WAEC Economics Past Questions & Answers - Page 247

1,231.

Rents and interest are rewards to

A.

Labour and capital respectively

B.

Land only

C.

Capital only

D.

Labour and land respectively

E.

Land and capital respectively

Correct answer is E

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,232.

The indigenisation policy in Nigeria is aimed at

A.

Nationalising foreign businesses

B.

Alternating foreign investors

C.

Commandeering foreign businesses in Nigeria

D.

Expelling foreign investors and taking over their investment

E.

Increasing equity participation and control by Nigerians

Correct answer is E

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,233.

The largest employment sector in a typical West African country is

A.

Construction

B.

Transportation

C.

Petroleum

D.

Agriculture

E.

Manufacturing

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,234.

Division of labour leads to

A.

Employment of everybody

B.

Decrease in output

C.

Monotony of work

D.

Increase of time in workshops

E.

Increase of time in learning a trade

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,235.

Decreasing returns to scale implies that if all factors of production are doubled, output will be

A.

More than doubled

B.

Less than doubled

C.

Doubled

D.

Unchanged

E.

Trebled

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.