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 1701:

  Oligopoly means _________

  Options:
  A) single buyer in the market.
  B) few buyers in the market.
  C) few sellers in the market
  D) many sellers in the market
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1702: When two variables are positively related, the graph of the relationship? Options:
  A) is a downward-sloping curve
  B) has a negative intercept
  C) is a straight line
  D) is an upward-sloping curve
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1703:

  The type of business finances that entitles the holder to a fixed rate of dividend is?

  Options:
  A) preference stock
  B) common stock
  C) debentures
  D) bank loan
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1704: GDP differs from GNP because GDP Options:
  A) is inclusive of depreciation
  B) emphasizes the final goods and service produced within the country at a particular period
  C) emphasizes the goods and services within the country
  D) emphasizes the market value of all final goods and services produced by nationals
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1705: If an increase in the price of a commodity leads to increase in total revenue, then it means that the demand for this commodity is? Options:
  A) normal
  B) elastic
  C) inelastic
  D) abnormal
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1706: The major function of money market is to Options:
  A) provide funds for long-term financing
  B) provide funds short-term financing
  C) stabilize the value of the local currency
  D) stabilize domestic prices
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1707: 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 .
• Question 1708: Which of the following is NOT a source of government revenue? Options:
  A) Grants, aids and borrowing
  B) Taxes, fees, licenses and fines
  C) Interest, dividends, profits and earnings
  D) personal income, disposable income and transfer earnings
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1709: Production in Economics can be defined as the Options:
  A) totality of producing, buying and consuming
  B) transformation of raw materials and services in order to provide ultimate utility
  C) transformation of raw materials and services in order to make maximum profit
  D) production of goods and services for consumption
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1710: Public expenditure creates expansionary effects in the economy when it is Options:
  A) in excess of government revenue
  B) channelled into capital products
  C) diverted into imports
  D) financed through part of the year's total collection of taxes
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  The correct answer is B .