WAEC - Economics (2005)

  • 1
    Economic activities are undertaken to solve the problem of
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    (D)
    scarcity
  • 2
    Farming, mining and fishing are
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    (A)
    primary production
  • 3
    A list of consumer's wants arranged in order of priorities is known as
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    (C)
    A scale of preference
  • 4
    The 150.00 Naira which Olu would have used to purchase a textbook was used to buy a T-shirt . This implies that
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    (C)
    Olu's opportunity cost is the textbook
  • 5
    The remuneration of the entrepreneur as a factor of production is called
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    (D)
    profit
  • 6
    The production factor, whose entire world supply is fixed is
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    (A)
    land
  • 7
    when all factors input are reduced by half, the production possibility curve will shift
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    (B)
    inwards
  • 8
    when a worker changes from one tye of job to another, it is called
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    (B)
    occupational mobility of labour
  • 9
    which of the following determines the size of a country's population ? (I) Birth rate (II) Death rate (III) Migration rate (IV) Importation rate (V) Unemployment rate
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    (C)
    (I),(II) and (III)
  • 10
    Age distribution is important because it helps the government to
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    (D)
    undertake effective planning
  • 11
    A group of firm producing similar commodities for the same market constitute
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    (B)
    an industry
  • 12
    a factor that has slowed down the rate of industrial development in West Africa is
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    (A)
    inadequate technology
  • 13
    To achieve an equilibrium position, the consumer must buy so much of each commodity whose price is equal to its
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    (A)
    marginal utility
  • 14
    Price control refers to
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    (B)
    a policy of ensuring stable price in the market
  • 15
    The desire for goods without the ability to pay is called
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    (D)
    wants
  • 16
    amount of goods offered to the market at respective prices and presented in a table is called
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    (B)
    supply schedule
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    At the equilibrium price, quantity demanded is
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    (B)
    equal to quantity supplied
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    If the government fixed a price of a commodity above equilibrium price, the quantity supplied will be
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    (C)
    greater than quantity demanded
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    one of the factors determining price elasticity of demand for a commodity is the
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    (A)
    availability of close substitutes
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    If elasticity of demand for a commodity is less than one, demand is
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    (B)
    inelastic
  • 21
    The transfer of ownership of a public enterprise to individuals and firms is called
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    (C)
    privatization
  • 22
    One-man business are popular in West Africa because of all the following except the
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    (D)
    tendency to become joint-stock compsnies
  • 23
    Wholesalers are often criticized because they
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    (C)
    increase prices
  • 24
    In which of the following business units are the owners mostly customers?
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    (A)
    co-operatives
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    information about new goods is passed on to buyers through
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    (A)
    advertising
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    The profit of the producers can be calculated as the
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    (C)
    total revenue less total cost
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    The direct exchange of one goods for another without the use of money is known as
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    (D)
    barter
  • 28
    Acceptability, durability, homogeneity and portability are all attributes of good
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    (B)
    money
  • 29
    The term demand for money means
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    (C)
    willingness of people to hold money
  • 30
    A persistent and appreciable rise in the general level of price is known as
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    (B)
    inflation
  • 31
    A commercial banks deposits are
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    (A)
    liabilities
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    The lender of last resort in the banking system is the
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    (D)
    central banks
  • 33
    Discounting a bill of exchange means the bill is
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    (C)
    bought for less than its face value
  • 34
    The central banks control credit in the economy through the use of
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    (D)
    open market operation
  • 35
    Among the principles of taxation propounded by Adam Smith was that
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    (B)
    A tax should be convenient to pay
  • 36
    Mr. Bala’s income is $800.00 per month while that of Mr. Jatau is $1,200.00. If Messrs. Bala and Jtau pay $80.00 and $120.00 respectively as taxes, the tax system is
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    (A)
    progressive
  • 37
    Government revenue from the groundnut industry is from
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    (D)
    taxes
  • 38
    The theory of comparative cost advantage is associated with
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    (C)
    David Ricardo
  • 39
    When the value of a nation’s export is greater than its imports
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    (A)
    a favourable balance of trade exists
  • 40
    To improve the balance of payment s position in West African countries, there must be
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    (B)
    increase rate of exportation of goods and services
  • 41
    The Economic Community of the West African States (ECOWAS) is an example of
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    (B)
    economic integration
  • 42
    One reason for the low agricultural production in West African countries is that
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    (C)
    farmers lack the finance and technology required
  • 43
    Mono-product economies are those that
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    (A)
    produce one main commodity
  • 44
    An essential characteristics of market economy is
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    (D)
    consumer sovereignty
  • 45
    In a capitalist system goods are produced for those who
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    (C)
    want them and can also pay for them