Economics JAMB, WAEC, NECO AND NABTEB Official Past Questions

1

How many units of good X is produced for 8 units of commodity Y?

  • A. 80
  • B. 40
  • C. 20
  • D. O
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2

The above diagram showing the maximum possible combination of commodities X and Y produced in Nigeria is called the

  • A. Production indicator
  • B. Maximum production curve
  • C. Production possibility curve
  • D. Total output curve
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3

What type of unemployment is revealed by the dotted lines on the graph?

  • A. frictional unemployment
  • B. Cyclical unemployment
  • C. Circular unemployment
  • D. Underemployment
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4

Using the table calculate the net income

  • A. N58m
  • B. N54m
  • C. N50m
  • D. N46m
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5

From the diagram above, a shift in the demand curve from DoDo to D1D1 implies

  • A. a rise in the demand for the commodity
  • B. a fluctuation in the demand for the commodity
  • C. a fall in the demand for the commodity
  • D. an equilibrrium in the demand for the commodity
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6

In the diagram above, what is the lowest possible price the monopolist could charge and still break even without there being excess demand?

  • A. Pd
  • B. P2
  • C. P3
  • D. P4
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7

In the diagram, the marginal propensity to consume (MPC) is equal to

  • A. \(\frac{RP}{TP}\)
  • B. \(\frac{TP}{RP}\)
  • C. \(\frac{RT}{RP}\)
  • D. \(\frac{RT}{TP}\)
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8

Determine the marginal revenue if the total revenue is 80.00

  • A. 6.00
  • B. 12.00
  • C. 14.00
  • D. 18.00
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9

Given an output of 3 units, the average is

  • A. N16.00
  • B. N18.00
  • C. 20.00
  • D. 24.00
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10

The international Bank for Reconstruction and Development is important to developing countries because it?

  • A. gives loans to member countries for legal proceedings
  • B. offers grants and aid for defence
  • C. offers loans to member countries for socio-economics activities
  • D. offers grants and aid to finance luxury projects
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11

Tariff on imports are meant to?

  • A. prevent a foreign goods
  • B. discourage exports
  • C. encourage exports
  • D. increase the level of external dependency
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12

From which of the following does Nigeria derive trade concessions?

  • A. IMF
  • B. World Bank
  • C. ADB
  • D. EEC
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13

Devaluation is effective when?

  • A. demand for imports is price inelastic
  • B. demand for imports is neutral
  • C. production for export is low
  • D. demand for exports is price elastic
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14

Comparative advantage implies that a country will specialize in producing the commodity?

  • A. with the highest opprotunity cost
  • B. for which output per worker is lower than in other countries
  • C. with the lowest opportunity cost
  • D. for which output per worker is the same with those of other countries
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15

Which of the following are the advantages of Nigeria’s membership of ECOWAS? i A greater opportunity for trade according to comparative cost advantage.
ii A large market industries producing under condition of decreasing cost.
iii Competition for home based monopoly firms

  • A. i and ii only
  • B. i and iii only
  • C. ii and iii only
  • D. i,ii and iii
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16

Below equilibrium, the gap between aggregate demand and the full employment level of income is called the?

  • A. inflationary gap
  • B. income gap
  • C. unemployment gap
  • D. deflationary gap
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17

The GDP of Nigeria will be greater than her GNP if?

  • A. the value of goods and services to Nigeria is greater than the value of those from Nigeria
  • B. consumption is greater than investment
  • C. government expenditures are greater than the foreign aid received
  • D. the value of goods and services produced by Nigeria businesses abroad is greater than that of foreign businesses in Nigeria
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18

The best index for international comparison of standards of living is the?

  • A. gross national product
  • B. net national income
  • C. per capita income
  • D. gross national income
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19

According to the income approach to national income measurement, the national income of a country is equal to?

  • A. the value of all output produced in the country over the relevant period of time at market prices
  • B. the value of output at factors cost
  • C. the value added to production
  • D. C +I + G
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20

Which of the following are the major disadvantage of direct system of taxation?i, Disincentive of hard work
ii,Difficulties in assessment and collection
iii, imperfection in tax assessment.

  • A. i and ii
  • B. i and iii
  • C. ii and iii
  • D. i, ii and iii
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21

The joint ventures operating in the Nigerian oil industry are between?

  • A. the NNPC and independent marketers
  • B. the NNPC and multinational marketers
  • C. the NNPC and producer marketers
  • D. multinational corperations and independent marketers
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