WAEC - Economics (2014)

  • 1
    Human want are unlimited because
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    (C)
    new wants always rise
  • 2
    A basic economic problem of any society is
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    (D)
    resource allocation
  • 3
    In a centrally planned economy, what to produce is
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    (D)
    the responsibility of state's bureaucrats
  • 4
    Which of following is not a feature of socialism?
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    (A)
    Collective ownership of productive resources
  • 5
    Households make economic decisions because they want to
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    (D)
    maximize their satisfaction
  • 6
    A normal supply curve has a positive slope which indicates that
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    (C)
    sellers are willing to sell more at a higher price
  • 7
    To control inflation, the central bank of a country may adopt
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    (B)
    a restrictive monetary policy
  • 8
    Disposable income is the income earned
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    (C)
    when personal income tax is deducted from personal income
  • 9
    Livestock production in West Africa is hindered mainly by
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    (D)
    pests and diseases
  • 10
    The components of a three-sector economy are
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    (C)
    households, firms and the government
  • 11
    A declining population is one in which the population is
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    (A)
    experiencing a high rate of emigration
  • 12
    Which of the following agencies help to stabilize farmers' income?
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    (C)
    Marketing boards
  • 13
    Other things being equal, an increase in supply will lead to
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    (A)
    a fall in price and an increase in quantity bought and sold
  • 14
    Examples of joint stock banks are
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    (A)
    commercial banks
  • 15
    Which of the following is not a characteristic of a developing country? High
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    (A)
    real per capita income
  • 16
    Goods consumed out of habit have
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    (C)
    inelastic demand
  • 17
    If the coefficient of price elasticity of demand is 0.1, demand is
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    (B)
    inelastic
  • 18
    The profit of a producer is the difference between
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    (B)
    total revenue and total cost
  • 19
    The rate of increase in utility is
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    (D)
    marginal utility
  • 20
    The supply of tea is linearly presented as p = 0 . 2Q, where P is the price and Q is the quantity. What is P when Q = 25?
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    (D)
    $ 125
  • 21
    Increase in supply due to changes in plant size will take place only in the
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    (B)
    long run
  • 22
    The long - run average cost curve is made up of several short-run
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    (C)
    average variable cost curves
  • 23
    Co-operative societies formed to market the output of their members are called
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    (B)
    marketing co-operative societies
  • 24
    Money will serve as a standard of deferred payment if it is
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    (D)
    stable in value
  • 25
    Due to an increase in price, a seller increases the quantity offered for sale from 400 units to 450units. What is the percentage change in quantity supplied?
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    (C)
    12.5%
  • 26
    Which of the following will increase the nominal value of national income?
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    (D)
    High rate of subsistence production
  • 27
    Cyclical unemployment is one associated with
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    (B)
    trade fluctuations
  • 28
    Which of the following best defines inflation?
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    (C)
    Persistent increase in prices
  • 29
    Perfect knowledge of events in a perfect market will be made possible by the existence of
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    (A)
    many buyers and sellers
  • 30
    An increase in the price of a commodity from $10 to $ 15 leads to an increase in the quantity supplied from 10 units to 15 units. The price elasticity of supply is
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    (C)
    1.
  • 31
    Economic development may be hindered if there is
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    (D)
    rapid population growth
  • 32
    Which of the following types of unemployment results from changes in the pattern of aggregate demand ?
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    (D)
    Seasonal unemployment
  • 33
    Which of the following is not a reason countries import goods?
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    (D)
    The love for other nations
  • 34
    Provision of short-term loans to solve balance of payments problems is done by the
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    (B)
    International Monetary Fund
  • 35
    West African countries are experiencing worsening terms of trade because
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    (A)
    they are primary producers
  • 36
    Which of the following statements is correct?
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    (B)
    The marginal utility is a always zero whenever the total utility reaches the maximum
  • 37
    A change in the quantity demanded of a given commodity is determined by the
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    (C)
    price of the commodity
  • 38
    The likely implication of the devaluation of a country's currency is that
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    (A)
    exports of such a country become cheaper
  • 39
    International trade is desirable because it
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    (C)
    provides foreign market for local goods
  • 40
    A financial institution established for the purpose of providing specialzed services like acceptance of bills of exchange and equipment leasing is known as
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    (A)
    Merchant Bank
  • 41
    Which of the following functions of money is mostly affected during inflation?
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    (C)
    Store of value
  • 42
    Precautionary motive for holding money is to
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    (C)
    cover unforeseen events
  • 43
    Which of the following measures will not encourage industrialization in West Africa?
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    (A)
    Taking over of all forms of industries by the government
  • 44
    The concentration of many firms of a particular industry in a particular area is known as
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    (C)
    localization of industries
  • 45
    Which of the following is not an effect of the discovery of mineral resources in an area?
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    (D)
    under population