Jamb 2013 Economics Past Questions And Answers

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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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7

The profit of a monopolist can be eliminated where price equals

  • A. AFC
  • B. MC
  • C. AC
  • D. AVC
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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
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9

If CBN reduces money supply, the interest rate will

  • A. fluctuate
  • B. rise
  • C. fall
  • D. remain unchanged
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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
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