Past Questions And Answers
The power of a head of state to dissolve the legislature and order a general election is usually associated with the
- A. presidential system of government
- B. monarchical system of government
- C. parliamentary system of government
- D. unitary system of government
From the words lettered A to D below each of the following sentences, choose the word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word as it is used in the sentence.
Mamie complains that her husband oftenrelegates her to the position of a housemaid.
- A. compares
- B. relates
- C. forces
- D. reduces
an industry is described as a group of firms
- A. that provides jobs for many people
- B. which uses advance technology in production
- C. which produces similar products
- D. that provides jobs for few people
Economically, underdeveloped countries are characterized by?
- A. high rate of population growth and low rate of economic growth
- B. high rate of economic growth and low rate of population growth
- C. high rate of population growth aand high rate of economic growth
- D. low rate of population growth and low rate of economic growth
Which of the following metals is not extracted by electrolysis ?
- A. lron
- B. Sodium
- C. Calcium
- D. Magnesium
A credit balance of ?350,000 in a cash account shows that
- A) ?350,000 was the total cash received
- B) ?350,000 was the total cash paid out
- C) Cash at hand equals ?350,000
- D) ?350,000 was the cash overspent
Dissolving some pellets of NaOH in water would result in
- A. a decrease in the free energy of the solution
- B. a decrease in the entropy of the solution
- C. a lowering of the temperature of te solution
- D. an increase in the entropy of the solution
Which of these will not be a typical consequence of an import tariff?
- A) producer surplus increases in the domestic market
- B) consumer surplus increases in the domestic market
- C) deadweight loss is created
- D) government revenue is created
The application of division of labour would generally bring about
- A. Increase in quantity of goods and services
- B. Increase in variety of goods and services
- C. Cheapness of goods and services
- D. Cost efficiency in the production of goods and series.
The main structure in vertebrates that supports and protects the body is the
- A. skeleton
- B. ligament
- C. muscle
- D. joint

