NECO Economics Past Questions & Answers - Page 11

51.

Plantation farming can best be defined as cultivation of

A.

Crops using hoes and cutlasses for farming

B.

Food crops for personal consumption

C.

Food for use by the family

D.

Large scale farms of cash crops

E.

Livestock for commercial purposes

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

52.

The equation MV PT is known as

A.

Demand and supply equation

B.

Equilibrium equation

C.

Equation of exchange

D.

Money supply equation

E.

Price index numbers

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

53.

Goods that are useful, scarce and can command price are called …………. goods.

A.

Capital

B.

Consumer

C.

Economic

D.

Free

E.

Scarce

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

54.

Which of the following Is NOT a function of Merchant Bank?

A.

Helps public companies to issue new shares

B.

Provision of medium and long-term loans

C.

They accept bills of exchange

D.

They guarantee the buying of shares

E.

They implement government monetary policies

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

55.

The Industrial strategy of producing locally those goods that could have been imported is known as

A.

Balance growth

B.

Export promotion

C.

Import substitution

D.

Industrialization

E.

Urbanization

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.