Economics Past Questions And Answers
2301
An imperfect market exist where?
- A. the product is homogenous
- B. there is perfect information among sellers
- C. both buyers and sellers have free entry into and free exits from the market
- D. the location of some sellers gives them an advantage over others
2302
In Economics production is complete when
- A. Goods are manufactured in the factories
- B. are sold to the final consumer
- C. goods and services are distributed by the government
- D. producers fixed the price of goods produced
2303
International trade is desirable because it
- A. may lead to overproduction
- B. brings about over-dependence of countries on one another
- C. provides foreign market for local goods
- D. brings about unhealthy competition and rivalries
2304
The economic system in which the state takes the economic decision s through detailed planning is
- A. Capitalism
- B. socialism
- C. traditional economic system
- D. mixed economic system
2305
A medium of exchange which is generally acceptable is
- A. bater
- B. a cheque
- C. government bond
- D. money
2306
inflation caused by increase in demand is known as
- A. cost-push inflation
- B. hyper-inflation
- C. demand-pull inflation
- D. creeping inflation
2307
personal savings are generally low in West Africa because of
- A. the level of income of people
- B. the refusal of banks to grant loans
- C. overpopulation
- D. cheaper foreign currencies
2308
A major problem facing all economies is how to?
- A. increase consumption of imported goods
- B. improve trade among nations
- C. transform from a developing to a developed economy
- D. allocate scarce resources
2309
Money may not be accepted as a store of value if?
- A. its value is unstable
- B. it is easily transferable
- C. its value is stable
- D. it is easily divisible
2310
The range is used to
- A. estimate the mean from grouped data
- B. calculate the standard deviation
- C. determine the spread of a set of data
- D. measure the difference between the mean and the mode

