UGC NET FDI and MNCs Previous Year Questions
JRFSmart holds 30 previous-year questions on FDI and MNCs from UGC NET Commerce (Paper 2), filed under Unit 1: Business Environment and International Business, drawn from 15 of the 22 exam papers in the bank (2018–2025). Each question can be practised with a full explanation and shows how often NTA has returned to the same idea.
What is asked in FDI and MNCs
The questions in this topic fall under these subtopics, ordered by how many previous-year questions each has.
| Subtopic | Questions |
|---|---|
| Source of FDI | 1 |
| Retail FDI | 1 |
| Types of FDI | 1 |
| Routes of foreign investment | 1 |
| Types of international companies | 1 |
| Negative impacts of FDI on host countries | 1 |
| Definition of a multinational firm | 1 |
| FDI routes and the border-country restriction | 1 |
| Sectoral FDI in India | 1 |
| Motives for FDI | 1 |
| Foreign investment and economic development | 1 |
| Global FDI inflows by country | 1 |
NTA repeat analysis
FDI and MNCs appears in 15 of 22 papers (68%), which JRFSmart rates as high frequency.
Sample previous-year questions
Which of the following types of FDI includes creation of new assets and production facilities in the country?
A possible cost of FDI to the host country is :
Which statement best captures the difference between FDI and FPI ?
Match List - I with List - II. LIST I | LIST II A. Greenfield Investment | I. Direct Investment overseas aimed to sell the output of a firm's domestic production process B. Foreign Portfolio Investment | II. Overseas investment to acquire existing facilities…
Match the List-I with List-II LIST I | LIST II A. Eclectic Theory | I. FDI occurs largely in oligopolistic industries rather than in industries operating under near perfect competition B. Appropriability Theory | II. Capital as an investment will move from…
An Indian company receiving investment from outside India for issuing shares/convertible debentures/preference shares under the FDI scheme should report the details of the inflow to the RBI. What is the time limit for reporting these details to RBI?
Given below are two statements: Statement I: Thousands of small firms in developing countries have closed their shutters because of the competition from large MNCs. Statement II: MNCs have played a significant role in the development of poor countries by…
Which of the following one considered as supply factors affecting the flow of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) a) Customer Access b) Economic Priorities c) Resource Availability d) Avoidance of Trade Barrier e) Logistics Choose the most appropriate answer…
Showing 8 of 30 questions, without answers. Practise the full set with options, the official answer and JRFSmart's explanations.
Practise FDI and MNCs
All 30 questions, one topic, with explanations and repeat data. One topic in every unit is free.
Practise this topic