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Test Your China/US Knowledge 1/31/2011

China Knowledge QuizThis week’s Time Magazine had an interesting short quiz testing readers’ knowledge of China, as well as the United States. Do you know all the answers?

1. When did China become the second largest economy?
a. 2010
b. 2009
c. 2008
d. it hasn’t yet

2. Since 1999, the proportion of researchers (out of all employed persons) int he U.S. has risen 8%. How much has the proportion of researchers in China increased?
a. 11%
b. 50%
c. 102%
d. 111%

3. In 1994, china’s secondary-school enrollment rate was 48%. What is it now?
a. 65%
b. 96%
c. 51%
d. 76%

4. The average trade balance as a percentage of GDP in the U.S. is 6%. What is it in China?
a. -5%
b. even
c. 7%
d. 14%

5. In 1995, China was 14th in the world in thh publication of science and engineering papers. Where does it rank now?
a. 1st
b. 2nd
c. 3rd
d. 4th

6. In what year is China projected to overtake the U.S. in number of patent applications?
a. 2011
b. 2015
c. 2020
d. 2025

How did you fare? Here are the answers:

1. A; 2. D; 3.D; 4.C 5. B; 6. A

Source Time Magazine: January 31, 2011 Issue

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