JAMB UTME - Economics - 1979 | Green Bridge CBT

Question 1 Report

which of the following is not true about occupational distribution of the labour force of West Africa?

A large percentage of the labour force is engaged in agriculture

Agriculture is the most important occupation in West Africa

The manufacturing sector employs a large percentage of the population Correct answer

Agriculture does not constitute an important source of paid employment

The public sector forms an important source of paid employment

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Question 2 Report

Which is the most liquid of the following financial assets held by an individual?

Outstanding balance on the current account of a commercial bank

A credit balance on a savings account Correct answer

A crossed postal order

An insurance policy

All of the above

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Question 3 Report

The foreign exchange rate of a country is

the interest rate fixed by the central bank

the price of one national currency in terms of another Correct answer

the rate at which the central bank issues money

the rate of interest on government bonds

None of the above

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Question 4 Report

A typical corporate form of business organization is owned by

President of a country

Shareholders Correct answer

The general manager and the executives

A local government

Foreigners and citizens of the country

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Question 5 Report

What do we call a market where there is large number of buyers and sellers, such that no one has an appreciable influence over prices?

Free market

Perfectly competitive market Correct answer

Controllled market

Stock exchange market

Open market

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Question 6 Report

Infant industries are

a baby food and a baby clothing factories

those which are introducing new products

cases of arrested development

industries temporarily protected by tariff barriers until mature enough to compete on world markets Correct answer

industries that are allowed to remain permanent cases of adolescence

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Question 7 Report

Which of the following is not a direct tax?

company income tax

capital tax

purchase tax Correct answer

personal income tax

capital gain tax

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Public Finance

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Question 8 Report

Which of the following type of capital is not rewarded by means of dividends?

Ordinary shares

Preference shares

cummulative shares

participating preference shares

debentures Correct answer

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Question 9 Report

One of the reason why the condition of supply of a commodity may change is

a change in real income

changes in the technique of production Correct answer

a change of fashion or taste

change in population

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Question 10 Report

Which of the following is not an indirect tax?

excise duty

company tax Correct answer

import duty

export duty

sales tax

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Question 11 Report

which of these alternative is wrong? central banks are

bankers to the government

bankers to commercial banks

merchant banks Correct answer

controllers and regulators of money supply

issuers of bank note

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Question 12 Report

opportunity cost is the

price of scarce goods

resources required for making a commodity

cost of luxury goods

accrual of financial loses by chance

althernative forgone in other to satisfy a want Correct answer

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Question 13 Report

By utility we mean

usefulness

power of satisfying a want Correct answer

beneficial

advantageous

consumable

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Question 14 Report

An ad valorem tax means

total amount of an income tax

a certain percentage on the value of a commodity Correct answer

a certain percentage tax on the volume of commodity

a tax on capital gain

a profit tax

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Question 15 Report

The pre-dominance of non-working housewives and maids in West Africa

will understate the national income of the countries Correct answer

will overstate the national income of the countries

will lead to constant per capita income over the years

will lead to balance of payment deficits

will cause unfavourable terms of trade

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Question 16 Report

Which of the following assets of the commercial bank does not yield revenue?

Money in the tills of the bank Correct answer

money at call

Treasury certificates

Treasury bills

Bills of exchange

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Question 17 Report

The price mechanism

regulates supply and demand Correct answer

rations the consumers

rewards the producers

allocates scarce resources

does all of the above

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Question 18 Report

when the demand curve shift to the right it indicate that a larger quantity is demanded at each price. This is caused by one of the following

a fall in income

a rise in the price of a complement

a fall in the price of substitute

a change in taste against this commodity

none of the above Correct answer

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Question 19 Report

Net national income is

Gross national income minus depreciation

gross domestic product plus net income from abroad

nominal national income divided by the price level

gross national income divided by the total population

gross national product plus subsidies minus indirect taxes Correct answer

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Question 20 Report

which of the financial institutions cannot direct tax loans to individuals?

The agricultural bank

The Industrial bank

The central bank Correct answer

The Co-operative bank

The Standard bank

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Question 21 Report

In most cases the marginal utility derived from a particular good

increases as additional units are consumed

increases at a decreasing rate as additional units are consumed

decreases at a constant rate as additional units are consumed

decreases as additional units are consumed Correct answer

remains constant as additional units are consumed

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Question 22 Report

Which of these is not usually the function of a wholesaler?

Transport

Storage

Advertising

After-sale services

Branding Correct answer

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Question 23 Report

Number of Workers	Total Products
1	10
2	28
3	48
4	72
5	80

Study the table above: What is the marginal product of the second worker?

18 Correct answer

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Question 24 Report

The total value of goods and services sold and bought in a country across its border during a given period, usually a year is known as

visible trade

invisible trade

balance of payments Correct answer

balance of trade

terms of trade

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Question 25 Report

Pure monopoly describes market where

there are many sellers and a few buyers

goods are sold at different price

entry is not blocked, but no one cares to enter

a few sellers and one buyer exist

None of the above Correct answer

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Question 26 Report

The country will be over populated when

the rate of birth is high

the death rate is low

the growth rate is high

population is increasing more than resources in the country Correct answer

unemployement is high in the country

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Question 27 Report

Which of the following is not true of the theory of optimum population?

