate of one currency in terms of the others? This term is usually applies to the floating exchange rate______________?

• (A)  Currency appreciation
• (B)  Currency depreciation
• (C)  Currency devaluation
• (D)  Currency float

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What refers to the negotiable claim issued by a bank in lien of a term deposit ?

• (A)  Time deposit
• (B)  Bond
• (C)  Capital gain certificate
• (D)  Certificate of deposit

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What is the reduction in the money value of capital asset is called ?

• (A)  Capital expenditure
• (B)  Capital loss
• (C)  Loss
• (D)  Deficit

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What is the increase in the money value of a capital asset is called?

• (A)  Profit
• (B)  Capital gain
• (C)  Capital expenditure
• (D)  Capital stock

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The financial health of the company is measured in terms of______________?

• (A)  Liquidity
• (B)  Solvency
• (C)  Relative risk
• (D)  All of the above

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What is the basic accounting equation ?

• (A)  Assets = liability + owner’s equity
• (B)  Liability = assets + owners’ equity
• (C)  Owner’s equity = assets + liability
• (D)  Owner’s equity = liability – assets

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The ability to convert assets to cash quickly is known as ________________?

• (A)  Solvency
• (B)  Liquidity
• (C)  Leverage
• (D)  Insolvency

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The ability to meet debts as they become due is known as __________________?

• (A)  Solvency
• (B)  Leverage
• (C)  Insolvency
• (D)  Liquidity

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What is a stock of a product which is held by a trade body or government as a means of regulating the price of that product ?

• (A)  Stock pile
• (B)  Hoard stock
• (C)  Buffer stock
• (D)  Withheld stock

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