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 531:

  Transcationary motive implies, holding money

  Options:
  A) for future investment
  B) for day to day expenses
  C) for unforeseen contingencies
  D) to settle previous debts
  E) to buy share in the stock exchange market
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 532:

  An economic system in which individual control the productive resources is known as

  Options:
  A) capitalism
  B) communism
  C) freedomism
  D) socialism
  E) welfarism
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 533: A major objective of the Federal Government's initiative on cassava production in Nigeria is to Options:
  A) diversify the export base of the economy
  B) ensure the availability of cassava
  C) make cassava a staple food in the country
  D) provide raw materials for industries
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 534: Which is an example of an invisible item in the trade Account of Ghana? Options:
  A) Export of Cocoa from Ghana
  B) Import of oil from Nigeria
  C) A gift of a Peugout 504 by a firm in Nigeria to a firm in Ghana
  D) Payment for shipping and insurance by a Ghanaian company to companies outside Ghana
  E) None of the above
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 535: 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 536: Public ownership of productive factors is a feature of_______? Options:
  A) Socialism
  B) Capitalism
  C) Feudalism
  D) Mixed economy
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 537:

  Utility is the satisfaction derived from?

  Options:
  A) production
  B) distribution
  C) consumption
  D) demand
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 538: Which of the following is an indirect tax? Options:
  A) Poll tax
  B) personal income tax
  C) Company tax
  D) excise duties
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 539: Which of the following statements describes a mixed economy? Options:
  A) The government and the private sector interact in solving the basic economic problems
  B) The invisible hand solves the basic economic problems
  C) The government produces and distributes all goods and services
  D) Society answers the 'what', 'how', and 'for whom' questions only through the market system
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 540: If real income increases while nominal income remains the same, it can be inferred that Options:
  A) Unemployment rate has decreased
  B) General prices has fallen
  C) Employment rate has risen
  D) General prices have risen
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  The correct answer is B .