International business has grown rapidly in recent decades for all the following reasons EXCEPT

A. rapid expansion of technology
B. liberalization of governmental policies on cross-border movement of trade and resources
C. development of institutions to support and facilitate international trade
D. increased cost of labor in both the lesser-developed and developing countries
✅ The correct answer is option D.
International business has grown rapidly in recent decades for all the following reasons EXCEPT increased cost of labor in both the lesser-developed and developing countries. International business encompasses all commercial activities that take place to promote the transfer of goods, services, resources, people, ideas, and technologies across national boundaries.

Foreign bonds issued in Japan are known

A. bulldog bonds
B. dragon bonds
C. Yankee bonds
D. samurai bonds
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Foreign bonds issued in Japan are known as samurai bonds. A samurai bond is a yen-denominated bond issued in Tokyo by a non-Japanese company and subject to Japanese regulations. Other types of yen-denominated bonds are Euroyens issued in countries other than Japan, typically in London.

One of biggest borrowers in globe is

A. International Monetary fund
B. World trade Organization
C. World Bank
D. International financial Corporation
✅ The correct answer is option C.
One of biggest borrowers in globe is World Bank. The World Bank Group (WBG) was established in 1944 to rebuild post-World War II Europe under the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD). It is one of a variety of organizations seeking to shape the world economy.

Swot Analysis is done to know the

A. strengths
B. Threats and strengths
C. Weaknesses and opportunities
D. Threats, strengths Weaknesses and opportunities
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Swot Analysis is done to know the Threats, strengths Weaknesses and opportunities. SWOT Analysis is a simple but useful framework for analyzing your organization’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. It helps you to build on what you do well, to address what you’re lacking, to minimize risks, and to take the greatest possible advantage of chances for success.

Vertical integration in relation to SHRM can be described as which of the following?

A. The relationship or integration between an Organisation’s senior managers
B. The relationship or integration between HR functional policies, for example employee development, employee reward and employee relations
C. The relationship or integration between the internal HR processes, and the Organisation’s business strategy and external market.
D. The relationship or integration between operational functions and policies
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Vertical integration in relation to SHRM can be described as the relationship or integration between the internal HR processes, and the Organisation’s business strategy and external market. Vertical integration is about the effectiveness of HR. It is the degree to which HRM practice, roles and contributions are aligned with the strategic management process of the organisation and how they contribute to the vision, mission and strategic objectives.

Difference between face value of bond and call price of bond is considered as

A. call premium
B. call provision
C. discount premium
D. discount provision
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Difference between face value of bond and call price of bond is considered as call premium. Call premium is the dollar amount over the par value of a callable debt security that is given to holders when the security is redeemed early by the issuer.

In financial transactions, risk that there will be no profit in selling of this asset is classified as

A. price risk
B. profit risk
C. selling risk
D. financial risk
✅ The correct answer is option A.
In financial transactions, risk that there will be no profit in selling of this asset is classified as price risk. Price risk is the potential for the decline in the price of an asset or security relative to the rest of the market. It excludes market risk, or the potential for an entire market to go down in value. As such, price risk is the component of investing risk that can be reduced with diversification.

Single bid auction of TIPS securities means that all bidders

A. pays indexed prices
B. pays same price
C. pays different price
D. pays inflated prices
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Single bid auction of TIPS securities means that all bidders pays same price. In the single-price format – all bids accepted by the Treasury are awarded at the same interest rate which is the highest yield of accepted competitive bids.

One of the dimensions included in the Harvard Model is

A. HR outcomes interest
B. Behavioral interest
C. Stakeholders interest
D. Performance interest
✅ The correct answer is option C.
The Harvard model claims to be comprehensive in as much as it seeks to comprise six critical components of HRM. The dimensions included in the model are: stakeholders, interests, situational factors, HRM policy choices, HR outcomes, long-term consequences and a feedback loop through. The outputs flow directly into the organization and the stakeholders