Jamb Economics Past Questions For Year 2018

Question 1

The privatization of public enterprises will lead to the efficient management of resources in the economy. This statement can best be described as_____________

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  • A. deductive reasoning
  • B. positive reasoning
  • C. normative reasoning
  • D. inductive reasoning
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Question 2

The ultimate objectives of economics is to_________?

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  • A. decide under what circumstances that government should intervene in the economy
  • B. Organize production at the lowest cost
  • C. Make the best use of scarce resources
  • D. make efforts to understands how the economy works
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Question 3

If the standard deviation of a given data is 8.2, find its variance_______________

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  • A. 82.0
  • B. 91.8
  • C. 67.2
  • D. 4.1
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Question 4

Commercial bank reserves at the Central Bank____________

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  • A. advancing trade, prospects
  • B. controlling credit and money supply
  • C. reducing bank frauds
  • D. discouraging banking operations
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Question 5

In the long run, all production factors are____________

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  • A. variable
  • B. fixed
  • C. semi-variable
  • D. semi-fixed
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