Home/JAMB/Economics JAMB TEST JAMB Economics JAMB TEST Phil Follow on Twitter Send an email April 17, 2024Last Updated: April 17, 20240 173 Less than a minute Economics JAMB/UTME MOCK 1 / 40 1. Related Articles Economics JAMB TEST April 17, 2024 Government JAMB/UTME TEST April 17, 2024 CRS JAMB/UTME TEST April 17, 2024 Institutions serving as links between surplus and deficit units can be identified as A. financial intermediates B. pension offices C. tax officers D. acceptance houses 2 / 40 2. An important function of the price system is to A. guarantee full employment of resources B. allocate resources to most productive uses C. protect the economic interests of government D. ensure that producers' profits remain high 3 / 40 3. The downturn in the prices of shares on stock markets is a highlight of A. efficient allocation of resources B. the regulatory nature of the market C. the invisible hand D. consumer rationality 4 / 40 4. If the price of a commodity with elastic demand increases, the revenue accruing to the producer will A. increase B. decrease C. double D. be constant 5 / 40 5. If a business' total economic cost of producing 10,000 units of a product is N750,000 and this output is sold to consumers for N1,000,000, then the firm would earn A. An economic profit of N250,000 B. An economic profit of N750,000 C. A normal profit o N1,750,000 D. A normal profit of N750,000 6 / 40 6. A budget with a projected revenue in excess of its expenditure is said to be? A. Surplus B. Deficit C. Balanced D. Inflationary 7 / 40 7. ___ is presently used in Nigeria to measure inflation A. Wholesale price index B. GNP implicit price deflator C. Real Gross Domestic Product D. Consumer price index 8 / 40 8. The most popular sizes of dresses and shoes are determined by the A. mode B. median C. mean D. range 9 / 40 9. Fixing price above equilibrium will cause A. an increase in quantity supplied B. an increase in supply C. demand and supply to remain constant D. a decrease in quantity supplied 10 / 40 10. If the price of an item increases by 8% while the quantity demanded falls from 1500 units to 1492 units, the demand is said to be A. perfectly elastic B. perfectly inelastic C. inelastic D. elastic 11 / 40 11. The Nigerian bank for commerce and industry is? A. A development bank B. A commercial bank C. A industrial bank D. A merchant bank 12 / 40 12. The law of diminishing marginal utility explains why A. an abnormal demand curve slopes upwards B. the consumption of inferior goods increases with income C. the slope of a normal demand curve is negative D. the slope of a normal demand curve is positive 13 / 40 13. If the demand for a good is more elastic than its supply, the tax burden is borne A. more by consumers B. more by retailers and producers C. equally by consumers and producers D. more by producers 14 / 40 14. The invisible hand promotes the interests of A. consumers B. producers C. society D. government 15 / 40 15. Scarcity in economics means? A. the economy has very few resources B. human wants are limitless C. the economy can scarcely produce anything D. resources are limited in relation to wants 16 / 40 16. Economics is often described as a social science because? A. It uses scientific methods to explain an observed phenomenon and predict future events B. laboratory experiments are performed C. It makes use of fieldwork D. It makes use of controlled experiments 17 / 40 17. Which of the following is an example of an invisible item on the balance of payments account A. Bullion B. Skipping and aviation C. exports and imports D. merchandise 18 / 40 18. The mean is the best measure of central tendency because it A. can be calculated from incomplete data B. is a midpoint value in an array of data C. is not affected by extreme values in a data D. is a balancing point in an observation 19 / 40 19. The privatization of public enterprises will lead to efficient management of resources in the economy.This statement can best be described as A. normative reasoning B. positive reasoning C. deductive reasoning D. inductive reasoning 20 / 40 20. An increase in total production (real GDP) causes the demand for money to ______and the interest rate to _________ A. Increase; increase B. Increase; decrease C. Decrease; decrease D. Decrease; increase 21 / 40 21. The cost elasticity of supply