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 1251: If a country has a balance of payments surplus on current account, this meansthat? Options:
  A) total invisible export is greater than invisible import
  B) the value of goods exported must be greater than the value of goods imported
  C) there must be a positive balance of capital account
  D) the aggregate of the balance of trade and the invisible balance must be positive
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1252: One of the roles of industrialization in economic development of Nigeria is Options:
  A) employment generation
  B) environmental pollution
  C) target of enemy’s attack
  D) unemployment
  E) uneven development
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1253: Average cost is Options:
  A) the total cost of production
  B) the extra cost of producing one additional unit of output
  C) cost of producing a unit of output
  D) variable cost
  E) overhead cost
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1254:

  Consider the following figures which refer to a firm's production department during one week:

  Wage bill ₦6,000, Rent, Rates, Depreciation ₦200, raw materials ₦800, Power ₦300.

  Total variable costs incurred during the week are

  Options:
  A) ₦7,300
  B) ₦7,100
  C) ₦1,300
  D) ₦1,100
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1255: An example of a long-run cost of a firm is Options:
  A) fuel and maintenace cost
  B) the planned size of plant equipment
  C) the existing size of plant and equipment
  D) rent on buildings
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1256:

  Demand-pull inflation is likely to be caused by

  Options:
  A) an increase in the cost of factor inputs
  B) increase in the income tax rate
  C) increase in bank lending rate
  D) increasingly large budget deficit
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1257:

  

  Which of the following is NOT a visible iterm in international trade payments?`

  Options:
  A) Payments for imported cars
  B) Receipts from coca exports
  C) Payments to foreign shipping companies
  D) Payments for steel imports
  E) Payments for petroleum imports
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1258:

  Which of these is NOT associated with the problem of internal trade?

  Options:
  A) bargaining
  B) lack of specialization
  C) market trade unions
  D) natural barriers
  E) large number of middlemen
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1259: The best method of production in an under populated country is Options:
  A) Labour-extensive
  B) Land-intensive
  C) Capital-intensive
  D) Labour-intensive
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1260:

  In income determination theory, acceleration principles shows that

  Options:
  A) income is the cause, while investment is the effect investment
  B) income and investment are both causes
  C) income and investment are both effects
  D) incomes is of on effect on investment
  E) investment is the causes, while income is the effects
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  The correct answer is A .