JAMB UTME - Economics - 1982
Pregunta 1 Informe
The most dominant economic activity which employs the largest number of people in West Africa is?
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Pregunta 2 Informe
The difference between visible exports and invisible exports of a country, in money terms, is known as the?
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Pregunta 3 Informe
Taxes which are levied on a person’s expenditures are known as?
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Pregunta 4 Informe
| Unit of output |
Table cost |
| 1 |
20 |
| 2 |
32 |
| 3 |
42 |
| 4 |
48 |
| 5 |
50 |
in the above table, the marginal cost of the 3rd unit of output is
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Pregunta 6 Informe
A commodity can be sold for two or more different prices if it is?
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Pregunta 7 Informe
Which one of the following functions of banks in Nigeria is reserved to the Central Bank?
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Pregunta 8 Informe
The equilibrium market price is determined at a point where?
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Pregunta 10 Informe
One of the ways by which Government derives revenue from industrial enterprises in West Africa is?
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Pregunta 11 Informe
Balance of payments of a country explains the overall position of?
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Pregunta 12 Informe
What is the most important factor influencing the location of the iron and steel industry at Ajaokuta?
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Pregunta 13 Informe
Price discrimination can be described profitably by a monopolist when the elasticity of demand for his product is
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Pregunta 14 Informe
Retailers are greater in numbers than wholesalers because?
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Pregunta 15 Informe
We can classify the people of Nigeria into three broad age group :Group one, 0-15years ; Group Two,16-64years; Group Three, 65years and above. Group Two is the most important economically because
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Pregunta 16 Informe
The control price for a carton of beer in Nigeria is N7.20. But a carton of beer is sold in parts of the country for as much N15.00 The cause of this exorbitant price is that?
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Pregunta 17 Informe
If income rises from N200.00 to N250.00 and the amount spent on good X falls from N30.00 to N28.00, then good X is?
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Pregunta 19 Informe
The chief sources of Federal Government revenue in Nigeria are?
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Pregunta 20 Informe
A good measure of the standard of living usually used for international comparison is
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Pregunta 21 Informe
which is not responsible for the decline in food production in West Africa?
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Pregunta 24 Informe
All of the following EXCEPT ONE are normal functions of the marketing board in Nigeria
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Pregunta 25 Informe
When the import of a commodity is limited to a definite quantity by using a trade control method, this is known as
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Pregunta 26 Informe
To calculate the annual natural growth rate of a country's population, one has to know the country's annual birth rate and
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Pregunta 27 Informe
Public enterprises are supported on the grounds that they are undertaken for
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Pregunta 28 Informe
The PAYE (Pay As You Earn) in Nigeria is an example of?
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Pregunta 29 Informe
|
|
Share of gross national product (GNP) |
Share of total employment |
Growth rate of output |
| All agriculture |
40% |
70% |
3% |
| Industry and mining |
30% |
10% |
10% |
| Trade andservices |
30% |
20% |
5% |
What is the growth rate of GNP?
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Pregunta 30 Informe
If income rises from N200.00 to N250.00 and the amount spent on good X fails from N30.00 to N28.00, then good X is
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Pregunta 32 Informe
In Nigeria, a balance of payments deficit can be solved by all of the following EXECPT?
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Pregunta 33 Informe
some of major problems hindering economic development in west Africa are in the areas of electricity supply, communication, educations and health. These items are known in Economics as?
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Pregunta 34 Informe
If the Central Bank intends to increase the money supply through open market operations then it will
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Pregunta 35 Informe
In an economy, if the proportion of people who are below 18 years is 40% and those above 60 years is 30% what would this imply? the
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Pregunta 37 Informe
Most firms are financed by share capital. The shares which do not carry any fixed rate of dividend are known as ?
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Pregunta 38 Informe
Full equilibrium under perfect competition requires that?
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Pregunta 40 Informe
A firm whose cost of production decrease as it continues to increase its output is said to be enjoying?
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Pregunta 41 Informe
Which is considered the most effective tool by which the Central Bank of Nigeria can control the activities of commercial banks?
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Pregunta 44 Informe
The supply of and demand for goods and services are influenced by the?
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Pregunta 45 Informe
Which of the following countries is NOT a member of the economic Community of West African States?
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Pregunta 46 Informe
The main economic goal of ECOWAS is the attainment of ?
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Pregunta 47 Informe
In the study of Economics, land, labour, capital and entrepreneur are referred to as factors of production. These factors produce commodities only if they are?
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Pregunta 48 Informe
if AC = Average Cost of production ,
TC = Total Cost of production
VC = Variable Cost of production
FC = Fixed Cost of production
Q = Quantity of goods produced
Then,
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