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 1911: If the demand for one commodity excludes another, it is said to be Options:
  A) complementary demand
  B) competitive demand
  C) composite demand
  D) derived demand
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1912:

  

  The above diagram showing the maximum possible combination of commodities X and Y produced in Nigeria is called the

  Options:
  A) Production indicator
  B) Maximum production curve
  C) Production possibility curve
  D) Total output curve
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1913: Age-structure in Nigeria is such that the working age-group is in the years Options:
  A) 1-15
  B) 15-65
  C) 30-40
  D) 40-65
  E) 65 and above
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1914: One of the criticisms of the price mechanism is that Options:
  A) producers are sovereign
  B) it provides low degree of freedom
  C) it widens the inequitable gap
  D) consumers are sovereign
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1915: Fixing price above equilibrium will cause Options:
  A) demand and supply to remain constant
  B) an increase in quantity supplied
  C) an increase in supply
  D) a decrease in quantity supplied
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1916: Petroleum is the mainstay of the Nigerian economy because it is the? Options:
  A) main foreign exchange earner
  B) greatest employer of labour
  C) greatests contributor to the growth of agriculture
  D) source of high income for its workers
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1917:

  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 1918: Which of these statement is NOT true of economics as a discipline? Options:
  A) it is a social science
  B) it is analytical
  C) it is concerned with people's material well-being
  D) it assumes limited human wants
  E) it assumes unlimited human resources
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1919: A student has N30.00 with which to buy a ruler costing N18.00 and an exercise book costing N25.00. If he buys the exercise book, his opportunity cost is? Options:
  A) the ruler
  B) the exercise book
  C) N25.00
  D) 18.00
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1920: For the improvement of the welfare of a people, a high production level is not enough because Options:
  A) the have-nots deserve more than a fair share
  B) equitable distribution is necessary
  C) production efficiency is vital
  D) savings in the country must be guaranteed at more than 50 percent of income earned.
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  The correct answer is A .