JAMB - Economics (2023)

  • 1
    A tariff is a tax imposed on
    پاسخ دهید
    (C)
    Imported goods
  • 2
    The demand for a good is price inelastic if
    پاسخ دهید
    (A)
    The price elasticity is less than one
  • 3
    Which of the following is an example of free good?
    پاسخ دهید
    (B)
    Water in the ocean
  • 4
    The marginal propensity to consume is
    پاسخ دهید
    (A)
    Options A, B and C
  • 5
    The short run can be defined as the period of time during which
    پاسخ دهید
    (B)
    At least one of the firm's input is fixed
  • 6
    The "velocity" of money is
    پاسخ دهید
    (D)
    The ratio of real GDP to the real money supply
  • 7
    The part of income after tax that is not consumed is defined as
    پاسخ دهید
    (B)
    Saving
  • 8
    An industry is
    پاسخ دهید
    (C)
    A group of firms producing related goods
  • 9
    The type of unemployment that occurs when an individual cannot find job as a result of obsolete skill is
    پاسخ دهید
    (A)
    Structural unemployment
  • 10
    The theory of ............... was propounded by ..................
    پاسخ دهید
    (B)
    Absolute advantage; Adam Smith
  • 11
    If a business' total economic cost of producing 10,000 units of a product is N750,000 and this output is sold to consumers for N1,000,000, then the firm would earn
    پاسخ دهید
    (D)
    An economic profit of N250,000
  • 12
    One major problem facing West African countries is
    پاسخ دهید
    (A)
    Relations with Colonial Masters
  • 13
    The development of an economic hypothesis through intuition, insight, or logic is associated with
    پاسخ دهید
    (C)
    Normative economics
  • 14
    A major factor contributing to productivity is
    پاسخ دهید
    (B)
    The labour force
  • 15
    .............is presently used in Nigeria to measure inflation
    پاسخ دهید
    (B)
    Consumer price index
  • 16
    The fundamental problem of economics is
    پاسخ دهید
    (B)
    The scarcity of productive resources relative to society's unlimited wants
  • 17

    The diagram above represent

    پاسخ دهید
    (B)
    mononpoly
  • 18

    What is the lowest price the monopolist can charge

    پاسخ دهید
    (A)
    P2
  • 19

    The maximum price is

    پاسخ دهید
    (D)
    P4
  • 20
    Real cost is
    پاسخ دهید
    (A)
    Alternative commodities forgone
  • 21
    ..................... is the highest body in ECOWAS organogram
    پاسخ دهید
    (A)
    Authority of Head of State and Government
  • 22
    Government uses all of the following ways to redistribute income, except
    پاسخ دهید
    (C)
    Limited liability
  • 23
    The principle that specified that the amount, when and how to pay tax should be made known to tax payer is known as
    پاسخ دهید
    (D)
    Principle of certainty
  • 24
    Money could be defined as
    پاسخ دهید
    (A)
    Options A, B and C
  • 25
    Business cycle is associated with
    پاسخ دهید
    (A)
    Recession
  • 26
    Economic problem occurs when
    پاسخ دهید
    (A)
    There is scarcity relative to demand
  • 27
    A ............ in the price of the domestic currency in terms of a foreign currency is referred to as .............
    پاسخ دهید
    (C)
    Decrease, depreciation
  • 28
    Among all the determinants of economic growth, the most important one is
    پاسخ دهید
    (B)
    Increased GDP
  • 29
    An increase in money income with constant price results in
    پاسخ دهید
    (A)
    Outward shift in the budget line
  • 30
    The law of supply states that, other things being constant, as price increases
    پاسخ دهید
    (C)
    Quantity supplied increases
  • 31
    The demand for money will fall if
    پاسخ دهید
    (C)
    Real interest rates rise
  • 32
    Which of the following is an example of expansionary monetary policy by the Central Bank of Nigeria?
    پاسخ دهید
    (D)
    Buying Treasury securities from commercial banks
  • 33
    If commodities X and Y are substitute, their cross elasticity of demand will be
    پاسخ دهید
    (B)
    positive
  • 34
    The term 'investment' in macroeconomics means
    پاسخ دهید
    (D)
    The production of goods for immediate consumption
  • 35
    The following are economic agents in any economy EXCEPT
    پاسخ دهید
    (A)
    Central Bank
  • 36
    One major criticism of foreign aid to developing countries is that it
    پاسخ دهید
    (C)
    Is capital using rather than capital saving
  • 37
    Public corporation is financed with
    پاسخ دهید
    (B)
    Tax payer's money
  • 38
    The type of price elasticity of demand for a commodity whose quantity demanded remain unchanged despite changes in the price is
    پاسخ دهید
    (D)
    Perfectly inelastic
  • 39
    An increase in total production (real GDP) causes the demand for money to ______and the interest rate to _________
    پاسخ دهید
    (C)
    Increase; increase
  • 40
    Part-time workers who desire full-time employment are:
    پاسخ دهید
    (B)
    Underemployed but do not contribute to the unemployment statistic
  • 41
    Which of the following is the resultant effect of a fall in the profit margin of producers in an economy?
    پاسخ دهید
    (C)
    Unemployment will increase
  • 42
    Indicator of underdevelopment is
    پاسخ دهید
    (D)
    low per capita income
  • 43
    The decision to consume more of one product under normal circumstances will apply
    پاسخ دهید
    (A)
    less of another product will be consumed
  • 44
    Identify one of the following which can NOT be used to close deflationary gap
    پاسخ دهید
    (A)
    Increased interest rate
  • 45
    An increase in nominal income without increase in price will result to
    پاسخ دهید
    (A)
    increased real income
  • 46
    If demand function for a product is Qd = 30 - 4P, and the price and quantity of products is 4 and 14 respectively. What is the price elasticity of demand for the product?
    پاسخ دهید
    (A)
    1.14
  • 47
    Macroeconomics focuses on the following units in an aggregative manner
    پاسخ دهید
    (C)
    government, household firms, individual consumers and external sector
  • 48
    Which of the following would not be a reason for a government to impose a quota on imports?
    پاسخ دهید
    (C)
    To decrease tax revenue
  • 49
    The economies of West African Countries depend majorly on
    پاسخ دهید
    (A)
    primary product
  • 50
    When a generalization is made based on observed facts, it is
    پاسخ دهید
    (A)
    inductive reasoning
  • 51
    A persistence rise in the prices of inputs will lead to
    پاسخ دهید
    (A)
    cost push inflation
  • 52

