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PES SS2 Economics 3rd Mock - Quiz
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  • 1. Economics Is regarded as a science because
A) its subject matter studies human behaviour
B) its issues are relevant for national development
C) It adopts scientific method in making its analysis
  • 2. The opportunity cost of a worker going to the university is
A) the wages given up to attend the university
B) tuition fee and books
C) transportation and entertainment
  • 3. Which of the following item is not an option of circulating capital
A) raw material
B) machinery
C) fuel
  • 4. In a market economy,the problem of what goods to produced is solved primarily by
A) the pattern of consumers spending
B) producers of consumer goods
C) directives of the government
  • 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) produced for the market
B) offered for sale at a market price
C) from a single producer
  • 9. Price elasticity of supply can be influenced by the following factors except
A) cost of production
B) time period
C) nature of the product
  • 10. Increase in the supply of a product can be caused by
A) increase in the price of a product
B) a fall in the cost of production
C) increase in the income of consumers
  • 11. A rational consumer will purchase a product whose price is
A) less than his total utility
B) equal to his total utility
C) equal to his marginal utility
  • 12. Parallel market are usually the results of
A) price legislation
B) excess supply
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) total cost of production is increasing
B) average cost of production decreases as output increases
C) average revenue and marginal revenue decreases
  • 15. The specialisation of labour enhances production because people ?
A) can concentrate on all goods
B) become experts in all areas of production
C) can save time and produce more
  • 16. Which of the following can be added to a firm's profit to obtain total revenue
A) total fixed cost
B) marginal cost
C) total revenue
  • 17. The amount of money that a firm receives from the sales of it's output is called
A) total revenue
B) total profit
C) total cost
  • 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 limited company
C) public corporation
  • 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) decrease in standard of living
C) increase in food supply
  • 23. In an industrial area, the location of an industry is largely influenced by ?
A) extent of the division of labour
B) internal economies
C) external economies
  • 24. Which of the following is a threat to the existence of middlemen
A) consumers cooperative society
B) producers cooperative society
C) sales agents
  • 25. Which of the following is a transfer of income
A) rent
B) interest
C) pensions
  • 26. The value added method used in measuring national income is to
A) measure output as a factor cost
B) add net factor income from abroad
C) avoid multiple counting of output
  • 27. Which of the following is most likely to be of a benefit to a debtor
A) devaluation
B) inflation
C) deflation
  • 28. A measure of the value of money in an economy is
A) size of workers
B) total level of savings
C) general price
  • 29. One of the major function of money is
A) medium of exchange
B) stable in value
C) store of value
  • 30. The function that distinguishes commercial banks from the central bank is that the former
A) services the public debts
B) lender of last resort
C) accepts deposit from the public
  • 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) income inequality
C) low life expectancy
  • 33. One way of speeding up the economic development of a country is by encouraging
A) importation of more consumers goods
B) early marriage
C) savings and investment
  • 34. Infant industries can be described as
A) industries enjoying tax holidays
B) industries producing baby products
C) newly established industries
  • 35. Modern international trade is based on the principle of
A) absolute cost advantage
B) comparative advantage
C) terms of trade
  • 36. Which of the following resources is renewable
A) iron ore
B) rice
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) resources are mismanaged by leaders
B) there is no proper planning
C) resources are not in adequate supply
  • 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) entrepreneur
B) labour union
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) change in taste of the consumer
C) increases in price of the consumer
  • 44. Palm oil and palm kernel are in
A) competitive demand
B) joint supply
C) complementary demand
  • 45. Which of the following is true about supply of land?
A) It varies with time
B) It rises with demand
C) It is fixed
  • 46. A supply curve parallel to the X -axis indicates
A) infinitely elastic supply
B) perfectly inelastic
C) fairly elastic supply
  • 47. A market is in equilibrium when
A) there is no government intervention
B) the demand is the same as the supply
C) there is no free entry and exit
  • 48. In the long-run, a firm must shutdown if the average revenue is
A) greater than average variable cost
B) equal to the average cost
C) less than average variable cost
  • 49. If workers at the school canteen sell during the holidays, this is an example of
A) residual unemployment
B) structural unemployment
C) seasonal 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 speculative motive
C) a transaction motive
  • 52. The stock exchange is an example of the
A) commodity market
B) money market
C) capital market
  • 53. The fundamental economic problem in every society is
A) the large number of the unemployed
B) corruption and mismanagement
C) inadequate supply of money
  • 54. The poorer the country, the larger the percentage of labour force engaged in _______
A) trading
B) mining
C) agriculture
  • 55. Which of the following is not a method of reducing balance of payments deficits?
A) adding to export group
B) reducing tarrifs
C) increasing local production
  • 56. The stock exchange is an example of the...
A) capital market
B) money market
C) labour market
  • 57. Nations engage in international trade because of the difference in
A) variable cost
B) fixed cost
C) comparative cost
  • 58. What happens when the central bank increases bank rate in an economy?
A) borrowing is discouraged
B) money supply increases
C) customers increase their borrowing
  • 59. The major employer of labour in developing countries is
A) primary sector
B) tertiary sector
C) secondary sector
  • 60. Income is redistributed when the rich are progressively taxed and _________
A) more private schools are established
B) more public goods are provided
C) subsidy is provided on petroleum products
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