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 381: The short-run period in production is defined as a period when? Options:
  A) there is at least one fixed factor
  B) all costs of production must be covered
  C) the output cannot be varied
  D) current output is not profitable
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 382: Which of the following changes in equilibrium price and quantity is as a result of an upward shift in the market demand for a commodity? Options:
  A) Both the price and the quantity fall
  B) The price rise and the quantity falls
  C) The price falls and the quantity rises
  D) Both the price and the quantity rise
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 383: The Nigerian Trust Fund is managed on behalf of Nigeria by the? Options:
  A) World Bank
  B) International Monetary Fund
  C) African Development Bank
  D) Economic Commission for Africa
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 384: According to the income approach to national income measurement, the national income of a country is equal to? Options:
  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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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 385:

  Use the table below to answer the question below;

  The international production set for Nigeria and Austria is;

  Products	Nigeria	Austria
  Cocoa	20 tonnes	12 tonnes
  Lace	1o metres	8 metres

  From the table, it can be deduced that_______

  Options:
  A) Nigeria should produce cocoa and lace
  B) Nigeria can benefit from producing lace only
  C) Austria should produce lace and Nigeria should produce cocoa
  D) Austria should produce cocoa and lace
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 386:

  The fundamental problem of economics is

  Options:
  A) Finding striking determinants between the forces of supply and demand
  B) The scarcity of productive resources relative to society's unlimited wants
  C) The establishment of a political framework to determine the what, how and for whom of production
  D) To establish an equitable distribution of income
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 387: One of the assumptions of the cardinalist approach is Options:
  A) diminishing marginal rate of substitution
  B) the consistency and transitivity of choice
  C) that total utility depends on the quantity of the commodities consumed
  D) unstable marginal utility of money
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 388: Environmental degradation is more associated with Options:
  A) localization of industries
  B) location of industries
  C) decreased urbanization
  D) urban-rural migration
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 389:

  Which of the following are direct taxes?

  Options:
  A) Sales taxes
  B) Excise taxes
  C) Income and company taxes
  D) Tarrif duties
  E) Commodity taxes
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 390: If goods P and Q are purchased by a consumer, a fall in the price P with the price Q unchanged will cause the budget line to Options:
  A) shift parallel inwards
  B) rotate outwards away from the origin
  C) rotate inwards towards the origin.
  D) shift parallel outwards
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  The correct answer is C .