WAEC Past Questions and Answers - Page 3365

16,821.

A major function of the price mechanism is that it determines the

A.

Allocation of resources

B.

Amount of national savings

C.

Population of the country

D.

Number of goods to be taxed

Correct answer is A

The price mechanism is a mechanism where price plays a key role in directing the activities of producers, consumers, resource suppliers. It aids in resource allocation, as both the buyer and seller can decide on what product to produce and what to buy.

16,822.

Which of the following equations for the efficiency of a machine is correct?

A.

Efficiency = \(\frac{\text{Velocity Ratio}}{\text{Mechanical Advantage}}\) x 100%

B.

Efficiency = \(\frac{input}{output}\) x 100%

C.

Efficiency = \(\frac{\text{load distance}}{\text{effort distance}}\) x 100%

D.

Efficiency = \(\frac{\text{Mechanical Advantage}}{\text{Velocity Ratio}}\) x 100%

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

16,824.

Which of the following devices convert heat energy to electrical energy?

A.

transformer

B.

dynamo

C.

thermocouple

D.

thermostat

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

16,825.

A ball is dropped and it hits the floor at a point A. It rebounds upward to a point B. While moving from A to B its?

A.

kinetic energy is increasing

B.

potential energy is increasing

C.

potential energy is decreasing

D.

kinetic energy remains constant

Correct answer is B

The Kinetic Energy of a body is energy possessed by a body as a result of its motion. Hence, while in motion the kinetic energy of a body changes into potential energy as it rebounds from the floor