Economics 2008 Jamb Examination

Economics 2008 Jamb Examination
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Question 21

A major consideration in locating a cement factory is the availability of
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Cement production heavily depends on raw materials, especially limestone, hence proximity to limestone deposits is the key factor.
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Question 22

The exports-promotion strategy is aimed at producing
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Export-promotion strategy focuses on increasing the production of goods for foreign markets to earn foreign exchange.
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Question 23

The activities in the oil and gas industry are classified into
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Oil and gas operations are categorized into upstream (exploration and production) and downstream (refining, marketing, distribution).
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Question 24

Contractionary monetary policy is used to
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Contractionary monetary policy reduces money supply or raises interest rates to curb inflationary pressures.
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Question 25

The use of government revenue and expenditure to achieve set objectives is known as
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Fiscal policy involves the use of taxation and public expenditure by the government to regulate the economy.
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Question 26

An example of an indirect tax is
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Sales tax is an indirect tax because it is levied on goods and services and passed on to the consumer.
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Question 27

A good indicator of economic development is an increase in
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Economic development is better measured by real per capita income since it accounts for both growth and population changes.
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Question 28

Economic growth takes place when there is an increase in
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Economic growth reflects sustained increases in the quantity of goods and services (output) produced over time.
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Question 29

The output approach to measuring national income is based on the computation of
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In the output approach, national income is computed by summing the value added at each production stage to avoid double counting.
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Question 30

An example of injection into the circular flow of income is
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Exports bring money into the economy from abroad, making them an injection into the circular flow of income.
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