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Question 581
jamb 2006
The major problem of conducing a census in Nigeria is
Ainadequate skilled personnel
Bfinancial constraint
Curban congestion
Dlack of political will
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Question 582
jamb 2006
The term 'oil shock' is used to describe a situation in which
Athe demand for oil exceeds its supply
Boil prices have fallen drastically
Cthe demand for oil is equal to ite supply
Dthe supply of oil exceeds its demand
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Question 583
jamb 2006
Minimum wage legislation will result in
Areduced income
Bgreater supply labour
Creduced labour productivity
Dgreater demand for labour
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Question 584
jamb 2006
A major factor militating against rapid industrialization in Nigeria is
Ainadequate skilled manpower
Bpoor market facilities
Cpoor transport facilities
Depileptic power supply
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Question 585
jamb 2006
If children and the aged dominate the population of a country, this results in
Aa reduction in the importation of capital goods
Ba fall in the standard of living
Can increase in the national income
Dan improvement in the standard of living
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Question 586
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 587
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 588
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 589
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 590
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 591
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 592
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 593
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 594
jamb 2006
Nigeria's exports usually comprise
Aconsumer goods
Bcapital goods
Cintermediate goods
Dprimary goods
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Question 595
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 596
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 597
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 598
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 599
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 600
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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