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 61: The movement of people from rural to urban areas affects the Options:
  A) occupational distribution of population
  B) sex distribution of population
  C) geographical distribution of population
  D) age distribution of population
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 62: In order to increase revenue, the seller of a commodity whose demand is fairly elastic is advised to Options:
  A) increase price
  B) reduce output
  C) reduce price
  D) retain price
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 63: Which of the following factors is the most important in siting a petrol-chemical plants? Options:
  A) Nearness to the source of raw materials
  B) Nearness to the source of power
  C) Availability of labour
  D) Proximity to financial institutions
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 64:

  Concentrating industries in one place is advantageous because there are gains in terms of_____________

  Options:
  A) cost economies
  B) economies of scale
  C) internal economies
  D) external economies
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 65:

  Which of the following must be true to have a closed economy with no government, and yet the value of the investmet multiplier still increase?

  Options:
  A) Marginal propensity to save has fallen
  B) Actual investment had fallen
  C) Average propensity to invest has fallen
  D) Actual saving has fallen
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 66: The most important requirement for increasing agriculture output in Nigeria is? Options:
  A) for the government to go into large scale farming
  B) to employ relevant foreign technology and reform the land tenure system
  C) to increase farmers'incomes and improve the farming techniques
  D) to employ more extension workers
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 67: One way of solving the problem of double counting is by Options:
  A) Value-added method
  B) Income method
  C) Output method
  D) Expenditure method
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 68: Which is NOT a method of raising capital funds in Nigeria? Options:
  A) Borrowing from abroad
  B) Internal borrowing
  C) Nigerianization of foreign companies
  D) Gifts from abroad
  E) Saling government bonds
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 69: In a centrally planned economy, the economic problem of deciding what to produce is dependent on? Options:
  A) average profit
  B) state command
  C) average cost
  D) relative prices
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 70: An important feature of perfect competition is that? Options:
  A) the movement of goods and services is restricted
  B) there is adequate knowledge of existing prices
  C) prices are centrally administered
  D) individual economic units can influence prices
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  The correct answer is B .