NECO Economics · Development and the international economy

Economic development and planning: NECO Economics Past Questions and Answers

What the WAEC syllabus covers in Economic development and planning

Our summary: Growth versus development, the problems of developing countries and how development plans work.

  • Meaning of economic development
  • Distinction between economic growth and development
  • Characteristics and problems of developing countries
  • Elements of development planning (objectives of planning, and problems of planning)
  • Types of plans (short term, medium term, perspective or long term, rolling plan etc.)

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NECO Economics questions on Economic development and planning

  1. NECO 2009Economic growth can be defined as
  2. NECO 2009The first National development plan period was from
  3. NECO 2007The following are the objectives of economic planning EXCEPT
  4. NECO 2007A deliberate government policy to exclude foreign participation in certain economic activity is known as
  5. NECO 2005The following are problems of development planning in Nigeria EXCEPT
  6. NECO 2005The 2nd National Development plan in Nigeria was between
  7. NECO 2005Which of the following is NOT an objective of Economic planning?
  8. NECO 2004A development planning which takes a long range view of the economy and covers a period of 10-20 years is regarded as
  9. NECO 2004All the following are the objectives of economic planning EXCEPT to
  10. NECO 2003In economics, electricity, water supply, communication networks, road, etc are known as
  11. NECO 2003Economic growth is the
  12. NECO 2002The 1962-1968 development plan in nigerian failed because of

Years with Economic development and planning questions in DeeepSolve's question bank

From the past questions DeeepSolve holds, not a count of everything the exam body has set.

  • 2009
  • 2007
  • 2005
  • 2004
  • 2003
  • 2002