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 431: From an economic point of view, an activity does not have a cost when Options:
  A) someone else pays for it
  B) the returns are greater than the cost
  C) the choice involves giving up nothing
  D) the government pays for it
  E) it is paid for from a gift
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 432: Which of the following is an important function of prices in a market economy? Options:
  A) Ensuring that resources are used in the most efficient manner
  B) Ensuring an equitable distribution of goods and services
  C) Ensuring that all industries are perfectly competitive in the long run
  D) Equating level of purchases with level of needs
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 433: The use of legally permissible means to reduce tax liabilities is known as tax? Options:
  A) evasion
  B) avoidance
  C) reliefs
  D) exemption
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 434:

  

  The diagram above explains the effect of government's imposition of an indirect tax on a good characterized by zero price elasticity of demand. The tax imposed is borne

  Options:
  A) totally by the consumer
  B) totally by the producer
  C) equally by both the consumer and the producer
  D) by the the government
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 435: The major role of multi-national companies in the petroleum industry in Nigeria is Options:
  A) the establishment of refineries
  B) oil marketing and prospecting
  C) oil marketing only
  D) oil prospecting only
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 436: The use of government revenue and expenditure to achieve set objectives is known as Options:
  A) budget
  B) fiscal policy
  C) revenue allocation
  D) monetary policy
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 437:

  When a kilogram of carrot is #8.00, 20 kilograms are demanded and when the price decreased to #6.000 per kilogram, 30 kilograms are demanded. The elasticity of demand equals to

  Options:
  A) 11
  B) 12
  C) $\frac{1}{2}$
  D) 2
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 438:

  

  The diagram above shows theshifts in both demand supply curves. What is the new equilibrium point after the shifts?

  Options:
  A) E₃
  B) E₁
  C) E₄
  D) E₂
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 439: The major source of Nigeria's foreign exchange is the export of? Options:
  A) skilled manpower
  B) palm kernel and cocoa
  C) crude oil
  D) groundnuts and cotton
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 440: Patents and copyrights enable monopolists to Options:
  A) determine the quality of their products
  B) determine the scale of their products
  C) restrict information flow to new firms
  D) restrict entry of new firms
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  The correct answer is B .