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 501: If a commodity has many substitutes, it is most likely that? Options:
  A) the demand curve is fairly inelastic
  B) the demand curve is fairly elastic
  C) the demand curve is paraell to the quantity axis
  D) the demand curve is positively sloped
  E) the price of the commodity is too high
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 502: To reduce the high rate of inflation in the economy, the government should? Options:
  A) increase taxes and have a budget surplus
  B) increase taxes and have a budget defilicit
  C) decrease taxes and have a budget defilicit
  D) decrease taxes and have a balance budget
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 503:

  The contribution of petroleum to the economy of nigerian is most prominent in the area of

  Options:
  A) employment generation
  B) fuel provision
  C) infrastructural development
  D) revenue generation
  E) technical know-how
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 504: When Elasticity of Demand is greater than one, the demand is Options:
  A) perfectly elastic
  B) unitary elastic
  C) zero elastic
  D) inelastic
  E) elastic
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 505: Monetary policy aimed at reducing demand-pull inflation in the country maybe carried out through? Options:
  A) increase in taxation of private companies, public corporations and private individuals
  B) increase in cash reserve ratio of commercial banks and the sale of government securities
  C) decrease in goverment expenditure on education
  D) direct price control in the market place
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 506: Which of the following is NOT an advantage of localization of industry? Options:
  A) Availability of social amenities
  B) Development of subsidiary industries
  C) Highly organized markets
  D) supply of skilled labour
  E) traffic De-congestion
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 507: Which of the following is NOT true about specialization or division of labour? Options:
  A) Specialization and exchange go hand in hand
  B) Specialization implies that each person produces a surplus of one or a few items (e.g commodities) n which he is specialized
  C) Division of labour needs not take account of the extent of the market
  D) Division of labour results in increased productivity
  E) Division of labour involves the danger of unemployment
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 508:

  

  Which of the following statements does NOT describe a situation of perfect competition?

  Options:
  A) The firm faces an infinitely elastic demand curve
  B) The firm makes no pure profit in the short run
  C) The price does not change with changes in the output level of the firm
  D) There is freedom of entry into and exit out of , the industry
  E) The firm can sell all it produces at the market price
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 509:

  

  In the figure above, the broken line labelled M is the marginal revenue curve of a

  Options:
  A) Monopoly
  B) Competitive firm
  C) State corporation
  D) Partnership
  E) Monopsony
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 510: The main handicap of sole proprietorship is? Options:
  A) limited liability
  B) lack of technical know-how
  C) low profit margin
  D) inadequate capital
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  The correct answer is D .