WAEC - Economics (2001)

  • 1
    Economic problems arises because
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    (A)
    resource are scarce relative to wants
  • 2
    The economic system in which resource are privately owned dis known as
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    (A)
    Capitalism
  • 3
    Quasi-rent refers to
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    (D)
    payments made on any factors of production that is temporaly fixed in supply
  • 4
    Reward for entrepreneurship is
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    (D)
    profit
  • 5
    Which of the following is the function of an entrepreneur?
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    (B)
    decision making
  • 6
    The difference between the highest and lowest in a set of data is
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    (A)
    range
  • 7
    In which of the following economic system is the consumer referred to as the king?
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    (A)
    Capitalist economy
  • 8
    The dispersal of people in a country is called
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    (B)
    geographical distribution
  • 9
    In a country with ageing population , the total population
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    (C)
    is increasing at a low rate
  • 10
    Population growth can be controlled by all the following except
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    (B)
    incentives on immigration
  • 11
    Performance of one task in a production process is known as
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    (A)
    specialization
  • 12
    The cost incurred by using both fixed and variable factors in production is called
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    (C)
    total cost
  • 13
    Consumer buy more of a commodity at a lower price than at a higher price because
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    (D)
    with the same amount of money they will be able to buy more
  • 14
    The demand for a commodity not directly for immediate consumption but for the production of another commodity is
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    (B)
    derived demand
  • 15
    Which of the following is a luxury item?
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    (D)
    Gold
  • 16
    If the quantity demanded of a particular commodity is represented by the function Qd = 30 - 2p, what is the quantity demanded at a price of twelve Naira?
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    (A)
    6 units
  • 17
    The responsiveness of demand to a change in income is the measurement of
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    (C)
    income elasticity of demand
  • 18
    The upward slope of the supply curve indicates that
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    (A)
    more will be supplied as price rises
  • 19
    monocultural agriculture means
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    (B)
    the cultivation of one major crop
  • 20
    Industries are not sited in most rural areas of Nigeria because ?
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    (A)
    of inadequate basic infrastructure
  • 21
    Which of the following business units can issue shares?
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    (B)
    private limited companies
  • 22
    When the government initiates measures to make an organization in which it has substantial interest more profit oriented, such a business is described as being
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    (D)
    commercialized
  • 23
    which of the following is not a trade union in Nigeria?
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    (C)
    Nigerian Ecoonomic Society
  • 24
    The monopolist power can be controlled by the government through
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    (B)
    price legislation
  • 25
    Which of the following is not a condition for a perfect market?
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    (B)
    ignorance of consumers
  • 26
    The reward for a shareholdership of a company is
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    (C)
    dividends
  • 27
    In a public corporation , the risks of business are borne by the
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    (B)
    tax payers
  • 28
    One of the function of money is
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    (B)
    unit of accounts
  • 29
    Money is demanded for which of the following reasons?
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    (A)
    to meet unforseen contigencies
  • 30
    The quantity theory of money states that a reduction in the quantity of money in circulation would bring about
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    (B)
    a proportionate fall in prices
  • 31
    which of the following is the most liquid asset?
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    (C)
    Bank deposit
  • 32
    The situation in which there is persistent fall in the general price level is referred to as
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    (C)
    deflation
  • 33
    commercial banks settle their daily interbank indebtedness through the
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    (D)
    Clearing House
  • 34
    One disadvantage of inflation is that?
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    (B)
    fixed income eaners lose
  • 35
    Short-term loans can be sourced from
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    (D)
    commercial banks
  • 36
    if there is an increase in wages and salaries without corresponding increase in the supply of goods and services, the situation will lead to
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    (B)
    inflation
  • 37
    public expenditure can be financed from all the following sources except the
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    (D)
    mobilization fees
  • 38
    which of the following is a direct tax
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    (C)
    capital gain tax
  • 39
    Tax evasion means
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    (C)
    making false declaration of taxable income
  • 40
    A greater burden of tax on a product with high price elasticity of demand rests mainly on the
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    (A)
    producer
  • 41
    An ad volarem tax refers to a tax
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    (C)
    based on the value of the commodity
  • 42
    Which of the following is associated with the development of petroleum industry in Nigeria?
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    (A)
    Neglect of agriculture
  • 43
    Balance of payment deficit can be corrected by
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    (C)
    export promotion measures
  • 44
    The exchange of goods and services across countries can be described as
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    (B)
    multilateral trade
  • 45
    Which of the following is a major barrier to international trade?
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    (D)
    ideological differences amongst nations