Home ยป Past Questions ยป Commerce ยป Jamb ยป 2004
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Use the diagram above to answer questions

What does V represent?

  • A. Ais to trade
  • B. Advertising
  • C. Manufacturing
  • D. industry
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2

Use the diagram above to answer the question

As the branches indicate, IV is

  • A. commerce
  • B. exchange
  • C. finance
  • D. construction
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3

Goods are of merchantable quality if they?

  • A. conform to description
  • B. are of equal weight
  • C. are of the same quality
  • D. conform to buyers' purpose
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4

Discounts offered by firms to middlemen for bulk purchases are?

  • A. trade discounts
  • B. sales bonanza
  • C. cash discounts
  • D. seasonal discount
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5

Manufacturers’ Association of Nigeria contributes to development by advising the government on?

  • A. industrial policy and harmony
  • B. budget and budgetary control
  • C. budget and industrial control
  • D. environmental protection policy
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6

The use of vending machines in retailing is hindered in a developing economy owing to?

  • A. poor distribution network
  • B. low level of education
  • C. inffective communication system
  • D. lack os steady power supply
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7

International trade takes place as a result of?

  • A. uniformity in costs of production
  • B. inequitable distribution of natural resources
  • C. parity in the level of industrialization
  • D. similarities in climate conditions
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8

Organizing trade fairs in Nigeria is the responsibility of?

  • A. National Directorate of Employment
  • B. Federal Ministry of Commerce
  • C. trade association
  • D. chambers of commerce
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9

An order sent by an importer to an overseas supplier stating the details of goods required is known as?

  • A. export invoice
  • B. ship's manifest
  • C. an indent
  • D. bill of lading
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10

The term 4 net 7 on an invoice means that?

  • A. 4% surcharge will be made unless payment iss made within seven days
  • B. 4% discount will be allowed on the price charged only if the goods are bought within seven days
  • C. 4% discount will be allowed on the price charged only if payment is made after seven days
  • D. 4% discount will be allowed on the price charge if payment is made within seven days
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11

An internal demand for goods to be purchased or drawn from stock is?

  • A. a quoation
  • B. a requisition
  • C. a tender
  • D. an order
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12

Loan schemes by thrift societies are?

  • A. mortage schemes
  • B. conventional schemes
  • C. mutual schemes
  • D. unconventional schemes
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13

Fluctuations in the supply of goods may be eliminated if the distribution system maintains?

  • A. modern technology
  • B. a team of retailers
  • C. warehouse services
  • D. sufficient middlemen
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14

Factors of production can be described as the?

  • A. resources required for the provision of goods and services
  • B. skills involves in deciding and directing the flow of goods
  • C. monetary tools employed by government to ensure stable production
  • D. elements involved in the process of formulating policies on production
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15

Commerce includes all the occupations concerned with?

  • A. sales
  • B. production
  • C. marketing
  • D. distribution
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16

The acronym PLC is used to identify a?

  • A. company limited by shares
  • B. private company limited by shares
  • C. public company limited by shares
  • D. company limited by guarantee
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17

The most important function of commerce is?

  • A. helping people to improve thir profits
  • B. facilitaing exchanges among indiviuals and firms
  • C. assisting trade through banking and insurance
  • D. enhancing business relationships
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18

The merger of a textile mill, a cement company and a tannery is referred to as?

  • A. conglomerate merger
  • B. horizontal merger
  • C. lateral merger
  • D. vertiical merger
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19

A written partnership contract is known as?

  • A. an invoice
  • B. a deed
  • C. a prospectus
  • D. a proposal
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20

The strategy adopted by a firm that ceases to operate at one or more locations because of inactivity is?

  • A. rejuvenation
  • B. focus
  • C. diversification
  • D. consolidation
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21

An action taken by a company outside its object clause is regarded as?

  • A. ultra vires
  • B. a trespass
  • C. uberrima fides
  • D. caveat emptor
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