Economics Past Questions

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Question 1
neco 2009
Inflation is a …………….
Ageneral increase in the price of a single product
Bperiod of economic recession
Cperiod of hunger
Dperiod of excessive money
Epersistent rise in the general price level
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Question 2
neco 2009
Entrepreneur is associated more with
Acapital management
Bproduction of beverage
Cprofit making
Dprofit sharing
Erisk bearing
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Question 3
neco 2009
Which of the following is a determinant of elasticity of supply?
AConsumer’s income
BDegree of necessities
CDurability of the product
DNumber of uses of the commodity
EProportion of income spent on the product
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Question 4
neco 2009

When the value of a country’s export exceeds her imports, there will be a

Adeficit current account
Bexcess visible imports only
Cfavorable balance of trade
Dfavourable capital account
Esurplus current account
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Question 5
neco 2009
Using Expenditure Approach to estimate National Income, Y is equal to
AC + l + G + X – M + P - V
BC + l + G + X – M + P
CC + l + G – X + P
DC – 1 + G + X – M + P
EC + l – G + X – M – P
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Question 6
neco 2009
These are the objectives of industrial strategies in Nigeria EXCEPT
Aindustrial financing
Bmaximization of local value added
Cpromotion of export oriented industries
Dpromotion of import oriented industries
Eprovision of economic and social infrastructures
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Question 7
neco 2009
The first National development plan period was from
A1955-1959
B1962-1968
C1965-1970
D1970-1974
E1975-1980
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Question 8
neco 2009
The correct relationship between income (Y), consumption (C) and savings (S) is
AC = Y + S
BS = Y + C
CS = Y + S
DY = C + S
EY = C – S
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Question 9
neco 2009
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) was set up mainly to
Acater for financial needs of developed countries
Bcreate conditions favourable for the growth of world trade
Ccreate favourable balance of payment
Ddevelop domestic trade
Eoffset foreign debts only
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Question 10
neco 2009
Time deposit is the same thing as
Abank rate
Bcurrent account
Cdemand deposited
Dfixed deposit
Esaving account
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Question 11
neco 2009
When the demand for foreign exchange exceeds its supply, the value of the domestic currency
Aappreciates
Bdepreciates
Cexpands
DIncreases
Einflates
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Question 12
neco 2009
The additional satisfaction derived from the consumption of one more unit of a good is called
Amarginal cost
Bmarginal product
Cmarginal revenue
Dmarginal utility
Etotal Utility
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Question 13
neco 2009
Data presented in tables are usually arranged in ………… and …………
Acharts, tables
B, graphs, rows
Cpictograms, columns
Drows, columns
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Question 14
neco 2009
Production is best defined in economics as
Acreation of utility yielding goods and services
Bdistribution of goods and services
Cmanufacturing of goods by small factories
Dprovision of basic amenities
Erendering of services only
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Question 15
neco 2009
A major feature of capitalism is
Acollective ownership of means of production
Bcompetition
Cequality or egalitarianism
Dredistribution of income
Esocialization and welfare
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Question 16
neco 2009
The demand for salt is …………
AElastic
BInelastic
CUnitary elastic
Dboth a and b
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Question 17
neco 2009
The concept of choice in Economics refers to
Aa decision between one thing and another
Branking of wants in an ascending order
Cselection of most pressing wants out of a range of alternatives
Dranking of wants on a table of preference
Eseparating defective commodities from non-defective ones
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Question 18
neco 2009
The following are qualities of money EXCEPT
Aacceptability
Bdivisibility
Chomogeneity
Dportability
Erationality
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Question 19
neco 2009
Disguised unemployment is the same thing as
Aresidual unemployment
Bseasonal unemployment
Cstructural unemployment
Dunder-employment
Evoluntary unemployment
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Question 20
neco 2009
The concentration of firms in one area is referred to as of ……………. industries.
Alocation
Blocalization
Cmultiplication
Dproliferation
Epluralization
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