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 1671:

  The contribution of petroleum to the economy of nigerian is most prominent in the area of

  Options:
  A) employment generation
  B) fuel provision
  C) infrastructural development
  D) revenue generation
  E) technical know-how
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1672:

  

  The diagram above shows a firm operating under conditions of monopolistic competition. The curve W represents its

  Options:
  A) marginal cost
  B) average cost
  C) average revenue
  D) marginal revenue
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1673: If government fixes price below the equilibrium price, what effect will it have on demand? Options:
  A) Quantity demanded and supplied will be equal
  B) Quantity supplied will be greater than quantity demanded
  C) Quantity demanded will increase
  D) Quantity demanded will decrease
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1674: If total Income is N15m and total consumption Is N3m. then the average propensity to consume is Options:
  A) 0.2
  B) 0.6
  C) 0.7
  D) 5
  E) 10
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1675:

  

  In the diagram, the consumer budget line shift from JK to GH. What can definitely be deduced from the diagram?

  Options:
  A) There has been an increase in the consumer’s money income
  B) There has been a reduction in the price of both A and B
  C) There has been no change in the price of A or B
  D) There has been no change in the price of A relative to the price of B
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1676: The following are reward for factors of production EXCEPT Options:
  A) interests
  B) profit
  C) Rent and commissions
  D) rates and deposits
  E) wage and salaries
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1677: Which of the following is NOT a major function of a Central Bank? Options:
  A) Serving as Goverment''s bank
  B) Serving as bankers bank
  C) Acceptance of deposit from the public
  D) Responsibility for monetary policy
  E) Serving as lender of last resort
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1678: A monopolist is a Options:
  A) duopolist
  B) group of producers of related goods
  C) partnership business that produces a commodity with high demand
  D) single producer or seller of a commodity at cheap rate
  E) single producer or seller of a commodity that has no close substitute
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1679: Contractionary monetary policy is used to Options:
  A) control inflation
  B) bridge the deflationary gap
  C) expand the output level
  D) deregulate the economy
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1680:

  An economy in which the whole income is not consumed is referred to as______

  Options:
  A) Frugal economy
  B) Spend thrift economy
  C) Capitalist economy
  D) Mixed economy
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  The correct answer is A .