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 1601: The major contribution of OPEC to the Nigerian economy is the Options:
  A) provision of social infrastructures
  B) granting of subsidies on petroleum products
  C) stabilization of oil prices
  D) building of refineries
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1602: Which would you NOT consider an agro-based industry in Nigeria? Options:
  A) a diary enterprise producing milk
  B) a yam floor mill
  C) a poultry industry
  D) a fertilizer plant
  E) none of the above
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1603:

  The privatization of public enterprises will lead to efficient management of resources in the economy.

  This statement can best be described as

  Options:
  A) normative reasoning
  B) inductive reasoning
  C) deductive reasoning
  D) positive reasoning
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1604: A major disadvantage of a socialist economy is that Options:
  A) corruption is rampant
  B) consumer's sovereignty is lost
  C) income inequality is entrenched
  D) there is high level of unemployment
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1605: The price index computed between two time periods is given as 128%,This implies that the Options:
  A) disposable income have increased by 28%
  B) living standards have fallen by 128%
  C) living standards have risen by 128%
  D) living standards have fallen by 28%
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1606: Which of the following causes of inflation is related to demand-pull inflation? Options:
  A) Low productivity on farms and in firms
  B) Poor storage facilities
  C) Poor distribution system
  D) Increase in expenditure on construction
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1607: Ad valorem tax means? Options:
  A) a certain percentage tax based on the value of the commodity
  B) a certain percentage tax based on the volume of the commodity
  C) a tax on the income of the consumer
  D) payment of a tax on the profits made
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1608: If demand is relatively inelastic and sellers are able to raise the price of their commodity, then there we be a? Options:
  A) fall in both quantity of demand and total revenue
  B) fall in the quantity demanded and rise in total revenue
  C) fall in the quantity demanded and rise in marginal revenue
  D) rise in both the quantity demanded and the marginal revenue
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1609: pricing and output decisions of sellers are highly interdependent in markets known as? Options:
  A) oligopoly
  B) perfect competition
  C) monopoly
  D) monopolistic competition
  E) imperfect competititon
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1610: In the agricultural sector, improved extension services facilitate? Options:
  A) acquistion of techniques
  B) arable crop production
  C) mobility of labour
  D) livestock production
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  The correct answer is A .