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 251: The raising of funds by selling stocks to the public is called? Options:
  A) equity financing
  B) stock financing
  C) debt financing
  D) loan financing
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 252: From which of the following does Nigeria derive trade concessions? Options:
  A) IMF
  B) World Bank
  C) ADB
  D) EEC
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 253: If the quantity demanded of a commodity increases from 20 to 30 when there is an increase in price from N4 to N5, the elasticity of demand is Options:
  A) zero
  B) 1
  C) 2
  D) 5
  E) 10
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 254: Two goods, X and Y, are said to be complementary when? Options:
  A) A fall in the price of X raises the demand for Y
  B) A fall in the price of X causes a fall in the demand for Y
  C) A fall in the price of X does not affect the demand for Y
  D) A rise in the price of X does not affect the demand for Y
  E) The two goods are competitive.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 255: Which of the following is not a component of national income at factor cost? Options:
  A) Wages earned by doctor
  B) Rent paid to landlords
  C) Indirect tax
  D) Undistributed company profits
  E) Interest on loan
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 256: Which is NOT a cause of high population growth in Nigeria? Options:
  A) Family planing Unit of Nigeria
  B) Improve medical facilities
  C) Reduction in death rate
  D) Improve hygiene
  E) Increased birth rate
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 257: Which of the following methods is most likely to lead an economy? Options:
  A) An increase in wages and profits
  B) An increase in consumer demand
  C) A greater fraction of national Product going into investment
  D) A countinuous rise in bank loans
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 258: The standard deviation of a set of data is Options:
  A) always measured from the mode
  B) the most representative of averages
  C) always measured from the median
  D) a measure of dispersion
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 259: GNP is not a good measure of social welfare because there are unrecorded? Options:
  A) indirect taxes
  B) social costs
  C) government subsidies
  D) transfer payments
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 260: If the same basket of goods which cost N12.00 in 1985 cost N15.00 in 1987, price index for 1987 is? Options:
  A) 25
  B) 80
  C) 100
  D) 125
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  The correct answer is D .