JAMB Economics 1983 Question 43

Question 43

Basic Concepts

Which of the following defines Economics most comprehensively?

  1. A.Buying and selling
  2. B.Organization of industries
  3. C.Study of human behaviour in the allocation of scarce resources
  4. D.National development planning and budgeting
  5. E.Banking and Insurance.
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Answer: C (Study of human behaviour in the allocation of scarce resources)

Explanation

Economics studies how people behave when allocating scarce resources among competing uses; the other options are only parts of it.