Economics Past Questions And Answers

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2561

Monopoly can best be described as a market in which

  • A. A single seller sells a product which has no close substitute
  • B. Few sellers sell a product s at different prices
  • C. The entry of other firms is restricted by the few firms in the market
  • D. Two or more sellers sell a product which is differentiated
View Discussion (0)WAEC 1996 OBJ
2562

Which of the following is used by the central bank to control the rate of interest

  • A. bill of exchange
  • B. banker's order
  • C. fixed deposit account
  • D. open market operation
View Discussion (0)JAMB 2020
2563

Indigenization policy is a measure aimed at

  • A. privating the existing business owned by the state
  • B. commercializing state owned businesses
  • C. reducing foreign economic domination
  • D. making the indegenes managing directors of businesses
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2016 OBJ
2564

The coefficient of price elasticity of demand is zero when demand is

  • A. Fairly elastic
  • B. Perfectly inelastic
  • C. Fairly inelastic
  • D. Unitary elastic
View Discussion (0)WAEC 1998 OBJ
2565

In economics, production takes place only when

  • A. producers sell to retailers
  • B. value has been added to a commodity
  • C. modern equipment is used
  • D. consumption has taken place
View Discussion (0)JAMB 2005
2566

If the Central Bank of Nigeria reduces the bank rate, this will cause

  • A. money supply to increase
  • B. commercial banks to reduce lending
  • C. commercial banks to merge
  • D. money supply to reduce
View Discussion (0)JAMB 2006
2567

\(\begin{array}{c|c}

& \text{Year 1} & \text{Year 2} \\

\hline

\text{GNP at current prices(NM)} & 20,000 & 27,000 \\ \hline

\text{Population(Million)} & 20 & 24 \\

\end{array}\)

What is the percentage increase in GNP between year 1 and year 2?

  • A. 3.5.0%
  • B. 14.0%
  • C. 20.0%
  • D. 35.0%
View Discussion (0)JAMB 2005
2568

Foreign exchange rate in a free market economy is determined by?

  • A. the government
  • B. the Central Bank
  • C. demand and supply
  • D. commercial banks
View Discussion (0)JAMB 1995
2569

A firm is said to be a public joint stock company when it

  • A. is owned by the government
  • B. sells its shares to members of the public
  • C. operates as a government corporation
  • D. is not legally recognized as a firm
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2010 OBJ
2570

In the diagram below, what is the excess demand at the price of N60

  • A. 200
  • B. 300
  • C. 600
  • D. 100
View Discussion (0)JAMB 2002