PES SS2 Economics 3rd Mock
  • 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) tuition fee and books
B) transportation and entertainment
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) raw material
C) fuel
  • 4. In a market economy,the problem of what goods to produced is solved primarily by
A) directives of the government
B) the pattern of consumers spending
C) producers of consumer goods
  • 5. The difference between demand and want is in the
A) ability to pay for the commodity
B) ability to pay for the commodity
C) desire for the commodity
  • 6. Which of the following is an example of derived demand
A) textbook
B) mobile phone
C) labour
  • 7. A right ward shift in the supply of a commodity is brought about by an increase in
A) taxation
B) cost of production
C) the level of technology
  • 8. Effective supply is the total amount of a commodity
A) offered for sale at a market price
B) produced for the market
C) from a single producer
  • 9. Price elasticity of supply can be influenced by the following factors except
A) nature of the product
B) time period
C) cost of production
  • 10. Increase in the supply of a product can be caused by
A) increase in the income of consumers
B) a fall in the cost of production
C) increase in the price of a product
  • 11. A rational consumer will purchase a product whose price is
A) less than his total utility
B) equal to his marginal utility
C) equal to his total 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) price fall
B) demand price
C) market clearing price
  • 14. When a firm is enjoying internal economies of scale, its
A) average cost of production decreases as output increases
B) total cost of production is increasing
C) average revenue and marginal revenue decreases
  • 15. The specialisation of labour enhances production because people ?
A) become experts in all areas of production
B) can concentrate on all goods
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) 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 profit
B) total cost
C) total revenue
  • 18. Which of the following is true of monopolist
A) he determines either price or output
B) he determines both price and output
C) his average revenue cost is horizontal
  • 19. Equity shares form the bulk of the capital of a
A) private firm
B) statutory company
C) public 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) supply of labour
B) demand of labour
C) labour force
  • 22. Which of the following is an implication of a large population
A) decrease in standard of living
B) increase in food supply
C) decrease in cost of living
  • 23. In an industrial area, the location of an industry is largely influenced by ?
A) extent of the division of labour
B) external economies
C) internal economies
  • 24. Which of the following is a threat to the existence of middlemen
A) sales agents
B) producers cooperative society
C) consumers cooperative society
  • 25. Which of the following is a transfer of income
A) interest
B) rent
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) deflation
C) inflation
  • 28. A measure of the value of money in an economy is
A) total level of savings
B) size of workers
C) general price
  • 29. One of the major function of money is
A) stable in value
B) store of value
C) medium of exchange
  • 30. The function that distinguishes commercial banks from the central bank is that the former
A) accepts deposit from the public
B) lender of last resort
C) services the public debts
  • 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) low life expectancy
B) income inequality
C) high productivity
  • 33. One way of speeding up the economic development of a country is by encouraging
A) early marriage
B) importation of more consumers goods
C) savings and investment
  • 34. Infant industries can be described as
A) industries producing baby products
B) newly established industries
C) industries enjoying tax holidays
  • 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) coal
B) iron ore
C) rice
  • 37. The negative effect of mining in West Africa does not include
A) re afforestation in rural communities
B) pollution of water bodies
C) land degradation
  • 38. Economic problems arises in all society because
A) resources are mismanaged by leaders
B) resources are not in adequate supply
C) there is no proper planning
  • 39. Which of the following is not emphasized in a production possibility curve
A) unemployment of labour
B) scarcity of resources
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) demand falls as output falls
B) demand falls as output rises
C) prices must be lowered to sell more
  • 42. Goods whose demand vary directly with money income are called
A) complementary goods
B) normal goods
C) inferior 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) joint supply
B) complementary demand
C) competitive demand
  • 45. Which of the following is true about supply of land?
A) It is fixed
B) It varies with time
C) It rises with demand
  • 46. A supply curve parallel to the X -axis indicates
A) fairly elastic supply
B) infinitely elastic supply
C) perfectly inelastic
  • 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) equal to the average cost
B) less than average variable cost
C) greater than average variable 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) wages and salaries
B) rent
C) profits
  • 51. Holding money to take care of contingencies is
A) a speculative motive
B) a precautionary 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) inadequate supply of money
B) corruption and mismanagement
C) the large number of the unemployed
  • 54. The poorer the country, the larger the percentage of labour force engaged in _______
A) mining
B) trading
C) agriculture
  • 55. Which of the following is not a method of reducing balance of payments deficits?
A) increasing local production
B) adding to export group
C) reducing tarrifs
  • 56. The stock exchange is an example of the...
A) money market
B) labour market
C) capital market
  • 57. Nations engage in international trade because of the difference in
A) comparative cost
B) variable cost
C) fixed 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) secondary sector
C) tertiary 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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