Under the Bretton Woods system, the dollar was anchored to gold at a fixed price of:
A$3.5 per ounce
B$135 per ounce
C$35 per ounce
D$350 per ounce
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. $35 per ounce
1. Currencies were pegged to the dollar.
2. Gold was $35 per ounce.
3. The system later gave way to floating rates.
_Source: syllabus India and the Contemporary World II, Chapter 3, The Making of a Global World._
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