JAMB - Economics (2024)

  • 1
    Which of the following is not emphasized in a product possibility curve?
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    (D)
    Economic development
  • 2
    Which of the following NOT among the objectives of OPEC?
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    (B)
    to established petroleum refineries in all member state
  • 3
    A market situation with few sellers and many buyers is called
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    (D)
    oligopoly
  • 4
    MPC + MPS equals
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    (C)
    One
  • 5
    Producers operating in a free market economy are more efficient as a result of
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    (A)
    the existence of competition
  • 6
    In income determination theory, acceleration principles shows that
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    (A)
    investment is the causes, while income is the effects
  • 7
    The largest component of national income in developing countries consist of
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    (A)
    wages and salaries
  • 8
    Holding money to take care of contingencies is
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    (A)
    a precautionary motive
  • 9
    In the long-run, a firm must shut down if its average revenue is
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    (D)
    less than average variable cost
  • 10
    The act of cultivating land and rearing of animal for man's use is
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    (B)
    agriculture
  • 11
    In the event of bankruptcy, owners of joint-stock companies lose
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    (B)
    only the capital invested
  • 12
    The main disadvantages of deflationary policies is
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    (C)
    unemployment in the country
  • 13
    If government in a fiscal year has its revenue receipts less than the expenditure, such country is having
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    (A)
    deficit budget
  • 14
    A firm's average cost decreases in the long-run because of
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    (A)
    increasing returns to scale
  • 15
    What is the median term in the distribution below; 14, 13 29,15,13,17,12.
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    (A)
    14
  • 16
    The following are type of business organization EXCEPT
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    (C)
    Entrepreneurship
  • 17

    From the diagram below, moving from point A to B and from B to c is due to

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    (D)
    Opportunity cost
  • 18
    The contribution of petroleum to the economy of Nigerian is most prominent in the area of
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    (A)
    revenue generation
  • 19
    Which of the following is NOT a feature of capitalism?
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    (D)
    detailed economics planning
  • 20
    When an economy is having a balance of payment surplus the best alternative opened to it is to
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    (D)
    increase its foreign reserve
  • 21
    One of the function of united nation conference on trade and development (UNTAD) is to
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    (A)
    transfer technology from developed to less developed countries
  • 22
    Wholesalers play an important in the distribution of goods and services because they
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    (D)
    finance both producers and retailers
  • 23
    Economics problems arise in all societies because
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    (B)
    resource are not in adequate supply
  • 24
    A downward sloping demand curve means that
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    (B)
    total revenue declines as price is lowered
  • 25
    The bank established to finances project aimed at promoting economic and social development within the African continent is
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    (D)
    African development bank
  • 26

    The diagram belwo, shows the relationship between

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    (D)
    wage rate and unemployment
  • 27
    Which of these is NOT associated with the problem of internal trade?
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    (B)
    market trade unions
  • 28
    The middle value of an array figure arranged in descending order is referred to as the
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    (D)
    median
  • 29
    An exceptional demand curve can result from
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    (B)
    change in taste of consumer
  • 30
    If the prices of a commodity increases from N8.00 to N10.00 and the demand decreases from 100 to 80 respectively, wha is the price elasticity of demand for the commodity?
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    (B)
    0.8
  • 31
    A producer who can only influence the price of his product but canNOT determine the quantity to be sold is referred to
    as
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    (B)
    monopolist
  • 32
    Which of the following is NOT a factor that brings about changes in demand?
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    (A)
    the price of the good or service
  • 33
    A price floor is usually fixed
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    (A)
    above the equilibrium and causes surpluses
  • 34
    If the price of commodity X rises and consumers shift to commodity Y, then commodities X and Y are
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    (B)
    substitutes
  • 35
    The willingness of an individual backed up with purchasing power at a given time is
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    (A)
    effective demand
  • 36
    The formular used by the Expenditure approach to calculate National income is
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    (B)
    Y=C+I+G+X-M
  • 37
    If the marginal utility of commodity is equal to its price, then
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    (D)
    the consumer is in equilibrium
  • 38

