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THEORY QUESTIONS
WAEC SYLLABUS

WASSCE 2012

Objectives



1. Which of the following problems arises where there ire more than one technically possible methods of production?

A. Where to produce

B. For whom to produce

C. how to produce.

D. What to produce


2. Visible balance is also known as

A. terms of trade

B. balance of payments

C. balance of trade

D. capital balance


3. A shift in the demand curve indicates

A. exceptional demand

B. change in demand

C. change in quantity demanded

D. elasticity of demand


4. If a 6% decrease in price results in more than 6% decrease in quantity supplied, supply can be regarded as

A. elastic

B. unitary elastic

C. perfectly inelastic

D. perfectly elastic


5. A condition for consumer utility maximization is

A. equality of the ratio of marginal utilities and ratio or Prices.

B. equality of the ratio, average utilities and the ratio of Prices.

C. equality of the marginal Utility to total utility ratio For both commodities.

D. total utility and marginal utility must he zeros.


ANSWERS

6. Which of the following best describes the mode? The

A. observation with the highest frequency

b. average of two middle numbers

C. item that occupies the middle position

d. different of two extreme values


7. Where a commodity takes an insignificant proportion of the consumer’s income, demand fur it will be

A. unitary elastic

B. price inelastic

C. fairly elastic

D. income inelastic


8. A demand schedule shows the quantities of goods that Are

A. bought at given prices at a time

B. supplied at given prices at a time

C. produced at given prices at a time

D. reserved for future consumption


9. The demand curve for a commodity is downward sloping Because the consumer will pay

A. less as the marginal utility falls

B. more as the marginal utility falls

C. less as the total utility falls

D. more as the average utility falls


10. A decrease in the demand for a product X resulted in a decrease in the demand for another product Y. The demand for X and Y is

A. derived

B. composite

C. joint

D. competitive


ANSWERS

11. Any price below the equilibrium Price will lead to

A. increase in supply

B. excess demand

C. equality of demand and supply

D. Decrease in demand


12. The allocation of goods and services in a free market Economy is performed by

A. the price system

B. the banking system

C. the central planning body

D. government budget


13. Given the demand function Q d = 20 — ½ P. What is Q d when P is $ r2?

A. 6 units

B. 10 units

C. 12 units

D. II units


I4. If a particular consumer derives total utility of 22 units having consumed 4 units of a given product. his average utility will be

