Which body did the World Trade Organization replace?
AThe International Monetary Fund, founded in 1945
BThe World Bank, which lends to developing nations
CThe General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade of 1948
DThe Group of Twenty leading economies of the world
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade of 1948
1. The World Trade Organization replaced the old General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.
2. That agreement had been created in 1948.
3. The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund still exist and were not replaced.
4. The G20 is an informal group of leading economies rather than a trade agreement.
_Source: OpenStax Introduction to Business (CC BY 4.0), Ch 3 "Competing in the Global Marketplace", section 3.4 Fostering Global Trade_
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