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92 CXC CSEC Social Studies questions on Economic Activities, each with instant feedback and a full examiner-style mark scheme.

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Question 1 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

What is the balance of trade?

  1. The total value of a country's output
  2. The amount of foreign currency a country holds
  3. The difference between the value of a country's exports and the value of its imports
  4. The balance held in a country's national budget
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✓ Answer: C — The difference between the value of a country's exports and the value of its imports
Award 1 mark. Imports exceeding exports gives a trade deficit.
Question 2 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

Which of the following is the BEST example of a primary economic activity in the Caribbean?

  1. Tourism in Trinidad and Tobago
  2. Manufacturing rum in Jamaica
  3. Bauxite mining in Guyana
  4. Banking services in Barbados
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✓ Answer: C — Bauxite mining in Guyana
Award 1 mark for identifying extraction of raw materials as a primary activity. B is incorrect — rum manufacturing is a secondary activity (processing). D is incorrect — banking is a tertiary activity (services). A is incorrect — tourism is a tertiary activity (services).
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Are the Economic Activities questions aligned to the official CXC CSEC Social Studies syllabus?
Every question is written against the published CXC CSEC Social Studies specification, including the exact command words (state, describe, explain, calculate, evaluate, etc.), mark allocations, and difficulty tier you'd see on a real CXC paper. Explanations are written in the style of official examiner mark schemes — they tell you what is being awarded marks and why distractors are wrong, not just whether you got it right. The bank is continually refined to match the latest syllabus updates from CXC.
How is Economic Activities typically tested on CXC CSEC Social Studies papers?
Economic Activities appears across multiple question types on real CXC CSEC Social Studies 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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