WAEC Economics Past Questions & Answers - Page 285

1,421.

In Economics, market is defined as

A.

A place where buyers and sellers come together to exchange goods

B.

Any agreement made for consumers to buy all they need

C.

Any arrangement made for producers to sell all their goods

D.

Any arrangement where by buyers and sellers are in close touch with one another

E.

A place where only consumer goods are sold

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,422.

An inflation in which the price rises steadily at an average rate of about 2% per annum is best described as

A.

Galloping

B.

Induced

C.

Creeping

D.

Suppressed

E.

Run-away

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,423.

The greatest disadvantages of barter system is the need for

A.

Durability

B.

Divisibility

C.

Homogeneity

D.

Double coincidence of wants

E.

Portability

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,424.

A table which shows the price of a commodity and the quantity of it that is demanded per unit time is a

A.

Time series

B.

Demand series

C.

Demand curve

D.

Demand schedule

E.

Time schedule

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,425.

Scarcity in Economics means that resources

A.

Are not enough to share among producers of goods and services

B.

Needed to satisfy human wants are limited

C.

Are never enough to share among consumers of goods and services

D.

Required to meet our essential wants are unlimited

E.

Can be managed if those who use them can behave rationally

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.