JAMB - Economics (1985)

  • 1
    One main quality of a good is that it
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    (B)
    satisfies wants
  • 2
    Bisi needs a book costing N10.00 and a hat costing N10.00. If Bisi buys the book instead of the hat, the opportunity cost of his choice is the?
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    (B)
    cost of the hat
  • 3
    An economic problem exists whenever
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    (A)
    there is scacity and choice
  • 4
    The meaning of scale of preference is?
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    (A)
    preparing a list of goods and services to be purchased in order of priority
  • 5
    Optimum population is desirable because it enables an economy to obtain maximum?
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    (A)
    per capita income
  • 6
    The age distribution of a population is NOT influenced by?
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    (E)
    school leaving age
  • 7
    One theory of population contends that population tends to increase much faster than the supply of food, and that if the growth in population is not checked , it will be checked by natural forces like misery disasters and food shortages. This theory was propounded by?
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    (D)
    Rev. Thomas Malthus
  • 8
    \(\begin{array}{c|c}
    \text{Units of Quantity consumed} & \text{Total utility} & \text{Marginal utility} \\
    0 & --- & --- \\
    1 & 10 & 10 \\
    2 & 15 & 5 \\
    3 & 17 & 2 \\
    4 & 18 & 1 \\
    5 & 18 & 0 \\
    \end{array}\)

    The table above illustrates the law of?
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    (A)
    diminishing marginal utility
  • 9
    If in the short-run commodity X and commodity Y are supplied jointly, which of the following is correct?
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    (A)
    An increase in demand for X will increase the supply of Y
  • 10
    In market economies, resources are allocated through the?
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    (B)
    price system
  • 11
    At every point on a indifference curve, the
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    (D)
    level of utility is constant
  • 12
    Under perfect competition, the long-run equilibrium requires?
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    (D)
    MR = MC = AR = AC
  • 13
    If monopoly is attempting to maximize profit which of the following should it attempt to do?
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    (E)
    Equate marginal cost to marginal revnue
  • 14
    The amount of labour a producer hires relative to labour factor inputs depends on the?
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    (B)
    price of labour, machinery and other inputs
  • 15
    Which of the following is NOT a feature of underdevelopment?
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    (E)
    High per capita income
  • 16
    The inefficient distribution of scarce commodities in Nigeria is mostly due to the?
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    (C)
    long chain of the distribution system
  • 17
    Warehousing facilities in the distribution and marketing of products are provided by?
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    (B)
    wholesalers
  • 18
    A corporation can obtain funds by issuing bonds. A bond is a form of debt which falls due to repayment after?
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    (E)
    10 or more years
  • 19
    A firm is said to be a public Joint Stock Company when it?
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    (D)
    sells shares to members of the public and publishes its account
  • 20
    Limited liability means?
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    (A)
    the debts of a company can only be paid from its own assets
  • 21
    The purchasing power of the naira will fall when?
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    (C)
    there is inflation
  • 22
    When a business has unlimited liability
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    (D)
    the owners are responsible for all its financial debts
  • 23
    Which of the following factors is mostly responsible for the concentration of population around the oil fields in Eastern Nigeria?
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    (B)
    presence of mineral deposits
  • 24
    The petro- chemical industries are located in the River State of Nigeria due to?
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    (C)
    oil deposits
  • 25
    One of the functions of the commercial banks is that it is?
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    (E)
    a banker of demand and time deposits of customers
  • 26
    Because money serves as a standard for deferred payments
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    (B)
    goods can be bought on credit with pre-determined value
  • 27
    Which of the following is a necessary prerequisite for trade by barter?
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    (A)
    Needs for double coincidence of wants
  • 28
    A state budget is an outline of planned
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    (A)
    expenditures and revenues expected within a financial year
  • 29
    Which of the following is NOT among the canons of taxation as set out by Adam Smith?
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    (B)
    Security
  • 30
    An example of a regressive tax is?
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    (C)
    a general sales tax
  • 31
    Tax which is levied on goods manufactured, sold or used within a country is?
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    (B)
    excise tax
  • 32
    By terms of trade, we mean the?
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    (D)
    index of export prices to import prices expressed as a percentage
  • 33
    The argument of tariff protection in less developed economies is that such a measure would
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    (C)
    protect young industries from ruinous competition from abroad
  • 34
    Devaluation of the naira as a condition for the international Monetary Fund 'loan' is considered inadvisable because?
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    (D)
    it would worsen Nigeria foreign exchange situation
  • 35
    Foreign exchange control in Nigeria is administered by the?
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    (D)
    Central Bank of Nigeria
  • 36
    Under the ECOWAS agreement, a Nigerian can enter and stay in Ghana without visa for a period of?
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    (D)
    90 days
  • 37
    How many National Development Plans did Nigeria have between 1960 and 1984?
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    (C)
    Four
  • 38
    If an economy grows at an annual rate of 6%, of which is deemed to be due to improvement in the productivity of labour and capital combined, the remaining 2% is generally attributed to
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    (C)
    amount of natural resources
  • 39
    The process by which a country attempts to reduce the import of manufactured goods at home is described as?
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    (B)
    import-substitution
  • 40
    Under normal circumstances a producer will bear the entire burden of taxation on his output if the?
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    (C)
    demand for his product is more elastic than the supply
  • 41
    Which of the following is NOT a part of the fixed costs of a limited liability company?
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    (E)
    Wages
  • 42
    The act of combining factor inputs in order to obtain specific output is known as
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    (E)
    production
  • 43
    Disguised unemployment
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    (A)
    exist when manpower is not being utilized efficiently
  • 44
    The unemployment associated with a recession is called?
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    (C)
    cyclical
  • 45
    When total revenue is at a maximum, marginal revenue is?
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    (C)
    zero