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 971: Government in West Africa countries engage in running a number of enterprises because ? Options:
  A) Large amount of capital are needed and key industries should not be left in private hands
  B) Private capital would not established an adequate infrastructure
  C) It brings about a more even distribution of the country’s wealth
  D) The social costs of some enterprises make the government the most suitable body to set them up
  E) All of the above
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 972:

  

  The shaded triangle in the diagram above is known as

  Options:
  A) excess supply
  B) consumer surplus
  C) excess consumption
  D) producer surplus
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 973: The purpose of conducting a census is to enable a country to Options:
  A) plan her capital inflow and outflow
  B) determine the optimum level of population
  C) determine the growth rate of population
  D) plan her growth and development
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 974: Find the median of the following set of data 35,10,14,38,15,18,22,30 and 28 Options:
  A) 10
  B) 38
  C) 35
  D) 22
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 975: Mobility of labour is higher when there Options:
  A) is a monopoly of jobs in one location
  B) is intense competition for jobs in the same location
  C) are alternative jobs in the same location
  D) are no alternative jobs in the same location
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 976:

  Public corporation is financed with

  Options:
  A) Capital raised from shareholders
  B) Tax payer's money
  C) Capital raised from stock exchange
  D) Capital contributed by owners
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 977:

  Unit of capital	Total output (kg)
  1	16
  2	64
  3	126
  4	212
  5	425
  6	684

  Determine the average product of the 4th unit of capital

  Options:
  A) 53
  B) 86
  C) 212
  D) 213
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 978: The shut-down point for a firm in the short run is the output at which? Options:
  A) the pricr of the product is lowest
  B) marginal Cost is constant
  C) Average Variable Cost is not covered
  D) Average Cost is minimum
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 979:

  Macroeconomics focuses on the following units in an aggregative manner

  Options:
  A) household, firms, government, corporate sector and external sector
  B) individual consumers, individual firms, government and external sector
  C) government, household firms, individual consumers and external sector
  D) individual consumers, household firms and manufacturing sector
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 980: 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 .