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 1141: When price is set below equilibrium, this will lead to Options:
  A) an increase in the quantity supplied
  B) a new equilibrium
  C) a decrease in the quantity supplied
  D) a fall in price
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1142:

  Which of the following is an advantage of localization of industry?

  Options:
  A) Development of subsidiary firms
  B) creation of parallel market
  C) development of slums
  D) attraction of foreign capital
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1143: The main disadvantages of deflationary policies is Options:
  A) full employment in the country
  B) increasing cost of living
  C) improved standard of living
  D) unemployment in the country
  E) under employment in the country
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1144: If an economy grows at an annual rate of 6%, of which is deemed to be due to improvement in the productivity of labour and capital combined, the remaining 2% is generally attributed to Options:
  A) technical progress
  B) size of the population
  C) amount of natural resources
  D) the environment
  E) the quality of human resources
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1145: The following are qualities of money EXCEPT Options:
  A) acceptability
  B) divisibility
  C) homogeneity
  D) portability
  E) rationality
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1146:

  In a free market economy, the rationing of scarce goods is done principallyby?

  Options:
  A) the government
  B) business organizations
  C) the price mechanism
  D) consumers
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1147: One main quality of a good is that it Options:
  A) is sold in the market
  B) satisfies wants
  C) is made in the factory
  D) is always tangible
  E) is non-perishable
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1148: Invisible trade refers to trade in? Options:
  A) services
  B) goods and services
  C) tangible goods
  D) short-term and long-term capital
  E) goods that cannot be seen
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1149: Which of the following Is NOT a function of Merchant Bank Options:
  A) Helps public companies to issue new shares
  B) Provision of medium and long-term loans
  C) They accept bills of exchange
  D) They guarantee the buying of shares
  E) They implement government monetary policies
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1150: An aging population refers to the preponderance of? Options:
  A) middle-aged people in the population
  B) young people in the population
  C) women in the the population
  D) old men in the population
  E) old people in the population
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  The correct answer is E .