PES SS 3 Economics (Objective) Mock 1 Exam 2026/2027
  • 1. People who dispose of their assets are expected to pay ______________.
A) expenditure tax
B) sales tax
C) capital gains tax
D) A value added tax
  • 2. A consumer with $10 needs a dress, a pair of shoes, a handbag and jewelry costing $20, $10, $7 and $3 respectively. The opportunity cost of buying the pair of shoes Is the________.
A) Dress and jewelry
B) Dress
C) Jewelry
D) Handbag and jewelry
  • 3. The distinguishing function of an entrepreneur is_______.
A) Risk bearing
B) Planning
C) Control
D) Management
  • 4. A firm is at its optimum size when ___________
A) It has a motive to increase output
B) Marginal cost is less than marginal revenue
C) Marginal cost equals marginal revenue
D) It produces the greatest output at a minimum cost
  • 5. A floating exchange rate means that the exchange rate is fixed by the __________
A) Central bank of the country
B) Ministry of Finance
C) Forces of demand and supply
D) International monetary fund (IMF)
  • 6. The petro-chemical industries are located in Rivers State of Nigeria due to ________.
A) Plam oil products
B) Coal deposit
C) Oil deposit
D) Favorable soil
  • 7. Pricing and Output decisions of sellers are highly inter-dependent in markets known as _________.
A) Perfect competition
B) Monopolistic competition
C) Monopoly
D) Oligopoly
  • 8. Full employment is a situation in which _______.
A) All those who are able and eligible can find employment
B) All adults who can work are employed
C) Every adult is employed
D) Only the disable are not employed
  • 9. Mono production economies are those that____.
A) Specialized in agricultural industries .
B) Produce one main commodities .
C) Have a rich cultural heritage .
D) Produce only raw materials.
  • 10. Petroleum 'glut' in international trade means______.
A) A fall in petroleum production
B) Higher prices for the consumption of petroleum
C) A higher petroleum price offered by the buyer
D) An oversupply of petroleum.
  • 11. The study of economics IS Important to every society because it______ .
A) Enable individuals to satisfy all the wants
B) Restores equilibrium between producers and consumers
C) Helps in the utilization of scacre resources
D) Helps producers to know what to produce
  • 12. The distinguishing function of an entrepreneur is_______.
A) Management
B) Risk-bearing
C) Planning
D) Control
  • 13. When a commodity market operates without government interference, commodities are distributed through_______.
A) Retailers only
B) A central planning committee
C) The operation of price mechanism
D) A government distribution agencies
  • 14. One way of obtaining the median of a given data is to__________.
A) Arrange the data in ascending order and subtract each item from the mean.
B) Sum the value and divide by the number of items.
C) Arrange the data in either ascending or descending order and find what item divides the set in two equal parts.
D) Arrange the data in descending order and add each item to the least.
  • 15. An increase in the rice harvest, all things being equal, may cause____________
A) Farmer's incomes to be more than doubled
B) Price to increase substantially.
C) Price to fall substantially.
D) Demand to fall substantially.
  • 16. The demand for wood and labour is an example of______.
A) Effective demand.
B) Complementary demand
C) Competitive demand
D) Derived demand
  • 17. What will be the reaction of consumers in a market if there is a fall in the price of the substitute commodity X?
A) Demand for the substitute of commodity X will decrease
B) Demand for commodity X will decrease
C) Supply of both commodity X and its substitute will increase.
D) Price of commodity X will increase
  • 18. An increase in market supply is caused by the following factors except_________.
A) A favourable weather condition.
B) An improvement in innovation and technology.
C) A reduction in the cost of raw materials.
D) An increase in the price of the commodity
  • 19. The coefficient of price elasticity of supply of land is usually____________.
A) Zero
B) Greater than one
C) Less than one
D) One
  • 20. The price of soap rose from $10 to $20 causing a trader to increase her supply from 50 to 120 boxes per week. This makes supply_________.
A) Unitary elastic.
B) Inelastic.
C) Fairly elastic.
D) Perfectly inelastic.
  • 21. The leftward shift in the supply curve for a commodity indicates_________.
A) An increase in supply.
B) An increase in quantity supplied.
C) A reduction in quantity supplied.
D) A decrease in supply.
  • 22. Market supply may increase if there is an increase in the________.
A) Tax paid on raw materials
B) Price of the product
C) Prices of factors of production.
D) Subsidies on raw materials.
  • 23. Government can increase farmers' incomes by__________.
A) Encouraging them to produce surplus output.
B) Increasing taxes on inputs.
C) Fixing maximum prices.
D) Fixing minimum prices.
  • 24. When market supply increases , the equilibrium price_________.
A) Falls and quantity rises.
B) And quantity fall.
C) And quantity increase.
D) Rises and quantity falls.
  • 25. The supply of mangoes is represented as P=0.3Q, where P is the price ($) and Q is the quantity. What is P when Q is 50?
A) $150.03
B) $15.00
C) $1.50
D) $166.67
  • 26. The output of an extra unit of an input is referred to as________.
A) Marginal product of the input.
B) Output of the input.
C) Utility of the input employed.
D) Average product of the input.
  • 27. The law of diminishing returns is applicable to the__________.
A) equipment and other capital.
B) variable factors of production.
C) fixed inputs of production.
D) plants and machinery of the firm.
  • 28. A firm incurred the following costs in production. Use the information in the table to answer the question below.
    Output
    (bags of rice
    0
    10
    20
    30
    40
    50
    60
    Total Cost ($)
    100
    200
    300
    380
    440
    520
    600

