Economics Past Questions

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Question 21
jamb 2006
The burden of a government tax on a commodity whose demand is inelastic will
Abe borne only by the government
Bfall more heavily on consumers
Cbe shared equally between consumers and producers
Dfall more heavily on producers
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Question 22
jamb 2006
The Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission in Nigeria has the primary responsibility for
Amaintaining the fiscal supremacy of the central government the fiscal supremacy of the central government
Bevolving an acceptable wage for public servants
Cevolving an acceptable revenue-sharing formula
Densuring equity in the sharing of fiscal responsibilities
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Question 23
jamb 2006
The main source of government revenue in Nigeria is
Aimport duties
Brents and royalties
Ccompany income tax
Dcapital gains tax
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Question 24
jamb 2006
If the Central Bank of Nigeria reduces the bank rate, this will cause
Amoney supply to increase
Bcommercial banks to reduce lending
Ccommercial banks to merge
Dmoney supply to reduce
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Question 25
jamb 2006
One way of controlling deflation is by
Acontractionary monetary policy
Bdecreasing wages
Cdeficit financing
Drigid fiscal policy
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Question 26
jamb 2006
When the federal government guarantees a loan for a state government, such a loan constitutes
Aa public debt
Ba transferred debt
Ca private debt
Dan inter-governmental debt
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Question 27
jamb 2006
The major role of NDIC is to
Ainsure bank deposits
Bregulate the activities of insurance companies
Censure adequate capitalization of insurance companies
Daccept customers' deposit
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Question 28
jamb 2006
In computing national income, transfers are excluded because
Athey are received only by the poor
Bthe figures reduce the size of national income
Cit is difficult to get the exact figures
Dthey are not payments for productive activities
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Question 29
jamb 2006
Personal income tax as a source of government revenue is increased when the
Atax rate is raised
Btax system is proportional
Cretirement age is reduced
Dtax base is contracted
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Question 30
jamb 2006
If the marginal propensity to consume is 0.6 and consumption expenditure changes by N10 million, the equilibrium level of income will change by
AN4.0 milion
BN25. 0 milion
CN2.5 milion
DN15.0 milion
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