Commerce JAMB, WAEC, NECO AND NABTEB Official Past Questions

127

The department that deals with internal grievances and maintenance of discipline in an organization is the

  • A. accounts
  • B. maintenance
  • C. personnel
  • D. public relations
  • E. productions
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128

Which of the following is applicable to foreign trade only?

  • A. Pro forma invoice
  • B. insurance policy
  • C. Order
  • D. Bill of exchange
  • E. Consular invoice
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129

An organization that builds access roads for the benefit of the community in which it is located has fulfilled its

  • A. legal responsibility
  • B. political responsibility
  • C. social responsibility
  • D. technological responsibility
  • E. economic responsibility
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130

An organization that builds access roads for the benefit of the community in which it is located has fulfilled its

  • A. legal responsibility
  • B. political responsibility
  • C. social responsibility
  • D. technological responsibility
  • E. economic responsibility
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131

The form given by the Customs Authority to enable an importer examine goods before the arrival of the bill of lading is known as

  • A. entry for warehousing
  • B. certificate of origin
  • C. bill of sight
  • D. bill of exchange
  • E. dock warrant
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132

The form given by the Customs Authority to enable an importer examine goods before the arrival of the bill of lading is known as

  • A. entry for warehousing
  • B. certificate of origin
  • C. bill of sight
  • D. bill of exchange
  • E. dock warrant
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133

Which of these management functions involves checking performance against set standards?

  • A. Controlling
  • B. Coordinating
  • C. Planning
  • D. Directing
  • E. Organizing
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134

Which of the following functions is not performed by retailers?

  • A. Breaking bulk
  • B. Ensuring regular stock for consumers
  • C. Branding and packaging
  • D. Insuring goods for customers
  • E. Storing variety of goods
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135

The process of involving local businessmen in the ownership and control of businesses that were formerly owned by foreigners is called

  • A. nationalization
  • B. industrialization
  • C. indeginization
  • D. commercialization
  • E. privatization
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136

Which of the following stresses the use of only specialists to head departments?

  • A. Committee organisation structure
  • B. Line organisation structure
  • C. line and staff organisation structure
  • D. Functional organisation structure
  • E. Centralization
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137

Which of the following stresses the use of only specialists to head departments?

  • A. Committee organisation structure
  • B. Line organisation structure
  • C. line and staff organisation structure
  • D. Functional organisation structure
  • E. Centralization
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138

An insurance company shares its accepted risk with others in the form of

  • A. reinsurance
  • B. subrogation
  • C. mutual insurance
  • D. fidelity guarantee insurance
  • E. contribution
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139

Which of the following is not a credit instrument used in business transactions?

  • A. Luncheon voucher
  • B. Bill of exchange
  • C. Promissory note
  • D. Bank note
  • E. Fuel voucher
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140

Containers are suitable for transporting goods by

  • A. sea only
  • B. road only
  • C. sea and rail only
  • D. road and sea only
  • E. road, sea and rail
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141

The primary purpose of credit cards is to

  • A. obtain goods without paying cash on the spot
  • B. obtain a loan from the bank
  • C. obtain a loan from a trader
  • D. persuade a business man to cash a cheque
  • E. provide a means of identifyng the holder
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142

Industrial, commercial and direct services are branches of

  • A. manufacturing
  • B. occupation
  • C. exchange
  • D. distribution
  • E. specialization
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143

Industrial, commercial and direct services are branches of

  • A. manufacturing
  • B. occupation
  • C. exchange
  • D. distribution
  • E. specialization
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144

When a company buys up firms supplying it with raw materials, this is an example of

  • A. horizontal integration
  • B. a holding company
  • C. backward integration
  • D. consortium
  • E. lateral merger
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145

Which of the following is used to transmit typed messages over long distances?

  • A. Dictaphone
  • B. Teleprinter
  • C. Computer
  • D. Telephone
  • E. Radio
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146

Which of the following is used to transmit typed messages over long distances?

  • A. Dictaphone
  • B. Teleprinter
  • C. Computer
  • D. Telephone
  • E. Radio
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147

The difference between the total amount of money received by a country and the total amount paid to other countries within a given period is the

  • A. trade gap
  • B. balance of trade
  • C. balance of payments
  • D. current account balance
  • E. terms of trade
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