    From the diagram below, the equilibrium wage rate is

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    (C)
    W2
  • 39
    When combination of two goods which a consumer derive equal satisfaction is plotted on a graph, the graph is known as
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    (D)
    indifference curve
  • 40
    The comparison of the standard of living between Nigeria and Ghana is best down through the use of
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    (B)
    per capita income
  • 41
    The formular (N + 1)/2 is used to determine the
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    (A)
    median
  • 42
    If the standard deviation of a set of numbers is 3.6, what is the variance?
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    (A)
    12.96
  • 43
    The following will occur when maximum price is fixed below the free market price EXCEPT that
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    (C)
    excess supply will occur
  • 44
    If the population of a school is 600 and 60% are In JSS, how many students are in SSS?
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    (B)
    240
  • 45
    The revolution of Cassava from ordinary food crop to export crop will lead to
     
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    (B)
    increase in the prices of cassava products
  • 46
    When the total product starts falling, then the marginal product is
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    (D)
    negative
  • 47

    The following are the objectives of agricultural policies in Nigeria EXCEPT

    A. provision of food
    B. provision of agricultural raw materials to industrial sectors
    C. increasing prices of agricultural Inputs
    D. creation of rural employment

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    (D)
    increasing prices of agricultural Inputs
  • 48
    The following can be used to improve a country's balance of payment EXCEPT
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    (C)
    decreasing taxation on personal income
  • 49
    In the equation Q = a - bp + e; Q and P are ... Variables respectively.
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    (B)
    dependent and independent
  • 50
    Which of the following is NOT an objective of Economic planning?
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    (B)
    Widening the income gap
  • 51
    The following determine the level of consumption EXCEPT
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    (D)
    the political climate
  • 52
    The following are problems of development planning in Nigeria EXCEPT
     
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    (B)
    under-population
  • 53
    The system of farming which involves the use of a large hectare of land planted with economic crops is known as
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    (C)
    plantation farming
  • 54
    At the equilibrium price,
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    (A)
    demand equates supply
  • 55
    Which of the following is a disadvantage of localization of industries?
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    (D)
    Encouraging subsidiary industries
  • 56
    Stock exchange market deals with
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    (A)
    sales of second hand securities
  • 57
    Which of the following is NOT a major role of OPEC in production, and marketing of petroleum?
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    (B)
    Refining of petroleum products in member countries
  • 58
    The satisfaction derived from the consumption of a commodity is referred to as
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    (C)
    utility
  • 59
    An industry engaged in the extraction of raw materials and its conversion into semi-finished goods is called industry.
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    (C)
    processing
  • 60
    An industry operating in a perfect competitive market situation will maximum profit when
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    (C)
    MC = MR
  • 61
    Which of the following is NOT a function of marketing boards in Nigeria?
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    (B)
    Importation of farm produce
  • 62
    Persistent fall In the general price level is known as
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    (A)
    deflation
  • 63
    Which of the following will NOT bring about an increase in Labour force?
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    (D)
    Emigration
  • 64

    The diagram below represent

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    (D)
    Circular flow of income
  • 65

    What add funds to the circular flow?

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    (D)
    injection
  • 66
    Economic problem arises as a result of
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    (D)
    scarcity
  • 67
    The following are rewards for factors of production EXCEPT
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    (D)
    subsidy
  • 68
    When an increase in the price of a commodity lead to a fall In the demand for another, the demand for the two commodities are said to be
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    (B)
    joint
  • 69
    Which of the following is NOT a function of the IMF?
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    (D)
    assisting member countries in printing and issuing their currency
  • 70
    Which of the following is NOT included in-measuring the National income through the income approach?
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    (D)
    Allowance given to an aged mother by a civil servant
  • 71
    If two bags of rice were sold for #1,250 a month ago and two weeks later, the same amount was used to procure one bag. This simply means that the value of money is
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    (D)
    decreasing
  • 72
    The demand for factors of production is said to be
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    (C)
    derived
  • 73
    The trade-off between two commodities along the Production Possibility Curve (PPC) shows
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    (D)
    opportunity cost principle
  • 74
    A major characteristics of a firm operating at a long-run equilibrium position is that
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    (B)
    all costs can be varied
  • 75
    An economy in which decision of what to produce is taken partly by private individuals and state is referred to as Economy.
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    (B)
    mixed