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
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The components of a three-sector economy are
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(C)
households, firms and the government
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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
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Which of the following is not a characteristic of a developing country? High
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(A)
real per capita income
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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?
