JAMB - Economics (1982)

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Economics is a science which deals basically with
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(B)
allocation of scarce resources
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Economist speak about 'opportunity cost' when a person
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(B)
has to forego one thing in order to have another
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To calculate the annual natural growth rate of a country's population, one has to know the country's annual birth rate and
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(D)
the annual death rate
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We can classify the people of Nigeria into three broad age group :Group one, 0-15years ; Group Two,16-64years; Group Three, 65years and above. Group Two is the most important economically because
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(E)
it is the productive group of the economy
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In the study of Economics, land, labour, capital and entrepreneur are referred to as factors of production. These factors produce commodities only if they are?
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(C)
combined in the production process
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The supply of and demand for goods and services are influenced by the?
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(E)
price mechanism
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The control price for a carton of beer in Nigeria is N7.20. But a carton of beer is sold in parts of the country for as much N15.00 The cause of this exorbitant price is that?
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(E)
the demand for beer exceeds the supply
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Most firms are financed by share capital. The shares which do not carry any fixed rate of dividend are known as ?
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(C)
ordinary shares
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A firm whose cost of production decrease as it continues to increase its output is said to be enjoying?
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(E)
economies of scale
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Who controls a limited liability company ?
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(D)
The board of directors
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The National Electric Power Authority (NEPA) is a?
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(D)
Public corporation
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Which one of the following functions of banks in Nigeria is reserved to the Central Bank?
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(C)
Issuing bank-notes
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The difference between visible exports and invisible exports of a country, in money terms, is known as the?
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(B)
Balance of payments
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The main economic goal of ECOWAS is the attainment of ?
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(A)
regional free trade
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Taxes which are levied on a person’s expenditures are known as?
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(A)
Purchase tax
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some of major problems hindering economic development in west Africa are in the areas of electricity supply, communication, educations and health. These items are known in Economics as?
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(B)
infrastructural facilities
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The equilibrium market price is determined at a point where?
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(D)
quantity consumers desires equal quantity sellers offer
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The sloping downward of the demand curve implies that?
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(D)
a decrease in price leads to an increase in quantity demanded
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if AC = Average Cost of production ,

TC = Total Cost of production

VC = Variable Cost of production

FC = Fixed Cost of production

Q = Quantity of goods produced

Then,
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(B)
AC = \(\frac{(TC)}{Q}\): TC = VC + FC
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Population growth can be calculated as ?
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(D)
Birth rate – death rate – emigration rate + immigration rate
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Retailers are greater in numbers than wholesalers because?
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(B)
retail business requires less expertise
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The purpose of import duties does NOT include the?
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(C)
promotion of international trade
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The chief sources of Federal Government revenue in Nigeria are?
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(A)
import duties, petroleum, import tax, profit tax, royalties and government dividends
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Function of commercial banks do NOT include?
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(E)
printing of currency
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Monetary policy does NOT involve
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(A)
increasing the import duties
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In an economy, if the proportion of people who are below 18 years is 40% and those above 60 years is 30% what would this imply? the
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(A)
dependency ratio is high
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Which is considered the most effective tool by which the Central Bank of Nigeria can control the activities of commercial banks?
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(B)
Reserve requirements
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One of the ways by which Government derives revenue from industrial enterprises in West Africa is?
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(B)
excise duties
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What is the most important factor influencing the location of the iron and steel industry at Ajaokuta?
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(C)
Nearness of raw materials
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A good measure of the standard of living usually used for international comparison is
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(E)
per capital income (PCI)
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A commodity can be sold for two or more different prices if it is?
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(D)
produced or sold by monopoly
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The PAYE (Pay As You Earn) in Nigeria is an example of?
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(B)
progressive tax
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If income rises from N200.00 to N250.00 and the amount spent on good X falls from N30.00 to N28.00, then good X is?
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(C)
an inferior good
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which is not responsible for the decline in food production in West Africa?
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(D)
Many of the countries do not balance of payments problems
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The most dominant economic activity which employs the largest number of people in West Africa is?
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(D)
agriculture
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Public enterprises are supported on the grounds that they are undertaken for
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(C)
improving the welfare of the people
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\(\begin{array}{c|c}
\text{Unit of output} & \text{Table cost}\\
\hline
1 & 20 \\
2 & 32 \\
3 & 42 \\
4 & 48 \\
5 & 50 \\
\end{array}\)

in the above table, the marginal cost of the 3rd unit of output is
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(C)
10
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Full equilibrium under perfect competition requires that?
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(C)
MR =MC =AR=AC
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Oligopoly means
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(C)
few sellers in the markets
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Price discrimination can be described profitably by a monopolist when the elasticity of demand for his product is
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(D)
elastic in one market and inelastic in the other
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Demand for money for speculative purposes means?
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(C)
buying financial assets because of possible gains
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If the Central Bank intends to increase the money supply through open market operations then it will
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(B)
buy securities in the open market
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When the import of a commodity is limited to a definite quantity by using a trade control method, this is known as
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(B)
quotas
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Balance of payments of a country explains the overall position of?
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(C)
both the current and capital acounts
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All of the following EXCEPT ONE are normal functions of the marketing board in Nigeria
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(C)
Provision of funds for building access roads