2024 ASRJC H3 Econs Prelim Paper QP

1 © ASRJC Economics Department 9809/01/JC2 Prelim/2024 [Turn Over ECONOMICS 9809/01 Paper 1 23 September 2024 No Additional Materials are required. 3 hours 15 mins READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST An answer booklet will be provided with this question paper. You should follow the instructions on the front cover of the answer booklet. If you need additional answer booklet s, ask the invigilator for a continuation booklet. Section A Answer all questions. Section B Answer two questions. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. This document consists of 7 printed pages and 1 blank page. ANDERSON SERANGOON JUNIOR COLLEGE JC2 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION Higher 3

2 © ASRJC Economics Department 9809/01/JC2 Prelim/2024 [Turn Over Section A Answer all questions in this section. 1 Health and Wellness Extract 1: Singapore’s Healthy Living Master Plan In Singapore the city parks and park connectors can be identified as the key active ageing urban features. The physical foundation for this urban health policy was laid out in the first comprehensive city plan for an independent Singapore in the late 1960s. Embedding health-supportive public facilities and green spaces for sports and exercise into the city’s rapidly developing urban landscape has since been one of the key elements of the government’s centralized urban planning strategy. This has helped residents to enjoy easy access to green spaces and a built environment that is conducive for physical activity. Over the years the Singapore government has continued to expand the infrastructure and green space for active ageing across the entire city-state as part of the National Public Health Promotion. Source: https://sportifycities.com/active-ageing-singapore/ Extract 2: Exercise Habits Obesity – and its related illnesses – endangers the lives of millions across the world. Increasingly sedentary lifestyles of many adults partially explain the increase in obesity over recent years. The typical American spends many hours in front of a computer or TV screen, failing to exercise – all in spite of the health benefits of doing so. Exercise is known to significantly improve cardiovascular health, blood pressure, and cholesterol and to reduce the risk of developing diseases such as diabetes and osteoporosis. For most people, failure to exercise is unlikely to be due to ignorance or lack of interest. It is more likely the result of difficulties in translating initial motivation to exercise into sustained behavioural change. In other words, it is hard to form an exercise habit. A key problem is the difficulty of translating current motivation into long-term behavioural change. While for many people, the prospect of exercising for three months and im