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Question 11
jamb 2006
The oil-producing area in Nigeria are agitating for special compensation owing mainly to
Athe high level of poverty
Bthe high level of unemployment
Cconstant flooding
Denvironmental pollution
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Question 12
jamb 2006
A major advantage of industrialization is that it
Aleads to self-reliance
Bcurbs inflation
Cleads to growth and development
Dimproves the terms of trade
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Question 13
jamb 2006
Mobility of labour is higher when there
Ais a monopoly of jobs in one location
Bis intense competition for jobs in the same location
Care alternative jobs in the same location
Dare no alternative jobs in the same location
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Question 14
jamb 2006
The organization whose aim is to solve the trade problems of less developed nations is
AUNCTAD
BOECD
CUNECA
DWTO
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Question 15
jamb 2006
Import substitution policy is used to
Aprotect local industries
Bcheck government expenditure
Ccorrect the balance of payments problem
Dencourage increased volume of trade
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Question 16
jamb 2006
The exchange rate determined by market forces is known as
Apegged exchange rate
Bfloating exchange rate
Cfixed exchange rate
Ddual exchange rate
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Question 17
jamb 2006
An association formed by a group of individuals solely for the marketing of their product is a
Acredit and thrift society
Bconsumer cooperative society
Cproducer cooperative society
Dvoluntary organization
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Question 18
jamb 2006
Economic growth can be accelerated through
Aexcess current consumption
Bexcess consumption over investment
Cincreased current consumption
Dincreased current investment
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Question 19
jamb 2006
Nigeria's exports usually comprise
Aconsumer goods
Bcapital goods
Cintermediate goods
Dprimary goods
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Question 20
jamb 2006

A characteristic common to partnership and sole proprietorship is

Alimited liability
Baccessibility to loan
Ctransferability of shares
Dunlimited laibility
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Question 21
jamb 2006
Choice involves opportunity cost because
Agoods give different utilities
Bavailable resources are inadequate
Cthere are many goods to select from
Dnot all goods have the same price
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Question 22
jamb 2006

A decision on input combination solves the economic problem of

Ahow to produce
Bfor whom to produce
Cwhen to produce
Dwhat to produce
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Question 23
jamb 2006
A distribution is said to be positively skewed if it
Ahas a long tail to the left
Bhas a long tail to the right
Cis bimodal
Dis bell-shaped
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Question 24
jamb 2006
Given that demand and price remain unchanged an outward shift of the supply curve will lead to
Ahoarding
Bexcess supply
Cexcess demand
Da blank market
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Question 25
jamb 2006
A straight line indifference curve indicates that the two products are
Anormal goods
Binferior goods
Cperfect substitutes
Dclose substitutes
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Question 26
jamb 2006
Derived demand is normally used with reference to
Asuperior goods
Binferior goods
Cthe cost of production
Dthe factors of production
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Question 27
jamb 2006
A commodity will be demanded only if
Aconsumers income increases
Bit has no close substitutes
Cthe price is low
Dit has utility
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Question 28
jamb 2006
If the marginal utility of good X exceeds that of good Y, this implies that
Aa rational consumer will buy less of X
Bconsuming more of X will increase total utility
CY is an inferior good
DX will be cheaper than Y
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Question 29
jamb 2006
The range of the data 14,13,15,18,20,35 and 13 is
A20
B22
C13
D18
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Question 30
jamb 2006
An important determinant of price elasticity of demand is
Athe state of technology
Bthe prices of other commodities
Cthe ease of substitution
Dgovernment policy
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