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Economics Past Questions and Answers

Jamb Economics Questions

Question 11:
The principle of comparative advantage or comparative cost is NOT based on one of the following assumptions
  • A There are restrictions in trade
  • B There are no cost of transportations
  • C Ther is perfect competition
  • D There are no tariff or import and export quota
  • E There are only two countries and only two commodities entering into international trade
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Question 12:
Which of the following is not a direct tax?
  • A Company income tax
  • B Capital tax
  • C Purchase tax
  • D Personal income tax
  • E Capital gain tax
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Question 13:
Division of labour means
  • A Dividing the labour into different categories
  • B Splitting the process of production into different parts to be completed by each person
  • C Dividing the goods and services into different sections
  • D Assigning different duties to labourers
  • E Group of labourers working in a factory or shop
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Question 14:
By utility we mean
  • A Usefulness
  • B Power of satisfying a want
  • C Beneficial
  • D Advantageous
  • E Consumable
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Question 15:
Which of the following is not an indirect tax?
  • A Excise duty
  • B Company tax
  • C Import duty
  • D Export duty
  • E Sales tax
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