Year : 
2001
Title : 
Economics
Exam : 
WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE

Paper 1 | Objectives

1 - 10 of 47 Questions

# Question Ans
1.

Economic problems arises because

A. resource are scarce relative to wants

B. man is insatiable

C. money is scarce

D. man engages in too many economic activities

A

2.

The economic system in which resource are privately owned dis known as

A. Capitalism

B. Socialism

C. communism

D. unitarism

A

3.

Quasi-rent refers to

A. payment made on aquisition of a firm's premises

B. payment made for the procurement of tools and equipments

C. returns on investment

D. payments made on any factors of production that is temporaly fixed in supply

D

4.

Reward for entrepreneurship is

A. rent

B. wages

C. interest

D. profit

D

5.

Which of the following is the function of an entrepreneur?

A. Avoidance of risks

B. decision making

C. employment control

D. Organizing unions

B

6.

The difference between the highest and lowest in a set of data is

A. range

B. median

C. variance

D. mode

A

7.

In which of the following economic system is the consumer referred to as the king?

A. Capitalist economy

B. socialist economy

C. communist economy

D. Mixed economy

A

8.

The dispersal of people in a country is called

A. mobility of people

B. geographical distribution

C. occupational distribution

D. state distribution

B

9.

In a country with ageing population , the total population

A. comprises young school leavers only

B. comprises mainly women

C. is increasing at a low rate

D. has reached the optimum level

C

10.

Population growth can be controlled by all the following except

A. legalizing abortion

B. incentives on immigration

C. family planning

D. limiting number of children per family

B

1.

Economic problems arises because

A. resource are scarce relative to wants

B. man is insatiable

C. money is scarce

D. man engages in too many economic activities

A

2.

The economic system in which resource are privately owned dis known as

A. Capitalism

B. Socialism

C. communism

D. unitarism

A

3.

Quasi-rent refers to

A. payment made on aquisition of a firm's premises

B. payment made for the procurement of tools and equipments

C. returns on investment

D. payments made on any factors of production that is temporaly fixed in supply

D

4.

Reward for entrepreneurship is

A. rent

B. wages

C. interest

D. profit

D

5.

Which of the following is the function of an entrepreneur?

A. Avoidance of risks

B. decision making

C. employment control

D. Organizing unions

B

6.

The difference between the highest and lowest in a set of data is

A. range

B. median

C. variance

D. mode

A

7.

In which of the following economic system is the consumer referred to as the king?

A. Capitalist economy

B. socialist economy

C. communist economy

D. Mixed economy

A

8.

The dispersal of people in a country is called

A. mobility of people

B. geographical distribution

C. occupational distribution

D. state distribution

B

9.

In a country with ageing population , the total population

A. comprises young school leavers only

B. comprises mainly women

C. is increasing at a low rate

D. has reached the optimum level

C

10.

Population growth can be controlled by all the following except

A. legalizing abortion

B. incentives on immigration

C. family planning

D. limiting number of children per family

B