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 1001: One of the ways by which Government derives revenue from industrial enterprises in West Africa is? Options:
  A) tariffs
  B) excise duties
  C) poll tax
  D) import duties
  E) community tax
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1002: Which of the following is not a direct tax? Options:
  A) company income tax
  B) capital tax
  C) purchase tax
  D) personal income tax
  E) capital gain tax
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1003: The quickest way of achieving an economic union on regional basis is to remove all? Options:
  A) currency barriers
  B) language barriers
  C) politcal barriers
  D) customs barriers
  E) legal barriers
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1004: Which of the following is a major determinant of price elasticity of demand? Options:
  A) The price of the commodity
  B) Availability of factors of production
  C) The prices of factors of production
  D) Income of the consumers
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1005: If Mr A earns N2,000 a year while Mr B earns N8,000 but Mr a pays N200 in tax per annum while Mr B pays N400, such a tax is Options:
  A) Progressive
  B) Indirect
  C) Regressive
  D) Proportional
  E) None of the above
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1006:

  A permit that allows an importer to bring a certain quantity of foreign goods into a country is_________

  Options:
  A) Import monopoly
  B) Import licence
  C) Import quota
  D) Embargo
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1007:

  What happens when the central bank increases the bank rate in an economy

  Options:
  A) borrowing is discouraged
  B) customers increase their borrowing
  C) banks can increase their lending
  D) money supply increases
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1008: One disadvantage of sole proprietorship is its? Options:
  A) limited libility
  B) high profits
  C) high sense of ownership
  D) low credit rating
  E) low failure rate
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1009: The necessity of choice is due to the fact that? Options:
  A) human wants are insatiable
  B) consumers like to maximize satisfaction
  C) resources are abundant
  D) consumers are selective
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1010: One of the major criticisms of the 1992-1968 National development Plan was that? Options:
  A) it failed to incorporate lessons gained from earlier plans to enhance its efficiency
  B) it came too quickly after the country's indepedence
  C) planned expenditure was based too heavily on expected earnings from crude oil
  D) its execution was based largely on foreign sourced financial resources
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  The correct answer is D .