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|RAFFLES INSTITUTION |
|2011 YEAR 6 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION |
|Higher 1 |

ECONOMICS 8819/01

Paper 1 1 September 2011

3 hours
Additional Materials: Answer Paper

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write your name, index number and CT class on all the work you hand in.
Write in dark blue or black pen on both sides of the paper.
You may use a soft pencil for diagrams, graphs or rough working.
Do not use paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.

Section A
Answer all questions.
Section B
Answer one question.

Answer each question on a fresh sheet of paper.
At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together with this sheet as cover page for your answer script.

The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each part question.

| | |Section |Question |Marks |
|Name: __________________________ | |A |1 | /30 |
| | | | | |
|Civics Class: _____________________ _____________________ | | | | |
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