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Economics Past Questions and Answers

Waec Economics Questions

Question 1466:
In developing countries, a larger percentage of the labour force is employed in the
  • A Trade sector
  • B Tertiary sector
  • C Primary sector
  • D Secondary sector
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Question 1467:
An industry is best described as
  • A Firm that sells a set of closely related commodities
  • B Industrial concern that is into production and selling of goods
  • C A factory that produces different lines of product
  • D A group of firms that sells a closely related set of products
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Question 1468:
The main item traded on a stock exchange market is
  • A Treasury bills
  • B Travellers cheque
  • C Foreign currencies
  • D New shares
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Question 1469:
The proportion of commercial banks' total assets kept in the form of highly liquid assets is known as
  • A Demand deposit
  • B Fixed deposit
  • C Cash ratio
  • D Moral suasion
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Question 1470:
which of the following is not an objective of economic planning
  • A Need to direct economic development of the country towards the desired direction
  • B Desire to ensure a sustained cultural development of the country
  • C Desire to widen the gap between developing countries and the developed world
  • D Management of scarce resources in the face of unlimited wants of the citizens
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