ECONOMICS POST UTME PAST QUESTIONS

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ECONOMICS POST UTME PAST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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ECONOMICS POST UTME

(APP) ECONOMICS POST UTME

ECONOMICS POST UTME
Practice with our Post UTME CBT for Universities, Polytechnics, College of Agriculture, College of
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Another term for opportunity cost is:

money cost

alternative cost

implicit cost

real cost

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Basic extractive activities are classified as:

technical production

manufacturing production

secondary production

primary production

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Which of the following would not be included in the fundamental principle of a free enterprise economy?

the right to make private profit

government control factor of production

government encourages competitive capitalism within the legal framework of the country

private ownership of factors of production

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A socialist economy is characterized by the:

government ownership and private control of means of production

use of capital-intensive method of production

public ownership and control of factor of production

equal access to public utilities

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The economic system in which resources are privately owned is known as:

communism

capitalism

socialism

democracy

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Mr. Tola needs a book and a calculator that cost N70 each. If he buys the book instead of the calculator, the opportunity cost of his choice is:

Book

calculator

N70

N140

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The concept of economic efficiency basically implies:

obtaining the maximum output from available resources at the lowest cost

equity in the distribution of the nation’s wealth

a wasteless economy

conservation of economic resources

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A good example of a free good is:

education

air

mineral resources

security

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The term Laissez-faire is associated with:

a welfare state

a controlled economy

a free enterprise

a civil society

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Irrespective of economic system adopted, which of the following is not an economic problem?

equal distribution of economic

techniques of production to be adopted

for whom to produce goods and services

how to ensure economic efficiency

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The following are the arguments for capitalism EXCEPT:

there is exploitation of consumers since the producers are out to maximize profit

its profit motive leads to increased efficiency in production

there is freedom of consumption and production

it disallows monopoly of economic power

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Which of the following countries does not practice capitalism?

Tanzania

Nigeria

United States of America

Britain

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The profit of a monopolist can be eliminated where price equals

AC

AFC

MC

AVC

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The sum of all the marginal utilities a consumer derives from the consumption of extra units of a commodity is known as:

average utility

marginal utility

total utility

time utility

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If you do not have to make any sacrifice in order to get a particular thing then its real cost is:

one

its price

zero

infinite

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The demand for a commodity not directly for immediate consumption but for the production of another commodity is:

composite demand

derived demand

competitive demand

joint demand

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Which of the following statements is not correct about choice?

the process of making a choice involves opportunity cost

only individuals and firms make choice

an economist is not interested in the moral judgment of any choice so made

usually choice is made from a consumer scale preference

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Which of the following is not a classification of economic activities?

Primary

Secondary

Tertiary

Construction

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Which of the following is not a good method of data presentation and interpretation?

Charts

graphs

tables

maps

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The decision on what to produce is a problem in:

developing economic systems

all economic system

a centrally planned economic system only

a free-enterprise economic system only

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The responsiveness of demand to a change in income is termed:

money income index

cross elasticity of demand

price elasticity of demand

income elasticity of demand

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See also GEOGRAPHY POST UTME PAST QUESTIONS

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In economic analysis, a statement is said to be normative when it:

combines A to C

observes economics variables

relates to value judgment

is concerned with what is

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A consumer’s decision to purchase more of a product, with constant income will imply that:

more of another product will be bought

no product will be bought subsequently

of other product(s) will be bought

the consumer is rational

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The study of the economic behaviour of individual decision making unit in a free enterprise economy is called:

macroeconomics

microeconomics

economic system

market system

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Use the information below to answer question below
The raw data scores of 10 students of St. Okoro College who took part in Nov/Dec. 2005 G.C.E in Economics are given below. The pass mark is 40%.

34       45       25       49       15
59       64       34       40       71

What is the mean score of the students’ marks?

46.3

43.6

41.1

38.2

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What is the first thing to do if Biola simultaneously needs computer, a laser printer and a scanner and he has money to buy only one of these items?

check how much money he has

determine the opportunity cost

seek advice from economic experts

prepare a scale of preference

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In event of shortage in supply of a commodity in the market under a planned economy, the allocation of the available commodity will be carried out by:

group of consumers

the government

the producer

price mechanism

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Use the information below to answer question below
The raw data scores of 10 students of St. Okoro College who took part in Nov/Dec. 2005 G.C.E in Economics are given below. The pass mark is 40%.

