Economics Past Questions And Answers
1861
which of the following statements is not true of capital income?
- A. it helps in the assessment of standard of living
- B. it is calculated as National Income Population
- C. It is calculated as Population National Income
- D. It is used by the UNO to assess and assist developing countries
1862
The minimum number of shareholders for a joint stock company is
- A. 2
- B. 3
- C. 4
- D. 7
1863
Economic as a field of study is a
- A. pure science
- B. polititcal science
- C. social science
- D. physical science
1864
All the following are problems identified with agriculture in West Africa except
- A. land tenure system
- B. ignorance of the farmers
- C. use of crude implement
- D. provision of food for the teeming population
1865
The law of variable proportions is applicable only
- A. in the long-run period
- B. to large-scale enterprises
- C. to small-scale enterprises
- D. in the short-run period
1866
which of the following is the most important reason why wages differ among occupations?
- A. Length and cost of training
- B. Supply of labour
- C. Attractiveness of the job
- D. influence of trade unions
1867
Which of the following factors is NOT responsible for the rural/urban drift in Nigeria?
- A. The infrastructural facilities in cities
- B. Declining fertility of rural farmlands
- C. Rural electrification programme
- D. Higher living standards in urban areas
1868
A public liability company is different from a private limited company because?
- A. is registered with the registrar of companies
- B. is a legal entity
- C. can raise capital of size by way of loans
- D. can sell shares in the stock exchange
1869
When price is set below equilibrium, this will lead to
- A. an increase in the quantity supplied
- B. a new equilibrium
- C. a decrease in the quantity supplied
- D. a fall in price
1870
Public debt is composed of?
- A. internal debts and World Bank loans
- B. money owed to local and foreign contractors
- C. internal and external debts
- D. loans granted by IMF and ADB

