JAMB - Economics (1993)

  • 1
    It is impossible to satisfy all human wants because?
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    (D)
    available resources are limited
  • 2
    The main function of the price system is to?
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    (B)
    ensure efficient allocation of resources in the economic system
  • 3
    A system in which the means of production is held in trust for the people by government is known as a?
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    (A)
    socialist economy
  • 4
    The working population refers to?
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    (C)
    the economically active segment of the population
  • 5
    Which of the following factors is NOT responsible for the rural/urban drift in Nigeria?
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    (C)
    Rural electrification programme
  • 6
    An accurate census is important to a country because it helps?
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    (D)
    in providing a second basis for formulating development policy
  • 7
    If 502.75 million tonnes of grains are consumed annually by a population of 88.5 million people, the per capita grains consumption will be?
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    (B)
    5.68 tonnes
  • 8
    In the theory of production and cost, the average total cost of a firm is minimized when the marginal cost curve cuts the average total cost curve at its?
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    (A)
    lowest point
  • 9
    A firm faces diminishing returns when its?
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    (C)
    marginal output diminishes
  • 10
    If labour productivity in the cement industry is increasing as output of cement is expanded, then the amount of labour per unit of output produced must be?
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    (B)
    decreasing
  • 11
    If profit maximization is assumed to be the objective of a business enterprise, labour must be paid a wage rate equal to the?
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    (B)
    marginal revenue product of labour in the enterprise
  • 12
    If the equilibrium price of a certain commodity is N120.00 and the government fixed its price at N110.00, the supply will be?
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    (B)
    smaller than the equilibrium supply
  • 13
    If the price elasticity of demand for a certain commodity is less than unity, then?
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    (A)
    an increase in the price of the commodity will raise the total revenue of the producer
  • 14
    At equilibrium, one of the distinctive features of monopoly compared with perfect competition is that in the former?`
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    (A)
    price is always equal to marginal cost
  • 15
    Which of the following functions does the wholesaler perform to save the retailer burden of carrying large stocks?`
    i Breaking the bulk
    ii Packing the goods in smaller containers
    iii Providing vital information
    iv Grant credit facilities
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    (A)
    i and ii
  • 16
    Production is said to be completed when?
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    (A)
    goods and services reach the consumers
  • 17
    a debenture share entitles its holder to?
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    (C)
    recieve a fixed interest on sums invested
  • 18
    A public liability company is different from a private limited company because i?
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    (D)
    can sell shares in the stock exchange
  • 19
    A modern corporation is owned by?
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    (B)
    ordinary shareholders
  • 20
    Wheat grows best in?
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    (B)
    temperate climate
  • 21
    On the basis of the contribution to employment, the most important economic sector in West African is?
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    (B)
    agriculture
  • 22
    The most popularly adopted industrialization strategy in West Africa is?
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    (A)
    import substitution
  • 23
    One of the most important factors that should be considered in the location of an industry is?
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    (C)
    availabilities of inputs and market
  • 24
    Since the mid-1980s, the most disturbing development in the industrial sector in Nigeria is?
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    (D)
    capacity under-utilization
  • 25
    The money market is a financial market that specializes in the provision of?
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    (A)
    short-term loans
  • 26
    Which of the following programmes in the monetary sector is aimed at enhancing the banking habit of the rural areas?
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    (C)
    The community banking scheme
  • 27
    The sum of N80,000 is deposited in a bank and the cash ratio of the banking system is 10%. calculate the sum of money the bank can create from the deposit?
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    (B)
    N 800 000
  • 28
    Economic development is distinguishable from economic growth because the former?
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    (C)
    also includes an efficient distribution of economic growth
  • 29
    Which of the following can be considered as being outside the objectives of public finance?
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    (D)
    The deregulation of the economy
  • 30
    The joint ventures operating in the Nigerian oil industry are between?
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    (C)
    the NNPC and producer marketers
  • 31
    Which of the following are the major disadvantage of direct system of taxation?i, Disincentive of hard work
    ii,Difficulties in assessment and collection
    iii, imperfection in tax assessment.
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    (C)
    ii and iii
  • 32
    According to the income approach to national income measurement, the national income of a country is equal to?
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    (D)
    C +I + G
  • 33
    The best index for international comparison of standards of living is the?
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    (C)
    per capita income
  • 34
    The GDP of Nigeria will be greater than her GNP if?
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    (D)
    the value of goods and services produced by Nigeria businesses abroad is greater than that of foreign businesses in Nigeria
  • 35
    Below equilibrium, the gap between aggregate demand and the full employment level of income is called the?
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    (A)
    inflationary gap
  • 36
    Which of the following are the advantages of Nigeria's membership of ECOWAS? i A greater opportunity for trade according to comparative cost advantage.
    ii A large market industries producing under condition of decreasing cost.
    iii Competition for home based monopoly firms
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    (A)
    i and ii only
  • 37
    Comparative advantage implies that a country will specialize in producing the commodity?
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    (C)
    with the lowest opportunity cost
  • 38
    Devaluation is effective when?
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    (D)
    demand for exports is price elastic
  • 39
    From which of the following does Nigeria derive trade concessions?
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    (D)
    EEC
  • 40
    Tariff on imports are meant to?
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    (A)
    prevent a foreign goods
  • 41
    The international Bank for Reconstruction and Development is important to developing countries because it?
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    (C)
    offers loans to member countries for socio-economics activities
  • 42
    Given an output of 3 units, the average is
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    (B)
    N18.00
  • 43

    Determine the marginal revenue if the total revenue is 80.00

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    (B)
    12.00
  • 44
    In the diagram, the marginal propensity to consume (MPC) is equal to
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    (B)
    \(\frac{TP}{RP}\)
  • 45
    In the diagram above, what is the lowest possible price the monopolist could charge and still break even without there being excess demand?
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    (B)
    P2