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 1851: The sector that employs the largest proportion of the active labour force in Nigeria is the? Options:
  A) oil sector
  B) federal civil services
  C) financial sector
  D) agricultural sector
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1852: When the importation of a commodity is limited to a definite quantity, the trade control means used is known as Options:
  A) exchange control
  B) tax relief
  C) devaluation
  D) quotas
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1853:

  An ad valorem tax is imposed on_____?

  Options:
  A) Exports
  B) Imports
  C) The Value of a Commodity
  D) Special Commodities
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1854:

  The formation of cartels or monopolies in other to obtain better bargaining or deals from other countries is characteristic of which of the following?

  Options:
  A) International monetary Fund
  B) Countries with comparative advantage
  C) Countries with superlative advantage
  D) Countries producing same or identical goods
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1855: Economics may be defined as? Options:
  A) the study of money and banking
  B) the study of markets and prices
  C) the study of production and distribution
  D) the study of human behaviour in the allocation of scarce resources
  E) the study of the employment of labour, land, and capital
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1856: The unemployment associated with a recession is called? Options:
  A) voluntary
  B) frictonal
  C) cyclical
  D) structural
  E) maximum
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1857:

  $$\begin{array}{|lcc|}\hline \text{Stage of Product}& \text{Value of Input}& \text{Sale Value of Output}\\ \text{Maize farmer}& -& N10.00\\ \text{Flour miller}& N10.00& N12.00\\ \text{Baker}& N12.00& N15.00\\ \text{Shop keeper}& N15.00& N20.00\\ \hline\end{array}$$

  The value of total output in the economy using the value added approach is

  Options:
  A) ₦57.00
  B) ₦37.00
  C) ₦20.00
  D) ₦15.00
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1858: In capitalist economies, questions about what to produce are ultimately answered by Options:
  A) income level of households
  B) available technical skills in the economy
  C) output decisions of firms
  D) holding decision of households
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1859: In many developing countries, infrastructural problems is acute due to the shortage of? Options:
  A) industries and industrial equipment
  B) savings, investment and consumption
  C) natural resources for development
  D) supporting services that encourage economic activities
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1860: Balance of payments of a country explains the overall position of? Options:
  A) current account of the balance of payments
  B) capital account in the balance of payments
  C) both the current and capital acounts
  D) position of the balance of trade
  E) visible and invisible trade
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  The correct answer is C .