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Economics Past Paper Question 1 Drill Level 1: Knowledge & Recall
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Q1 MCQ Drill: 2025 Economics P1 (2025 NSC October/November National Examination)

8 multiple-choice questions taken verbatim from Section A of the official 2025 NSC October/November National Examination Economics Paper 1, auto-marked against the official marking guideline. Questions that rely on diagrams or graphs are excluded - see the full paper for those.

Question 1 of 8 2 Marks

Fluctuations in economic activity that are caused by forces inside the market system are regarded as a/an … business cycles.

Official Marking Guideline Rationale:
Correct Answer: A. Correct - matches the official DBE marking guideline.
Marking Criteria:
• Official marking guideline answer (2 marks) → A (2025 NSC October/November National Examination - Economics Paper 1, Question 1.1.1)
Question 2 of 8 2 Marks

The sum of marginal propensity to consume (mpc) and marginal propensity to save (mps) in a two-sector model is equal to …

Official Marking Guideline Rationale:
Correct Answer: B. Correct - matches the official DBE marking guideline.
Marking Criteria:
• Official marking guideline answer (2 marks) → B (2025 NSC October/November National Examination - Economics Paper 1, Question 1.1.2)
Question 3 of 8 2 Marks

When government departments follow too many rules and procedures at the cost of quality service delivery, it is known as …

Official Marking Guideline Rationale:
Correct Answer: D. Correct - matches the official DBE marking guideline.
Marking Criteria:
• Official marking guideline answer (2 marks) → D (2025 NSC October/November National Examination - Economics Paper 1, Question 1.1.3)
Question 4 of 8 2 Marks

When a country produces more output than other countries given the same input, it is referred to as a/an … advantage.

Official Marking Guideline Rationale:
Correct Answer: C. Correct - matches the official DBE marking guideline.
Marking Criteria:
• Official marking guideline answer (2 marks) → C (2025 NSC October/November National Examination - Economics Paper 1, Question 1.1.4)
Question 5 of 8 2 Marks

An import duty that is levied as a fixed amount per unit, weight or size of imported goods is called a/an … tariff.

Official Marking Guideline Rationale:
Correct Answer: D. Correct - matches the official DBE marking guideline.
Marking Criteria:
• Official marking guideline answer (2 marks) → D (2025 NSC October/November National Examination - Economics Paper 1, Question 1.1.5)
Question 6 of 8 2 Marks

The South African government ensures a more equitable redistribution of income by using a … tax system.

Official Marking Guideline Rationale:
Correct Answer: B. Correct - matches the official DBE marking guideline.
Marking Criteria:
• Official marking guideline answer (2 marks) → B (2025 NSC October/November National Examination - Economics Paper 1, Question 1.1.6)
Question 7 of 8 2 Marks

The industrial development strategy that focuses on improving competitiveness in production is known as the …

Official Marking Guideline Rationale:
Correct Answer: A. Correct - matches the official DBE marking guideline.
Marking Criteria:
• Official marking guideline answer (2 marks) → A (2025 NSC October/November National Examination - Economics Paper 1, Question 1.1.7)
Question 8 of 8 2 Marks

The economically active population consists of people between the ages of …

Official Marking Guideline Rationale:
Correct Answer: C. Correct - matches the official DBE marking guideline.
Marking Criteria:
• Official marking guideline answer (2 marks) → C (2025 NSC October/November National Examination - Economics Paper 1, Question 1.1.8)
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