Economics Past Questions

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Question 11
jamb 1985
An example of a regressive tax is?
Athe personal income tax
Bthe graduated corporation income tax
Ca general sales tax
Dthe inheritance tax
Ethe excise tax
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Question 12
jamb 1985
Which of the following is NOT among the canons of taxation as set out by Adam Smith?
AEquality
BSecurity
CCertainty
DConvenience
EEconomy
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Question 13
jamb 1985
A state budget is an outline of planned
Aexpenditures and revenues expected within a financial year
Bexpenditures of ministries and parastatals within a given period
Crecurrent and capital expenditures within a year
Dsources of revenues derivationn for a financial year
Euse of different kinds of taxation in a given year
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Question 14
jamb 1985
Which of the following is a necessary prerequisite for trade by barter?
ANeeds for double coincidence of wants
BMultiple exchange rate
CImpossibility of future trade
DImpossibility of large scale production
EIndivisibility of commodities
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Question 15
jamb 1985
Because money serves as a standard for deferred payments
Ait serves as a store of value
Bgoods can be bought on credit with pre-determined value
Cfuture trade becomes possible
Dit serves as a unit of account
Eit becomes valuable
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Question 16
jamb 1985
One of the functions of the commercial banks is that it is?
Aresponsible for monetary policy
Bresponsible for issuing currency notes
Cthe lender of last resort
Dthe banker of the government
Ea banker of demand and time deposits of customers
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Question 17
jamb 1985
The petro- chemical industries are located in the River State of Nigeria due to?
Afavourable climate
Bfavourable soil
Coil deposits
Dpalm oil products
Ecoal deposit
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Question 18
jamb 1985
Which of the following factors is mostly responsible for the concentration of population around the oil fields in Eastern Nigeria?
AEstablishement of industries
Bpresence of mineral deposits
CTransportation facilities
DFavourable soils
EFavourable climate conditions
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Question 19
jamb 1985
When a business has unlimited liability
Aall its profits can be taxed away by the government
Ball its assets are owned by the members of its board of directors
Cthe business ceases to exist at the death of one of its owners
Dthe owners are responsible for all its financial debts
Ethe owners are not responsible for all its financial debts
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Question 20
jamb 1985
The purchasing power of the naira will fall when?
Athe naira is devalued
Bgovernment cuts all salaries and wages
Cthere is inflation
Dthe colour of the naira is changed
Eworkers are retrenched
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Question 21
jamb 1985
Limited liability means?
Athe debts of a company can only be paid from its own assets
Bthe debts of a company are paid from business as well as private funds of the owners
Cgovernment cannot tax the company
Dthe debts of a company must be paid from private funds only
Ethe company does not have to pay its debts
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Question 22
jamb 1985
A firm is said to be a public Joint Stock Company when it?
Ais owned by the government
Bis operated as a public corporation
Cis operated in a non-democratic fashion
Dsells shares to members of the public and publishes its account
Eis a limited liability company
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Question 23
jamb 1985
A corporation can obtain funds by issuing bonds. A bond is a form of debt which falls due to repayment after?
A6 months
B9 mnths
C2 years
D5 years
E10 or more years
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Question 24
jamb 1985
Warehousing facilities in the distribution and marketing of products are provided by?
Amanufacturers
Bwholesalers
Cretailers
Dconsumers
Esellers
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Question 25
jamb 1985
The inefficient distribution of scarce commodities in Nigeria is mostly due to the?
Ainefficiency in the middlemen
Binefficiency in the production process
Clong chain of the distribution system
Dsovereignty of the consumers
Eineffectiveness of retailers
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Question 26
jamb 1985
Which of the following is NOT a feature of underdevelopment?
ALow per capita income
BVicious circle of poverty
CLow level of industrialization
DGreater dependence on primary production
EHigh per capita income
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Question 27
jamb 1985

The amount of labour a producer hires relative to labour factor inputs depends on the?

Aprice of labour or it wage
Bprice of labour, machinery and other inputs
Cprice of machinery
Dprice of the other inputs
Etype of machinery
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Question 28
jamb 1985
If monopoly is attempting to maximize profit which of the following should it attempt to do?
ASelect that output at which ATC is at minimum
BSet price equal to TC
CMaximize profit per unit
DMaximize revenue
EEquate marginal cost to marginal revnue
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Question 29
jamb 1985
Under perfect competition, the long-run equilibrium requires?
AMR = MC
BMR = AC = AR
CMR > MC
DMR = MC = AR = AC
EAR = AC
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Question 30
jamb 1985
At every point on a indifference curve, the
Atotal utility is decreasing
Bprices of all goods are constant
Cconsumer is satiated
Dlevel of utility is constant
Elevel of utility is increasing
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