34       45       25       49       15
59       64       34       40       71

The quantities of apple supplied by a farmer in a week are shown below: 9, 14, 4, 15, 18
The mean deviation of this data is:

12

60

2.2

4.4

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MUA = PA where A = good, A:P = price of good A; MU = Marginal Utility The above equation represents:

Marginal utility equation

Utility maximization equation

Total utility equation

Equilibrium equation

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What determines how the factors of production are to be allocated among different production activities in a planned economy?

equity principle

private needs

individual ability to pay

private needs

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If y represents tons of cocoa that a farmer produce, find the range of cocoa in tons that satisfies the following inequality 250 < 2y – 400:

y < 75

y > 325

y > 150

y > 75

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In a market economy, the main function of price to:

ensure equitable distribution of resources

determine the value of each assets

allocate resources to both consumer and producers in an efficient manner

ration the available goods among consumers

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The meaning of scale of preference is:

the preparation of a list of goods and services that satisfy wants

the consumer budget

the consumer preference for cheap goods

a list of consumers wants, arranged in order of importance

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Advance stage of socialism is referred to as:

communism

feudalism

capitalism

quasi-socialism

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One of the fundamental differences between capitalist and a socialist state is that while:

the former is governed by the principle of the survival of the fittest, the latter is concerned with the welfare of all

taxes are levied in a socialist economy; there is no taxation in capitalist economy

in the former, price mechanism guides the allocation of resources, it is the government agency that performs this function in the latter

there is equality in distribution of wealth in the socialist state, it is not so in a capitalist economy

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Which of the following defines Economics most comprehensively?

Organization of industries and services to produce utility

Buying and selling of goods and services

Study of economic agents in allocation of goods and services

Study of human behaviour in the allocation of scarce resources

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See also LITERATURE IN ENGLISH POST UTME PAST QUESTIONS

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It is impossible to satisfy all human wants because:

human wants are unlimited

available resources are limited

money income is limited

of income inequality

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In market economy, the economy questions of what, how and for whom to produce are solved by:

government agencies

price mechanism

chief economic advisers

planning committee

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The Nigerian economy can best be described as a:

socialist economy

capitalist economy

mono-product economy

mixed economy

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Demand in Economics is synonymous with:

wants of the consumer at a time

needs of a rational consumer

wants back with ability to pay

all goods demanded in the market at a time

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The graph of the function C = a + bY is:

Simultaneous

Linear

Exponential

Quadratic

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A rational consumer will adjust his spending pattern so that:

the total utility he gets from each item is the same

the total amount of money he spends on each item is the same

the marginal utility he gets from the last naira spent on each item is the same

the marginal utility he gets from the last unit of each item is the same

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In Ekiti State, the demand curve for rice in every household is downward sloping because:

rice is produced in the state

the higher the price of rice, the lower the quantity of rice to be demanded

every household has access to the market

there is excess supply

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Which of the following is not strictly included in the study of economics?

whether a product is harmful

production

distribution

consumption

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An increase in the demand for pen raises the demand for ink. This type of demand is called:

composite demand

derived demand

competitive demand

complementary demand

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With regard to the benefit of socialism, which of the alternatives is not correct?

it is more efficient since resources are not wasted on producing surplus

there is disincentive to hard work because private property is not allowed

it ensures production of essential goods

consumers are charged fair prices for goods they purchase

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For a free commodity, a rational consumer will continuously increase his consumption until:

his marginal utility equal the price he would have paid

his marginal utility becomes zero

he attains the highest marginal utility level

he decides to stop

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The knowledge of Economics enables an individual to:

derive maximum satisfaction from the use of his resources

avoid the purchase of harmful goods

be investment conscious

be careful in the spending of his income

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The ordinalist approach to the theory of consumer behaviour is based on the following assumption except that:

the consumer’s taste, habit and income are consistent

the consumer acts rationally

there are only two commodities existing in the market and their prices are known

utilities are measurable in monetary value

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“Economics is a science which studies human behaviour as relationship between ends and scarce means, which have alternative uses”. ‘Ends’ here refers to:

output

resources

wants

demand

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