Economic Systems Jamb Economics Past Questions

Question 1

Which of the following is correct?

jamb 2017

  • A. Traditional budgeting focuses on goals and objectives
  • B. Zero based budgeting produces a single level of appropriation for an activity
  • C. Traditional budgeting starts with last year’s funding appropriation
  • D. Zero based budgeting does not systematically consider alternatives to current operations
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Question 2

The graphs illustrate

jamb 1999

  • A. joint demand
  • B. derived demand
  • C. composite demand
  • D. competitive demand
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Question 3

In capitalist economies, questions about what to produce are ultimately answered by

jamb 2014

  • A. income level of households
  • B. available technical skills in the economy
  • C. output decisions of firms
  • D. holding decision of households
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Question 4

In a free market economy, the price system allocates resources?

jamb 2001

  • A. under government's directives
  • B. to ensure general welfare
  • C. to their best alternatives
  • D. to reduce poverty
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Question 5

If 502.75 million tonnes of grains are consumed annually by a population of 88.5 million people, the per capita grains consumption will be?

jamb 1993

  • A. 6.00 tonnes
  • B. 5.68 tonnes
  • C. 0.60 ton
  • D. 0.57 ton
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