Commerce JAMB, WAEC, NECO AND NABTEB Official Past Questions

22

A public company with an authorized capital of N60,000, issued N36,000 shares at 1.50k each.
What is its capital?

  • A. N60,000
  • B. N36,000
  • C. N54,000
  • D. N90,000
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23

An arrangement by independent firms to share the market of their products on quota basis is referred to as?

  • A. trust
  • B. integration
  • C. syndicate
  • D. cartel
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24

One of the main features of a partnership is?

  • A. limited liability
  • B. lack of corporate existence
  • C. unlimited membership
  • D. lack of utual confidence
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25

The warehouse that is owned and controlled by the government is a?

  • A. wholesalers' warehouse
  • B. public warehouse
  • C. state warehouse
  • D. manufaturers' warehouse
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26

A major hindrance to tourism growth in Nigeria is?

  • A. absence of genunie tour operators
  • B. lack of tourism master plan
  • C. inadequate tourist centres
  • D. non-compliance to immigration laws
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27

An agent who brings a customer into business contact with his principle is known as?

  • A. a del credere agent
  • B. an auctioneer
  • C. a factor
  • D. a broker
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28

A businessman who undertakes the hull insurance policy is aiming at?

  • A. concerting losses on damages to the cargo
  • B. protecting injured crew in the ship
  • C. averting payment of the freight
  • D. covering damages to the body of the ship
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29

The best mode of ensuring that items posted got to the named address through?

  • A. recorded delivery
  • B. registered mail
  • C. certificate of posting
  • D. express mail
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30

One of the merits of television as a medium of of advertising is that it?

  • A. is prone to censorship
  • B. is relatively cheap
  • C. has more sensory stimulation
  • D. has more network coverage
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31

A process of creating more market for a product is through?

  • A. consumerism
  • B. marketing
  • C. advertising
  • D. reponsitioning
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32

Selling goods in foreign countries at price below their marginal cost is?

  • A. dumping
  • B. depreciation
  • C. devaluation
  • D. discounting
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33

The details of the goods require by the the purchaser is outlined in?

  • A. a consular invoice
  • B. an indent
  • C. an invoice
  • D. a certificateof orign
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34

The document issued to a port authority when goods are deposited is a?

  • A. dock landing account
  • B. bill of sight
  • C. bill of lading
  • D. dock warrant
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35

Entrepot trade usually occurs in?

  • A. exchanging goods within a nation
  • B. exchanging goods among countries
  • C. importing goods to be re-exproted
  • D. exproting goods to be re-imported
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36

The document that gives an importer a freehand to obtain goods from any manufacturer is?

  • A. a consular invoice
  • B. a closed indents
  • C. an open indent
  • D. a freight note
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37

The comparison of a country’s visible and invisible exports and imports expressed in monetary term is?

  • A. balance of payment
  • B. terms of trade
  • C. balance of trade
  • D. terms of payment
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38

The activity which entails buying of goods in bulk and selling in small quantities to retailers is?

  • A. assembling
  • B. wholesaling
  • C. retailing
  • D. merchandising
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39

A trend in retailing which enables consumers to have free access to different products is?

  • A. after-sales services
  • B. branding
  • C. self-services
  • D. vending machine
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40

After-sales service is a function usually rendered by?

  • A. a retailer
  • B. a wholesaler
  • C. an agent
  • D. an enterpreneur
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41

A worker who process rice is engaged in?

  • A. constructive activity
  • B. comercial activity
  • C. extractive activity
  • D. manufacturing activity
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42

Division of labour ultimately leads to?

  • A. conservation
  • B. intergration
  • C. specialization
  • D. repetition
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