Commerce JAMB, WAEC, NECO AND NABTEB Official Past Questions

2563

Life assurance premium is determined by the assured’s

  • A. educational level
  • B. age
  • C. reputation
  • D. number of children
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2564

Retail outlets that have identical store design, layout and stock display are

  • A. multiple shops
  • B. tied shops
  • C. mobile shops
  • D. supermarkets
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2565

Which of the following is sent by a supplier who does not want to sell on credit?

  • A. Pro forma invoice
  • B. Consular invoice
  • C. Quotation
  • D. Advice note
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2566

Which of the following occupations comes under the extractive industry?

i. Cattle-rearing, lumbering, farming
ii. Mining, quarrying, hunting
iii. Shipbuilding, road construction, iron bending
iv. Singing, dancing, barbing

  • A. i, ii and iii only
  • B. i, ii and iv only
  • C. i and ii only
  • D. ii and iii only
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2567

Which of the following occupations comes under the extractive industry?

i. Cattle-rearing, lumbering, farming
ii. Mining, quarrying, hunting
iii. Shipbuilding, road construction, iron bending
iv. Singing, dancing, barbing

  • A. i, ii and iii only
  • B. i, ii and iv only
  • C. i and ii only
  • D. ii and iii only
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2568

A person who invented a new machine for making beverages may protect his exclusive right by

  • A. labelling the product
  • B. obtaining a patent
  • C. choosing a name for the product
  • D. obtaining a trade mark
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2569

A person who invented a new machine for making beverages may protect his exclusive right by

  • A. labelling the product
  • B. obtaining a patent
  • C. choosing a name for the product
  • D. obtaining a trade mark
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2570

A shareholder who holds 100,000 shares of 50 butts each is given a dividend of 10 percent less 2 percent tax. What is his net return?

  • A. D10,000.00
  • B. 9,800.00
  • C. D5,000.00
  • D. D4,900.00
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2571

Which of the following is not a favorable condition under which personal selling can be practiced?

  • A. When advertising entails relatively high costs
  • B. When the market is concentrated
  • C. When the market is dispersed
  • D. When personal touch is needed
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2572

People who sell shares in anticipation of a fall in their value are called

  • A. bears
  • B. bulls
  • C. brokers
  • D. jobbers
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2573

Which of the following economic unions is made up of countries in West Africa only?

  • A. ACP
  • B. ECOWAS
  • C. NATO
  • D. ADB
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2574

Which of the following economic unions is made up of countries in West Africa only?

  • A. ACP
  • B. ECOWAS
  • C. NATO
  • D. ADB
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2575

The takeover by government of Sanking Sillah and Sons Ltd is referred to as

  • A. privatization
  • B. indigenization
  • C. commercialization
  • D. nationalization
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2576

The takeover by government of Sanking Sillah and Sons Ltd is referred to as

  • A. privatization
  • B. indigenization
  • C. commercialization
  • D. nationalization
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2577

One disadvantage of indigenization is that it

  • A. discourages foreign control of an economy
  • B. encourages local retention of profits
  • C. encourages the participation of indigenes in economic development
  • D. discourages foreign investment
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2578

One disadvantage of indigenization is that it

  • A. discourages foreign control of an economy
  • B. encourages local retention of profits
  • C. encourages the participation of indigenes in economic development
  • D. discourages foreign investment
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2579

Which of the following is not an advantage of marketing?

  • A. Creation of demand
  • B. Ensuring effective distribution of goods
  • C. Implementing government regulations
  • D. Application of marketing techniques
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2580

Which of the following is not an advantage of marketing?

  • A. Creation of demand
  • B. Ensuring effective distribution of goods
  • C. Implementing government regulations
  • D. Application of marketing techniques
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2581

A group of musicians can come together to form a

  • A. chamber of commerce
  • B. public corporation
  • C. trade association
  • D. trade union
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2582

A group of musicians can come together to form a

  • A. chamber of commerce
  • B. public corporation
  • C. trade association
  • D. trade union
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2583

A chamber of commerce normally consists of

  • A. officials of the trade unions of commercial workers
  • B. all the people engaged in one aspect of trading and manufacturing
  • C. all the workers in one branch of commerce
  • D. the people who represent a cross-section of business interests in a town
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