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 2341: The demand and supply functions of commodity x are given as follows: Qd = 20- 2p, Qs = 6p - 12 where p = price, Qd = quantity demanded and Qs = quantity supplied. Determine the equilibrium price Options:
  A) N4
  B) N8
  C) N2
  D) N10
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2342:

  In the history of economics the concept of division of labour is usually associated With______________-

  Options:
  A) Karl Marx
  B) Adam Smith
  C) David Ricardo
  D) J.M Keynes
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2343: Which of the following is an example of derived demand? Options:
  A) Tax relief
  B) Labour
  C) Wage increase
  D) Entertainment
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2344:

  If commodities X and Y are substitute, their cross elasticity of demand will be

  Options:
  A) One
  B) positive
  C) negative
  D) zero
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2345: If goods were free, a rational consumer would consume? Options:
  A) an infinite amount of each good
  B) the amount where marginal utility became zero
  C) the same amount as when each good had a price
  D) the amount where marginal utility was the highest
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2346: The major determinant of the total volume of output in an economy is the Options:
  A) level of total expenditure
  B) composition of consumer spending
  C) number of farmers
  D) size of the labour force
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2347: Which of the following business units can issue shares? Options:
  A) Partnership
  B) Public limited liability company
  C) Sole proprietorship
  D) Central bank
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2348:

  

  In this table, the marginal product of the 2nd worker and the average product of the 5th worker respectively are

  Options:
  A) 23 and 20
  B) 22 and 19
  C) 14 and 19
  D) 11 and 20
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2349:

  The current stage of the economy is depicted in curve I. The movement of curve I to II suggests___________

  Options:
  A) an Improvement in capital goods technology but not In consumer goods technology
  B) a movement from unemployment to full employment
  C) that the output for the society has declined
  D) a gain in consumer goods technique and not in capital goods technique
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2350: The slow pace of industrial growth in Nigeria can be attributed to? Options:
  A) overdependence on the oil sector
  B) inadequate number of unskilled labour
  C) lack of raw materials
  D) inadequate infrastructural facilities
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  The correct answer is D .