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PES SS2 Economics 3rd Mock - Quiz
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  • 1. Economics Is regarded as a science because
A) its issues are relevant for national development
B) its subject matter studies human behaviour
C) It adopts scientific method in making its analysis
  • 2. The opportunity cost of a worker going to the university is
A) transportation and entertainment
B) tuition fee and books
C) the wages given up to attend the university
  • 3. Which of the following item is not an option of circulating capital
A) machinery
B) fuel
C) raw material
  • 4. In a market economy,the problem of what goods to produced is solved primarily by
A) directives of the government
B) producers of consumer goods
C) the pattern of consumers spending
  • 5. The difference between demand and want is in the
A) ability to pay for the commodity
B) desire for the commodity
C) ability to pay for the commodity
  • 6. Which of the following is an example of derived demand
A) labour
B) mobile phone
C) textbook
  • 7. A right ward shift in the supply of a commodity is brought about by an increase in
A) cost of production
B) taxation
C) the level of technology
  • 8. Effective supply is the total amount of a commodity
A) from a single producer
B) offered for sale at a market price
C) produced for the market
  • 9. Price elasticity of supply can be influenced by the following factors except
A) time period
B) cost of production
C) nature of the product
  • 10. Increase in the supply of a product can be caused by
A) increase in the income of consumers
B) increase in the price of a product
C) a fall in the cost of production
  • 11. A rational consumer will purchase a product whose price is
A) equal to his total utility
B) equal to his marginal utility
C) less than his total utility
  • 12. Parallel market are usually the results of
A) excess supply
B) price legislation
C) inadequate information
  • 13. Another term for equilibrium price is
A) demand price
B) price fall
C) market clearing price
  • 14. When a firm is enjoying internal economies of scale, its
A) average revenue and marginal revenue decreases
B) average cost of production decreases as output increases
C) total cost of production is increasing
  • 15. The specialisation of labour enhances production because people ?
A) become experts in all areas of production
B) can save time and produce more
C) can concentrate on all goods
  • 16. Which of the following can be added to a firm's profit to obtain total revenue
A) total fixed cost
B) total revenue
C) marginal cost
  • 17. The amount of money that a firm receives from the sales of it's output is called
A) total cost
B) total profit
C) total revenue
  • 18. Which of the following is true of monopolist
A) his average revenue cost is horizontal
B) he determines both price and output
C) he determines either price or output
  • 19. Equity shares form the bulk of the capital of a
A) private firm
B) public company
C) statutory company
  • 20. If a state owned firm is sold through the stock market,the organization becomes
A) partnership
B) public corporation
C) public limited company
  • 21. The total number of people of working age who are willing and prepared to work at a given age wage rate is the
A) labour force
B) supply of labour
C) demand of labour
  • 22. Which of the following is an implication of a large population
A) decrease in cost of living
B) increase in food supply
C) decrease in standard of living
  • 23. In an industrial area, the location of an industry is largely influenced by ?
A) external economies
B) extent of the division of labour
C) internal economies
  • 24. Which of the following is a threat to the existence of middlemen
A) consumers cooperative society
B) sales agents
C) producers cooperative society
  • 25. Which of the following is a transfer of income
A) pensions
B) interest
C) rent
  • 26. The value added method used in measuring national income is to
A) avoid multiple counting of output
B) add net factor income from abroad
C) measure output as a factor cost
  • 27. Which of the following is most likely to be of a benefit to a debtor
A) inflation
B) devaluation
C) deflation
  • 28. A measure of the value of money in an economy is
A) general price
B) size of workers
C) total level of savings
  • 29. One of the major function of money is
A) medium of exchange
B) store of value
C) stable in value
  • 30. The function that distinguishes commercial banks from the central bank is that the former
A) services the public debts
B) accepts deposit from the public
C) lender of last resort
  • 31. Direct taxes include
A) excise duty
B) capital gain tax
C) specific tax
  • 32. Which of the following is not a feature of underdevelopment
A) high productivity
B) low life expectancy
C) income inequality
  • 33. One way of speeding up the economic development of a country is by encouraging
A) early marriage
B) savings and investment
C) importation of more consumers goods
  • 34. Infant industries can be described as
A) newly established industries
B) industries enjoying tax holidays
C) industries producing baby products
  • 35. Modern international trade is based on the principle of
A) comparative advantage
B) absolute cost advantage
C) terms of trade
  • 36. Which of the following resources is renewable
A) rice
B) iron ore
C) coal
  • 37. The negative effect of mining in West Africa does not include
A) pollution of water bodies
B) re afforestation in rural communities
C) land degradation
  • 38. Economic problems arises in all society because
A) there is no proper planning
B) resources are not in adequate supply
C) resources are mismanaged by leaders
  • 39. Which of the following is not emphasized in a production possibility curve
A) scarcity of resources
B) unemployment of labour
C) economic development
  • 40. The organization of productive factors is the responsibility of the
A) labour union
B) entrepreneur
C) management
  • 41. A downward sloping demand curve means that
A) prices must be lowered to sell more
B) demand falls as output falls
C) demand falls as output rises
  • 42. Goods whose demand vary directly with money income are called
A) inferior goods
B) complementary goods
C) normal goods
  • 43. An exceptional demand curve can result from
A) expectation of future price increase
B) increases in price of the consumer
C) change in taste of the consumer
  • 44. Palm oil and palm kernel are in
A) competitive demand
B) complementary demand
C) joint supply
  • 45. Which of the following is true about supply of land?
A) It rises with demand
B) It varies with time
C) It is fixed
  • 46. A supply curve parallel to the X -axis indicates
A) fairly elastic supply
B) perfectly inelastic
C) infinitely elastic supply
  • 47. A market is in equilibrium when
A) there is no free entry and exit
B) there is no government intervention
C) the demand is the same as the supply
  • 48. In the long-run, a firm must shutdown if the average revenue is
A) greater than average variable cost
B) less than average variable cost
C) equal to the average cost
  • 49. If workers at the school canteen sell during the holidays, this is an example of
A) seasonal unemployment
B) residual unemployment
C) structural unemployment
  • 50. The largest component of national income in developing countries consist of
A) rent
B) wages and salaries
C) profits
  • 51. Holding money to take care of contingencies is
A) a precautionary motive
B) a transaction motive
C) a speculative motive
  • 52. The stock exchange is an example of the
A) money market
B) capital market
C) commodity market
  • 53. The fundamental economic problem in every society is
A) inadequate supply of money
B) the large number of the unemployed
C) corruption and mismanagement
  • 54. The poorer the country, the larger the percentage of labour force engaged in _______
A) agriculture
B) trading
C) mining
  • 55. Which of the following is not a method of reducing balance of payments deficits?
A) adding to export group
B) increasing local production
C) reducing tarrifs
  • 56. The stock exchange is an example of the...
A) capital market
B) labour market
C) money market
  • 57. Nations engage in international trade because of the difference in
A) variable cost
B) comparative cost
C) fixed cost
  • 58. What happens when the central bank increases bank rate in an economy?
A) customers increase their borrowing
B) borrowing is discouraged
C) money supply increases
  • 59. The major employer of labour in developing countries is
A) tertiary sector
B) primary sector
C) secondary sector
  • 60. Income is redistributed when the rich are progressively taxed and _________
A) more public goods are provided
B) more private schools are established
C) subsidy is provided on petroleum products
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