A. 88 units

B. 18 units

C. 5.5 units

D. 3.5 units


15. The law of diminishing marginal utility applies to a

A. firm which minimizes cost

B. consumer who maximizes satisfaction

C. producer who maximizes marginal product

D. consumer who maximizes total utility


ANSWERS

16. Why is the law of diminishing returns a short run phenomenon?

A. All inputs are fixed

B. All inputs are variable

C. Some outputs are variable

D. Some inputs are variable


17. Which of the following is capable of increasing the population of a country’?

A. Decrease in death rate

B. increase in death rate

C. Poor medical facilities

D. Decrease in birth rate


18. In the firm’s production process, marginal cost

A. falls continuously throughout

B. falls and later rises

C. remains unchanged throughout

D. rises and later falls


19. If a firms price is less than average cost but more than Average variable cost, the firm is covering

A. all of its fixed cost and variable cost

B. all of its fixed cost and part of variable cost

C. all of its variable cost and part of fixed cost

D. part of its fixed cost and part of its variable cost


20. An arrangement in which the debts of a company can only he paid from its own assets implies

A. unlimited liability

B. transferred liability

C. limited liability

D. capital liability


ANSWERS

21. One reason why small scale businesses are very common In West Africa is that

A. they can easily float shares

B. their management boards are easily

C. their initial capital is easy to rise

D. their dividend payments are very regular


22. A public limited company could finance its operations Through

A. government taxes

B. equity shares

C. dividend payment

D. import duties


23. The factor of production which takes the initiative in combing resources for production is known as

A. capital

B. land

C. entrepreneur

B. labour


24. The type of monopoly that develops as a result of granting patent right is known as

A. natural monopoly

B. state monopoly

C. legal monopoly

D. discriminating monopoly


25. Which of the following markets determines its own price or output?

A. Perfect market

B. Common market

C. Monopoly market

D. Commodity market


ANSWERS

26. Which of the following is a function of a retailer?

A. Banking services

B. Hoarding-services

C. Storage services

D. Sales services


27. The difference between the number of immigrants and emigrants is

A. natural growth rate

B. natural increase

C. net migration

D. census


28. All the following are features of optimum population except

A. full employment of available resources

B. unlimited amount of unexploited resources

C. maximum per capital production and income

D. high standard of living


29. The financial institution that specializes in risk spreading is called

A. an investment bank

B. a development bank

C. an insurance bank

D. the stock exchange


30. The following are means of reducing the population of a country except encouraging

A. emigration

B. family planning

C. early marriage

D. sex education


ANSWERS

31. Which of the following features best describes peasant agriculture in West Africa? It

A. specializes in the production of one crop

B. involves the use of small farm holdings

C. is a capital-intensive system of farming

D. is mostly associated with tree crops


32. One of the problems facing industrial development in West African countries is

A. inadequate large market

B, inadequate infrastructure

C. inadequate supply of labour

D. unavailability of natural resources


33. In a situation where the finished product of an industry is fragile, bulky and perishable, such an industry should be located close to its

A. raw materials

B. market

C. labour supply

D. power supply


34. If Y= Income, C = Consumption, I = Investment, X = Export and M = Import, then national income is

A. Y=C—I+ (x + m)

B. Y= C+1+(x + m)

C. Y=C + I + (x-m)

D. Y=C + l+(m + x)


35. The national income is the

A. Gross Domestic Product at market prices

B. Gross National Product at factor cost

C. Net National Product at factor cost

D. Net National Product at market prices


ANSWERS

36. When depreciation is deducted from Gross National Product, the result is

A. total national income

B. gross domestic product

C. net national product

D. net domestic product


37. Mr. Okpoti has meat and wants maize, while Mr. Adama has maize and wants meat. A transaction was made possible because of

A. joint demand

B. mscale of preference

C. double coincidence of wants

D opportunity cost


38. Which of the following is not a form of money?

A. Coins

B. Bank notes

C. Bank balance

D. Bank deposit


39. A price index as a statistic, measures

A. how the value of money changes over time

B. the volume of currency in the economy

C. the exchange rate of a country’s currency

D. the composition of goods and services


40. The difference between birth rate and death rate is known as

A. demographic transition

B. natural growth rate

C. migration rate

D. fertility rate


ANSWERS

41. In open market operations, what the Central Bank sells or buys are

A. shares

B. debentures

C. securities

D. equities


42. The following are-reasons for the failure of agricultural Policies in West Africa except

A. vague policy statements

B. negation of policies

C. creation of agro-service stations

D. provision of obsolete implements


43. A situation in which the estimated government revenue is less than the proposed expenditure for a given year can be described as

A. surplus budgeting

B. supplementary budgeting

C. balanced budgeting

D. deficit budgeting


44. An excise tax imposed on goods

A. smuggled into the country

B. manufactured locally

C. imported into the country

D. seized by custom officials


45. Which of the following will not retard economic development in West Africa?

A. Dependence on imports

B. Population control

C. High level of illiteracy

D. Low level of savings


ANSWERS

46. When there is improvement in a country’s term of trade, It means that the country’s

A. exports are cheaper relative to imports

B. imports are cheaper relative to exports

C. volume of exports has declined

D. volume of exports has declined


47. Which of the following is true about substitution? It

A. helps in increasing exportation

B. is meant to reduce exportation

C. enables a country to curtail importation

D. enables a country to improve on importation


48. Balance of payments problem can be corrected through

A. Increasing foreign reserves

B. increasing domestic borrowing

C. import promotion strategies

D. export promotion strategies


49. One of the reasons why government may erect trade Barrier is to

A. control foreign currencies

B. protect infant industries

C. promote importation

D. diversify the economy


50. Which of the following is not a function of the West African Development Bank?

A. Perfect market

B. Common market

C. Monopoly market

D. Commodity market



WASSCE JUNE 2012 ECONOMICS OBJECTIVE TEST

ANSWERS

​ 1. C 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. A 6. A 7. B 8. A 9. C 10. C 11. B 12. A 13. D 14. C 15. B 16. A 17. A 18. B 19. A 20. C 21. C 22. B 23. C 24. C 25. C 26. D 27. C 28. B 29. C 30. C 31. A 32. B 33. B 34. C 35. A 36. C 37. C 38. C 39. A 40. B 41. C 42. C 43. D 44. B 45. B 46. C 47. C 48. D 49. B 50. B


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