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 2091: Which of the following is not a type of unemployment Options:
  A) factory unemployment
  B) structural unemployment
  C) mass unemployment
  D) frictional unemployment
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2092: A situation in which a commodity is sold abroad below its cost of production in the home country is known as? Options:
  A) dumping
  B) counter trade
  C) bilateral trade
  D) trade liberalization
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2093: The distribution channel that contributes most to the cost of production is? Options:
  A) producer-wholesaler-consumer
  B) producer-retailer-consumer
  C) producer-retailer-wholesaler-consumer
  D) producer-wholesaler-retailer-consumer
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2094:

  The birth rate in 1976 for a certain country with a population of 10m was 8.0. This means that in 1976,___________

  Options:
  A) there were 80,000 live births in the country
  B) there were 6,400 live births in the country
  C) there were 8 live births to every 100 women in working-class families
  D) 8 in every 1000 women of 21 - 45 gave birth to a live child
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2095:

  Economics is often described as a social science because?

  Options:
  A) laboratory experiments are performed
  B) It makes use of controlled experiments
  C) It uses scientific methods to explain an observed phenomenon and predict future events
  D) It makes use of fieldwork
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2096: Development plans fail in Nigeria mainly because of Options:
  A) Corruption and political instability
  B) Over-dependence on foreign aid
  C) High cost of plan implementation
  D) Shortage of personnel
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2097:

  The marginal propensity to consume is

  Options:
  A) Options B, C and D
  B) ΔC/ΔY
  C) The slope of the consumption function
  D) Coefficient c in the equation C = C + cYd
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2098: Two principal ways by which banks can lend money to their customers are through? Options:
  A) loans and overdrafts
  B) loans and discounting bills
  C) overdrafts and cheques
  D) overdraft and treasury bills
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2099: In a centrally planned economy, the economic problem of deciding what to produce is dependent on? Options:
  A) average profit
  B) state command
  C) average cost
  D) relative prices
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2100: Development plans have not been successful in some developing countries largely because of? Options:
  A) very large working population
  B) increase level of consumption
  C) scarcity of industrial raw materials
  D) shortage of skilled labour and experts
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  The correct answer is D .