Commerce JAMB, WAEC, NECO AND NABTEB Official Past Questions

1177

A cheap means of carrying bulky goods over long distance is by?

  • A. rail
  • B. road
  • C. air
  • D. pipeline
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1178

informative advertisig is aimed at?

  • A. giving advice on the use of a product
  • B. influencing customers to buy a product
  • C. giving gifts to attract customers
  • D. encouraging specific customers to buy a product
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1179

A document of title to goods written by the ship owner specifying that certain goods are being conveyed in the ship is the?

  • A. bill of sale
  • B. bill of sight
  • C. bill of entry
  • D. bill of lading
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1180

The functions of money do not include

  • A. store of value
  • B. medium of exchange
  • C. double coincidence of wants
  • D. means of deferred payment
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1181

A put option in the stock exchange is an option

  • A. to sell
  • B. not to sell
  • C. to buy
  • D. not to buy
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1182

which of the following documents is used when goods are being sent by a common carrier

  • A. delivery note
  • B. consignment note
  • C. advice note
  • D. credit note
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1183

The insurance policy taken to cover dishonesty of account personnel of an organisation is? 

  • A. employers laibility
  • B. fidelity guarantee
  • C. life endowment
  • D. marine insurance
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1184

The reason for sending a proforma invoice to a potential customer is that it is?

  • A. an indication of the seller's willingness to grant credit
  • B. a polite way of telling the customer to return the goods
  • C. an invitation to the buyer to buy on hire purchase
  • D. a polite way of refusing to sell on credit
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1185

which of the following features is not associated with a chamber of commerce? it is 

  • A. democratically administered
  • B. an independent association
  • C. open only to entrepreneurs
  • D. a voluntary association
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1186

Exchange of goods in international market which does not involve the use of money is a

  • A. barter trade
  • B. entreport trade
  • C. counter trade
  • D. bilateral trade
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1187

A business which requires a certificate of trading in order to commence operation is a? 

  • A. co-operative society
  • B. private company
  • C. sole propietorship
  • D. public company
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1188

If the opening stock of Ali ltd is N40,000, the cost of goods sold is N48,000 and the closing stock is N24,000, its rate of turnover will be?

  • A. 1.2 times
  • B. 1.5 times
  • C. 2.0 times
  • D. 7.5 times
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1189

The path through which a product moves from the manufacturer to the consumer is a?

  • A. channel of communication
  • B. line of production
  • C. means of transportation
  • D. channel of distribution
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1190

which of the following statement is true of a debenture?

  • A. its holders receive interest
  • B. it forms part of a company's authorized capital
  • C. its owners are co-owners of the company
  • D. its owners control the company
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1191

An association of businesses engaged in both trade and industry is a?

  • A. co-operative society
  • B. trade union
  • C. trust fund
  • D. chamber of commerce
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1192

multilateral trade is carried out 

  • A. between two countries only
  • B. within many countries
  • C. among many countries
  • D. between neighbouring countries only
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1193

The portion of share capital which the company has asked shareholder to pay is?

  • A. called-up capital
  • B. authorized capital
  • C. paid-up capital
  • D. unpaid capital
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1194

which of the following is a source of short term finance

  • A. hire purchase
  • B. overdraft
  • C. lease
  • D. debenture
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1195

one disadvantage of a sole proprietorship is?

  • A. quick decision making
  • B. unlimited liability
  • C. pride of ownership
  • D. unlimited source of capital
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1196

one example of of a product of a construction industry is a

  • A. chair
  • B. bag of cement
  • C. piece of cloth
  • D. television
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1197

A person authorized to sell the property of a company in a winding up is 

  • A. an auctioneer
  • B. an agent
  • C. a liquidator
  • D. a bailee
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