    The fixed cost of production is___________.
A) $300
B) $100
C) $200
D) $600
  • 29. A firm incurred the following costs in production. Use the information in the table to answer the question below.
    Output
    (bags of rice
    0
    10
    20
    30
    40
    50
    60
    Total Cost ($)
    100
    200
    300
    380
    440
    520
    600

    The average cost of producing 40 bags of rice is_____.
A) $80
B) $11
C) $60
D) $10
  • 30. The relationship between the marginal revenue (MR) and the average revenue(AR) of a monopolist is that the marginal revenue curve____ .
A) and the AR curve are downward sloping and are identical.
B) is above the average revenue curve
C) is vertical while the average revenue curve is horizontal.
D) slopes down to the right and is below the AR curve.
  • 31. A major source of finance to the Railway Corporation in West African countries is_______.
A) Sale of shares
B) Surplus
C) Trade credit
D) Government subversion
  • 32. Separation of ownership of resources and their control is mostly found in a __________.
A) sole proprietorship.
B) consumer co-operative.
C) joint stock company.
D) partnership.
  • 33. By passing the middlemen in the chain of distribution can lead to _________.
A) high prices of goods and services
B) a problem of unemployment of labour
C) an increase in government tax revenue
D) the creation of artificial scarcity
  • 34. Two factors which can improve the efficiency of labour are_________.
A) school leaving age and number of part-time workers
B) school leaving age and number of disabled workers
C) population size and age of retirement
D) work environment and health status of workers
  • 35. The age distribution of a country's population is shown below. Use the information is answer the question below.
    Age group (YEARS)
    Population
    0 - 15. 30%
    16 - 40. 45%
    41 - 60. 15%
    Over 60. 10%

    What is the percentage of the working population?
A) 70%
B) 45%
C) 15%
D) 60%
  • 36. The age distribution of a country's population is shown below. Use the information is answer the question below.
    Age group (YEARS)
    Population
    0 - 15. 30%
    16 - 40. 45%
    41 - 60. 15%
    Over 60
    10%

    What is the dependency ratio?
A) 1:2
B) 3:2
C) 6:1
D) 2:3
  • 37. The supply of land for agricultural purpose can be increased through _______.
A) The introduction of mechanized farming
B) increase in prices of land
C) conversion of building sites to farmlands
D) reclamation and irrigation
  • 38. Non-economic factors that influence the location of firms include ________
A) availability of population of buyers
B) the existence of required materials for production
C) adequate supply of power, good road and rail network
D) the activities of politicians in deciding location of firms
  • 39. Which of the following is not an argument for the policy of privatization in West Africa?
A) It encourages the inflow of capital and expertise from local and foreign sources
B) To make businesses more profitable
C) Members of the public are able to acquire shares
D) Government is able to participate and control the operation of the privatized businesses
  • 40. Use this data below to answer the question
    The following data relates to the national income of a country.
    Gross domestic product = $2800
    Net factor income from abroad = $250
    Depreciation = $700
    Indirect taxes = $120

    What is the country's Gross National (GNP)?
A) $ 2.680
B) $ 2,350
C) $2,100
D) $ 3.050
  • 41. Use this data below to answer the question
    The following data relates to the national income of a country.
    Gross domestic product = $2800
    Net factor income from abroad = $250
    Depreciation = $700
    Indirect taxes = $120

    What is the country's Net National Product (NNP) at factor cost?
A) $2,230
B) $3.050
C) $2,680
D) $2.220
  • 42. The standard of living in two countries can be compared using the___________.
A) number of industries in each country
B) size of their national incomes only
C) gross national product per head
D) size of their arms and ammunition
  • 43. Government can curb inflation by_________.
A) buying treasury bills in the open market.
B) increasing her own expenditure.
C) selling securities in the open market
D) encouraging banks to lend for any purpose.
  • 44. Functions of money does not include_______.
A) medium of exchange
B) standard of deferred payment.
C) general acceptability.
D) medium of exchange
  • 45. Demand-pull inflation can be as a result of___________.
A) deficit financing by the government.
B) excessive supply of foodstuff
C) increase in import duties.
D) increase in the cost of production.
  • 46. An increase in cash ratio by the central bank will_______.
A) Increase banks lending
B) Reduce the supply of money.
C) Encourage borrowing.
D) Increase the supply of money.
  • 47. When a government cuts down her expenditure to reduce inflation, she has embarked on___________.
A) An expansionary monetary policy.
B) Physical policy.
C) A restrictive Fiscal policy.
D) Implementing budget deficit
  • 48. In order to enable the government of a country to increase its tax revenue, it will be advisable for it to increase taxes on_______.
A) Textile materials with elastic demand
B) Luxury goods with elastic supply
C) Agricultural products with inelastic supply
D) Alcoholic beverages with inelastic demand
  • 49. People who dispose of their assets are expected to pay ______________.
A) value added tax
B) capital gains tax
C) expenditure tax
D) expenditure tax
  • 50. A floating exchange rate means that the exchange rate is fixed by the __________
A) Forces of demand and supply
B) International monetary fund (IMF)
C) Ministry of Finance
D) Central bank of the country
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