ECONOMICS POST UTME

ECONOMICS POST UTME

Practice the Economics Post UTME for Universities, Polytechnics and College of Education with our CBT software and pass your Economics examination.

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A rational consumer will adjust his spending pattern so that:

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

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

the total utility he gets from each item is the same

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

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

government encourages competitive capitalism within the legal framework of the country

the right to make private profit

government control factor of production

private ownership of factors of production

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Which of the following countries does not practice capitalism?

United States of America

Nigeria

Tanzania

Britain

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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

infinite

zero

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A good example of a free good is:

mineral resources

education

air

security

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The meaning of scale of preference is:

a list of consumers wants, arranged in order of importance

the consumer budget

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

the consumer preference for cheap goods

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The term Laissez-faire is associated with:

a controlled economy

a civil society

a free enterprise

a welfare state

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The concept of economic efficiency basically implies:

equity in the distribution of the nation’s wealth

a wasteless economy

obtaining the maximum output from available resources at the lowest cost

conservation of economic resources

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

composite demand

joint demand

derived demand

competitive demand

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

Primary

Tertiary

Secondary

Construction

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

cross elasticity of demand

price elasticity of demand

income elasticity of demand

money income index

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The decision on what to produce is a problem in:

developing economic systems

a centrally planned economic system only

a free-enterprise economic system only

all economic system

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

the consumer acts rationally

utilities are measurable in monetary value

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

the consumer’s taste, habit and income are consistent

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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:

time utility

total utility

marginal utility

average utility

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

Total utility equation

Marginal utility equation

Equilibrium equation

Utility maximization equation

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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

41.1

43.6

38.2

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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

usually choice is made from a consumer scale preference

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

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

determine the value of each assets

allocate resources to both consumer and producers in an efficient manner

ensure equitable distribution of resources

ration the available goods among consumers

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Advance stage of socialism is referred to as:

communism

capitalism

feudalism

quasi-socialism

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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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The Nigerian economy can best be described as a:

mixed economy

capitalist economy

mono-product economy

socialist economy

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Which of the following defines Economics most comprehensively?

Study of economic agents in allocation of goods and services

Study of human behaviour in the allocation of scarce resources

Buying and selling of goods and services

Organization of industries and services to produce utility

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The profit of a monopolist can be eliminated where price equals

AC

MC

AVC

AFC

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Demand in Economics is synonymous with:

wants back with ability to pay

all goods demanded in the market at a time

needs of a rational consumer

wants of the consumer at a time

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

his marginal utility becomes zero

his marginal utility equal the price he would have paid

he attains the highest marginal utility level

he decides to stop

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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:

wants

resources

output

demand

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

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

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

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

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

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

consumption

distribution

production

whether a product is harmful

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

Exponential

Linear

Quadratic

Simultaneous

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

there is excess supply

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

every household has access to the market

rice is produced in the state

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Basic extractive activities are classified as:

technical production

primary production

manufacturing production

secondary production

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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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Another term for opportunity cost is:

implicit cost

real cost

alternative cost

money cost

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

no product will be bought subsequently

of other product(s) will be bought

more of another product will be bought

the consumer is rational

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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

prepare a scale of preference

determine the opportunity cost

seek advice from economic experts

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

graphs

Charts

maps

tables

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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:

N70

N140

Book

calculator

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A socialist economy is characterized by the:

government ownership and private control of means of production

public ownership and control of factor of production

use of capital-intensive method 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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The study of the economic behaviour of individual decision making unit in a free enterprise economy is called:

macroeconomics

economic system

microeconomics

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

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:

60

2.2

4.4

12

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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

complementary demand

competitive demand

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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

price mechanism

the producer

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

techniques of production to be adopted

equal distribution of economic

how to ensure economic efficiency

for whom to produce goods and services

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

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

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

it ensures production of essential goods

consumers are charged fair prices for goods they purchase

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

planning committee

chief economic advisers

government agencies

price mechanism

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The following are the arguments for capitalism EXCEPT:

there is freedom of consumption and production

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

its profit motive leads to increased efficiency in production

it disallows monopoly of economic power

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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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The knowledge of Economics enables an individual to:

be investment conscious

avoid the purchase of harmful goods

be careful in the spending of his income

derive maximum satisfaction from the use of his resources

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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

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