JAMB Economics Past Questions & Answers - Page 273

1,361.

If a country operates a freely floating exchange rate system and suffers a balance of payment, deficit can be eliminated through

A.

A rise in the external value of its currency

B.

A fall in the external value of its currency

C.

An increase in the volume of imports

D.

The consumption of more foreign goods

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,362.

If a country has a balance of payments surplus on current account, this means that

A.

Total invisible export is greater than invisible import

B.

The value of goods exported must be greater than the value of goods imported

C.

There must be a positive balance of capital account

D.

The aggregate of the balance of trade and the invisible balance must be positive

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,363.

The balance of visible trade is the difference between the values of

A.

Imported and exported goods

B.

Imported and exported services

C.

Current account and capital account

D.

Exchange rate of local and foreign currencies

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,364.

Development plans have not been successful in some developing countries largely because of

A.

Very large working population

B.

Increase level of consumption

C.

Scarcity of industrial raw materials

D.

Shortage of skilled labour and experts

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,365.

One of the major consequences of urban-based development programmes in Nigeria is that they

A.

Led to rapid rural-urban migration

B.

Led to unprecedented urban wealth

C.

Transformed rural areas into urban centres

D.

Increased the level of specialized manpower in the cities

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.