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421

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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422

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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423

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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424

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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425

What is NOT a principle of an insurance contract?

  • A. contribution
  • B. indemnity
  • C. insurable interest
  • D. premium
  • E. subrogation
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426

What is NOT a principle of an insurance contract?

  • A. contribution
  • B. indemnity
  • C. insurable interest
  • D. premium
  • E. subrogation
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427

ln stock exchange, the buyer is NOT entitled to the dividend when the stock is quoted

  • A. clean
  • B. cum-dividend
  • C. double barrelled
  • D. ex-dividend
  • E. firm
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428

ln stock exchange, the buyer is NOT entitled to the dividend when the stock is quoted

  • A. clean
  • B. cum-dividend
  • C. double barrelled
  • D. ex-dividend
  • E. firm
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429

In the stock exchange what is the day when the parties to a transaction decide whether the bargain should be completed held over until the next settlement?

  • A. account
  • B. contango
  • C. making- up
  • D. name
  • E. ticket
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430

What is an aim of a trade association?

  • A. protection of members’ interests
  • B. watching government legislation which may affect members interests
  • C. encouraging the introduction of standard grades and sizes of goods
  • D. making arrangements for the settlement of disputes
  • E. exchanging information and creating uniformity in methods of dealing
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431

Which term means that for the price quoted, transporting the goods is ‘free’ up to the time it is placed on board a carrier?

  • A. carriage paid (Cge. Pd.)
  • B. cost on delivery (C.O.D.)
  • C. ex-ship
  • D. free on board (F.O.B.)
  • E. free on rail (F.O.R.)
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432

Dealing on the Stock Exchange may be either

  • A. ‘for cash or ‘for hire’
  • B. ‘for jobber’ or 'for broker’
  • C. 'for cash' or 'for account
  • D. ‘for cash’ or‘ for credit’
  • E. ‘for bull’ or ‘ for bear’
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433

Dealing on the Stock Exchange may be either

  • A. ‘for cash or ‘for hire’
  • B. ‘for jobber’ or 'for broker’
  • C. 'for cash' or 'for account
  • D. ‘for cash’ or‘ for credit’
  • E. ‘for bull’ or ‘ for bear’
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434

What is NOT a means of Central Bank’s controlling the credit policy of commercial banks?

  • A. banker's bank
  • B. bank rate
  • C. cash /liquidity ratio
  • D. funding operations
  • E. open market operations
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435

What is NOT a concern of the Food and Drug Department of the Federal Ministry of Health?

  • A. co-operating with the appropriate agencies to bring about effective price control
  • B. educating the consumers on drug abuse
  • C. encouraging consumers to eat a more sensible and balanced diet and avoid fatty foods
  • D. requiring drug manufacturers to provide printed prescription for certain drugs
  • E. requiring drug manufacturers to test the safety and effectiveness of drugs before marketing
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436

What is NOT a concern of the Food and Drug Department of the Federal Ministry of Health?

  • A. co-operating with the appropriate agencies to bring about effective price control
  • B. educating the consumers on drug abuse
  • C. encouraging consumers to eat a more sensible and balanced diet and avoid fatty foods
  • D. requiring drug manufacturers to provide printed prescription for certain drugs
  • E. requiring drug manufacturers to test the safety and effectiveness of drugs before marketing
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437

What is NOT an advantage of combinations (monopolies)?

  • A. bender opportunity to expand operations
  • B. fall in the cost of selling
  • C. pool of specialized managerial skills
  • D. centralized management
  • E. danger of over-capitalization
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438

Which union is formed by the workers of firms of similar line of business to cater for their interests?

  • A. co-operative
  • B. employees
  • C. firms
  • D. trade
  • E. welfare
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439

Which union is formed by the workers of firms of similar line of business to cater for their interests?

  • A. co-operative
  • B. employees
  • C. firms
  • D. trade
  • E. welfare
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440

What is NOT an advantage of indigenization?

  • A. lt enhances the development of private initiative
  • B. lt ensures that important social services are provided at affordable cost
  • C. lt ensures that Nigerians control and run the business enter-prize of their country
  • D. It fosters and accelerates the pace of industrial development
  • E. There is a saving in foreign exchange
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441

What is NOT an advantage of indigenization?

  • A. lt enhances the development of private initiative
  • B. lt ensures that important social services are provided at affordable cost
  • C. lt ensures that Nigerians control and run the business enter-prize of their country
  • D. It fosters and accelerates the pace of industrial development
  • E. There is a saving in foreign exchange
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