Economics Exam Past Questions and Answers | JAMB, WAEC and NECO

Economics is the study of how societies allocate limited resources to meet the unlimited needs and wants of individuals. It focuses on the production of goods and services, economic growth, and various complex issues that are important to society.

• Question 101: One method through which the Central Bank can restrict the commercial banks' power of credit expansion is to? Options:
  A) demand for increased special deposit
  B) decrease the cash ratio
  C) buy securities in the open market
  D) reduce the rate of interests at which banks borrow from it
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 102: One of the probable effects of an increased minimum wage in Nigeria is? Options:
  A) to create volunteer unemployment
  B) to decrease the wage rate
  C) to increase the level of unemployment
  D) to create involuntary unemployment
  E) to increase the demand for labour
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 103: Given that TC = TFC + TVC and TR = AR x Q, profit is equal to Options:
  A) (AR + Q) - TFC
  B) $\frac{\text{(TFC + TVC)}}{Q}$
  C) (AR x Q) - TC
  D) $\frac{\text{(TC x Q)}}{AR}$
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 104: One of the techniques of monetary control used by the Central Bank of Nigeria is? Options:
  A) selective credit control
  B) budget deficit
  C) foreign exchange control
  D) monitoring the general price level
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 105: In Nigeria, most agricultural policies are aimed at______? Options:
  A) Ensuring equitable distribution of income
  B) Liberalizing all sectors of the nation's economy
  C) Encouraging the development of manufacturing sector
  D) Achieving self-sufficiency in food production
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 106:

  When a nation's exports are greater than its imports,_________

  Options:
  A) The net foreign trade is zero
  B) A favourable balance of trade exists
  C) A favourable balance of payment exists
  D) An unfavourable balance of trade exists
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 107: Which of the following factors enhances the ability of commercial banks to create money? Options:
  A) Reduction in the reserve ratio
  B) Leakage of cash out of banking system
  C) excess of reserves
  D) Insistence on collateral security
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 108: An nation's distribution of income shows? Options:
  A) the value of all goods produce inthe economy
  B) how income is divided among different groups
  C) where the economy system is on its production possibility curve
  D) the consumption behaviour of the people
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 109:

  In a developing economy, productivity is measured by the____________

  Options:
  A) output - labour ratio
  B) capital - output ratio
  C) output growth rate
  D) Output per capital
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 110: The slow pace of industrial growth in Nigeria can be attributed to__________? Options:
  A) lack of raw materials
  B) lack of market for produce
  C) inadequate skilled labour
  D) over-dependence on the oil sector
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  The correct answer is D .