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 71: A normal good with close substitutes is likely to have its price elasticity of demand? Options:
  A) between zero and one
  B) equal to unity
  C) less than unity
  D) greater than unity
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 72:

  Let the quantity demanded in units of a particular commodity be represented as Qd = 80 - 2P, find the quantity demanded when P = ₦3.

  Options:
  A) 70
  B) 47
  C) 74
  D) 40
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 73:

  If AC and MC are represented on a graph, the MC curve will cut the AC curve_______

  Options:
  A) at the maximum point on the AC curve
  B) at the highest point on the AC curve
  C) at the minimum point on the AC curve
  D) at the peak
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 74: To facilitate the exportation of crude oil from Nigeria, special? Options:
  A) airstrips were constructed for jets to evacute the oil
  B) roads were built to connect the major oil wells to the ports
  C) pipelines were laid to connect the major oil wellsto the ports
  D) railway lines were constructed to connect the major oil wells to the ports
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 75: Gresham's law in economics shows that Options:
  A) bad money drives good money out of circulation
  B) good money drives bad money out of circulation
  C) gold must be available to maintain the value of paper money
  D) the price level varies directly with the quality of money
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 76: The main objective of WTO is to Options:
  A) help countries with chronic balance of payments problems
  B) help debtor nations solve their problems
  C) ensure adequate tariff protection for infant industries
  D) provide a mechanism for tariff reductions
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 77: The age distribution of a population is NOT influenced by? Options:
  A) brith rates
  B) death rates
  C) patterns of immigration
  D) patterns of emmigration
  E) school leaving age
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 78: Development plans have not been successful in some developing countries largely because of? Options:
  A) very large working population
  B) increase level of consumption
  C) scarcity of industrial raw materials
  D) shortage of skilled labour and experts
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 79: Opportunity cost is best defined as? Options:
  A) the penalty for not seizing golden opportunities
  B) sacrificed alternative (output, income etc.)
  C) the cost of creating job opportunities
  D) payment made to an industrial worker
  E) the difference between fixed and variable costs
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 80: Inflation can be curbed by Options:
  A) increasing aggregate demand
  B) paying higher wages
  C) increasing government expenditure
  D) reducing aggregate demand
  E) a deficit budget
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  The correct answer is D .