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Question 21
neco 2009
Which of the following is a form of business enterprise?
ACartel
BEntrepreneurship
CPartnership
DStock exchange
ESupermarket
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Question 22
neco 2009
Taxes levied on locally manufactured goods are called
Acustom duties
Bexcise duties
Cpurchase tax
Dsales tax
EVAT
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Question 23
neco 2009
The price and quantity of crude oil and petrol sold to other countries by Nigeria is fixed by the
AECOWAS
BIMF
COPEC
DNNPC
Enone
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Question 24
neco 2009
Which of the following hinder(s) effective distribution of goods in Nigeria?
ABranding and packaging of goods
BGood transportation network
CLarge quantity of goods
Dnumerous middlemen
EWarehousing facilities
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Question 25
neco 2009
One of the roles of industrialization in economic development of Nigeria is
Aemployment generation
Benvironmental pollution
Ctarget of enemy’s attack
Dunemployment
Euneven development
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Question 26
neco 2009
A production possibility curve shows the
Aresources used to produce a particular commodity
Bpossible combinations of two commodities
Crate of inflation
Drate of unemployment in the country
Etabular illustration of production possibilities
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Question 27
neco 2009
In a given set of data, if the variance is 25, what is the standard deviation?
A45
B5
C55
D10
E12
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Question 28
neco 2009
The amount of satisfaction per unit of the commodity consumed is called
Aaverage cost
Baverage utility
Cmarginal cost
Dmarginal utility
Etotal utility
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Question 29
neco 2007
Plantation farming can best be defined as cultivation of
Acrops using hoes and cutlasses for farming
Bfood crops for personal consumption
Cfood for use by the family
Dlarge scale farms of cash crops
Elivestock for commercial purposes
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Question 30
neco 2007
The equation MV PT is known as
Ademand and supply equation
Bequilibrium equation
Cequation of exchange
Dmoney supply equation
Eprice index numbers
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Question 31
neco 2007
Goods that are useful, scarce and can command price are called …………. goods.
Acapital
Bconsumer
Ceconomic
Dfree
Escarce
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Question 32
neco 2007
Which of the following Is NOT a function of Merchant Bank
AHelps public companies to issue new shares
BProvision of medium and long-term loans
CThey accept bills of exchange
DThey guarantee the buying of shares
EThey implement government monetary policies
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Question 33
neco 2007
The Industrial strategy of producing locally those goods that could have been imported is known as
Abalance growth
Bexport promotion
Cimport substitution
DIndustrialization
Eurbanization
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Question 34
neco 2007
The African Development Bank was set up in 1964 and has its headquarters in
ABurkina Faso
BIvory Coast
CLiberia
DNiger Republic
ESenegal
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Question 35
neco 2007
A comprehensive statement of Income and expenditure on international accounts for one financial year is called
Abalance of payments
Bbalance of trade
Cbudget
DIndex of trade
Eterms of trade
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Question 36
neco 2007
A tax system in which the income earner pays a fixed percentage of his income annually is known as …………. tax.
Adirect
Bindirect
Cprogressive
Dproportional
Eregressive
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Question 37
neco 2007
The following countries are members of ECOWAS EXCEPT
AAngola
BGhana
CIvory coast
DLiberia
ENiger Republic
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Question 38
neco 2007
Which of the following goods are NOT examples of joint supply?
ABeef and hides
Bfuel and kerosene
CPalm oil and kernel
DTea and coffee
EWool and Mutton
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Question 39
neco 2007
Standard deviation can be determined by the square root of the
Amean
Bmean deviation
Cmode
Dvariance
Evariance divided by the mean
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Question 40
neco 2007
The following are types of monopolies EXCEPT
Acartels
Bholding companies
Csyndicates
Dthrifts
Etrusts
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