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Economics Past Questions and Answers

Economics Questions

Question 966:
The stock exchange market is where?
  • A Businessmen borrow some capital
  • B The federal government trades on treasury bills
  • C Existing bonds and stocks are traded
  • D New stocks and shares are bought or sold
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Question 967:
Commercial bank reserves at the Central Bank have the effect of?
  • A Controlling credit and money supply
  • B Discouraging banking operations
  • C Advancing trade prospects
  • D Reducing bank frauds
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Question 968:
A tax is defined as regressive if?
  • A The proportion of income paid as tax increase as the income level increases
  • B All income group pay the same percentage of their income as tax
  • C The proportion if income taen by the tax falls as income increases
  • D The proportion of income taken by the tax is a fixed nominal amount of income for all income groups
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Question 969:
Government intervention in an economy is often justified on the group that?
  • A Wants are unlimited while resources are scarce
  • B Productivity is higher in the public than in the private sector
  • C Free market may not work, or produce desirable results
  • D Opportunity cost of government expenditure is zero
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Question 970:
The three groups of government revenue are?
  • A Investment income, direct tax and indirect tax
  • B Imports duties, excise tax and export duties
  • C Company tax, personal income tax and import duties
  • D Company tax, import duties and excise tax
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