Cambridge Past Paper Questions
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The diagram shows the demand curve for a product. [Figure 8.1] What is the price at which the price elasticity of demand is unit elastic?
Public transport in an economy has an income elasticity of demand of –0.36. What does this mean about public transport?
Which type of good is most suitable for a successful buffer stock scheme?
The demand for electric vehicle batteries is derived from the demand for electric vehicles. To tackle climate change, a government subsidises produ...
The diagram shows the market for a demerit good. The initial equilibrium is at point X. [Figure 12.1] What will be the new equilibrium if the gover...
To improve the health of people, a government puts a tax on the sale of drinks that contain sugar. What are the likely effects of this tax on both ...
The income Gini coefficient of a country changes from 0.29 to 0.33 over time. What might explain this change?
What is an example of an injection into the circular flow of income in an open economy?
The diagram shows the AD and AS curves for a country. The equilibrium level of national income is Y₁ and the general price level is P₁. [Figure 16....
The diagram shows aggregate demand and aggregate supply curves for an economy. [Figure 17.1] What would cause a change in the aggregate demand from...
A government reduces the benefits that it pays to unemployed workers to increase the incentive to work. Which types of macroeconomic policies are b...
A central bank is asked by the government to help achieve price stability. If inflation rises steeply, which policy will not be directly within the...
What is not a likely reason for a government having the objective of economic growth?
What is the effect of an increase in the money supply on the interest rate and the aggregate demand (AD) curve?
A country has a target rate of inflation of 2.5% and has recently experienced the actual rate rising to 6%, with unemployment falling to very low l...
What is the most likely reason for a government to introduce a progressive tax?
What is the least likely consequence of rapid economic growth?
A country with a floating exchange rate has a large deficit on the current account of the balance of payments. What is most likely to decrease as a...
Between June and the end of July 2016, the UK pound sterling depreciated by 11% against a basket of currencies of the UK's major trading partners. ...
What is the effect of a cut in a country's income tax rates on its exports and imports?
The diagram shows the effect of a government removing the tariff on imports of rice into its country. [Figure 30.1] How would the removal of this t...
Read the following text passages then answer the questions which follow. Qur'an 17.34 17.34 Come not nigh to the orphan's property except to impro...
'It is difficult for a Muslim leader to rule by the laws of God in the modern world.' Discuss.
How far can Muslim women contribute to society while keeping to the teachings of Islam? Discuss with reference to one Muslim woman from modern time...
To what extent should Muslims interact with people of other faiths?
Read the following text passages then answer the questions which follow. Qur'an 17.35 Give full measure when ye measure, and weigh with a balance ...
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'It is difficult for Muslim women to be promoters of knowledge.' How far do you agree with this statement?
Discuss how Muslim leaders can promote justice and human rights. Refer to either women or non-Muslims in your answer.
Evaluate different ways in which Muslims could improve inter-faith and community relations. Refer to a country of your choice where Muslims form a ...
Read the following text passages, then answer the questions which follow. Qur'an 13.3 And it is He who spread out the earth, and set thereon mount...
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Study Fig. 1.1, which shows remains of the Umayyad Palace in Jerusalem.
Study Fig. 2.1, which shows Muslim astronomers.
Should a Muslim woman's role be greater inside the household or outside? Discuss by referring to different points of view.
Discuss the extent to which calling to Islam (da'wah) is limited for Muslims living in a country where they are a minority.