Economics Past Questions

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Question 21
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Goods are described as inferior if their demand

Adecreases as price falls
Bincreases as income rises
Cdecreases as income increases
Dincreases as price increases
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Question 22
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In the figure above, YZ represents 

Aexcess demand
Bexcess supply
Cequilibrium quantity
Dequilibrium price
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Question 23
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Use the figure below to answer the question that follows

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The curves D\(_{0}\)D\(_{0}\) and S\(_{0}\)S\(_{0}\) are the initial demand and supply curves respectively. What happens when government provides subsidies to producers?

AThe supply curve will shift from S\(_{0}\)S\(_{2}\) to S\(_{2}\)S\(_{0}\)
BThe supply curve will shift from S\(_{0}\)S\(_{0}\) to S\(_{1}\)S\(_{1}\)
CThe demand curve will shift from D\(_{0}\)D\(_{0}\) to D\(_{1}\)D\(_{1}\)
DThe supply curve will shift from S\(_{0}\)S\(_{0}\) to S\(_{0}\)S\(_{0}\)
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Question 24
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The figure above shows the change in demand for Commodity X which is a normal good. Use it to answer the question that follows.

Which of the following caused the change in demand from D\(_{1}\) D\(_{1}\) to D\(_{2}\)D\(_{2}\)

AFall in the income of consumers
BRise in the price of a substitute
CRise in the price of a complement
DFall in the supply of commodity X
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Question 25
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Use the figure below to answer the question that follows

What does the diagram above depict

Asimple bar chart
Bcomplex bar chart
Ccomponent bar chart
DPictogram bar chart
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Question 26
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In a free market economy, resources are allocated through the 

Agovernment department
Bprice mechanisms
Ctrade union
Dstate planning committee.
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Question 27
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Land as a factor of production is made useful through the 

Aapplication of human effort
Bacts of nature
Capplication of fertilizer
Duse of machines
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Question 28
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When the production possibility curve shifts outwards, the economy experiences

Agrowth
Bover-production
Cinefficient use of resources
Dunder-production
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Question 29
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Which of the following is central to the definition of Economics?

Aresources
Bwants
Cscarcity
Dcapital
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