Economics Exam Past Questions and Answers | JAMB, WAEC and NECO

Economics is the study of how societies allocate limited resources to meet the unlimited needs and wants of individuals. It focuses on the production of goods and services, economic growth, and various complex issues that are important to society.

• Question 1:

  

  The consumer is at equilibrium at point

  Options:
  A) N
  B) P
  C) M
  D) K
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2: A major cause of the slow pace of industrialization in Nigeria is inadequate Options:
  A) raw materials
  B) landmass
  C) skilled labour
  D) communal labour
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 3: For a non-discriminating monopolist in Nigeria, price at the profit maximizing output is Options:
  A) equal to marginal cost
  B) greater than marginal cost
  C) greater than average total cost
  D) equal to marginal revenue
  E) equal to toal revenue
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 4: The activities in the oil and gas industry are classified into Options:
  A) exploration and transportation
  B) upstream and downstream
  C) discovery and extraction
  D) onshore and offshore
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 5: Which of the following is NOT a determinant of changes in supply? Options:
  A) Changes in the cost of production
  B) Technical progress
  C) Weather
  D) Changes in the number of producers
  E) Changes in the number buyers
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 6: Rapid economic development in Nigeria is realizable by Options:
  A) continuous dependence on oil
  B) concentrating more on agriculture
  C) developing the tourism industry
  D) diversifying the economy
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 7: A student has N30.00 with which to buy a ruler costing N18.00 and an exercise book costing N25.00. If he buys the exercise book, his opportunity cost is? Options:
  A) the ruler
  B) the exercise book
  C) N25.00
  D) 18.00
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 8: For an inferior good, a decreased in real income will lead to? Options:
  A) a lower equilibrium price
  B) a change in quantity demanded
  C) an outward shift of the demand curve
  D) an inward shift of the demand curve
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 9: The production possibility curve can be used to explain the underlying concepts of Options:
  A) scale of preference and choice
  B) opportunity cost and choice
  C) wants and means
  D) opportunity cost and scale of preference
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 10: In a normal (typical) demand schedule, the quantity demand is? Options:
  A) directly related to price
  B) inversely related to price
  C) independent of price
  D) proportional related to supply
  E) solely dependent on haggling skill
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  The correct answer is B .