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Question 1
jamb 2019

The purchasing power of money depends upon the__________

AValue
BIndex
CPrice Level
DWages
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Question 2
jamb 2019

A retailer is distinguished by the nature of its sales, which is in___________

ABulk
BLarge
CUnits
DChain
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Question 3
jamb 2019

Whatever form an economic system may take, choice is essential for members of the community because resources are__________

Ascarce
Bunlimited
Cfree
Dmany
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Question 4
jamb 2019

Given two substitute goods (X and Y) with demand and supply function;
Qd = 7p - 12
Qs = 4p + 9
Find the magnitude of excess demand when p = ₦18

A303
B30
C114
D33
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Question 5
jamb 2019

The basic and essential economic problems in a community are related to choice and________

AFreedom
BScarcity
CSocial class
DPolitics
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Question 6
jamb 2019

When a member's currency is declared "scarce", it is the duty of the IMF to______

Asuspend the member state indefinitely
Bban all exports from that state
Csuspend dealings in that currency for one year
Dration it among the countries demanding it
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Question 7
jamb 2019

The oil boom between 1970 - 1980 caused the oil sector to become____________

Athe main source of government
Bmanagement of spillage and pollution
Cprotection to the local operators in the petroleum industry
Ddecrease in the rate of inflation
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Question 8
jamb 2019

Poverty simply refers to the low level of________

Aplanning
Bper capita income
Crich people
Dlabour face
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Question 9
jamb 2019

The business risks of a public corporation are borne ultimately________

Aby the government
Bby the treasury
Cby the rate payers
Dby the tax payers
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Question 10
jamb 2019

One of these is not a problem of agriculture___________

Aprovision of employment
Black of preservation and storage facilities
Cland tenure system
Dpoor transportation systems
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Question 11
jamb 2019

Assume that, for a certain country in a given year, the index of import prices stands at 102, the index of export prices stands at 106. The terms of trade are (to the nearest whole number)

A208
B104
C54
D4
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Question 12
jamb 2019

The birth rate in 1976 for a certain country with a population of 10m was 8.0. This means that in 1976,___________

Athere were 80,000 live births in the country
Bthere were 6,400 live births in the country
Cthere were 8 live births to every 100 women in working-class families
D8 in every 1000 women of 21 - 45 gave birth to a live child
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Question 13
jamb 2019

External economies arises essentially from__________

Aa firm's individual policies
Blocalisation of industry
Cgovernment economic policy
Dfree transferability of shares
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Question 14
jamb 2019

The basic principle underlying location of industry is the tendency for production of a commodity to be located on the basis of______

Adivision of labour
Bemployment trends
Crelative costs and benefits
Dimmobility of skilled labour
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Question 15
jamb 2019

Most of the National debts is "dead weight" in the sense that is____

Abound to increase from year to year
Baccumulated as the result of past capital investment
Cthe responsibility of the treasury
Dnot covered by any real asset
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Question 16
jamb 2019

If the demand for a commodity is perfectly elastic, the incidence of a tax on that commodity will be, other things being equal, entirely on the_______

Abuyer
Bseller
Cgovernment
Dlocal authority
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Question 17
jamb 2019

The determination of wages in a labour market depends on the_______

AGovernment
BPeople
CInteraction between demand and supply of labour
DEconomy
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Question 18
jamb 2019

If wage rate is less than the average revenue product, the firms would be earning________

Aloss
Bsuper normal profit
Cnormal profit
Dhigher revenue
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Question 19
jamb 2019

Let capital formation = CF, Production = P, C = consumption. Then CF =_______

AP - C
BP + C
CPC
DP/C
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Question 20
jamb 2019

Which of the following persons is engaged in "Secondary Production"?

I - a bricklayer
II - an automobile assembly-line worker
III - an accountant
IV - a cinema projectionist

AI only
BI, II
CII, III
DI, II, III, IV
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