JAMB Economics Past Questions & Answers - Page 379

1,891.

The term of trade often measured by the ratio of the index of export

A.

Divided by the index of import prices multiplied by 100

B.

Multiplied by the index of import prices

C.

Plus the index of import prices multiplied by 100

D.

Minus the index of import prices

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,892.

The Central Bank instrument of control does NOT include

A.

Open market operation

B.

Moral sanctions

C.

Reverse requirements

D.

Selective credit control

E.

printing bank notes

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,893.

The term balance of trade, can be defined as the

A.

Relation between value of exports and value of imports over a given period of time

B.

Balance owed to the rest of the world in payment for imports

C.

Price paid for imports in term of exports

D.

Relation between payments of all kind made by a country to the rest of the world, over a given period of time

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,894.

Balance of payment deficit in Nigeria CANNOT be solved by

A.

Importing more goods and services

B.

Devaluation of the currency

C.

Imposing import duties

D.

Imposing import bans on some commodities

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,895.

In international trade, a country specializes in the production of a commodity or group of commodities for which it has?

A.

A buoyant market

B.

Plenty of raw materials

C.

The greatest relative advantage

D.

Executive manpower

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.