Commerce JAMB, WAEC, NECO AND NABTEB Official Past Questions

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1

A syndicate is an/a

  • A. association formed by the joining together of firms which were previously independent
  • B. association of firms at the same stage of production, formed for the purpose of keeping up prices
  • C. association of firms for the regulation of output and prices
  • D. combination of firm which carry on the same kind of business such as retailing
  • E. company that controls one or more other companies by holding majority of their shares
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2

What is a statement of account? It is a/an

  • A. note to inform the customer of an addition to his business transaction
  • B. original letter sent to customer asking them to settle their bills
  • C. statement of acceptance of credit facilities to a customer
  • D. summary of customer’s transactions for a given period
  • E. summation of goods sold to a customer for a particular item
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3

What best explains the principle of subrogation in insurable?

  • A. Both parties of the insurance contract must deal openly and honestly with each other and disclose all relevant facts
  • B. The right that a person has to stand in the place of another and enjoy all the rights and remedies of that other person
  • C. There must be a close connection between the risk insured against and the cause of the loss
  • D. The insurer who insures the same risk with more than one insurer can only recover to the extent of the loss and nothing more, in the occurrence of the event
  • E. The insured discloses all the material facts which would affect the premium which the insurer charges
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4

What best explains the principle of subrogation in insurable?

  • A. Both parties of the insurance contract must deal openly and honestly with each other and disclose all relevant facts
  • B. The right that a person has to stand in the place of another and enjoy all the rights and remedies of that other person
  • C. There must be a close connection between the risk insured against and the cause of the loss
  • D. The insurer who insures the same risk with more than one insurer can only recover to the extent of the loss and nothing more, in the occurrence of the event
  • E. The insured discloses all the material facts which would affect the premium which the insurer charges
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5

………. is NOT a principle of insurance

  • A. utmost good faith
  • B. particular average
  • C. indemnity
  • D. subrogation
  • E. insurable interest
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6

………. is NOT a principle of insurance

  • A. utmost good faith
  • B. particular average
  • C. indemnity
  • D. subrogation
  • E. insurable interest
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7

The reward of capital as a factor of production is

  • A. dividend
  • B. interest
  • C. profit
  • D. rent
  • E. wages
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8

The reward of capital as a factor of production is

  • A. dividend
  • B. interest
  • C. profit
  • D. rent
  • E. wages
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9

ln partnership business, the maximum number of persons for its formation is

  • A. five
  • B. fifteen
  • C. ten
  • D. twenty
  • E. twenty five
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10

What is NOT an instrument of credit?

  • A. bills of exchange
  • B. cheque
  • C. money order
  • D. postal order
  • E. source document
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11

What is NOT a supplementary service of banks?

  • A. agents for payment
  • B. custody of valuables
  • C. dealing in foreign exchange
  • D. investments
  • E. referees
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12

What is NOT a supplementary service of banks?

  • A. agents for payment
  • B. custody of valuables
  • C. dealing in foreign exchange
  • D. investments
  • E. referees
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13

lf the price of a good falls and the demand for that good also fall, then that good is …….

  • A. a normal good
  • B. an inferior good
  • C. a supper good
  • D. an expensive good
  • E. none
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14

lf the price of a good falls and the demand for that good also fall, then that good is …….

  • A. a normal good
  • B. an inferior good
  • C. a supper good
  • D. an expensive good
  • E. none
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15

What is NOT a lecture of a co-operative society?

  • A. banks easily lend money to them
  • B. it is a corporate body with a right to sue and be sued
  • C. members have to buy shares to form the initial capital
  • D. members have equal opportunity in the control of the society
  • E. there is no liability after shareholding is fully paid
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16

What is NOT a lecture of a co-operative society?

  • A. banks easily lend money to them
  • B. it is a corporate body with a right to sue and be sued
  • C. members have to buy shares to form the initial capital
  • D. members have equal opportunity in the control of the society
  • E. there is no liability after shareholding is fully paid
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17

The term ‘caveat emptor’ means ‘let the

  • A. account be settled’
  • B. buyer beware’
  • C. debtor be careful’
  • D. manufacturer beware'
  • E. seller beware'
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18

What is the OBJECT of a co-operative society?

  • A. diversify the members’ produce tor international purpose
  • B. gain freedom in marketing the members’ produce
  • C. indulge in large scale production and earn huge profits
  • D. popularize government policies among the members
  • E. provide an agency for meeting the economic needs of members
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19

What is NOT a characteristic of a Private Limited Liability Company?

  • A. a shareholder is not free to transfer his shares to someone without the permission of others
  • B. its shares cannot be offered to the public through the stock market
  • C. the liability of shareholders is not limited to the amount of shams taken up
  • D. the minimum and maximum number of shareholders is seven and infinity respectively
  • E. the minimum and maximum number of shareholders is two and fifty respectively
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20

What is NOT a characteristic of a Private Limited Liability Company?

  • A. a shareholder is not free to transfer his shares to someone without the permission of others
  • B. its shares cannot be offered to the public through the stock market
  • C. the liability of shareholders is not limited to the amount of shams taken up
  • D. the minimum and maximum number of shareholders is seven and infinity respectively
  • E. the minimum and maximum number of shareholders is two and fifty respectively
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21

What is NOT a principle of an insurance contract?

  • A. contribution
  • B. indemnity
  • C. insurable interest
  • D. premium
  • E. subrogation
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