WAEC Past Questions and Answers - Page 3032

15,156.

If the price of flour rises, then bread

A.

Demand curve will shift to the left while supply curve will shift to the right

B.

Supply curve will shift to the left

C.

Supply curve will shift to the right

D.

Demand curve will shift to the right while supply curve remains unchanged

Correct answer is B

If the cost of resources used to produce a good increases, sellers will be less inclined to supply the same quantity at a given price, and the supply curve will shift to the left. 

15,157.

Nationalist agitation in British West Africa after the World War II led to the ________

A.

disregard for traditional rulers who supported the British

B.

formation of political parties

C.

killing of British administrative officials

D.

cooperation of the ex-servicemen with the governor

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

15,158.

The major concern of the United Nations Organization (UNO) is world ________

A.

trade

B.

peace

C.

health

D.

cooperation

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

15,159.

ECOWAS monitoring group (ECOMOG)  was established to ________

A.

recruit able-bodied men to defend West Africa

B.

restore peace to war-torn West African countries

C.

change bad government in West Africa

D.

corporation of the ex-servicemen with the governor

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

15,160.

Which of the following is not an effect of many middlemen in the chain of production?

A.

Shortage of commodities

B.

Low retail prices

C.

Hoarding of goods

D.

High retail prices

Correct answer is B

Middlemen intervention raise price for consumers. The real profit goes to the middlemen who buy up the farm products at almost give away prices and sell at outrageous prices to the consumers.