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Economics/P1 SECTION A (COMPULSORY)

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A deliberate action by the government to increase the value of a currency is known as …

a)

A revaluation.

b)

B appreciation.

c)

C devaluation.

d)

D depreciation.

2.

Business cycles that last from 7 to 11 years, caused by changes in net investments, are known as … cycles.

a)

Kuznets

b)

Kondratieff

c)

Jugler

d)

Kitchin

3.

The relationship between the tax rate and the tax revenue for the government is illustrated by the … curve.

a)

A Phillips

b)

B Laffer

c)

C Lorenz

d)

D Indifference

4.

If the value of the marginal propensity to consume (MPC) is 0,6, the value of the marginal propensity to save (MPS) will be …

a)

0,4.

b)

0,75.

c)

1,67.

d)

2,5.

5.

A limit on the quantity of goods and services that can be purchased from other countries is known as import …

a)

A tariff.

b)

B incentive.

c)

C levy.

d)

D quota.

6.

A growth and development strategy that was intended to halve unemployment and poverty by 2014 was known as …

a)

Reconstruction and Development Policy.

b)

Accelerated and Shared Growth Initiative for South Africa.

c)

Growth, Employment and Redistribution Programme.

d)

National Skills Development Strategy.

7.

The government's broad approach to industrialisation is set out in the …

a)

A. Industrial Policy Action Plan.

b)

B. Strategic Integrated Projects.

c)

C. Skills Support Programme.

d)

D. National Industrial Policy Framework.

8.

The increase in the population of cities and towns through the movement of people from rural areas is known as …

a)

immigration.

b)

migration.

c)

urbanisation.

d)

emigration.

9.

Give ONE term for the following description: The withdrawal of money from the circular flow.

a)

Leakage

b)

Injection

c)

Multiplier

d)

Equilibrium

10.

Give ONE term for the following description: A summary of the various indicators of the same type into a single value.

a)

Composite index

b)

Mean value

c)

Standard deviation

d)

Frequency table

11.

Give ONE term for the following description: The exchange rate is determined by market forces with intervention by the central bank.

a)

Managed floating exchange rate

b)

Fixed exchange rate

c)

Currency board arrangement

d)

Free floating exchange rate

12.

Give ONE term for the following description: The increase in the capacity of the economy to produce more goods and services.

a)

Economic growth

b)

Inflation

c)

Recession

d)

Stagflation

13.

Give ONE term for the following description: The processing of natural resources into finished products.

a)

Manufacturing

b)

Mining

c)

Cultivation

d)

Extraction

14.

Give ONE term for the following description: The lowest interest rate charged by commercial banks to their best clients.

a)

Prime rate

b)

Discount rate

c)

Overdraft rate

d)

Penalty rate