JAMB - Economics (1998)

  • 1
    One of the economic problems of Nigeria today arises from?
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    (D)
    the under-utilization of human and natural resources
  • 2
    In certain circumstances, a centrally planned economy adopts the rationing system because of?
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    (C)
    the need for equitable distribution of goods and services
  • 3
    Given that
    B = Births
    D = Death
    X = Emigrants
    M = Immigration
    The population of a country over a period of time will rise if?
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    (B)
    B - D = O and M > X
  • 4
    The short-run period in production is defined as a period when?
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    (A)
    there is at least one fixed factor
  • 5
    Specialization often improves economic performance because it?
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    (D)
    allocates resources according to absolute advantage
  • 6
    Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between average product and marginal products?
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    (B)
    Marginal product equals average product at the minimum point of the latter
  • 7
    When a firm is reaping economies of large-scale production, it experiences a fall in its?
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    (B)
    long-run average cost
  • 8
    If an increase in the price of a commodity leads to increase in total revenue, then it means that the demand for this commodity is?
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    (C)
    inelastic
  • 9
    Given that the elasticity of demand for a commodity is 2.5, the percentage change in the quantity demanded as a result of a 10 percent change in it price is?
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    (D)
    25.00
  • 10
    The producer in a perfectly competitive market is faced with a demand curve whose elasticity is?
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    (C)
    infinite
  • 11
    Unlike the retailer, the wholesaler provides?
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    (D)
    useful information about market trends and finance to the manufacturer
  • 12
    Liquidation of limited liability company implies that the?
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    (B)
    debts of the company can only be paid from its own assets
  • 13
    One form of business organization which is not motivated solely by the profit objective is the?
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    (C)
    co-operative society
  • 14
    Which of the following can have their shares quoted on the stock exchange?
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    (D)
    A public limited liability company
  • 15
    The sector that employs the largest proportion of the active labour force in Nigeria is the?
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    (D)
    agricultural sector
  • 16
    An entirely domestic effort directed at improving agricultural production in Nigeria is the?
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    (A)
    Agricultural Development Programme
  • 17
    A factor that influences the location of a firm near its market is the?
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    (C)
    high cost of transporting finished goods
  • 18
    In many developing countries, infrastructural problems is acute due to the shortage of?
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    (D)
    supporting services that encourage economic activities
  • 19
    Export-promotion policy is primary concerned with the?
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    (D)
    encourage of the production of export commodities
  • 20
    The petroleum industry in Nigeria is?
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    (C)
    the mainstay of the economy
  • 21
    Crude petroleum is a good example of a?
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    (B)
    wasting asset
  • 22
    One of the techniques of monetary control used by the Central Bank of Nigeria is?
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    (C)
    foreign exchange control
  • 23
    Which of the following is true about the value of money?
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    (A)
    it varies inversely with the price level
  • 24
    If the reserve requirement for commercial banking in Nigeria were 30%, a commercial bank which receives an initial cash deposit of N3000 is in a position to lend out?
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    (D)
    N2,100
  • 25
    An issue of bank-notes not backed by gold but by government securities is known as?
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    (A)
    fiduciary isssue
  • 26
    A rise in the market price of fixed interest securities is an indication that the?
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    (C)
    market rate of interest has risen
  • 27
    An increase in government expenditure will lead to?
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    (B)
    an increase in the level of aggregate demand
  • 28
    When an indirect tax is levied on the producer of a good, the burden on the consumer will depend largely on the?
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    (A)
    elasticity of demand for the good
  • 29
    If a government wants to reduce the level of inflation, it will?
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    (D)
    borrow more money
  • 30
    If a country's national income increased from N1000 billion over a period of 2 years, what was the average annual rate of growth of national income over the period?
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    (A)
    5%
  • 31
    A fall in the marginal propensity to save will lead to?
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    (A)
    a decrease in national income
  • 32
    The major objective of economic growth is to?
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    (D)
    increase real per capital income
  • 33
    Which of the following is a transfer payment?
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    (A)
    Dividend to a shareholder
  • 34
    The family Support Programme in Nigeria essentially focuses on?
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    (D)
    economic emancipation of women
  • 35
    Economically, underdeveloped countries are characterized by?
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    (A)
    high rate of population growth and low rate of economic growth
  • 36
    One of the major consequences of urban-biased development programmes in Nigeria is that they?
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    (A)
    led o rapid rural-urban migration
  • 37
    Development plans have not been successful in some developing countries largely because of?
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    (D)
    shortage of skilled labour and experts
  • 38
    The balance of visible trade is the difference between the values of?`
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    (A)
    imported and exported goods
  • 39
    If a country has a balance of payments surplus on current account, this means that?
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    (D)
    the aggregate of the balance of trade and the invisible balance must be positive
  • 40
    If a country operates a freely floating exchange rate system, and suffers a balance of payments deficit can be eliminated through?
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    (B)
    a fall in the external value of its currency
  • 41
    The Economic Commission for Africa was set up by the?
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    (A)
    UNO
  • 42
    In the diagram above, full employment is indicated by
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    (B)
    M
  • 43
    From the table above, the total utility for the individual who consumes 3 units of commodity X is
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    (C)
    230 units
  • 44
    Population Statistics of a Country. The dependency ratio between 1960 and 1990 is
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    (C)
    decrease by 2%
  • 45
    Population Statistics of a Country. In 1990, the difference between the dependent population and the active population ratio is
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    (C)
    16%