Jamb 2013 Economics Past Questions And Answers
1
In order to add value to Nigeria agricultural produce, there is need to
- A. cultivate high breed crops
- B. process them into finished goods
- C. adopt modern storage methods
- D. advertise them in European markets
2
The effect of emigration on a country's population is
- A. decrease in the population
- B. decrease in job opportunities
- C. increase in population
- D. increase in dependency ratio
3
The main reason for low agricultural produce in west Africa is need to
- A. the presence of large-scale agro-allied industries
- B. high dependency ratio
- C. over dependence on agriculture for subsistence
- D. the use of crude implements in farming process
4
A distinguishing characteristic of consumer co-operative society is that the
- A. the maximum number of shareholders is 20
- B. members are the owners
- C. members are the workers
- D. the minimum number of shareholders is 5
5
An advantage of the range as a measure of dispersion is that it
- A. can be used to calculate open-ended distribution
- B. make use of all values of observations in a distribution
- C. takes all values into consideration
- D. is useful for further statistical calculation
6
The most important determinant for the location of a brick industry is the availability of
- A. market
- B. power supply
- C. water
- D. raw materials
7
The profit of a monopolist can be eliminated where price equals
- A. AFC
- B. MC
- C. AC
- D. AVC
8
Government participation in the oil industry was necessitated by the
- A. annual increase in production
- B. formation of OPEC
- C. high demand for crude oil
- D. huge investment outlay
9
If CBN reduces money supply, the interest rate will
- A. fluctuate
- B. rise
- C. fall
- D. remain unchanged
10
A measure for preventing the external value of the naira from falling is for the government to
- A. increase its spending with foreign reserve
- B. sell its own currency
- C. reduce interest rate
- D. buy its currency with foreign reserve

