Question 1Restriction on credit creation by commercial banks can be effected through A.an overdraftB.loans and advancesC.demand depositsD.liquidity ratioObjective Show full explanation
Question 2Counter trading is an international arrangement whereby A.goods and services are exchanged in a manner similar to barterB.goods and services are sold on the counterC.crude oil is sold to foreign countryD.goods are shipped to countries on which the united nations has placed a trade embargoObjective Show full explanation
Question 3In recent years, Nigeria's balance of payments has continued to register a deficit due to I. increased government overseas' spending II. increasing prices of exports III. rising import prices IV. more payment to overseas' investors A.I, II and IIIB.I, 11 and IVC.I, 11 and IVD.II, III and IVObjective Show full explanation
Question 4Which of the following is a direct tax? A.Excise tax corporateB.corporate income taxC.HighwayD.Property taxObjective Show full explanation
Question 5The three major groups of government revenue areA.Investments income, direct tax and exportB.Import duties, excise tax and export dutiesC.Company tax, personal income tax and import dutiesD.Company tax, import duties and excise taxObjective Show full explanation
Question 6A tax on a commodity whose supply perfectly inelastic is A.Shifted completely on the consumerB.Completely borne by the supplierC.Divided in the ratio 60 : 40 between the consumer and the supplierD.Divided half and half between producer and the consumerObjective Show full explanation
Question 7Under partnership, investors who have no desires to be actively involved in the day-to-day management of such organizations are called A.StockbrokersB.sleeping partnersC.part-time investorsD.Ordinary partnersObjective Show full explanation
Question 8The cooperatives as a form of business organization differs from partnership by having A.Several sources of capital for business financingB.Ability to issue preferred stocks to membersC.Entrenched democratic control in the conduct of businessD.Established rules and regulations governing the activities of its membersObjective Show full explanation
Question 9Stocking small quantities of a variety of goods is a function of the A.ManufacturerB.WholesalerC.RetailerD.consumerObjective Show full explanation
Question 10In a joint stock company, preference shareholder are those who receive A.high dividends when profits are high profits are low little or nothing when profits are lowB.a fixed rate of dividend and have the first claim on the net profits of the companyC.the remaining profits after after all other shareholders have been paid otherD.dividends quarterly when others receive annuallyObjective Show full explanation
Question 11One of the major advantages of public enterprises is that A.They are highly subsidizedB.They are the largest employers of labourC.Their operations standardizedD.They take prompt actionsObjective Show full explanation
Question 12A major effect of a long distribution chain is A.High retail pricesB.Scarcity of commoditiesC.low retail pricesD.low producer earningsObjective Show full explanation
Question 13The major function of the wholesaler to his customers is A.Breaking of bulkB.offering personal servicesC.stocking a variety of goodsD.providing trans-port facilityObjective Show full explanation
Question 14The distribution channel that contributes most to the cost of production is A.Producer-wholesaler-consumerB.producer-retailer-consumerC.Producer-retailer-wholesaler-consumerD.Producer-wholesaler-retailer-consumerObjective Show full explanation
Question 15The law of comparative advantage states that a country should specialize in the production of a commodity A.For which local demand is greatestB.in which its opportunity cost is lower than that of the trade partnerC.for which foreign demand is greatestD.for which there is abundant supply of raw materialsObjective Show full explanation
Question 16By using exchange controls, a country tries to eliminate a balance of payments deficit by A.limiting her imports to its currency value of exportsB.reducing the nations domestic price levelC.Limiting her exports to its currency value of exportsD.overvaluing the country's currencyObjective Show full explanation
Question 17ITEMAMOUNT IN MILLION NAIRAA.Terms of paymentsB.balance on current accountC.balance on tradeD.terms of tradeObjective Show full explanation Question 18The need to construct a scale of preference is necessitated by A.Scarcity of resourcesB.non-availability of factors of productionC.scarcity and the need for choiceD.the need to satisfy wantsObjective Show full explanation Question 19A shift in the production possibility frontier could result from A.A need to satisfy wantB.Scarcity and need for choiceC.Scarcity of resourcesD.Non-availability production.Objective Show full explanation Question 20The primary problem of economics is A.To obtain a more equitable distribution of money incomeB.Production of a given output with combination of factors of productionC.Adoption of capital-intensive technologyD.Increasing the quantity of the fixed factors of productionObjective Show full explanation
Question 18The need to construct a scale of preference is necessitated by A.Scarcity of resourcesB.non-availability of factors of productionC.scarcity and the need for choiceD.the need to satisfy wantsObjective Show full explanation
Question 19A shift in the production possibility frontier could result from A.A need to satisfy wantB.Scarcity and need for choiceC.Scarcity of resourcesD.Non-availability production.Objective Show full explanation
Question 20The primary problem of economics is A.To obtain a more equitable distribution of money incomeB.Production of a given output with combination of factors of productionC.Adoption of capital-intensive technologyD.Increasing the quantity of the fixed factors of productionObjective Show full explanation