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 2371:

  The question below is based on the table below:

  The international production set for Nigeria and Austria is:

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

  The opportunity cost ratio for cocoa and lace for Austria and Nigeria is

  Options:
  A) 2,2
  B) 2,1.5
  C) 1.5,4
  D) 1.5,2
  E) 0.5,1.5
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2372:

  A fiscal policy instrument that can influence the demand pattern in an economy is

  Options:
  A) government spending
  B) interest rate
  C) income tax
  D) tariff
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2373:

  The contribution of petroleum to the economy of nigerian is most prominent in the area of

  Options:
  A) employment generation
  B) fuel provision
  C) infrastructural development
  D) revenue generation
  E) technical know-how
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2374:

  In income determination theory, acceleration principles shows that

  Options:
  A) income is the cause, while investment is the effect investment
  B) income and investment are both causes
  C) income and investment are both effects
  D) incomes is of on effect on investment
  E) investment is the causes, while income is the effects
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2375:

  A market situation with few sellers and many buyers is called

  Options:
  A) monopoly
  B) duopoly
  C) oligopoly
  D) perfect competition
  E) monopsony
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2376: If the labour force in a given community is 2,000,000, in the wage employment 200,000 and the unemployed are 80,000, what is the unemployment rate in the community? Options:
  A) 0.4%
  B) 40.0%
  C) 10.0%
  D) 4.0%
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2377: A tax that takes an increasing fraction of income as income goes down is called? Options:
  A) conditional
  B) regressive
  C) progressive
  D) proportional
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2378: Given that the total production of Bandako farmers with one worker is 10kg. When the workers increased to 2, 3, and 4, the total production increases to 20, 36 and 60kg respectively. Calculate the average product (AP) of the 4th unit of labour. Options:
  A) 20
  B) 13
  C) 15
  D) 10
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2379:

  The effects on the demand for product A caused by a change in the price of product B is Called____________

  Options:
  A) Joint demand
  B) cross-elasticity of demand
  C) elasticity of supply
  D) competitive demand
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2380:

  An economic system in which individual control the productive resources is known as

  Options:
  A) capitalism
  B) communism
  C) freedomism
  D) socialism
  E) welfarism
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  The correct answer is A .