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 1111:

  

  In the diagram above, there is an excess

  Options:
  A) demand for 30 units
  B) supply of 40 units
  C) demand for 20 units
  D) supply of 20 units
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1112: The condition for equilibrium price and quantity under perfect competition is? Options:
  A) MC = AR = TR
  B) TC =AR = P
  C) MC = AR = P
  D) MC = AR = TC
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1113: One of the functions money is that, it helps? Options:
  A) detect frauds in matters of exchange
  B) postponed payments without loss of count
  C) store information about the valuation of an item
  D) record information about the valuation of an item
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1114: The deregulation of the petroleum sector in Nigeria will bring about Options:
  A) efficiency in pricing and distribution of the products
  B) an end to the importation of fuel
  C) an end to foreign firms' dominance
  D) fixing appropriate production quotas
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1115: If the coefficient of price elasticity of supply is greater than one, the supply is said to be Options:
  A) perfectly elastic
  B) fairly inelastic
  C) infinitely inelastic
  D) fairly elastic
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1116: A major problem facing all economies is how to? Options:
  A) increase consumption of imported goods
  B) improve trade among nations
  C) transform from a developing to a developed economy
  D) allocate scarce resources
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1117:

  Concentrating industries in one place is advantageous because there are gains in terms of_____________

  Options:
  A) cost economies
  B) economies of scale
  C) internal economies
  D) external economies
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1118:

  The following are measures of location except________

  Options:
  A) Arithmetic mean
  B) Harmonic mean
  C) Range
  D) Geometric mean
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1119: In which situation is it likely that the demand for labour would be inelastic? Options:
  A) Labour and capital are close substitutes
  B) Labour costs are only a small proportion of total costs
  C) Demand for the final product that the labour produces is elastic
  D) A large quantity of unemployed labour is available in the economy
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1120: The types, sources and uses of government income are mainly concerned with? Options:
  A) public expenditure
  B) public revenue
  C) public budget
  D) public finance
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  The correct answer is D .