is a useful instrument for measuring A. profit B. price index C. national income D. productivity 22 / 40 22. One of the assumptions of ordinal utility theory is that A. satisfaction is measurable B. choice is not consistent C. total utility is a function of price D. utility can be ranked 23 / 40 23. What form of market is found in an imperfect competition where there are few buyers and many sellers A. Monopoly B. Oligospony C. Duopoly D. Oligopoly 24 / 40 24. A rise in income will, ceteris paribus, bring about A. no effect on the demand curve B. a leftward shift of the demand curve C. a movement along the demand curve D. a rightward shift of the demand curve 25 / 40 25. Which of the following is used by the central bank to control the rate of interest A. Banker's order B. Bill of exchange C. Fixed deposit account D. Open market operation 26 / 40 26. Government uses all of the following ways to redistribute income, except A. Transfer earnings B. Taxation C. Limited liability D. Market intervention 27 / 40 27. If the quantity of rice bought decreases from 250 tonnes to 200 tonnes owing to a 2% rise in price, it shows that there is a change in A. consumers' tastes B. demand C. quantity demanded D. consumers' income 28 / 40 28. A major disadvantage of a socialist economy is that A. corruption is rampant B. income inequality is entrenched C. there is high level of unemployment D. consumer's sovereignty is lost 29 / 40 29. The decision to consume more of one product under normal circumstances will apply A. no other products will be consumed B. less of another product will be consumed C. more of another product will be consumed D. less of the product will be consumed 30 / 40 30. Consumer surplus tends to be higher when demand is A. perfectly elastic B. unitarily elastic C. inelastic D. elastic 31 / 40 31. A major factor affecting the value of money is the? A. Banking habits B. Price level C. Transaction motive D. Divisible nature of money 32 / 40 32. The standard deviation of a set of data is A. always measured from the median B. a measure of dispersion C. always measured from the mode D. the most representative of averages 33 / 40 33. The part of income after tax that is not consumed is defined as A. Wages and Salaries B. Saving C. Nondurable goods expenditure D. Capital Investment 34 / 40 34. The rate of output per group of workers, per unit time is called A. total output B. individual output C. workdone D. labour productivity 35 / 40 35. Economists refer to private goods as A. non rival and excludable B. non rival and non- excludable C. rivalrous and excludable D. rivalrous and non-excludable 36 / 40 36. In order to raise more revenue for a certain period, the government should impose higher taxes on goods whose demands are___ A. Elastic B. Perfectly Elastic C. Unitary Elastic D. Inelastic 37 / 40 37. The sign of the slope of a graph in economic analysis is important because it A. reveals the magnitude of the change between variables B. shows the relationship between variables C. shows whether a good is normal or inferior D. helps to determine the unit of measurement of variables 38 / 40 38. To control inflation, the monetary authorities of a country can A. advise the government to increase its expenditure B. engage in restrictive monetary policies C. engage in expansive monetary policies D. Reduce taxes 39 / 40 39. The theory of ............... was propounded by .................. A. Comparative advantage; Adam Smith B. Comparative advantage; Mercantilists C. Absolute advantage; Adam Smith D. Absolute advantage; David Ricardo 40 / 40 40. Economics is the study of human behaviour as it relates to the A. operation of companies B. generation of income C. efficient allocation of resources D. production of goods Your score isThe average score is 18% 0% Restart quiz Related posts: Olevel and Jamb Subject Combination For Psychology 2023 Updated How To Check JAMB Profile Code Via Sms, Jamb Profile and Email 2024 When Is JAMB Reprinting Starting 2024| How To Check Jamb Reprint JAMB Announces New Date For UTME 2024 |Read Full Details Phil Follow on Twitter Send an email April 17, 2024Last Updated: April 17, 20240 173 Less than a minute Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Tumblr Pinterest Reddit VKontakte Odnoklassniki Pocket WhatsApp Telegram Share via Email Print