JAMB - Economics (2001)

  • 1
    If the price elasticity of demand for a good is 0.43, an increase in the price of the good will result in?
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    (B)
    a net gain
  • 2
    In a free market economy, the price system allocates resources?
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    (C)
    to their best alternatives
  • 3
    At the consumer equilibrium, the slope of the indifference curve is?
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    (B)
    equal to the slope of the budget constraint line
  • 4
    For a supply curve, an increase in the price of a commodity will result in?
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    (D)
    an increase in the quantity supplied
  • 5
    A normal good with close substitutes is likely to have its price elasticity of demand?
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    (D)
    greater than unity
  • 6
    Economics is regarded as a social science because it?
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    (C)
    adopts the scientific method in the study of human behaviour
  • 7
    A change in supply is best described as a?
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    (B)
    shift of the supply curve to the left or to the right
  • 8
    When a generalization is made based on observed facts, it is known as?
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    (B)
    inductive reasoning
  • 9
    A major problem facing all economies is how to?
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    (D)
    allocate scarce resources
  • 10
    A vertical supply curve indicates that?
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    (B)
    the same fixed quantity will be supplied no matter the price
  • 11
    In a demand curve, the relationship between price and quantity is?
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    (D)
    inverse
  • 12
    If the arithmetic mean of 1,2,3,4,5,6,x, 16 and 18 is 8.0, find the value of x?
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    (D)
    17.0
  • 13
    The fixing of the price of an item above or below the equilibrium price is most likely to take place in a?
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    (B)
    free market economy
  • 14
    A consumer's scale of preference is an arrangement of his?
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    (B)
    needs in order of importance
  • 15
    A firm's shut-down point is reach when the average revenue fails to cover the?
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    (B)
    marginal cost
  • 16
    Internal economies of scale are expected to bring about?
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    (C)
    a decrease in long-run average cost
  • 17
    In the long-run, a monopolist maximized his profit when the marginal cost equals?
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    (D)
    price
  • 18
    The long run is a period during which a firm?
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    (B)
    varies all its inputs
  • 19
    An important feature of perfect competition is that?
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    (B)
    there is adequate knowledge of existing prices
  • 20
    If government fixes price below the equilibrium price, what effect will it have on demand?
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    (C)
    Quantity demanded will increase
  • 21
    An imperfect market exist where?
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    (D)
    the location of some sellers gives them an advantage over others
  • 22
    A production function relates?
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    (D)
    output to input
  • 23
    A major advantage of specialization and division of labour is that?
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    (A)
    time wastage will be minimized
  • 24
    Which of the following is an example of a fixed cost?
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    (C)
    Rent on building
  • 25
    In the agricultural sector, improved extension services facilitate?
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    (A)
    acquistion of techniques
  • 26
    A disadvantage of concentrating industries in an area is that it could?
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    (B)
    result in evironmental pollution
  • 27
    The losses suffered by a sole proprietor are?
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    (D)
    not limited to the amount invested
  • 28
    To facilitate the exportation of crude oil from Nigeria, special?
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    (C)
    pipelines were laid to connect the major oil wellsto the ports
  • 29
    An industry is?
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    (B)
    group of firms producing related commodities
  • 30
    The raising of funds by selling stocks to the public is called?
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    (A)
    equity financing
  • 31
    A tax that increases at a higher percentage as income increase is called?
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    (C)
    a progressive tax
  • 32
    The price paid for labour services is the?
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    (B)
    wages rate
  • 33
    The capital market is a market for trading of financial assets such as?
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    (C)
    long-term securities
  • 34
    In national income accounting, NNP is derived by subtracting from the GNP?
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    (D)
    capital consumption
  • 35
    Economic growth can be accelerated through?
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    (C)
    planned current consumption
  • 36
    An increase in the discount rate is an indication of a central bank's intention to pursue?
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    (A)
    an expansionary monetary policy
  • 37
    The efficiency of labour can be increased by?
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    (A)
    constant training of workers
  • 38
    In Nigeria, revenue sharing from the federation Account is between the?
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    (D)
    federal, state and local governments
  • 39
    The reduction of high fertility rate is a measure in population control designed to make the?
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    (D)
    growth in population more sustainable
  • 40
    National debts is an expected outcome of?
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    (A)
    deficit budget
  • 41
    The distribution channel that contributes most to the cost of production is?
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    (D)
    producer-wholesaler-retailer-consumer
  • 42
    Money may not be accepted as a store of value if?
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    (A)
    its value is unstable
  • 43
    In order to accelerate economic development, a country must?
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    (C)
    pursue a rational population policy
  • 44
    If the labour force in a given community is 2,000,000, in the wage employment 200,000 and the unemployed are 80,000, what is the unemployment rate in the community?
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    (B)
    40.0%
  • 45
    GNP is not a good measure of social welfare because there are unrecorded?
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    (D)
    transfer payments