JAMB UTME - Economics - 1982
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which is not responsible for the decline in food production in West Africa?
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All of the following EXCEPT ONE are normal functions of the marketing board in Nigeria
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Public enterprises are supported on the grounds that they are undertaken for
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Function of commercial banks do NOT include?
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A firm whose cost of production decrease as it continues to increase its output is said to be enjoying?
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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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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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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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Balance of payments of a country explains the overall position of?
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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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| 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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Frage 21 Bericht
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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What is the most important factor influencing the location of the iron and steel industry at Ajaokuta?
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The sloping downward of the demand curve implies that?
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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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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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The supply of and demand for goods and services are influenced by the?
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If the Central Bank intends to increase the money supply through open market operations then it will
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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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The difference between visible exports and invisible exports of a country, in money terms, is known as the?
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A good measure of the standard of living usually used for international comparison is
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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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Price discrimination can be described profitably by a monopolist when the elasticity of demand for his product is
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One of the ways by which Government derives revenue from industrial enterprises in West Africa is?
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The most dominant economic activity which employs the largest number of people in West Africa is?
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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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In Nigeria, a balance of payments deficit can be solved by all of the following EXECPT?
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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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Which of the following countries is NOT a member of the economic Community of West African States?
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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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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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Which one of the following functions of banks in Nigeria is reserved to the Central Bank?
