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:

  In a developing economy, productivity is measured by the____________

  Options:
  A) output - labour ratio
  B) capital - output ratio
  C) output growth rate
  D) Output per capital
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1912:

  Poverty simply refers to the low level of________

  Options:
  A) planning
  B) per capita income
  C) rich people
  D) labour face
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1913:

  A downward sloping demand curve means that

  Options:
  A) total revenue declines as price is lowered
  B) demand falls as output increases
  C) demand falls as output falls
  D) price must be lowered to sell more
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1914:

  Multiplier can be described as

  Options:
  A) the ratio of change in an endogenous variable to the change spending
  B) the ratio of variables that multiplies autonomous spending plus tax
  C) the ratio of change in output to a change in autonomous spending
  D) the ratio of variables that multiplies autonomous spending
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1915: When compared with a labour-intensive industry, a capital-intensive industry employs more? Options:
  A) workers than capital
  B) workers than machinery
  C) raw materials than capital
  D) machinery than workers
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1916: An indigenous company wholly owned by the federal government of Nigeria which currently engaged in prospecting for oil is? Options:
  A) the Nigerian National Oil Company
  B) Peak Petroleum Industries Nigeria Limited
  C) Nigeria Exploration and Production Company
  D) the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1917:

  Which of these is not usually the function of a wholesaler?

  Options:
  A) Branding
  B) Storage
  C) Transport
  D) Advertising
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1918:

  

  In the diagram, the profit maximizing output is

  Options:
  A) Q₁ while 1 = AC and II = MC
  B) Q₁, while l = MC and ll = AC
  C) Q₂, while l = MC and ll AC
  D) Q₃, while l = AC and ll = MC
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1919: Insurance companies, pension and provident funds and unit trusts are all examples of Options:
  A) rural-based revenue mobilizers
  B) non-governmental organisations
  C) government financial agencies
  D) non-bank financial institutions
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1920: Mr. Patrick’s income is N900 while that of Mr. Shodawe is N1,300. if Mr. Patrick and Shodawe pay N90 and N130 as taxes, the tax system is Options:
  A) Direct
  B) Progressive
  C) Regressive
  D) Proportional
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  The correct answer is B .