WAEC Economics Past Questions & Answers - Page 44

216.

Which of the following is a benefit to a member country of World Bank?

A.

Easy access to long term loans

B.

Management of foreign exchange

C.

Mediating in labour dispute

D.

Financing balance of payment deficit

Correct answer is A

The World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. We are not a bank in the ordinary sense but a unique partnership to reduce poverty and support development. 

217.

In order to correct adverse balance of payments problem, government should

A.

Reduce tariffs

B.

Increase subsidies on exports

C.

Increase tax on local industries

D.

Reduce personal income tax

Correct answer is B

Methods of correcting adverse balance of payments

Well- known Methods of Correcting in Adverse Balance of Payment

  • Trade Policy Measures: Expanding, Exports and Restraining Imports
  • Expenditure-Reducing Policies
  • Tight Monetary Policy
  • Contractionary Fiscal Policy
  • Expenditure – Switching Policies: Devaluation
  • Devaluation: Marshall Lerner Condition

218.

The abolition of all forms of trade barriers among member countries while maintaining common external tariffs against non members is a feature of a

A.

Free trade

B.

Custom union

C.

Common market

D.

Economic union

Correct answer is D

An economic union is an agreement between two or more nations to allow goods, services, money and workers to move over borders freely. The countries may also coordinate social and financial policies to support this common market.

219.

A country has favourable terms of trade when the prices of her

A.

Exports rises relative to the price of her imports

B.

Exports falls relative to the price of her imports

C.

Imports rise faster than the prices of imports

D.

Imports and exports move in the same direction

Correct answer is A

If the prices of a country's exports rise relative to the prices of its imports, one says that its terms of trade have moved in a favourable direction, because, in effect, it now receives more imports for each unit of goods exported.

220.

A concious effort of government to achieve a specific set of goals is?

A.

Economic planning

B.

Economic development

C.

Economic growth

D.

Economic target

Correct answer is A

An economic plan is an outline of schemes designed to achieve certain pre-determined economic objectives, in a particular order of priorities within a specified period of time. This is the technique that a state follows to achieve economic development.

The main features of economic planning are as follows:

1. Determining the objectives that are to be achieved.

2. Estimating the resources that are available in the country.

3. Determining the order in which the objectives are to be achieved.

4. Designing suitable schemes for realizing of the objectives.

5. Determining the plan outlay and investment.

6. Allocation of resources between different sectors as per the priority of objectives

7. Establishing a body for the formulation, organization and appraisal of the plans