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Sample JAMB UTME Economics 2026 questions

1. A major objective of a structural adjustment programme is to
  1. replace all private enterprises with state corporations
  2. guarantee that export prices remain constant
  3. reduce economic distortions and encourage greater private-sector activity
  4. eliminate the need for international trade

Answer: C. reduce economic distortions and encourage greater private-sector activity

Structural adjustment commonly uses reforms such as deregulation and privatization to reduce distortions and promote private activity.

2. In the early stage of demographic transition, a rapid rise in population is most likely when
  1. death rates fall while birth rates remain high
  2. birth rates fall below death rates
  3. both birth and death rates rise at the same pace
  4. emigration persistently exceeds immigration

Answer: A. death rates fall while birth rates remain high

When mortality declines before fertility, births continue to exceed deaths by a widening margin.

3. A cocoa-processing plant that creates demand for locally produced packaging materials illustrates a
  1. forward linkage from packaging to cocoa farming
  2. decline in the multiplier effect
  3. loss of economies of scale
  4. backward linkage from processing to a supplier industry

Answer: D. backward linkage from processing to a supplier industry

A backward linkage occurs when an industry increases demand for inputs supplied by other industries.

4. A policy that requires a larger share of company ownership to be held by citizens is principally an attempt to
  1. nationalize every foreign-owned company
  2. increase domestic participation in ownership and control of enterprises
  3. prohibit citizens from investing abroad
  4. transfer all public enterprises to foreign investors

Answer: B. increase domestic participation in ownership and control of enterprises

Indigenization policies seek to increase nationals' participation in the ownership and control of businesses.

5. A region has a population of 2,400,000 and an area of 12,000 square kilometres. What is its population density?
  1. 200 persons per square kilometre
  2. 20 persons per square kilometre
  3. 2,000 persons per square kilometre
  4. 28,800 persons per square kilometre

Answer: A. 200 persons per square kilometre

Population density is population divided by area, so 2,400,000 / 12,000 = 200 persons per square kilometre.

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