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Question 11
jamb 2025

If an increase in the price of crude oil led to an increase in the prices of kerosene and grease,then kerosene and grease are in

 

Ajoint supply.
Bcompetitive supply.
Ccomposite supply.
Dmarket supply.
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Question 12
jamb 2025

When the death rate for old people and the infant mortality rate are high, with no migration, there will be in the population a
higher number of

 

Achildren in the population
Bwomen in the population
Cyounger people in the population
Dold people in the population
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Question 13
jamb 2025

The following are advantages of large scale agriculture except

 

Ause of simple implements
Buse of sophisticated implements
Cintegration of crop and animal farming?
Dincrease in employment
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Question 14
jamb 2025

The function that distinguishes commercial banks from the central bank is that the former

Aaccepts deposits from the public
Bservices the public debt
Cregulates foreign exchange
Dis a leader of last resort
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Question 15
jamb 2025

Which of the following is not a feature of economic under development?

 

AMonocultural economy
BLow life expectancy
CIncome inequality
DHigh productivity
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Question 16
jamb 2025

Which of the following factors does not encourage the location of industries?

ANearness to the market
BGovernment influence in sitting industries
CAvailability of infrastructural facilities
Dpolitical instability
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Question 17
jamb 2025

What is the mean wage?

A$36
B$35
C$37
D$38
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Question 18
jamb 2025

 

The major achievement of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is that it has

 

Amade possible the use of common currency.
Bincreased members allegiance to former colonial masters.
Cwidened the market for goods produced.
Dmade capital more mobile.
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Question 19
jamb 2025

 

If 20% rise in the price of Whisky leads to a 30% increase in quantity demanded of Schnapps, the cross elasticity of demand is

 

 

A3.0
B1.5
C2.3
D2.5
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Question 20
jamb 2025

The exploitation of mineral resources constitutes which form of production?

 

 

Aservices production
Bsecondary production
Cprimary production
Dtertiary production
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Question 21
jamb 2025

 

Harmonised monetary and fiscal policies is a feature of

 

 

Aan economic union
Ba customs union
Ca common market
Da free trade area
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Question 22
jamb 2025

The market supply curve slopes upwards from left to right indicating that

 

Atwo commodities can be supplied at the same time
Bproducers pay high taxes
Cat a lower price, more is supplied
Dat a lower price, less is supplied
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Question 23
jamb 2025

One disadvantage of inflation is that?

 

AStandard of living rises
BFixed income earners lose
CFixed income earners gain
DBusinessmen lose
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Question 24
jamb 2025

In determining the growth of a country's population, infant mortality is a component of

 

 

 

Anet migration
Bdeath rate
Cfertility rate
Dimmigration rate
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Question 25
jamb 2025

An entrepreneur is encouraged to adopt division of labour in production because it

 

Aleads to increased cost of production and lower output
Bprovides more employment opportunities
Cbrings about equal cost and employment opportunities
Dleads to increased output and lower cost of production
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Question 26
jamb 2025

Table I above illustrates the law of

 

 

Adiminishing returns.
Bdiminishing marginal productivity.
Cdiminishing marginal utility.
Dvariable proportion.
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Question 27
jamb 2025

 

Another term for equilibrium price is

 

Ademand price
Bsatisfactory price
Cmarket clearing price
Dprice floor
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Question 28
jamb 2025

The following are reasons for the failure of agricultural policies in West Africa except

 

 

Avague policy statements
Bnegation of policies
Ccreation of agro-service stations
Dprovision of obsolete implements
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Question 29
jamb 2025

 

 

A budget is balanced when expected total revenue is

 

Aless than total expenditure
Bgreater than total expenditure
Cgreater than expected expenditure
Dequal to expected expenditure
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Question 30
jamb 2025

When more of tax on a product is borne by the buyer than the seller, the commodity involved has

 

 

Aelastic demand
Bperfectly elastic demand
Cfairly inelastic demand
Dperfectly inelastic demand
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