Economics Past Questions

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Question 1
waec 1999
West African economy can best be described as
Aagricultural
Bbackward
Cdeveloped
Dindustrialized
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Question 2
waec 1999
Gross National Product (GNP) less depreciation is known as
AGross Domestic Products
BGross National Income
CFixed National Income
DNet National Income
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Question 3
waec 1999
in order to boost agriculture, West African countries should pay more attention to
Ashifting cultivation
Banimal husbandry
Cseed multiplication
Dmechanization
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Question 4
waec 1999
The most common form of business enterprise in West Africa is the
ASole proprietorship
BCo-operative
CPartnership
Djoint stock company
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Question 5
waec 1999
Infant industries are industries that
Adeals in the production of infant books
Bare in their earlier stage of production
Cproduce dresses for infants
Dare well established
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Question 6
waec 1999
The reward for capital is
Ainterest
Brent
Crisk premium
Dpremium
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Question 7
waec 1999
When a pen and a book is demanded together, the demand is said to be
Acomposite
Bcompetitive
Cjoint
Dderived
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Question 8
waec 1999
which of the following is an indirect tax
Aincome tax
Bcompany tax
Cprofit tax
Dsales tax
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Question 9
waec 1999
The quantity demanded of a commodity is influenced only by changes
Atastes
Bweather
Cprice of the commodity
DPrice of other commodities
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Question 10
waec 1999
which of the following combination of qualities ensures a good tax system?
ADeflationary equity, certainty and convinience
BEconomy convinience, certainty and equity
CEconomy, deflationary, inflationary and certainty
DEconomy, convinience, certainty and inflationary
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Question 11
waec 1999
balance of trade is define as the relationship between
Ainvisible imports and exports
Bvisible and invisible exports
Cimports and exports of services
Dvisible exports and visible imports
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Question 12
waec 1999
In ordinary partnership, the risks are
Aborne by the workers
Bborne by the creditors
Cshared among the partners
Dundertaken by the active partners
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Question 13
waec 1999
Provision of services is classified under
Aprimary production
Bsecondary production
Ctertiary production
Dproduction possibilities
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Question 14
waec 1999
Commodity market can best be described as a market in which
Agoods are sold
Blabour is sold and bought
Cshort-term loans are obtained
Dquoted stocks are bought
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Question 15
waec 1999
Price discrimination can only occur when there is
Aperfect competiton
Bimperfect competition
Ca merge
Dpartnership
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Question 16
waec 1999
The population which yields the highest level of income per head is known as
Aover-population
Bunder-population
Cextreme population
Doptimum population
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Question 17
waec 1999
which of the following is not n item of capital expenditure?
AConstruction of highways
BBuilding of dams
Cpayment of salaries and wages
Dbuilding of a new universities
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Question 18
waec 1999
proportional tax refers to
Ataxation of the rich only
Bequal tax rate for all people
Cunequal tax rate for all people
Dtaxation of civil servants only
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Question 19
waec 1999
Occupational distribution of population is mainly influenced by
Aeconomic factors
Breligious factors
Cgeographical factors
Dsocial factors
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Question 20
waec 1999
Government revenue will increase if tax is imposed on a good whose demand is
Aelastic
Binelastic
Cunitary elastic
Dperfectly elastic
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