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 1281: The study of broad economic aggregates is Options:
  A) Macro economics
  B) deductive method of economic analysis
  C) micro economics
  D) Inductive method of economics analysis
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1282: Statistical information available in most West African countries suggests that? Options:
  A) the marginal propensity to save is high
  B) the marginal propensity to consume is high
  C) the consumption pattern is negative
  D) there exists perfect correlation between consumption and savings
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1283:

  One of the fundamental economic problem of every society is

  Options:
  A) allocation of scarce resource
  B) availability of market
  C) consumption pattern of inhabitant
  D) presence of middle man
  E) inadequate labour force
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1284: Non-bank financial intermediaries do not? Options:
  A) provide credit facilities
  B) accept deposits
  C) accept demand deposits
  D) sell shares
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1285: The standard deviation of a set of data is Options:
  A) always measured from the mode
  B) the most representative of averages
  C) always measured from the median
  D) a measure of dispersion
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1286:

  Fiscal policy measures imply a change in

  Options:
  A) only taxation to control aggregate demand
  B) bank rate to infulence lending
  C) only government expenditure to regulate an economy
  D) government revenue and expenditure to regulate an economy
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1287: The characteristic of entry and exit ensures that firms Options:
  A) earn excess profit
  B) earn normal profit
  C) break-even
  D) expand their operations
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1288:

  

  In the diagram III refers to the calculationof national income through the

  Options:
  A) Income approach
  B) Government earnings approach
  C) Expenditure approach
  D) Output approach
  E) Flow of funds approach
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1289:

  A market situation with few sellers and many buyers is called

  Options:
  A) monopoly
  B) duopoly
  C) oligopoly
  D) perfect competition
  E) monopsony
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1290: The loans from the World Bank to developing countries are mainly to support? Options:
  A) the establishment of more universities
  B) capital-intensive technology
  C) infrastructural investments
  D) their low level of consumption
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  The correct answer is C .