JAMB UTME - Economics - 1984 | Green Bridge CBT

Lord Keynes identified three motives for holding money, that is, keeping one’s resources in liquid form instead of in some form of investment. the motive which relates to making provision for the ‘rainy day’ is known as?

speculative motive

precautionary motive

transactions motive

investment motives

rainy day motive

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Question 4 Report

The diagram illustrates

the circular flow of income

gross national product plus depreciation

incomes of the private sector

the profit of business enterprises

the output approach to national income determination

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Question 5 Report

Which of the following items does NOT belong to a country's current account in the balance of payments accounts?

Merchandise exports

Merchandise import

Travel

Foreign currencies

Insurance services

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Question 6 Report

Which Of the following is NOT an obstacle to economic development?

Low level of investment

lack of modern technology

High rate of population growth

Low productivity

Dedicated leadership

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Question 7 Report

Division of labour is limited by?

the size of market

the productivity of capital

cost of production

the factors of production

government policy

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Question 8 Report

The advantages that accrue to a firm as the size of the firm increases are known as

external diseconomies

internal returns to scale

internal economies

internal diseconomies

constant returns to scale

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Question 9 Report

One of the major effects of an increase in government expenditure on a nation’s economy is that it?

creates investment opportunities for foreign investors

leads to indigenization of the private sector

raises the level of total tax revenue

raises the level of aggregate demand

controls the spread of monopoly

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Question 10 Report

Which of the following is NOT a feature of economic underdevelopment of a country?

A large number of High income earners relative to the population

High annual income for the few

High incidence of poverty

Low daily calorie intake per person

High infant mortality rate

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Question 11 Report

One disadvantage of sole proprietorship is its?

limited libility

high profits

high sense of ownership

low credit rating

low failure rate

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Question 12 Report

Cost push inflation takes place due to?

the rapid increase in the demand for goods

an increase in productivity of the factors of production

a rise in the cost of production

a rise in the standard of living

the low wage rate of the workers

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Question 13 Report

In the diagram, the supply curve So So shifts to a new position S₁ S₁ to indicate

a drop in supply

a rise in supply

a supply- push inflation

a stable supply curve

an increase in quantity supplied

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Question 14 Report

A perfectly competitive firm does not influence the demand for its commodities bylowering its price below the market price because?

it is illegal price cutting

other competitors will be angry

total revenue will decline due to its elastic demand curve

it is able to sell all it wants at the market price

it does not maximize profit

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Question 15 Report

A rightward shift in the production possibility frontier may be due to

Use of inferior inputs

Inefficiency

Improvement in production techniques and practices

Changes in the product mix

Changes in consumer's tastes and preferences

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Question 16 Report

The main economic objective behind the production of goods and services in any economy is to?

maximize profits

satisfy human wants

become self reliant

create job opportunities

make people wealthy

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Question 17 Report

The table above shows the short-run costs of a firm. What is the firm's marginal cost for the third item produced?

₦350.00

₦340.00

₦360.00

₦370.00

₦55.00

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Question 18 Report

One of the advantages of large - scale production is that

There is a rise in the cost of administration

Consumers sacrifice their individual tastes

The firm can use labour - saving machinery

The demand for a firm's products become localized

Decision making takes a long time because different levels of management are involved

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The usage of machinery helps to oversee in a large scale of production which in turn covers the high amount in time consumption. This makes room for the efficiency of labour as compared to the usage of manpower.

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Question 19 Report

The basic principles of co-operative societies are those of?

active participation of capitalist in the affairs of co-operative societies

worker ownership and worker control

sole proprietorship

partnership

denying of credit facilities to members

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Question 20 Report

The question below is based on the table below:

The international production set for Nigeria and Austria is:

The opportunity cost ratio for cocoa and lace for Austria and Nigeria is

2,2

2,1.5

1.5,4

1.5,2

0.5,1.5

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Question 21 Report

Public expenditure on services, such as education and health, is known as expenditure on

general services

community services

social services

economic services

administrative services

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Question 22 Report

Which of the following is NOT a determinant of the size economically active population?

Age structure

Occupation of workers

Proportion of men to women

Average length of the working day

Efficiency of the labour force

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Question 23 Report

The control of prices by legislation usually produces a number of consequences. Which of the following is NOT an association problem of maximum price control?

Excess supply

Favouritism

Bribery and corruption

Bllack marketing

Hoarding

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Question 24 Report

The most important characteristic of money is?

portability

intrisic value

acceptability

usefulness

beauty

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Question 25 Report

If a person demands money for buying and selling securities. It is referred as demanding money for

Transaction purposes

Speculative purposes

Precautionary purposes

Meeting the educational expenses of the children

Carrying out gambling activities

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Question 26 Report

In the diagram III refers to the calculationof national income through the

Income approach

Government earnings approach

Expenditure approach

Output approach

Flow of funds approach

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Question 27 Report

The following except ONE, are the differences between international trade and internal trade?

