WAEC - Economics (1990)

  • 1
    Economics can be best defined as the study of
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    (D)
    how scarce resource can be used efficiently
  • 2
    which of the following are resources for holding money instead of investing it? I Transaction motive II. Precautionary motive III. Speculative motive IV. Liquidity motive
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    (C)
    I, II and III only
  • 3
    it is general belief that inflation in West Africa is caused by all the factors listed below except
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    (E)
    decrease in money supply
  • 4
    all the following are specific examples of indirect tax except
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    (E)
    poll tax
  • 5
    Demand in Economics is synonymous with
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    (D)
    wants supported with ability to pay
  • 6
    All the following factors will cause a change in demand except
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    (E)
    the price of commodity
  • 7
    A rational consumer tends to do all the following except
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    (A)
    buying more at a high price than at a low price
  • 8
    A firm that charges different price of goods or services that have same technical qualities is called
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    (D)
    a discriminating monopoly
  • 9
    A perfect market has all the following features except that
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    (A)
    there are many buyers and few sellers
  • 10
    The purchasing power of the Naira will fall when
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    (D)
    there is inflation
  • 11
    Time deposit has the same meaning as
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    (C)
    deposit account
  • 12
    Which of the following best explain an inflationary situation at current price level?
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    (A)
    Demand, supply
  • 13
    The theory of consumer behavior is based on all the following assumption except that the
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    (A)
    Consumer is assumed irrational
  • 14
    The Joint Stock Company can be a company whose minimum membership is
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    (A)
    2
  • 15
    Limited liability in Economics means that
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    (A)
    a shareholder's liability in the event of debt or bankruptcy is limited to the amount he has invested
  • 16
    Regressive tax is not a good tax system because it
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    (D)
    Does not ensure equity in payment
  • 17
    The price and quantity of crude oil and petrol sold to other countries by Nigeria is fixed by the
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    (C)
    OPEC
  • 18
    Which of the following is not a member of OPEC?
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    (E)
    Egypt
  • 19
    which of the following statements is not true of capital income?
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    (B)
    it is calculated as National Income Population
  • 20
    The notion of short-run and long-run periods is responding for grouping cost into
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    (A)
    fixed and variable
  • 21
    Which of the following statements is not true of cheques? They
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    (C)
    are legal tender
  • 22
    Which of the following are not agents of distribution
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    (C)
    Consumers
  • 23
    One of the greatest demerits of the middlemen in Nigeria is that they
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    (A)
    increase the price of goods and services at will
  • 24
    When a business has an unlimited liability
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    (C)
    the owners are responsible for all its financial debts
  • 25
    when a country has a large labour forvce , it is beneficial to use a method of production which is
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    (C)
    labour intensive
  • 26
    which of the following are determinants of the rate of population growth?
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    (C)
    Death rate , birth rate and net migration
  • 27
    The concentration of industries in one place is referred to as
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    (E)
    localization of industries
  • 28
    which of the following best describes the budget? A
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    (B)
    detailed estimate of government financial operation for a year
  • 29
    Which of the following is not done by the NNPC?
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    (E)
    Pricing of crude oil
  • 30
    One major function of the Central Bank is to
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    (E)
    control and regulate money supply
  • 31
    Distribution involves the
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    (E)
    transfer of goods and services from production centre to consumers
  • 32
    Disguised unemployment
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    (E)
    exist when manpower is not being utilized efficiently
  • 33
    The Nigerian economy can be best describe as a
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    (C)
    mixed economy
  • 34
    The amount of money to be created by commercial banks is actually influenced by the
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    (A)
    legal reserved ratio
  • 35
    Another name for the International Banks for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) is
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    (C)
    World Bank