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 391: In a perfect competition, every firm is a price? Options:
  A) maker
  B) taker
  C) giver
  D) bidder
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 392:

  The demand for a good is price inelastic if

  Options:
  A) The price elasticity is less than one
  B) The price elasticity is one
  C) The price elasticity is negative
  D) The price elasticity is greater than one
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 393: Utility of a commodity means? Options:
  A) its usefulness
  B) power to satisfy a want
  C) price of the commodity
  D) satisfaction derived from the product of commodity
  E) its adaptability
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 394: The primary objective of all international economic organizations is to? Options:
  A) ensure that third world countries get a better share of the world's resources
  B) promote international economic co-operation for the mutual benefit of all members
  C) enforce structural adjustment programmes on less developed countries
  D) encourage exports from the developed to the less developed countries
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 395: Which of the following is the cheapest for the government in improving the welfare of its citizens? Options:
  A) Subsidy
  B) Income supplement
  C) Donation to specific projects
  D) Wages increase
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 396: The type of inflation that emanates from excess demand overs supply is___________? Options:
  A) Galloping inflation
  B) Imported inflation
  C) Demand-pull inflation
  D) Cost-push inflation
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 397:

  

  Which of the following is NOT a visible iterm in international trade payments?`

  Options:
  A) Payments for imported cars
  B) Receipts from coca exports
  C) Payments to foreign shipping companies
  D) Payments for steel imports
  E) Payments for petroleum imports
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 398: A supply curve is positively sloped because Options:
  A) supply always exceeds demand
  B) demand always exceeds supply
  C) price is an incentive to consumers
  D) price is an incentive to producers
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 399: A commercial bank is unique in that it is only the institution that Options:
  A) makes loans to private people and businessmen
  B) accept deposits
  C) can store peoples' valuables
  D) can transfer money from one place to another for its customers
  E) saves money through the granting of credits
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 400: On the basis of the contribution to employment, the most important economic sector in West African is? Options:
  A) industry
  B) agriculture
  C) construction
  D) commerce
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  The correct answer is D .