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Question 1201
jamb 2005
Long-run production is called
Adiminsihing returns to scale
Breturns to scale
Cexternal economies of scale
Deconomies of scale
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Question 1202
jamb 2005
The distinction between onshore and offshore operations in oil exploration lies in the
Alocation of sites
Boutput generated
Csize of production
Dtechniques of production
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Question 1203
jamb 2005
Agricultural backward-linkage effect means the establishment of
Asubsidiary industries to increase the number of industries
Bmain industries to increase output
Cindustries to reduce imports
Dsubsidiary industries to feed the main industry
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Question 1204
jamb 2005
If the death rate of a country is 52% and the growth rate is 12%, what is the birth rate of the county
A48%
B64%
C40%
D52%
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Question 1205
jamb 2005
Localization of industries in Nigeria is mainly influenced by
Amarket size
Bpopulation groupings
Craw materials
Dexternal economies
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Question 1206
jamb 2005
During a conflict between management and workers, the union's bargaing power is based on
Awork-to-rule
Bnegotiation
Cpicketing
Dmanagement decision
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Question 1207
jamb 2005
The major contribution of the petroleum industry to the Nigerian economy is the
Ageneration of revenue for the oil companies
Bprovision of employment opportunities for communites
Cgeneration of revenue for government
Dpromotion of industrial harmony
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Question 1208
jamb 2005
The short-run inelasticity of supply of agricultural produce causes
Astability in prices
Ba steady rise in prices
Ca steady decline in prices
Dinstability in prices
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Question 1209
jamb 2005
Population density is described as the
Aaverage number of people per square kilometre
Baverage number of people in a country
Ctotal population excluding migration
Dtotal population including net migration
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Question 1210
jamb 2005
In a particular year, the sum of the value added in each sector of the economy was N4550 million
The amount represents the GNP measured by the
Afactor-price approach
Boutput approach
Cincome approach
Dexpenditure approach
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Question 1211
jamb 2005
Idle cash balances are held for
Aplanned purchases
Bthe purchase of bonds
Cthe purchase of shares
Dunplanned purchases
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Question 1212
jamb 2005
A discount house is a market where
Avarious bills are exchanged
Bshort-term and medium-term loans are obtained
Cshares are bought and sold
Dshort-term loans are obtained
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Question 1213
jamb 2005
A major assumption in a perfectly competitive market is that
Athe number of buyers and sellers is small
Bindividuals cannot influence prices
Cthe quality of products remains the same
Dprices will always remain constant
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Question 1214
jamb 2005
Above full employment level, an expansionary monetary policy will lead to a
Adecrease in aggregate supply
Bfall in the inflation rate
Crise in the inflation rate
Dfall in aggregate demand
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Question 1215
jamb 2005
Given that Y= C+I, where C= 50+0.75 and I = N45m, what is the equilibrium level of income?
AN380m
BN20m
CN180m
DN200m
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Question 1216
jamb 2005
In the long run, the equilibrium point of a monoplistic firm is a point where the
Amarginal cost curve is tangential to the average fixed cost curve
Bdemand curve is tangential to the average variable cost curve
Csupply cuvre is tangential to the marginal cost curve
Ddemand curv is tangential to the average cost curve
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Question 1217
jamb 2005
The regulatory authority of the capital market in Nigeria is the
ACentral Bank
BSecurities and Exchange Commission
CNigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation
DStock Exchange Market
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Question 1218
neco 2004
In international trade, when payments of a country are higher than the receipts, then the balance of payment is
Afavourable
Bin equilibrium
Cperfect
Dunfavourable
Euniform
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Question 1219
neco 2004
The basic economics problem of what to produce arises as a result of
Acompeting demands for scarce resources
Bexcessive supply
Cthe availability of too many experts
Dthe failure of the price system
Ethe reduction of poverty
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Question 1220
neco 2004
The main industrial cities in Nigeria are
AIkeja, Kano, Onitsha and Port-Harcourt
BKaduna, Dutse, Ogbomoso a Calabar
CKano, Ilesa, Vadeikya and Afikpo
DMaiduguri, Ikote Ekiti, Moniya and Akungba
EMokwa, Ijebu-ode, Warri and Gummel
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