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 1571: One of the causes of the present high rate of inflation in Nigeria is Options:
  A) increasing budget surplus
  B) increasing factor costs
  C) exchange rate appreciation
  D) high capacity utilization
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1572: Which of the following is NOT a factor to be considered in siting an industry in a particular area? Options:
  A) access to raw material
  B) availability of recreational facilities
  C) market
  D) sources of power
  E) transport facilities
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1573: What form of market is found in an imperfect competition where there are few buyers and many sellers? Options:
  A) Oligopoly
  B) Monopoly
  C) Duopoly
  D) Oligopsony
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1574: Which of the following type of capital is not rewarded by means of dividends? Options:
  A) Ordinary shares
  B) Preference shares
  C) cummulative shares
  D) participating preference shares
  E) depentures
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1575: Find the range in the following data 9, 15, 6, 20, 24, 18, 12, 8, 20, 10, 5. Options:
  A) 24
  B) 5
  C) 19
  D) 12
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1576: Monetary policy does NOT involve Options:
  A) increasing the import duties
  B) buying or selling treasury bills by the Central Bank
  C) printing of more currency note
  D) increasing or decreasing cash reserve ratio by the Central Bank
  E) raising the level of interest
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1577: Palm oil industry is located in Bendel State because the State? Options:
  A) imports raw material for palm oil Industry
  B) is a palm tree growing area
  C) soil is unsuitable for other crops
  D) government does engage land for other crops
  E) land is suitable for oil
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1578:

  The transfer of public share holding in corporations to private enterprise is___________?

  Options:
  A) Incorporation
  B) Concession
  C) Privatization
  D) Commercialization
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1579: Import substitution aims at? Options:
  A) substituting agricultural products with industrial ones
  B) substituting imports with agricultural exports
  C) the diversification of industries
  D) improving the balance of payments
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1580: Which of the following is not true of the theory of optimum population? Options:
  A) It is possible for densely populated country to be underpopulated if it has insufficient labour to make the most effective use of its other factors
  B) The quantity of labour which combined with the other factors gives the minimum output is known as optimum population
  C) The quantity of labour which combined with the other factors, gives the maximum output, is known as optimum population
  D) The test for over-population is whether it exceed the optimum
  E) It is possible for a thinly populated country to be over populated if it has a poor supply of other factor
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  The correct answer is B .