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 521: An increase in government expenditure will lead to? Options:
  A) investment opportunities for foreign investors
  B) an increase in the level of aggregate demand
  C) an increase in total tax revenue
  D) reduction in total tax revenue
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 522: Scarcity in economics means that? Options:
  A) human wants are limitless
  B) the economy has very few resources
  C) the economy can scarcely produce anything
  D) resources are limited in relation to wants
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 523:

  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 524: One`of the limitations PPC assumption is that there is Options:
  A) no indication of technological development
  B) no recognition of preferred goods for countries
  C) technical inefficiency
  D) abundant resources
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 525:

  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 526: Which of the following is NOT illustrated by the production possibility curve Options:
  A) Risk
  B) Scarcity
  C) Opportunity cost
  D) Allocative efficiency
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 527:

  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 528:

  

  Find the mean price of the distribution.

  Options:
  A) N54
  B) N51
  C) N56
  D) N59
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 529:
  

  The diagram above represent

  Options:
  A) Supply curve
  B) Production possibility curve
  C) indifference curve
  D) Demand curve
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 530: The production within the domestic territory of a country is called the Options:
  A) net national product
  B) gross domestic product
  C) net income
  D) disposable income
  E) gross national product
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  The correct answer is B .