PES SS2 Economics 3rd Mock
  • 1. Economics Is regarded as a science because
A) its issues are relevant for national development
B) It adopts scientific method in making its analysis
C) its subject matter studies human behaviour
  • 2. The opportunity cost of a worker going to the university is
A) the wages given up to attend the university
B) transportation and entertainment
C) tuition fee and books
  • 3. Which of the following item is not an option of circulating capital
A) fuel
B) raw material
C) machinery
  • 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) ability to pay for the commodity
C) desire for the commodity
  • 6. Which of the following is an example of derived demand
A) mobile phone
B) labour
C) textbook
  • 7. A right ward shift in the supply of a commodity is brought about by an increase in
A) taxation
B) the level of technology
C) cost of production
  • 8. Effective supply is the total amount of a commodity
A) from a single producer
B) produced for the market
C) offered for sale at a market price
  • 9. Price elasticity of supply can be influenced by the following factors except
A) nature of the product
B) cost of production
C) time period
  • 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) 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) 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) 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 revenue
B) total fixed cost
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 revenue
C) total cost
  • 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) public company
B) private firm
C) statutory company
  • 20. If a state owned firm is sold through the stock market,the organization becomes
A) public corporation
B) partnership
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) demand of labour
B) labour force
C) supply of labour
  • 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) 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) sales agents
B) consumers cooperative society
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) devaluation
B) deflation
C) inflation
  • 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) 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) specific tax
B) capital gain tax
C) excise duty
  • 32. Which of the following is not a feature of underdevelopment
A) income inequality
B) low life expectancy
C) high productivity
  • 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) industries enjoying tax holidays
B) newly established industries
C) industries producing baby products
  • 35. Modern international trade is based on the principle of
A) terms of trade
B) absolute cost advantage
C) comparative advantage
  • 36. Which of the following resources is renewable
A) rice
B) coal
C) iron ore
  • 37. The negative effect of mining in West Africa does not include
A) re afforestation in rural communities
B) land degradation
C) pollution of water bodies
  • 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) unemployment of labour
B) scarcity of resources
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) complementary goods
B) inferior goods
C) normal goods
  • 43. An exceptional demand curve can result from
A) change in taste of the consumer
B) increases in price of the consumer
C) expectation of future price increase
  • 44. Palm oil and palm kernel are in
A) complementary demand
B) joint supply
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) the demand is the same as the supply
B) there is no government intervention
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) structural unemployment
B) residual unemployment
C) seasonal unemployment
  • 50. The largest component of national income in developing countries consist of
A) profits
B) rent
C) wages and salaries
  • 51. Holding money to take care of contingencies is
A) a speculative motive
B) a transaction motive
C) a precautionary motive
  • 52. The stock exchange is an example of the
A) money market
B) commodity market
C) capital market
  • 53. The fundamental economic problem in every society is
A) the large number of the unemployed
B) inadequate supply of money
C) corruption and mismanagement
  • 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) increasing local production
B) adding to export group
C) reducing tarrifs
  • 56. The stock exchange is an example of the...
A) money market
B) capital market
C) labour 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) money supply increases
B) customers increase their borrowing
C) borrowing is discouraged
  • 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) subsidy is provided on petroleum products
B) more private schools are established
C) more public goods are provided
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