Economics Past Questions

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Question 11
jamb 2013

In order to add value to Nigeria agricultural produce, there is need to

Acultivate high breed crops
Bprocess them into finished goods
Cadopt modern storage methods
Dadvertise them in European markets
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Question 12
jamb 2013

Life insurance companies contribute to economic development by holding a part of their assets in

Along-term financial instruments
Bmoney market instruments
Ccash and near money
Dshort-term financial instruments
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Question 13
jamb 2013

One of the goals of development plans in Nigeria is to

Aincrease the profitability of multinational businesses
Bimprove the country's GDP
Cachieve higher standard of living for the citizens
Dderegulate the economy
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Question 14
jamb 2013

An example of an expansionary fiscal policy action is

Adecrease in the corporate profit tax rates
Bdecrease in welfare payments
Cpurchase of government securities
Ddecrease in the bank rate
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Question 15
jamb 2013

A tax on land will ultimately fall

Apartly on agents and users
Bentirely on users
Centirely on owners
Dpartly on users and owners
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Question 16
jamb 2013

If CBN reduces money supply, the interest rate will

Afluctuate
Brise
Cfall
Dremain unchanged
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Question 17
jamb 2013

Which of the following is used by the Central Bank of Nigeria to control inflation?

ATariff on imports
BTax rate
CExchange rate
DDiscount rate
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Question 18
jamb 2013

If Mr .K obtains a N50.000 loan from a bank for the purpose of providing household needs, the demand for money is said to be

Atransactionary
Bspeculative
Cprecautionary and speculative
Dtransactional and speculative
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Question 19
jamb 2013

The speculative demand for money is inversely related to the

Ainterest rate
Blevel of income
Cexchange rate
Dinflation rate
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Question 20
jamb 2013

A measure of national income used as comparison of standard of living among nations is

Anet national product
Bgross domestic product
Cgross national product
Dper capita income
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Question 21
jamb 2013
An isoquant lying above to the right of another represents
Aa higher output level
Bconstant returns to scale
Cover-capacity utilization
Da lower output level
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Question 22
jamb 2013

If a refinery achieves a reduction in cost by purchasing and transporting crude oil in large quantities, it enjoys

Aeconomies of scale
Bspecialization
Cdivision of labour
Ddiseconomies of scale
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Question 23
jamb 2013

In Nigeria, the government can reduce the cost of accommodation by fixing the rent

Aat the prevailing rate
Bat the equilibrium price
Cabove the equilibrium price
Dbelow the equilibrium price
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Question 24
jamb 2013

One of the criticisms of the price mechanism is that

Aproducers are sovereign
Bit provides low degree of freedom
Cit widens the inequitable gap
Dconsumers are sovereign
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Question 25
jamb 2013

If the price of a commodity is fixed below equilibrium, this will lead to

Aexcess demand
Ba decrease in price
Can increase in price
Dexcess supply
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Question 26
jamb 2013

If the supply of a product is elastic, a small reduction in price will

Areduce the cost of production
Breduce the quantity supplied
Cincrease the quantity supplied
Dlead to no change in the quantity supplied
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Question 27
jamb 2013

One of the major factors that brings about changes in supply is

Amarket discrimination
Bavailability of storage facilities
Cthe cost of storage
Dincentives granted to workers
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Question 28
jamb 2013

Utility is the satisfaction derived from the

Adistribution of goods and services
Buse of goods and services
Cdemand of goods and services
Dproduction of goods and services
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Question 29
jamb 2013

One of the assumptions of the cardinal approach is

Adiminishing marginal rate of substitution
Bthe consistency and transitivity of choice
Cthat total utility depends on the quantity of the commodities consumed
Dunstable marginal utility of money
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Question 30
jamb 2013

If the price of a bicycle changes from N120 to N80 and quantity bought changes from 300 to 500 units, the elasticity of demand for bicycle is

A66.7
B0.5
C1.5
D2.0
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