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Income distribution and poverty
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40 CXC CAPE Economics questions on Income distribution and poverty, each with instant feedback and a full examiner-style mark scheme.

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Question 1 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

What distinguishes income from wealth?

  1. Income belongs to households; wealth belongs to firms
  2. Income is earned; wealth is inherited
  3. Income is taxed; wealth is not
  4. Income is a flow received over a period; wealth is a stock owned at a moment
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✓ Answer: D — Income is a flow received over a period; wealth is a stock owned at a moment
Award 1 mark. Wealth is far more unequally distributed than income, and it generates income, so inequality in one reinforces the other.
Question 2 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

What does a Lorenz curve plot?

  1. The number of households at each income level
  2. Cumulative share of income against cumulative share of the population, ranked poorest first
  3. Income share against the tax rate applied to it
  4. Income against time for a typical household
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✓ Answer: B — Cumulative share of income against cumulative share of the population, ranked poorest first
Award 1 mark. Perfect equality would give a straight diagonal, and real distributions bow below it.
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How is Income distribution and poverty typically tested on CXC CAPE Economics papers?
Income distribution and poverty appears across multiple question types on real CXC CAPE Economics papers — most commonly as multiple-choice questions in the objective section, structured short-answer questions in the main paper, and occasionally as part of an extended response. Kramizo's practice bank reflects that mix: 4-option MCQs, true/false statements, fill-in-the-blank key terms, multi-select questions, and ordering questions. Working through the bank gives you exposure to every question style examiners actually use.

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