    From the graph below, Point "E" shows--------------
     

    پاسخ دهید
    (A)
    product inefficiency
  • 53
    Which of the following Age group belongs to active Labour force?
    پاسخ دهید
    (D)
    18 - 64yrs
  • 54

    Suppose the public expenditure as a percentage of GDP of four countries is shown in the table below

    A 40%
    B 50%
    C 33%
    D 36%

     

    Which type of economy exists in these countries?

    پاسخ دهید
    (D)
    Mixed
  • 55

    The diagram above represent

    پاسخ دهید
    (B)
    Production possibility curve
  • 56
    40 men were employed in a farm, and they produced an average of 30 tonnes of cassava per person. Calculate the total product.
    پاسخ دهید
    (C)
    1,200 tonnes
  • 57
    Economists refer to private goods as
    پاسخ دهید
    (B)
    rivalrous and excludable
  • 58
    The rate of output per worker (or group of workers) per unit time is called
    پاسخ دهید
    (C)
    individual output
  • 59
    The quantity of commodity a consumer is willing and able to buy at a particular time is called
    پاسخ دهید
    (C)
    demand
  • 60
    If the supply curve of labour market is given as S = 4L + 8. What is L when s = 20?
    پاسخ دهید
    (D)
    3
  • 61
    All of the following describes conditions necessary for existence of a perfect market EXCEPT
    پاسخ دهید
    (A)
    lack of homogeneity of goods
  • 62

    From the graph above, the consumer is at equilibrium at point

    پاسخ دهید
    (A)
    k
  • 63
    Calculate the equilibrium level of national income (Y) where Y = C + I + G; C = 100 + 0.75Y; I = 50; G = 200
    پاسخ دهید
    (D)
    1400
  • 64
    When a kilogram of carrot is #8.00, 20 kilograms are demanded and when the price decreased to #6.000 per kilogram, 30 kilograms are demanded. The elasticity of demand equals to
    پاسخ دهید
    (D)
    2
  • 65
    Agriculture accounts for about 60% of the
    پاسخ دهید
    (C)
    active labour force in West Africa
  • 66
    Which of the following shows why individual demand curve for a good usually slopes downward from left to right?
    پاسخ دهید
    (A)
    More of commodities are offered for sale at a lower than higher prices
  • 67
    Multiplier can be described as
    پاسخ دهید
    (A)
    the ratio of change in an endogenous variable to the change spending
  • 68
    Which one of the following measures the natural growth rate of population?
    پاسخ دهید
    (B)
    Birth rate - Death rate
  • 69
    In a two by two model of international trade, it is assumed that
    پاسخ دهید
    (B)
    both countries could gain from trade at the same time, but the volume of the gains depends on terms of trade
  • 70
    ------------- is NOT the cause of balance of payments (BOP) deficits in Nigeria
    پاسخ دهید
    (A)
    Poor performance of non-oil sector
  • 71
    Institutions serving as links between surplus and deficit units can be identified as
    پاسخ دهید
    (C)
    financial intermediates
  • 72
    Which of the following will cause an increase in cost of production?
    پاسخ دهید
    (B)
    Cost push inflation
  • 73
    The number of people who are qualified to work and who offered themselves for employment are called
    پاسخ دهید
    (B)
    working population
  • 74

    The diagram above represent

    پاسخ دهید
    (B)
    cyclical unemployment
  • 75
    Overpopulation is caused by
    پاسخ دهید
    (C)
    low Literacy rates