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

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

    The average cost of producing 40 bags of rice is_____.
A) $11
B) $60
C) $80
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) is above the average revenue curve
B) slopes down to the right and is below the AR curve.
C) is vertical while the average revenue curve is horizontal.
D) and the AR curve are downward sloping and are identical.
  • 31. A major source of finance to the Railway Corporation in West African countries is_______.
A) Government subversion
B) Trade credit
C) Sale of shares
D) Surplus
  • 32. Separation of ownership of resources and their control is mostly found in a __________.
A) partnership.
B) consumer co-operative.
C) sole proprietorship.
D) joint stock company.
  • 33. By passing the middlemen in the chain of distribution can lead to _________.
A) high prices of goods and services
B) the creation of artificial scarcity
C) a problem of unemployment of labour
D) an increase in government tax revenue
  • 34. Two factors which can improve the efficiency of labour are_________.
A) work environment and health status of workers
B) school leaving age and number of disabled workers
C) population size and age of retirement
D) school leaving age and number of part-time 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) 60%
B) 70%
C) 15%
D) 45%
  • 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) 2:3
B) 3:2
C) 6:1
D) 1:2
  • 37. The supply of land for agricultural purpose can be increased through _______.
A) reclamation and irrigation
B) conversion of building sites to farmlands
C) increase in prices of land
D) The introduction of mechanized farming
  • 38. Non-economic factors that influence the location of firms include ________
A) adequate supply of power, good road and rail network
B) the activities of politicians in deciding location of firms
C) the existence of required materials for production
D) availability of population of buyers
  • 39. Which of the following is not an argument for the policy of privatization in West Africa?
A) Government is able to participate and control the operation of the privatized businesses
B) It encourages the inflow of capital and expertise from local and foreign sources
C) To make businesses more profitable
D) Members of the public are able to acquire shares
  • 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) $2,100
B) $ 2.680
C) $ 3.050
D) $ 2,350
  • 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) $2.220
B) $2,680
C) $3.050
D) $2,230
  • 42. The standard of living in two countries can be compared using the___________.
A) number of industries in each country
B) gross national product per head
C) size of their arms and ammunition
D) size of their national incomes only
  • 43. Government can curb inflation by_________.
A) buying treasury bills in the open market.
B) encouraging banks to lend for any purpose.
C) increasing her own expenditure.
D) selling securities in the open market
  • 44. Functions of money does not include_______.
A) general acceptability.
B) standard of deferred payment.
C) medium of exchange
D) medium of exchange
  • 45. Demand-pull inflation can be as a result of___________.
A) increase in the cost of production.
B) deficit financing by the government.
C) excessive supply of foodstuff
D) increase in import duties.
  • 46. An increase in cash ratio by the central bank will_______.
A) Increase banks lending
B) Increase the supply of money.
C) Encourage borrowing.
D) Reduce the supply of money.
  • 47. When a government cuts down her expenditure to reduce inflation, she has embarked on___________.
A) Physical policy.
B) An expansionary monetary policy.
C) Implementing budget deficit
D) A restrictive Fiscal policy.
  • 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) Alcoholic beverages with inelastic demand
C) Agricultural products with inelastic supply
D) Luxury goods with elastic supply
  • 49. People who dispose of their assets are expected to pay ______________.
A) capital gains tax
B) value added tax
C) expenditure tax
D) expenditure tax
  • 50. A floating exchange rate means that the exchange rate is fixed by the __________
A) Central bank of the country
B) Forces of demand and supply
C) International monetary fund (IMF)
D) Ministry of Finance
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