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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) capital gains tax
C) sales tax
D) expenditure 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
B) Dress and jewelry
C) Jewelry
D) Handbag and jewelry
  • 3. The distinguishing function of an entrepreneur is_______.
A) Risk bearing
B) Planning
C) Control
D) Management
  • 4. A firm is at its optimum size when ___________
A) Marginal cost equals marginal revenue
B) Marginal cost is less than marginal revenue
C) It produces the greatest output at a minimum cost
D) It has a motive to increase output
  • 5. A floating exchange rate means that the exchange rate is fixed by the __________
A) Forces of demand and supply
B) Central bank of the country
C) International monetary fund (IMF)
D) Ministry of Finance
  • 6. The petro-chemical industries are located in Rivers State of Nigeria due to ________.
A) Coal deposit
B) Favorable soil
C) Plam oil products
D) Oil deposit
  • 7. Pricing and Output decisions of sellers are highly inter-dependent in markets known as _________.
A) Monopoly
B) Monopolistic competition
C) Perfect competition
D) Oligopoly
  • 8. Full employment is a situation in which _______.
A) Only the disable are not employed
B) All adults who can work are employed
C) All those who are able and eligible can find employment
D) Every adult is employed
  • 9. Mono production economies are those that____.
A) Specialized in agricultural industries .
B) Have a rich cultural heritage .
C) Produce one main commodities .
D) Produce only raw materials.
  • 10. Petroleum 'glut' in international trade means______.
A) An oversupply of petroleum.
B) A higher petroleum price offered by the buyer
C) A fall in petroleum production
D) Higher prices for the consumption of petroleum
  • 11. The study of economics IS Important to every society because it______ .
A) Enable individuals to satisfy all the wants
B) Restores equilibrium between producers and consumers
C) Helps producers to know what to produce
D) Helps in the utilization of scacre resources
  • 12. The distinguishing function of an entrepreneur is_______.
A) Planning
B) Management
C) Control
D) Risk-bearing
  • 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) Sum the value and divide by the number of items.
D) Arrange the data in ascending order and subtract each item from the mean.
  • 15. An increase in the rice harvest, all things being equal, may cause____________
A) Farmer's incomes to be more than doubled
B) Price to increase substantially.
C) Demand to fall substantially.
D) Price to fall substantially.
  • 16. The demand for wood and labour is an example of______.
A) Competitive demand
B) Derived demand
C) Complementary 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) Demand for the substitute of commodity X will decrease
B) Supply of both commodity X and its substitute will increase.
C) Price of commodity X will increase
D) Demand for 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 improvement in innovation and technology.
D) An increase in the price of the commodity
  • 19. The coefficient of price elasticity of supply of land is usually____________.
A) Greater than one
B) Zero
C) One
D) Less than one
  • 20. The price of soap rose from $10 to $20 causing a trader to increase her supply from 50 to 120 boxes per week. This makes supply_________.
A) Unitary elastic.
B) Fairly elastic.
C) Perfectly inelastic.
D) Inelastic.
  • 21. The leftward shift in the supply curve for a commodity indicates_________.
A) A reduction in quantity supplied.
B) An increase in quantity supplied.
C) A decrease in supply.
D) An increase in supply.
  • 22. Market supply may increase if there is an increase in the________.
A) Subsidies on raw materials.
B) Prices of factors of production.
C) Price of the product
D) Tax paid on raw materials
  • 23. Government can increase farmers' incomes by__________.
A) Fixing maximum prices.
B) Increasing taxes on inputs.
C) Encouraging them to produce surplus output.
D) Fixing minimum prices.
  • 24. When market supply increases , the equilibrium price_________.
A) And quantity increase.
B) Rises and quantity falls.
C) And quantity fall.
D) Falls and quantity rises.
  • 25. The supply of mangoes is represented as P=0.3Q, where P is the price ($) and Q is the quantity. What is P when Q is 50?
A) $150.03
B) $166.67
C) $1.50
D) $15.00
  • 26. The output of an extra unit of an input is referred to as________.
A) Average product of the input.
B) Marginal product of the input.
C) Utility of the input employed.
D) Output of the input.
  • 27. The law of diminishing returns is applicable to the__________.
A) variable factors of production.
B) fixed inputs of production.
C) plants and machinery of the firm.
D) equipment and other capital.
  • 28. A firm incurred the following costs in production. Use the information in the table to answer the question below.
    Output
    (bags of rice
    0
    10
    20
    30
    40
    50
    60
    Total Cost ($)
    100
    200
    300
    380
    440
    520
    600

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

    The average cost of producing 40 bags of rice is_____.
A) $11
B) $80
C) $60
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) slopes down to the right and is below the AR curve.
B) is above the average revenue curve
C) and the AR curve are downward sloping and are identical.
D) is vertical while the average revenue curve is horizontal.
  • 31. A major source of finance to the Railway Corporation in West African countries is_______.
A) Trade credit
B) Surplus
C) Government subversion
D) Sale of shares
  • 32. Separation of ownership of resources and their control is mostly found in a __________.
A) consumer co-operative.
B) sole proprietorship.
C) joint stock company.
D) partnership.
  • 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 part-time workers
C) school leaving age and number of disabled workers
D) population size and age of retirement
  • 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) 45%
B) 15%
C) 70%
D) 60%
  • 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) 1:2
B) 6:1
C) 3:2
D) 2:3
  • 37. The supply of land for agricultural purpose can be increased through _______.
A) conversion of building sites to farmlands
B) reclamation and irrigation
C) increase in prices of land
D) The introduction of mechanized farming
  • 38. Non-economic factors that influence the location of firms include ________
A) the activities of politicians in deciding location of firms
B) adequate supply of power, good road and rail network
C) availability of population of buyers
D) the existence of required materials for production
  • 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) $ 2,350
B) $ 2.680
C) $2,100
D) $ 3.050
  • 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) $2,230
B) $2,680
C) $2.220
D) $3.050
  • 42. The standard of living in two countries can be compared using the___________.
A) size of their arms and ammunition
B) size of their national incomes only
C) number of industries in each country
D) gross national product per head
  • 43. Government can curb inflation by_________.
A) increasing her own expenditure.
B) buying treasury bills in the open market.
C) encouraging banks to lend for any purpose.
D) selling securities in the open market
  • 44. Functions of money does not include_______.
A) medium of exchange
B) general acceptability.
C) standard of deferred payment.
D) medium of exchange
  • 45. Demand-pull inflation can be as a result of___________.
A) increase in import duties.
B) excessive supply of foodstuff
C) increase in the cost of production.
D) deficit financing by the government.
  • 46. An increase in cash ratio by the central bank will_______.
A) Increase the supply of money.
B) Encourage borrowing.
C) Reduce the supply of money.
D) Increase banks lending
  • 47. When a government cuts down her expenditure to reduce inflation, she has embarked on___________.
A) Physical policy.
B) Implementing budget deficit
C) A restrictive Fiscal policy.
D) An expansionary monetary 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) expenditure tax
B) capital gains tax
C) value added tax
D) expenditure tax
  • 50. A floating exchange rate means that the exchange rate is fixed by the __________
A) Forces of demand and supply
B) Ministry of Finance
C) Central bank of the country
D) International monetary fund (IMF)
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