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 1841:

  An economic system in which individual control the productive resources is known as

  Options:
  A) capitalism
  B) communism
  C) freedomism
  D) socialism
  E) welfarism
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1842:

  Which of the following sets fully represents factors of production?

  Options:
  A) Sunlight, machinery, man, land
  B) Land, water, weather
  C) Money, market, middlemen
  D) Land, labour, capital, enterprise, technology
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1843:

  If X represents the factors of production and Y represent the factor price, which of the following sets of association is correct?

  Options:
  A) (land, rent) (capital, wage), (labour, profit)
  B) (land, interest) (capital,profit), (labour, wage)
  C) (land, wage), (capital, interest), (labour, rent)
  D) (land,rent), (capital, interest), (labour, wage)
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1844:

  An economic system in which individual control the productive resources is known as

  Options:
  A) capitalism
  B) communism
  C) freedomism
  D) socialism
  E) welfarism
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1845: When elasticity is zero, demand curve is Options:
  A) perfectly elastic
  B) perfectly inelastic
  C) down-ward sloping
  D) upward sloping
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1846: Privatization of government-owned companies means the? Options:
  A) relinquishing of government equility participation to private individuals
  B) recapitalization of distressed government-owned companies
  C) joint paticipation of government and private individuals
  D) commercialization and deregulation of the economy
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1847:

  In income determination theory, acceleration principles shows that

  Options:
  A) income is the cause, while investment is the effect investment
  B) income and investment are both causes
  C) income and investment are both effects
  D) incomes is of on effect on investment
  E) investment is the causes, while income is the effects
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1848:

  In income determination theory, acceleration principles shows that

  Options:
  A) income is the cause, while investment is the effect investment
  B) income and investment are both causes
  C) income and investment are both effects
  D) incomes is of on effect on investment
  E) investment is the causes, while income is the effects
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1849:

  

  In the circular flow of income above, the direction of flow ofpayments for consumption purchases is shown by the arrow

  Options:
  A) K
  B) L
  C) M
  D) N
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1850: Which of the following strategies will provide more employment opportunities for Nigerians? Options:
  A) Investment in social services
  B) Industrialization
  C) Economics planning
  D) Eradication of illiteracy
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is B .