Diferences in currencies

Government control

Mobility of factors of production

Cultural differences

Exchange of Goods and services

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Question 28 Report

Given the present state of the Nigeria economy,which of the following measures will promote more rapid economic development?

Complete dependence on oil exports

concentration on agricultural exports

Diversification of the economy

Building of more schools and universities

Introductionn of nuclear energy in Nigeria

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Question 29 Report

In the diagram, (III) refers to the calculation of national income through the

Income approach

Government earnings approach

Expenditure approach

Output approach

Flow of funds approach

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Question 30 Report

The question below is based on the table below:

The international production set for Nigeria and Austria is:

From the table, it can be deduced that?

Nigeria should produce cocoa and lace

Austria should produce cocoa and lace

Nigeria can benefit from producing lace only

Nigeria should not produce any of the products because of her relative disadvantages

Austria should produce lace and Nigeria should produce cocoa

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Question 31 Report

The channel for food distribution in Nigeria consist of?

farmers and their families

producers, wholesalers and retailers

producers and consumers

producers and processor

farmers, processors and consumers

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Question 32 Report

Which Of the following is NOT an obstacle to economic development?

Low level of investment

lack of modern technology

High rate of population growth

Low productivity

Dedicated leadership

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Question 33 Report

If X and Y are two goods, then the cross elasticity of demand for X WITH RESPECT TO y is defined as the?

percentage change in the quantity of X divded by the percentage change in the price of Y

percentage change in the quantity of X divided by change in the price of Y

change in the quantity of X divided by change in the price of Y

percentage change in the quantity of X divided by the price Y

percentage change in the price of X divided by percentage change in the quantity of Y

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Question 34 Report

For two substitution goods, the cross elastic of demand is?

greater than one but less than two

zero

negative

positive

infinity

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Question 35 Report

In the diagram, (I) refers to the calculation of national income through the

Expenditure approach

Input - Output approach

Flows of funds approach

Income approach

Output approach

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Question 36 Report

An imperfectly competitive market is one where?

a large number of firms sell homogenous products

input and output prices are unaffected

each firm faces aa horizontal demand curve

each firm maximize profit by selecting an output level at

commodities are differentiated

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Question 37 Report

Generally, property taxes?

are borne entirely by landlords

cannot be shifted in the long run

are borne by all (renter, owner occupiers and landlords)

are borne only by renters

are borne by a few industrialist

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Question 38 Report

The economic goal of public utilities is to?

maximize profit

expand assets

minimize costs

provide essential services

pay higher dividends to shareholders

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Question 39 Report

For a non-discriminating monopolist in Nigeria, price at the profit maximizing output is

equal to marginal cost

greater than marginal cost

greater than average total cost

equal to marginal revenue

equal to toal revenue

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Question 40 Report

An improvement in Nigeria's terms of trade should

Lead to a fall in cost of her imports in terms of what she must sacrifice to obtain them

Make made in Nigeria goods cheaper to buy

Increase Nigeria's domestic output of commodities

Lead to an increase in her exchange rates

Lead to an increase in Nigeria's exports of petroleum

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Question 41 Report

In taxation, the benefit principle requires that?

everybody must draw benefit from taxation

all those who earn more income must pay more taxes

only those who derive benefit from services provided from public revenue should be taxed

taxes paid by businesses should be shifted to those consumers benefiting from such consumer commodities

everybody pays an equal amount

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Question 42 Report

Which of the following does NOT represent the behavior of a monopolist?

Manipulating the market price of his goods

Manipulating both the price and quantity of his goods at the same time

Raising the price at one market, lowering it at another market

Manipulating only quantity, price being a given factor

Manipulating the quantity of his goods

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Question 43 Report

The population level that yields the maximum output when combined with available resources is known as

dependent population

maximum population

active population

productive population

optimum population

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Question 44 Report

The Central Bank instrument of control does NOT include

open market operation

moral sanctions

reverse requirements

selective credit control

printing bank-notes

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Question 45 Report

The most important factor determining the location of the cement industry in Nigeria today is ?

capital and government policy

the nature of the product, infrastructure and government policy

nearness to the market and source of power

Price of the product and source of labour

raw materials

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Question 46 Report

In the diagram I refers to the calculation of national income through the

Expenditure approach

Input - Output approach

Flows of funds approach

Income approach

Output approach

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Question 47 Report

In discussing the reasons why wages differ between occupations, which of the following should be regarded as a cardinal point that needs to be emphasized?

Length and cost of training

Demand and supply

attractiveness of the job

Influence of the trade union

Government intervention

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Question 48 Report