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 81: To calculate the annual natural growth rate of a country's population, one has to know the country's annual birth rate and Options:
  A) the size of that country
  B) the rate of immigration into that country
  C) the population census of that country
  D) the annual death rate
  E) the gross domestic product annual(GDP) of that country
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 82: The joint ventures operating in the Nigerian oil industry are between? Options:
  A) the NNPC and independent marketers
  B) the NNPC and multinational marketers
  C) the NNPC and producer marketers
  D) multinational corperations and independent marketers
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 83: The total value of goods and services sold and bought in a country across its border during a given period, usually a year is known as Options:
  A) visible trade
  B) invisible trade
  C) balance of payments
  D) balance of trade
  E) terms of trade
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 84:

  Whatever form an economic system may take, choice is essential for members of the community because resources are__________

  Options:
  A) scarce
  B) unlimited
  C) free
  D) many
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 85: In the circular flow of income model, the outflow variables represent Options:
  A) Income
  B) Expenditure
  C) Injections
  D) Leakages
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 86: The use of legally permissible means to reduce tax liabilities is known as tax? Options:
  A) evasion
  B) avoidance
  C) reliefs
  D) exemption
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 87: Given an original price of N3.50 per kilogram of rice and a change in price of 1.40, and given the quantity purchase at the old price as 10kg and a change in the quality as 5kg after the price change, the elasticity is equal to? Options:
  A) 10.20
  B) 3.57
  C) 1.25
  D) 0.80
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 88: One of the characteristics of a monopolist is that, he can influence Options:
  A) quantity produced by other producers
  B) prices charged by other producers
  C) both price and quantity
  D) price or quantity
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 89: Gains from trade depends on? Options:
  A) comparative advantage
  B) absolute advantage
  C) distributive cost advantage
  D) absolute cost advantage
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 90:

  Which of the following matters may account for changes in demand?

   

  I - changes in consumer preferences

  II - changes in real income

  III - changes in distribution of incomes

  IV - changes in levels of taxation

   

   

  Options:
  A) I, II
  B) II, III
  C) I, III, IV
  D) I, II, III, IV
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  The correct answer is D .