Question 203 of 300 · General section
What was the GDR's economic system called?
Correct answer
Planned economy
All answer options
- 1Market economy
- 2Planned economyCorrect
- 3Supply and demand
- 4Capitalism
Why is this answer correct?
The GDR had a planned economy: the state set out in five-year plans what should be produced, in what quantity, and at what price. Enterprises were state-owned. This led to chronic shortages of consumer goods and long waiting times.
Facts about this question
- Question number
- 203 of 460
- Section
- General section (questions 1–300)
- Success rate
- 63% answer it correctly
- Source
- Official BAMF question catalogue
This question is reproduced unchanged from the official question catalogue of the German Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF). The real Einbürgerungstest draws 33 questions from this set; 17 correct answers are needed to pass.
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