JAMB Economics Past Questions & Answers - Page 52

256.

A permit that allows an importer to bring a certain quantity of foreign goods into a country is_________

A.

Import monopoly

B.

Import licence

C.

Import quota

D.

Embargo

Correct answer is C

An import quota is a limit on the amount of goods that can be brought into a particular country. This means importers cannot exceed the quantity of imports permitted on the licence.

257.

The sector which contribute highly to the economy is__________

A.

Primary sector

B.

Secondary sector

C.

Tertiary sector

D.

Education sector

Correct answer is A

Primary sector or extractive occupations include farming, fishing, mining etc workers here form about 65 percent.

258.

One of these is not a way by which government encourage industrialization?

A.

Protection of Infant industries

B.

Establishment of Nigeria Enterprises Promotion Decree

C.

Low Productivity and inefficiency

D.

Establishment of higher institutions

Correct answer is C

Low productivity and inefficiency is not a way by which government encourage industrialization.

259.

Industrialization is the process of_________

A.

Concentrating a firm in a place

B.

Transforming as economy based on extractive to manufacturing

C.

Transferring a government industry to individual

D.

Transforming finished goods into semi-finished goods

Correct answer is B

An industrialization increases the volume of Industrial activities such as manufacturing.

260.

A form of tax that is mildly progressive and regressive is______

A.

Proportional tax

B.

Progressive tax

C.

Regressive tax

D.

Digressive tax

Correct answer is A

In a proportional tax system, all taxpayers are required to pay the same percentage of their income in taxes. This means that lower class, or middle class, or upper class people pay the same amount of tax. This is characterized by a Progressive and Regressive taxing system