WAEC Past Questions and Answers - Page 3263

16,312.

Which of the following will not retard economic development in West Africa?

A.

Dependence on imports

B.

Population control

C.

High level of illiteracy

D.

Low level of savings

Correct answer is B

Population growth directly triggers higher demand for provision of various aspects of human existence including food, healthcare, housing, jobs, infrastructure, access to resources and many other issues. With Population control, resources can be fairly and equitably distributed to individuals. 

16,314.

An excise tax is imposed on goods

A.

Smuggled into the country

B.

Manufactured locally

C.

Imported into the country 

D.

Seized by custom officials

Correct answer is B

Excise taxes are internal taxes that are levied on the sale of specific goods and services, such as alcohol, fuel and tobacco. These goods are goods that are manufactured in the country. It is an indirect tax that is not paid by the customers directly instead, the excise tax is imposed on the supplier or the producer, who then includes it in the product price.

16,315.

The volume of a given mass of gas at 27oC and 800 mmHg is 76cm2. Calculate its volume at s.t.p

A.

100.0 cm3

B.

72.8 cm3

C.

60.0 cm3

D.

36.4 cm3

Correct answer is B

\(V_2 = \frac{P_1V_1T_2}{P_2T_1} = \frac{800 \times 76 \times 273}{760 \times 300}\)

= 72.8cm3