Economics JAMB, WAEC, NECO AND NABTEB Official Past Questions

22

The difference between the number of immigrants and emigrants is

  • A. internal mobility
  • B. internal migration
  • C. net migration
  • D. marginal migration
  • E. external migration
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23

Foreign exchange control in Nigeria is enforced by the

  • A. Commercial banks
  • B. Merchant banks
  • C. Mortgage banks
  • D. Central banks
  • E. Agricultural development banks
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24

Petro-chemicals industries are located in River State of Nigeria due to the presence of

  • A. a favourable climate
  • B. coal deposits
  • C. oil palm products
  • D. an undullating terrain
  • E. oil deposits
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25

Mr Idowu needs a television and a refrigerator. Each cost N500.00, the exact amount he has . If Mr. Idowu buys the television , the refrigerator would be regarded as the

  • A. marginal cost
  • B. inferior item
  • C. opportunity cost
  • D. supplementary item
  • E. prime cost
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26

which of the following is not a problem of distribution of goods in Nigeria?

  • A. poor communication network
  • B. inadequate storage facilities
  • C. ignorance of consumers
  • D. Dishonesty of middlemen
  • E. inadequate market
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27

one of the function of a commercial bank is that it

  • A. is responsible for formulating monetary policies
  • B. accepts demand and time deposits from constomers
  • C. is the lender of the last resort
  • D. is the banker of the government
  • E. is responsible for issuing currency notes
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28

The difference between the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and the Gross National Product (GNP) is the

  • A. allowance for total depreciation
  • B. total interest payment
  • C. net income from abroad
  • D. total tax and interest payment
  • E. net internally generated income
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29

The decision to consume more of one product swill under normal circumstances imply that

  • A. more of another product will be consumed
  • B. less of something else will be consumed
  • C. no other product will be consumed
  • D. decision-making is basic in economics
  • E. enough resources are available
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30

To the economist a stock of goods existing at a a particular time and conforming to certain requirements such as having utility, money value and being limited in supply , is known as

  • A. consumer goods
  • B. products
  • C. wealth
  • D. commercial goods
  • E. durable goods
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31

A Nigerian household demand curve for semovita is downward sloping because

  • A. the demand for semovita is high
  • B. the local markets are flooded with semovita
  • C. semovita is produced in Nigeria
  • D. every household can afford to buy semovita
  • E. the higher the price of semovita, the lower the quantity demanded
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32

Mono-products economics are those that

  • A. have a rich culture heritage
  • B. produce only raw materials
  • C. live on the exportation of their raw products
  • D. produce one main commodity
  • E. specialize in agricultural industries
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33

Which of the following pairs can be referred to as middlemen?

  • A. wholesalers and agents
  • B. Retailers and consumers
  • C. Consumers and agents
  • D. Wholesalers and retailers
  • E. Wholesalers and consumers
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34

Which of the following is not a set of measures of central tendency?

  • A. Mode and Median
  • B. mean and median
  • C. Mean and mode
  • D. Median and percentage
  • E. Mode, mean and median
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35

If a person supplements his current income by drawing on past savings in order to make both ends meet, he is said to be living

  • A. good life
  • B. an average life
  • C. on his savings
  • D. a reckless life
  • E. on borrowed money
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36

The central banks controls commercial banks through all the following measures except

  • A. The uses of directives
  • B. The use of bank rate
  • C. Open market operations
  • D. Accepting deposits
  • E. Demanding special deposits
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37

if the foreign exchange rate is N80 to £1, then a bicycle bought for £40 will cost

  • A. N15.00
  • B. N60.00
  • C. N100.00
  • D. N250.00
  • E. N320.00
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38

Which of the following is not an advantage of government ownership of enterprises?

  • A. more capital is provided
  • B. pricing policy may be in the interest of consumers
  • C. Government workers may be indifferent towards the public
  • D. infrastructure are rapidly developed
  • E. incomes may be more evenly distributed
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39

which of the following is not an advantage of localization of industries ?

  • A. enjoyment of externa economies
  • B. development of subsidiary industries
  • C. development of organized markets
  • D. growth of conurbation
  • E. growth of farms
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40

The primary objective of Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme is the provision of

  • A. guarantee for loans granted by by banks for agricultural purposes
  • B. agricultural inputs to facilitate credits from banks
  • C. loans for every farmer
  • D. agricultural products for farmers
  • E. credit for farmers
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41

which of the following function of money makes it possible for any person to provide for old age?

  • A. medium of exchange
  • B. stores of value
  • C. measures of value
  • D. unit of account
  • E. standard for deferred payment
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42

a situation of full employment exist when

  • A. every adult is employed
  • B. all adults who can work are employed
  • C. all persons who have attained the age of 15 years and above are employed
  • D. only the disabled are not employed
  • E. all those who are able and eligible to work are employed
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