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 981: The supply of and demand for goods and services are influenced by the? Options:
  A) supermarkets
  B) entrepreneurs
  C) mechanism of the law
  D) mechanism of equilibrium
  E) price mechanism
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 982: De valuation helps in checking adverse balance of payments if the? Options:
  A) demand for imports is elastic
  B) demand for imports is inelastic
  C) supply of exports is elastic
  D) demand for exports is inelastic
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 983:

  The Nigerian bank for commerce and industry is?

  Options:
  A) a commercial bank
  B) a development bank
  C) an industrial bank
  D) a merchant bank
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 984: Division of labour requires that, the tasks in a production line be performed Options:
  A) by specialists
  B) in stages
  C) by all workers
  D) by unskilled labourers
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 985: The regulatory authority of the capital market in Nigeria is the Options:
  A) Central Bank
  B) Securities and Exchange Commission
  C) Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation
  D) Stock Exchange Market
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 986: which of these alternative is wrong? central banks are Options:
  A) bankers to the government
  B) bankers to commercial banks
  C) merchant banks
  D) controllers and regulators of money supply
  E) issuers of bank note
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 987: The difference between payments and receipts for visible trade is called Options:
  A) bilateral trade
  B) current balance
  C) balance of payments
  D) balance of trade
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 988: When elasticity is zero, demand curve is Options:
  A) perfectly elastic
  B) perfectly inelastic
  C) down-ward sloping
  D) upward sloping
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 989:

  The act of cultivating land and rearing of animal for man's use is

  Options:
  A) agriculture
  B) mono culture
  C) forestry
  D) aqua-science
  E) horticulture
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 990: Marginal cost curve intersects average cost curve ? Options:
  A) from above at its lowest point
  B) from below before the lowest point
  C) from below at its lowest point
  D) from below after the lowest point
  E) at zero point
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  The correct answer is C .