Commerce JAMB, WAEC, NECO AND NABTEB Official Past Questions

43

A bill holder wishing to dispose of his bills before maturity would be paid?

  • A. the discount value of the bill
  • B. the present value of the bill
  • C. the premium on the bills only
  • D. the accumulated interest on the bills
  • E. total face value of the bills with the premium
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44

Which of the following is not a means of effecting payment through current account?

  • A. Cheques
  • B. Standing orders
  • C. Giro system
  • D. Credit transfer
  • E. Credit card
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45

Which of the following is not a means of money?

  • A. Divisibility
  • B. Portability
  • C. Accessibility
  • D. Recognizability
  • E. Durability
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46

Through which of the following does the central Bank carrying out the monetary policy of the country?

  • A. Discounting bills
  • B. Banks rate
  • C. Granting overdrafts
  • D. Acting as lender of last resort
  • E. Acting as banker to commercial banks
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47

When a cheque has special crossing it should be?

  • A. cashed by the drawer
  • B. cashed over counter
  • C. Paid into a named bank
  • D. paid to the drawee
  • E. paid into Central Bank
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48

Which of the following institutions provides the volume of credit to the public?

  • A. Building societies
  • B. Mail order business
  • C. Department stores
  • D. Finance houses
  • E. Bank
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49

Which of the following is the the main aim of the Indigenization Decree?

  • A. alleviate the effect of inflation
  • B. eliminate foreigners from Nigerian economy
  • C. remove all obstacles to commercial activities
  • D. allow Nigerians greater participation in commercial activities
  • E. alleviated the effect of depressed economy
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50

An important marketing concept is that all company planning and operations should be?

  • A. profit-oriented
  • B. company-oriented
  • C. organization-oriented
  • D. dividend-oriented
  • E. customer-oriented
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51

Which o the following is not a component of a company’s marketing mix?

  • A. Production planning and price structure
  • B. Promotional plan
  • C. Distribution plan
  • D. Economic plan
  • E. Public relations plan
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52

Information on new goods is passed on to buyers through?

  • A. wholesale trade
  • B. retail trade
  • C. market research
  • D. advertising
  • E. the manufacturer
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53

Which of the following is primarily responsible for protecting against poor quality goods?

  • A. Nigerian National Supply Company
  • B. Manufacturers Association of Nigeria
  • C. Industrial Arbitration Panel
  • D. Standards Organization of Nigeria
  • E. Nigeria Chambers of Commerce
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54

The management of evaluating the company’s performance to determine whether it is achieving its objective is?

  • A. controlling
  • B. directing
  • C. organizing
  • D. planning
  • E. consulting
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55

Which of the following is not a true characteristic of a Chamber of Commerce?

  • A. It is not for profit making
  • B. It is open only to political party members
  • C. It is democratically administered
  • D. It is a voluntary organization
  • E. It is independent of government control
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56

Which of the following functions is performed by the stock exchange markets?

  • A. Provision for bulk purchase
  • B. Issuing of treasury bills
  • C. Provision of the purchase and sale of existing securities
  • D. Discounting bills of exchange
  • E. Providing for short-term investment
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57

Which of the following is a disadvantage of Hire Purchase to the consumer?

  • A. Its increases turnover
  • B. Temptation to buy more than one can pay for
  • C. It demands more capitals from the seller
  • D. Increased sales lower the seller's units cost
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58

The three main types of speculators found in the Stock Exchange market are?

  • A. stags, brokers, and bulls
  • B. bulls, bears, and stag
  • C. bears, jobbers and jobbers
  • D. bulls, brokers and bears
  • E. stags, agents and jobbers
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59

Which of the following conditions may make the manufacturer sell directly to the consumer?

  • A. brake in communication
  • B. Inaccessibility of the wholesaler's warehouse
  • C. The nature of the commodity involved
  • D. inadequate transport facility
  • E. Trade imbalance
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60

Which of the following is not an obligation of a common carrier?

  • A. Carrying goods securely and safely
  • B. Liability for losses and demages
  • C. Delivery of goods at appropriate places
  • D. insuring goods intransit
  • E. passing through agreed routes
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61

Buying and selling of goods and services within the geographical areas of a country is called?

  • A. enterpot trade
  • B. external trade
  • C. domestic trade
  • D. regional trade
  • E. import trade
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62

The factor of production which is described as wealth set aside for the the production of further wealth is called?

  • A. emterpreneur
  • B. land
  • C. capital
  • D. goodwill
  • E. labour
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63

Pure profits is the elements of the paid?

  • A. for land
  • B. for capital
  • C. a manager
  • D. to an enterpreneur
  • E. for labour
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