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QuizMultiple Choice

Westernization and Commoditization — Unit test

Question 8 • GA-GSE World Geography B

Which of the following statements about quotas in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is false?

Answer
A
Quotas determine how much each country contributes to IMF funding.
B
Quotas are determined by the size of a nation’s economy.
C
The US has 17% of all votes on policy decisions.
D
The US and Japan are the only countries with enough votes to block certain decisions single-handedly.

Explanation

Quotas help determine each country’s financial contribution and voting power, and they are based partly on the size of its economy. The United States has enough voting power to block decisions that require an 85% majority, but Japan does not have enough votes to do so by itself. Therefore, the statement that both the US and Japan can block such decisions single-handedly is false.

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