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 11: Production covers all but one of the following activities: Options:
  A) changing the position of a good in time as, for example, holding stock of goods until they are required
  B) the provision of some kind of service e.g retailing
  C) changing the form of a good from the raw material to the finished product
  D) changing the situation of a good as for example , from a factory in Lagos to a retail shop in port harcourt
  E) the use of good and services to satisfy individual wants
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 12:

  

  In the diagram, (I) refers to the calculation of national income through the

  Options:
  A) Expenditure approach
  B) Input - Output approach
  C) Flows of funds approach
  D) Income approach
  E) Output approach
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 13:

  

  The curve labelled x is the

  Options:
  A) total revenue curve
  B) total product curve
  C) marginal product curve
  D) marginal revenue curve
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 14: Counter trading is an international arrangement whereby? Options:
  A) goods and services are exchanged in a manner similar to barter
  B) goods and services are sold on the counter
  C) crude oil is sold to a foreign country
  D) goods are shipped to countries on which the United Nations has placed a trade embargo
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 15: A limited liability company is usually owned by? Options:
  A) an individual
  B) a government
  C) shareholders
  D) two or more partners
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 16:

  Production possibilities(alternatives)

  P Q R S T

  Units of shelter 5 4 3 2 0

  Units of food 0 5 9 12 15 Basedon the above production possibilities table, the real cost of a unit of food when alternative R is selected is?

  Options:
  A) one unit of shelter
  B) three units of shelter
  C) one third of a unit of shelter
  D) six units of shelter
  E) two units of shelter
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 17: A classroom teacher is promoted to the rank of a principal. This is an example of Options:
  A) vertical mobility
  B) lateral mobility
  C) social mobility
  D) horizontal mobility
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 18:

  The question below is based on the table below:

  The international production set for Nigeria and Austria is:

  $\begin{array}{ccc}\text{Products}& \text{Nigeria}& \text{Austria}\\ \text{Cocoa}& 20\text{ tonnes}& 12\text{ tonnes}\\ \text{Lace}& 10\text{ meters}& 8\text{ meters}\end{array}$

  From the table, it can be deduced that?

  Options:
  A) Nigeria should produce cocoa and lace
  B) Austria should produce cocoa and lace
  C) Nigeria can benefit from producing lace only
  D) Nigeria should not produce any of the products because of her relative disadvantages
  E) Austria should produce lace and Nigeria should produce cocoa
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 19: To control inflation, the monetary authorities of a country can? Options:
  A) reduce taxes
  B) advise government to increase its expenditure
  C) engage in expansive monetary policy
  D) engage inrestrictive monetary policy
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 20: Which of the following is an important function of prices in a market economy? Options:
  A) Ensuring that resources are used in the most efficient manner
  B) Ensuring an equitable distribution of goods and services
  C) Ensuring that all industries are perfectly competitive in the long run
  D) Equating level of purchases with level of needs
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  The correct answer is D .