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 421:

  A budget with a projected revenue in excess of its expenditure is said to be?

  Options:
  A) balanced
  B) surplus
  C) deficit
  D) inflationary
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 422: A major effect of a long distribution chain is? Options:
  A) high retail prices
  B) scarcity of commodities
  C) low retail prices
  D) low producer earnings
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 423: 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 424: One main quality of a good is that it Options:
  A) is sold in the market
  B) satisfies wants
  C) is made in the factory
  D) is always tangible
  E) is non-perishable
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 425:

  From the table, how many people scored above 6?

  Options:
  A) 25
  B) 24
  C) 5
  D) 30
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 426: 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 427: Which of the following factors is an important determinant of the magnitude of price elasticity of demand? Options:
  A) The production period
  B) Cost of storage
  C) Durability of the product
  D) Availability of factors of production
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 428: If successive units of labour are added to a piece of land while capital and technology remain constant, a point will be reached in the level of production when each added unit of labour will added less to the output than previous units of the labour. This concept is known as? Options:
  A) the productivity of labour
  B) the law of diminishing marginal utility
  C) the law diminishing returns
  D) the concept of factor intensity
  E) labour intensive production
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 429: Government in West Africa countries engage in running a number of enterprises because ? Options:
  A) Large amount of capital are needed and key industries should not be left in private hands
  B) Private capital would not established an adequate infrastructure
  C) It brings about a more even distribution of the country’s wealth
  D) The social costs of some enterprises make the government the most suitable body to set them up
  E) All of the above
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 430:

  

  The graphs illustrate

  Options:
  A) joint demand
  B) derived demand
  C) composite demand
  D) competitive demand
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  The correct answer is D .