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 51:

  One of the fundamental economic problem of every society is

  Options:
  A) allocation of scarce resource
  B) availability of market
  C) consumption pattern of inhabitant
  D) presence of middle man
  E) inadequate labour force
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 52: Tc/Q = Options:
  A) marginal cost
  B) Average coat
  C) total cost
  D) equilibrium level
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 53: An advantage of large-scale farming over peasant farming is in the area of Options:
  A) providing research and massive employment of labour
  B) redistributing national income to various regions of the country
  C) encouraging the use of traditional implements
  D) encouraging urban-rural migration
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 54: Market is defined as? Options:
  A) one geographical location where people meet to buy and sell
  B) the demand and supply of goods and services
  C) a group of people whose sole interest is to make profit
  D) any organizational framework which links the buyers and sellers of a good and service
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 55:

  Which of the following is an invisible item?

  Options:
  A) Petroleum services
  B) Processed rice
  C) Processed milk
  D) Banking services
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 56: If 100 units and units of commodity X are supplied at N80 at different times, it means that there is Options:
  A) a change in supply
  B) a change in the quantity supplied
  C) an increase in the quantity supplied
  D) a increase in the quantity supplied
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 57:

  The marginal propensity to consume is

  Options:
  A) Options B, C and D
  B) ΔC/ΔY
  C) The slope of the consumption function
  D) Coefficient c in the equation C = C + cYd
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 58: An example of an expansionary fiscal policy action is Options:
  A) decrease in the corporate profit tax rates
  B) decrease in welfare payments
  C) purchase of government securities
  D) decrease in the bank rate
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 59: If the income of a consumer rises and his demand for good X falls, good X can be described as Options:
  A) a normal good
  B) an adnoral good
  C) a good with inelastic demand
  D) a good with unitary elastic demand
  E) none of the above
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 60: Which of the following enterprises does NOT pursue the sole objective of profit maximization? Options:
  A) Roads of Nigeria Ltd
  B) Union Bank of Nigeria Ltd
  C) Nigeria Electric Power Authority
  D) Volkswagen (VW) Nigeria Ltd
  E) Kingsway Nigeria Ltd
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  The correct answer is C .