Past Questions And Answers
Which of the following trends in retailing provides the convenience of shopping without cash
- A. Automatic vending
- B. Self-service
- C. Credit card
- D. Window display
The reward to capital as a factor of production is
- A. rent
- B. wage
- C. interest
- D. commission
A student in Obu'pu Secondary School discovers that he simultaneously needs a pen, an exercise book, an eraser and a ruler, but that he can purchase only one of these items. What is the first thing he is expected to do?
- A. Check how much he has
- B. Find out which is the cheapest of the items
- C. Draw up a scale of preference
- D. Weigh the opportunity cost of each item against the other
Daniel was distinguished above all other satraps and presidents because he
- A. worshipped only one God
- B. had an excellent spirit in him
- C. refused to worship the golden image
- D. interpreted the king's dream
What was the central theme of Ezekiel's prophecies during the exile?
- A. God's judgment and the hope of restoration
- B. The promise of a new messianic king
- C. The punishment of Babylon
- D. The restoration of the temple in Jerusalem
Which of the following structures controls the activities of the living cell?
- A. Nucleus
- B. Centrosome
- C. Chloroplast
- D. Golgi body
(ai) The diagram below shows the effects of the introduction of a subsidy on the production of maize. Study the diagram and answer the questions that follow.
Identify the curves labelled X,Y,Z
(aii) The diagram below shows the effects of the introduction of a subsidy on the production of maize. Study the diagram and answer the questions that follow.
State the direction of change in price and quantity with the introduction of subsidy
(bi) The diagram below shows the effects of the introduction of a subsidy on the production of maize. Study the diagram and answer the questions that follow.
Calculate the total revenue of the producers before the introduction of subsidy
(bii) The diagram below shows the effects of the introduction of a subsidy on the production of maize. Study the diagram and answer the questions that follow.
Calculate the total revenue of the producers after the introduction of subsidy
(c) The diagram below shows the effects of the introduction of a subsidy on the production of maize. Study the diagram and answer the questions that follow.
Calculate the percentage increase or decrease in total revenue of the producers with the introduction of subsidy
(d) The diagram below shows the effects of the introduction of a subsidy on the production of maize. Study the diagram and answer the questions that follow.
If the quantity demanded of maize increases from 20 to 40 bags as a result of a fall in price from $15 to $10, calculate the price elasticity of demand.
(e) The diagram below shows the effects of the introduction of a subsidy on the production of maize. Study the diagram and answer the questions that follow.
State the type of elasticity of demand in 2(d).

The following is no true of price mechanism
- A) Equilibrium price is determined by forces of demand and supply
- B) Individual households and firms pursue personal interest
- C) Producers and consumers are rational in decision making
- D) Price control is prominent in me commodity and input markets
Based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet,
The play shares the feature of classical tragedy through the use of
- A. violence on stage
- B. chorus
- C. comic relief
- D. flashback
This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T.(eds.): A Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro, M. et al (eds.): Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E.et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga D.I. (ed.): Weast African Verse.
In Cheney-Coker's Myopia, the attitude of the poet is one of
- A. sympathy
- B. joy
- C. empathy
- D. envy