It is possible for densely populated country to be underpopulated if it has insufficient labour to make the most effective use of its other factors

The quantity of labour which combined with the other factors gives the minimum output is known as optimum population Correct answer

The quantity of labour which combined with the other factors, gives the maximum output, is known as optimum population

The test for over-population is whether it exceed the optimum

It is possible for a thinly populated country to be over populated if it has a poor supply of other factor

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Question 28 Report

Disposable income equals

personal income less business profits

personal inome minus taxes and subsidies

national income less borrowing from abroad

national income plus transfer of payments

personal income less taxes plus subsidies Correct answer

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Question 29 Report

When the price of a commodity is below the equilibrium price the quantity demanded will exceed the quantity supplied. Such a situation is referred to as

elastic supply

joint demand

excess supply

derived demand

none of the above Correct answer

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Question 30 Report

The proportion of currency in the money supply

is higher in developing countries than advanced countries Correct answer

is lower in developing countries than advanced countries

is the same in both developing and advanced countries

grows as the economy develope

none of the above

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Question 31 Report

When marginal cost equals marginal revenue of products

the firms is producing at a loss

the firm is at a break-even point Correct answer

the firm is making the least profit

the supplementary cost of the firm is highest

the firm has maximum profit

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Question 32 Report

The central bank controls the activities of other banks by all but one of the following

The use of bank rate

The purchase or sale of government bonds on the open market

special deposite

the use of directives

taxation Correct answer

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Question 33 Report

Which of the following is not an asset of a commercial bank?

cash

money at call Correct answer

treasury bills

reserve funds

loans and over-draft

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Question 34 Report

If the quantity demanded of a commodity increases from 20 to 30 when there is an increase in price from N4 to N5, the elasticity of demand is

zero

2 Correct answer

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Question 35 Report

Inflation can be curbed by

increasing aggregate demand

paying higher wages

increasing government expenditure

reducing aggregate demand Correct answer

a deficit budget

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Question 36 Report

If a government is running deficit, this means

A term of trade are unfavourable

more project cannot be undertaken

Tax inflow is greater than expenditure

aggregate demand is greater than aggregate supply

tax inflow is less than expenditure Correct answer

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Question 37 Report

When the average physical product curve is rising the marginal physical product is

below it

above it Correct answer

falling

zero

None of the above

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Question 38 Report

If Mr A earns N2,000 a year while Mr B earns N8,000 but Mr a pays N200 in tax per annum while Mr B pays N400, such a tax is

Progressive

Indirect

Regressive Correct answer

Proportional

None of the above

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Question 39 Report

The quantity supplied of a commodity increases best when

Production increases

Demand increases

Price of the commodity increases Correct answer

Population of the country increases

More commodities are imported

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Question 40 Report

The lowering of the exchange rate between country's currency and other currencies is known as

the foreign exchange rate

deflation

exchange control

the law of comparative advantage

None of the above Correct answer

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Question 41 Report

The value of money is generally measured in reference to

the interest rate charged on bank loans

the general price level Correct answer

the size of countries gold stock

the level of economic development in a country

the price of stocks and shareson the stock exchange

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Question 42 Report

The 'terms of trade' means

the trade agreement between two countries

the difference in the volumes of exports of two countries

the value of a unit of export in relation to the value of a unit of import Correct answer

the production of total value of exports to the value of total trade

None of the above

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Question 43 Report

Production covers all but one of the following activities:

changing the position of a good in time as, for example, holding stock of goods until they are required

the provision of some kind of service e.g retailing

changing the form of a good from the raw material to the finished product

changing the situation of a good as for example , from a factory in Lagos to a retail shop in port harcourt

the use of good and services to satisfy individual wants Correct answer

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Question 44 Report

Division of labour means

dividing the labour into different categories

splitting the process of production into different parts to be completed by each person Correct answer

dividing the goods and services into different sections

assigning different duties to labourers

group of labourers working in a factory or shop

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Question 45 Report

Average cost is

the total cost of production

the extra cost of producing one additional unit of output

cost of producing a unit of output Correct answer

variable cost

overhead cost

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Question 46 Report

The quantity supplied of a commodity increases while

production incraases

demand increses

price of the commodity increases Correct answer

population of the country increases

more commodites are imported

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Question 47 Report

The burden of tax on a commodity whose demand is infinitely inelastic

is zero

will be borne by the seller alone

will be borne by the buyer alone Correct answer

will be borne by both buyer and seller

is impossible to tell who bears it

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Question 48 Report

If two commodities are good substitutes for one another, e.g butter and margarine,an increase in the demand for one will reduce the demand for the other. This type of demand is called

composite demand

elastic demand

derived demand

competitive demand Correct answer

inelastic demand

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