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 721: A corporation can obtain funds by issuing bonds. A bond is a form of debt which falls due to repayment after? Options:
  A) 6 months
  B) 9 mnths
  C) 2 years
  D) 5 years
  E) 10 or more years
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 722:

  Which of the following is the resultant effect of a fall in the profit margin of producers in an economy?

  Options:
  A) Unemployment will fall
  B) Unemployment will remain constant
  C) Unemployment will increase
  D) Unemployment will fluctuate
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 723:

  Which of the following statements must hold if price discrimination is to be possible?

  Options:
  A) Elasticities in the various markets must not differ
  B) The seller must recognise the possibility of resale
  C) The market must not be separated but integrated
  D) The markets should be seperable and there should be no resale.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 724: One major difference between monopoly and perfect competition is that? Options:
  A) the perfect competitor is a price taker while the monopolist determines his own output
  B) homogeneity of purpose exists for the perfect competitor while non-homogeneity of purpose exist for the monopolist
  C) sellers are located all over the world in the perfect competition but sellers are only in one country in the case of the monopolist
  D) there is free entry and exist in perfect competition but no free exist in monopoly
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 725: Personal income tax as a source of government revenue is increased when the Options:
  A) tax rate is raised
  B) tax system is proportional
  C) retirement age is reduced
  D) tax base is contracted
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 726: The concept of privatization presupposes? Options:
  A) efficiency
  B) marketing trade
  C) indigenization
  D) foreign trade
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 727:

  The most important attribute of money is?

  Options:
  A) homogeneity
  B) relative scarcity
  C) divisibility
  D) general acceptance
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 728: The labour force of a country can be determined by examining the Options:
  A) age structure of the population
  B) sex distribution of the population
  C) geographical distribution of the population
  D) occupational distribution of the population
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 729:

  An economy in which both the public and private sectors contribute to economic growth is a__________?

  Options:
  A) socialist economy
  B) feudal economy
  C) mixed economy
  D) capitalist economy
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 730: Progressive income tax can be expressed as Options:
  A) tax that falls as income rises
  B) tax that rises as income falls
  C) tax that is independent of income
  D) tax that rises as income rises
  E) tax that is neutral to income
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  The correct answer is D .