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 411:

  A country's budget allocation to various sectors of the economy is shown in the pie chart.

  If the budget of the country was $7,200.00, how much is allocated to education?

  Options:
  A) $2,400.00
  B) $2,000.00
  C) $1,200.00
  D) $1,000.00
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 412:

  

  If in the graph, it is assumed that the price is initially P₁, it can be deduced that price will

  Options:
  A) fall because there is a surplus
  B) remain constant because it is the equilibrium price
  C) rise because there is a shortage
  D) double
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 413: An increase in the marginal cost of production causes Options:
  A) A downward movement along the supply curve
  B) A leftward shift of the supply curve
  C) A rightward shift of the supply curve
  D) An upward movement along the supply curve
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 414:

  

  The supply curve above is

  Options:
  A) Fairly inelastic
  B) Perfectly inelastic
  C) Unitary elastic
  D) Perfectly elastic
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 415:

  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 416:

  In a developing economy, productivity is measured by the____________

  Options:
  A) output - labour ratio
  B) capital - output ratio
  C) output growth rate
  D) Output per capital
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 417:

  The act of cultivating land and rearing of animal for man's use is

  Options:
  A) agriculture
  B) mono culture
  C) forestry
  D) aqua-science
  E) horticulture
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 418:

  The demand for labour is a________

  Options:
  A) Derived demand
  B) Joint demand
  C) Complementary demand
  D) Composite demand
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 419: A public liability company is run on a daily basis by Options:
  A) the chief executive
  B) the shareholders
  C) the board of directors
  D) financial consultants
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 420: When compared with a labour-intensive industry, a capital-intensive industry employs more? Options:
  A) workers than capital
  B) workers than machinery
  C) raw materials than capital
  D) machinery than workers
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  The correct answer is D .