JAMB - Economics (1979)

  • 1
    which of the following is not true about occupational distribution of the labour force of West Africa?
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    (C)
    The manufacturing sector employs a large percentage of the population
  • 2
    Which of the following is not true of the theory of optimum population?
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    (B)
    The quantity of labour which combined with the other factors gives the minimum output is known as optimum population
  • 3
    Production covers all but one of the following activities:
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    (E)
    the use of good and services to satisfy individual wants
  • 4
    If two commodities are good substitutes for one another, e.g butter and margarine,an increase in the demand for one will reduce the demand for the other. This type of demand is called
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    (D)
    competitive demand
  • 5
    One of the reason why the condition of supply of a commodity may change is
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    (B)
    changes in the technique of production
  • 6
    when the demand curve shift to the right it indicate that a larger quantity is demanded at each price. This is caused by one of the following
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    (E)
    none of the above
  • 7
    When the price of a commodity is below the equilibrium price the quantity demanded will exceed the quantity supplied. Such a situation is referred to as
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    (E)
    none of the above
  • 8
    The central bank controls the activities of other banks by all but one of the following
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    (E)
    taxation
  • 9
    which of these alternative is wrong? central banks are
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    (C)
    merchant banks
  • 10
    The principle of comparative advantage or comparative cost is NOT based on one of the following assumptions
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    (A)
    there are restrictions in trade
  • 11
    Which of the following is not a direct tax?
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    (C)
    purchase tax
  • 12
    Division of labour means
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    (B)
    splitting the process of production into different parts to be completed by each person
  • 13
    By utility we mean
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    (B)
    power of satisfying a want
  • 14
    Which of the following is not an indirect tax?
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    (B)
    company tax
  • 15
    Average cost is
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    (C)
    cost of producing a unit of output
  • 16
    opportunity cost is the
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    (E)
    althernative forgone in other to satisfy a want
  • 17
    The quantity supplied of a commodity increases best when
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    (C)
    Price of the commodity increases
  • 18
    The country will be over populated when
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    (D)
    population is increasing more than resources in the country
  • 19
    The value of money is generally measured in reference to
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    (B)
    the general price level
  • 20
    If the quantity demanded of a commodity increases from 20 to 30 when there is an increase in price from N4 to N5, the elasticity of demand is
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    (C)
    2
  • 21
    The total value of goods and services sold and bought in a country across its border during a given period, usually a year is known as
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    (C)
    balance of payments
  • 22
    Which of the following type of capital is not rewarded by means of dividends?
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    (E)
    debentures
  • 23
    Which of these is not usually the function of a wholesaler?
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    (E)
    Branding
  • 24
    Net national income is
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    (E)
    gross national product plus subsidies minus indirect taxes
  • 25
    If Mr A earns N2,000 a year while Mr B earns N8,000 but Mr a pays N200 in tax per annum while Mr B pays N400, such a tax is
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    (C)
    Regressive
  • 26
    Which of the following is not an asset of a commercial bank?
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    (B)
    money at call
  • 27
    The lowering of the exchange rate between country's currency and other currencies is known as
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    (E)
    None of the above
  • 28
    When the average physical product curve is rising the marginal physical product is
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    (B)
    above it
  • 29
    The proportion of currency in the money supply
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    (A)
    is higher in developing countries than advanced countries
  • 30
    If a government is running deficit, this means
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    (E)
    tax inflow is less than expenditure
  • 31
    Pure monopoly describes market where
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    (E)
    None of the above
  • 32
    Which of the following assets of the commercial bank does not yield revenue?
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    (A)
    Money in the tills of the bank
  • 33
    Which of the following is not a component of national income at factor cost?
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    (C)
    Indirect tax
  • 34
    which of the financial institutions cannot direct tax loans to individuals?
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    (C)
    The central bank
  • 35
    An ad valorem tax means
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    (B)
    a certain percentage on the value of a commodity
  • 36
    The foreign exchange rate of a country is
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    (B)
    the price of one national currency in terms of another
  • 37
    The 'terms of trade' means
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    (C)
    the value of a unit of export in relation to the value of a unit of import
  • 38
    Which is the most liquid of the following financial assets held by an individual?
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    (B)
    A credit balance on a savings account
  • 39
    The price mechanism
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    (A)
    regulates supply and demand
  • 40
    When marginal cost equals marginal revenue of products
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    (B)
    the firm is at a break-even point
  • 41
    Disposable income equals
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    (E)
    personal income less taxes plus subsidies
  • 42
    What do we call a market where there is large number of buyers and sellers, such that no one has an appreciable influence over prices?
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    (B)
    Perfectly competitive market
  • 43
    A typical corporate form of business organization is owned by
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    (B)
    Shareholders
  • 44
    The burden of tax on a commodity whose demand is infinitely inelastic
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    (C)
    will be borne by the buyer alone
  • 45
    The pre-dominance of non-working housewives and maids in West Africa
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    (A)
    will understate the national income of the countries