JAMB Economics · National income, money and public finance

Money and inflation: JAMB Economics Past Questions and Answers

What the JAMB syllabus covers in Money and inflation

Our summary: What money is and does, the quantity theory of money, and the measurement and control of inflation and deflation.

  • Types, characteristics and functions of money
  • Demand for money and the supply of money
  • Quantity theory of money (Fisher equation)
  • The value of money and the price level
  • Inflation (types, measurements, effects and control.)
  • Deflation (measurements, effects and control.)

Objectives

  • explain the types, characteristics and functions of money;
  • identify the factors affecting the demand for and the supply of money;
  • examine the relationship between the value of money and the price level;
  • identify the components in the quantity theory of money;
  • examine the causes and effects of inflation;
  • calculate the consumer price index;
  • interpret the consumer price index;
  • examine ways of controlling inflation;
  • examine the causes, measurement, effects and control of deflation.

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JAMB Economics questions on Money and inflation

  1. JAMB 2024Persistent fall In the general price level is known as
  2. JAMB 2024If two bags of rice were sold for 1,250 a month ago and two weeks later, the same amount was used to procure one bag. This simply means that the value of money…
  3. JAMB 2024Holding money to take care of contingencies is
  4. JAMB 2024The main disadvantages of deflationary policies is
  5. JAMB 2023A persistence rise in the prices of inputs will lead to
  6. JAMB 2023The demand for money will fall if
  7. JAMB 2023… is presently used in Nigeria to measure inflation
  8. JAMB 2023The "velocity" of money is
  9. JAMB 2023An increase in nominal income without increase in price will result to
  10. JAMB 2023Identify one of the following which can NOT be used to close deflationary gap
  11. JAMB 2023An increase in total production (real GDP) causes the demand for money to … and the interest rate to …
  12. JAMB 2023Which of the following will cause an increase in cost of production?
  13. JAMB 2022The use of the bank rate, cash ratio and open market operations constitute
  14. JAMB 2022Demand-pull inflation is likely to be caused by
  15. JAMB 2022An example of commodity money is
  16. JAMB 2022If the Central Bank increases its bank rate
  17. JAMB 2022What happens when the central bank increases the bank rate in an economy
  18. JAMB 2022If inflation is anticipated, people may
  19. JAMB 2022Holding money to take care of contingencies is
  20. JAMB 2022If a housewife has meat and wants tomatoes, she must find someone who has tomatoes to give and wants meat. This concept is described as
  21. JAMB 2021Inflation can be curbed by …
  22. JAMB 2021In Nigeria, cheques are not money because …
  23. JAMB 2021Inflation is likely to benefit …
  24. JAMB 2021Money becomes a very poor store of value in a period of …
  25. JAMB 2021The value of money depends primarily on …
  26. JAMB 2020Fiduciary issue is that part of?
  27. JAMB 2020Which of the following is likely to be inflationary
  28. JAMB 2020To control inflation, the monetary authorities of a country can
  29. JAMB 2020The most important attribute of money is?
  30. JAMB 2020One of the techniques of monetary control used by the central bank of Nigeria is
  31. JAMB 2020A major factor affecting the value of money is the?
  32. JAMB 2019The second equation of exchange is …
  33. JAMB 2019The purchasing power of money depends upon the …
  34. JAMB 2019Restrictive monetary policy is designed to curtail aggregate demand and to overcome …
  35. JAMB 2019An economic condition in which much reduced economic activity co-exists with inflation is referred to as …
  36. JAMB 2019The term M ^3 comprises M ^1 together with deposits on deposit account held by …
  37. JAMB 2019The money market equilibrium is defined as …
  38. JAMB 2019A contractionary monetary policy is used to control …
  39. JAMB 2018Commercial bank reserves at the Central Bank …
  40. JAMB 2018The savings deposit in a commercial bank is called … ?
  41. JAMB 2017Cost - push inflation occurs when …
  42. JAMB 2016The type of inflation that emanates from excess demand overs supply is … ?
  43. JAMB 2016If Mr Wale took a loan for the purpose of investment, the demand for money is … ?
  44. JAMB 2015The relationship between the cost of living and standard of living is
  45. JAMB 2015The quantity theory of money states that a reduction in the quantity of money in circulation would bring about
  46. JAMB 2015The total stock of money available for use in an economy is
  47. JAMB 2015A commercial bank can create money by

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