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  1. Q01

    June 2025 · Paper 1

    2 marks
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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 01: Using the data in Extract A (Figure 1), calculate the difference between India’s share of world exports of rice in 2010 and 2022. Give your answer to one decima
  2. Q02

    June 2025 · Paper 1

    4 marks
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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 02: Explain how the data in Extract A (Figure 1 and Figure 2) show that the rice export ban by India in 2022 is likely to have had a significant impact on the world
  3. Q03

    June 2025 · Paper 1

    9 marks
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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 03: Extract B (line 19) states: ‘In Nigeria, the demand for rice is very price inelastic’. With the help of a diagram, explain how the Indian export ban is likely t
  4. Q04

    June 2025 · Paper 1

    25 marks
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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 04: Extract C (lines 6–7) states: ‘An alternative would be to impose a maximum price for consumers, as both Sri Lanka and the Philippines have done’. Using the data
  5. Q05

    June 2025 · Paper 1

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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 05: Using the data in Extract D (Figure 3), calculate the median number of storm overflow hours by water company in 2022. [2 marks] Context 2 Total for this context
  6. Q06

    June 2025 · Paper 1

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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 06: Explain how the data in Extract D (Figure 4) show that household water bills have increased in real terms since privatisation in 1989. [4 marks] Context 2 Total
  7. Q07

    June 2025 · Paper 1

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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 07: Extract E (line 10) states: ‘The minimum efficient scale in the water industry is large’. With the help of a diagram, explain why the large minimum efficient sc
  8. Q08

    June 2025 · Paper 1

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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 08: Extract F (lines 5–6) states: ‘if regulators impose fines, these costs may be passed on to consumers or reduce investment’. Using the data in the extracts and y
  9. Q09

    June 2025 · Paper 1

    15 marks
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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 09: Explain, with examples, the differences between a private good, a public good and a quasi-public good. [15 marks] Essay 1 Broadcasting used to be considered a p
  10. Q10

    June 2025 · Paper 1

    25 marks
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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 10: Evaluate the view that oligopolies serve society well. [25 marks] Essay 1 Broadcasting used to be considered a public good, but the growth of on-demand televisi
  11. Q11

    June 2025 · Paper 1

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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 11: Explain how technological progress can affect productivity, efficiency and firms’ costs of production. [15 marks] Essay 2 In 2023, the UK government pledged to
  12. Q12

    June 2025 · Paper 1

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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 12: Assess the view that the main objective of firms is to maximise profits. [25 marks] Essay 2 In 2023, the UK government pledged to invest £960 million in green t
  13. Q13

    June 2025 · Paper 1

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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 13: Explain the factors that determine a firm’s demand for labour. [15 marks] Essay 3 The UK government announced that the National Living Wage (NLW) would rise to
  14. Q14

    June 2025 · Paper 1

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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 14: Assess the view that a national minimum wage, such as the UK’s National Living Wage, contributes to an improvement in economic welfare. [25 marks] Essay 3 The U
  15. Q01

    June 2025 · Paper 2

    2 marks
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    June 2025 Paper 2, question 01: Using the data in Extract A (Figure 1), calculate how the value of the Norwegian krone has changed compared to the Singapore dollar between 26 October 2021 and
  16. Q02

    June 2025 · Paper 2

    4 marks
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    June 2025 Paper 2, question 02: Explain how the data in Extract A (Figure 2) show that Singapore may have benefitted from managing its exchange rate compared to Germany and Norway. [4 marks] C
  17. Q03

    June 2025 · Paper 2

    9 marks
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    June 2025 Paper 2, question 03: Extract B (lines 6–7) states: ‘Some analysts hope that, before long, the currency will start to appreciate which could help Norway reduce inflation.’ With the h
  18. Q04

    June 2025 · Paper 2

    25 marks
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    June 2025 Paper 2, question 04: Extract C (lines 1–2) states: ‘An economy that has seen considerable success by intervening in the foreign exchange market to manage its currency is Singapore.’
  19. Q05

    June 2025 · Paper 2

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    June 2025 Paper 2, question 05: Using the data in Extract D (Figure 3), calculate the difference between the percentage increase in GDP for Japan and the USA between 2001 and 2023. Give your a
  20. Q06

    June 2025 · Paper 2

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    June 2025 Paper 2, question 06: Explain how the data in Extract D (Figure 3) show how Ethiopia has developed at a faster rate than Japan since 2001. [4 marks] Context 2 The emergence of BRICS+

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