Economics Past Questions

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Question 1
jamb 2021

By utility we mean________

AUselessness
BPower of satisfying a want
CBeneficial
DConsumable
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Question 2
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If the quantity demanded of a commodity increases from 20 to 30 when there is an increase in price from N4 to N5, the elasticity of deman is_______

AZero
B10
C2
D1
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Question 3
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Which of these is not usually the function of a wholesaler?

ABranding
BStorage
CTransport
DAdvertising
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Question 4
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If Mr. A earns N2.000 a year while Mr. B earns N8000 but Mr. A pays N200 in tax per annum while Mr. B pays N400, such tax is_______

AProgressive
BProportional
CIndirect
DRegressive
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Question 5
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The price mechanism______

ARations the consumers
BRewards the producers
CRegulates supply and demand
DAllocates scarce resources.
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Question 6
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A typical corporate form of business organization is owned by ______

AShareholders
BA local government
CThe president of a country
DForeigners and citizens of the country.
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Question 7
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Inflation can be curbed by _______

ADeficit budget
BPaying higher wages
CIncreased aggregate demand
DReducing aggregate demand
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Question 8
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Which of these is not a cause of high population growth in Nigeria?

AImproved hygiene
BReduction in death rate
CFamily planning unit of Nigeria
DIncreased birth rate
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Question 9
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An economic problem arises when________

ASellers are few
BScarcity and choices are involved
CBuyers are many
DMoney is in short supply
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Question 10
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If the price of a commodity falls and the quantity purchased does not rise, the commodity can be described as________

AScarce
BNormal
CSuperior.
DInferior
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Question 11
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In a free market economy. the rationing of scarce goods is done principally by_______

AConsumers
BThe government
CThe price mechanism
DAll of the above
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Question 12
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The value of money depends primarily on _________

AThe gold backing of the currency
BThe general price level
CGovernment decree that it is legal tender
DNone of the above
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Question 13
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Division of Labour is limited by the________

ASize of labour firm
BAvailability of raw material
CSize of the labour force
DAbsolute size of the country's population
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Question 14
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In Nigeria, cheques are not money because________

AMost Nigerians cannot identity them
BThey are not legal tender
CThere are no banks in rural areas
DThey are not generally acceptable as a medium of exchange
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Question 15
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Money becomes a very poor store of value in a period of _______

AHarvest
BDeflation
CRecession
DInflation
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Question 16
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Economics may be defined as ________

AThe study of human behaviour in the allocation of scarce resources
BThe study of money and banking
CThe study of markets and prices
DThe study of production and distribution
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Question 17
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Surplus in balance of payments leads to ________

AGovernment budget surplus
BIncrease in foreign reserves
CDecrease in foreign reserves
DNone of the above
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Question 18
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When a nation's exports are greater than its imports,_________

AThe net foreign trade is zero
BA favourable balance of trade exists
CA favourable balance of payment exists
DAn unfavourable balance of trade exists
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Question 19
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Inflation is likely to benefit_______

ADebtors
BPersons with back savings
CCreditors
DPersons who lived on fixed pension funds
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Question 20
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Which of the following is NOT a character of perfect competition?

ASupply and demand are equal
BProducts are identical
CThere is perfect knowledge
DThere is no advertising
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