Tag: KS5

In an economy, both employment and unemployment rose over a ten year period.

What must have risen?

Select ONE answer:

1. birth rate
2. life expectancy
3. unemployment benefits
4. working population

Show your workings to arrive at your answer, and explain and justify your reasons:

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This multiple-choice question is suitable for Economics KS4 and KS5 classes.

The answer is 4

1. Not correct
2. Not correct
3. Not correct
4. Correct

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In which of the following situations will a country’s terms of trade worsen?

Select ONE answer:

1. The prices of its imports rise by more than the prices of its exports.
2. The total value of external payments rises by more than the total value of external receipts.
3. The value of its imports rises by more than the value of its exports.
4. The volume of its imports rises by more than the volume of its exports.

Show your workings to arrive at your answer, and explain and justify your reasons:

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This multiple-choice question is suitable for Economics KS4 and KS5 classes.

The answer is 1

1. Correct
2. Not correct
3. Not correct
4. Not correct

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Which method of protection raises revenue for the government?

Select ONE answer:

1. domestic subsidies
2. embargo
3. quota
4. tariff

Show your workings to arrive at your answer, and explain and justify your reasons:

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This multiple-choice question is suitable for Economics KS4 and KS5 classes.

The answer is 4

1. Not correct
2. Not correct
3. Not correct
4. Correct

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Kenya and Jamaica attempt to control the supply of coffee in the world market to help stabilise their incomes.

What condition is essential for this to stabilise their incomes effectively?

Select ONE answer:

1. There must be large firms in the industry.
2. It must be possible to store the coffee and release stocks when necessary.
3. Other countries must supply a significant percentage of the total market.
4. The demand for the product must be elastic.

Show your workings to arrive at your answer, and explain and justify your reasons:

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This multiple-choice question is suitable for Economics KS4 and KS5 classes.

The answer is 2

1. Not correct
2. Correct
3. Not correct
4. Not correct

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What is always a characteristic of a public good?

Select ONE answer:

1. Consumption of the good by one individual prevents consumption by any other individual.
2. It confers benefits on consumers that are greater than they themselves realise.
3. It is supplied by a voluntary organisation.
4. The benefits it confers on consumers can be extended to others at zero cost.

Show your workings to arrive at your answer, and explain and justify your reasons:

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This multiple-choice question is suitable for Economics KS4 and KS5 classes.

The answer is 4

1. Not correct
2. Not correct
3. Not correct
4. Correct

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