WAEC - Commerce (2007)

  • 1
    Which of the following was not used as a medium of exchange by the early Europeans that came to West Africa?
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    (C)
    Iron bars
  • 2
    The ancillary to trade which ensures that people gain access to facts pertaining to goods is
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    (B)
    advertising
  • 3
    Which of the following is classified as an extractive industry ?
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    (A)
    Digging for minerals
  • 4
    Who among the following does not render direct service?
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    (D)
    Retailers
  • 5
    A partnership cannot raise its capital by
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    (A)
    selling shares to the public
  • 6
    Which of the following is not required in the mail order business?
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    (C)
    Display room
  • 7
    The staff responsible for the calculations of probability of losses in insurance is the
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    (A)
    Actuary
  • 8
    The rate at which the country's import exchanges for its export is known as
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    (A)
    Terms of trade
  • 9
    Where a limited partner exists in a partnership
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    (C)
    at least one ordinary partner must be there
  • 10
    Which of the following is best organized as a partnership?
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    (C)
    Designing and building of houses
  • 11
    Public enterprises are financed mainly by
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    (C)
    government grants
  • 12
    Contributing money to buy equipment for making and marketing a product is a feature of
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    (D)
    producers' cooperatives
  • 13
    The operations of a private company is guided by the
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    (C)
    certificate of incorporation
  • 14
    The various rights attached to different classes of shares are stated in the
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    (A)
    articles of association
  • 15
    Which of the following gets extra dividend after its due fixed rate of dividend
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    (D)
    Participating preference shares
  • 16
    A company may be wound up when
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    (A)
    there is a disagreement among the directors
  • 17
    If the opening stock is Le200, cost of goods sold Le2,400, and closing stock Le120, then the rate of turnover is
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    (B)
    15 times
  • 18
    The money used by Njie & Co. Ltd in running the day-to-day activities of the business is represented by
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    (D)
    current assets less current liabilities
  • 19
    A limited company has an authorized capital of 20,000,000 shares. If each share capital costs 5ok and the company sold 12,000,000 shares, its issued capital is
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    (C)
    #6,000,000
  • 20
    A document used to advertise shares for sale is
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    (A)
    prospectus
  • 21
    Which of the following refers to a voluntary association that represents a cross-section of business interests in an area?
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    (B)
    Chamber of Commerce
  • 22
    Which of the following is used to show that goods imported were produced in an ECOWAS member country
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    (C)
    Certificate of origin
  • 23
    Importing goods into a country re-exporting is know as
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    (C)
    entrepot trade
  • 24
    Which of the following is a function of the small retailer?
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    (D)
    Selling to consumers
  • 25
    The content of a bill of lading does not include the
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    (D)
    demurrage payable
  • 26
    Who is responsible for the payment of the bill in a documentary credit
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    (B)
    Importer
  • 27
    A popular product priced low to attract a larger number of buyers to a shop is called
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    (A)
    loss leader
  • 28
    Centralized buying and decentralized selling are features of
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    (D)
    multiple stores
  • 29
    Which of the following is not a feature of a self-service store?
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    (B)
    it offers steady employment opportunities
  • 30
    If a share is sold at a price below its face value, it is sold
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    (B)
    at a discount
  • 31
    Mr Ojo buys a book from a bookseller and pays cash. The bookseller will issue him a
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    (D)
    receipt
  • 32
    A limited company can raise long term capital through the
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    (B)
    stock exchange market
  • 33
    Which of the following is not a reason for dishonoring a cheque?
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    (D)
    Poor handwriting
  • 34
    Which of the following is not a function of the Central Bank
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    (D)
    Granting loans to the public
  • 35
    Treasury bills are bought and sold in the
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    (D)
    Money market
  • 36
    Which of the following is legal tender
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    (A)
    Bank notes
  • 37
    Which of the following is referred to as the oldest form of insurance?
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    (A)
    Marine insurance
  • 38
    An open cheque is one
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    (C)
    which can be cashed over the counter
  • 39
    Madam Tope insured her shop premises for the sum of D60,000, when insuring the shop,she did not tell the Insurance company that she cooks in the shop, but told the insurance company that she sells second hand clothes. Hence she insured her store against natural causes. Tope's shop got burnt yesterday by fire from the cooking pot.

    Which of the following insurance principles was breached by Madam Tope?
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    (C)
    Utmost good faith
  • 40
    Madam Tope insured her shop premises for the sum of D60,000, when insuring the shop,she did not tell the Insurance company that she cooks in the shop, but told the insurance company that she sells second hand clothes. Hence she insured her store against natural causes. Tope's shop got burnt yesterday by fire from the cooking pot.

    Which of the following insurance principles will prevent her from claiming compensation?
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    (C)
    Proximate cause
  • 41
    Madam Tope insured her shop premises for the sum of D60,000, when insuring the shop,she did not tell the Insurance company that she cooks in the shop, but told the insurance company that she sells second hand clothes. Hence she insured her store against natural causes. Tope's shop got burnt yesterday by fire from the cooking pot.


    The amount D60,000 quoted represents
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    (A)
    Premium
  • 42
    If the charterer delayed the ship beyond the lay days, he is asked to pay
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    (B)
    demurrage
  • 43
    Which of the following involves the delivery of mails to a traveler without a fixed address
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    (D)
    Post restante
  • 44
    A document showing full details of the goods and passengers carried in a ship or aircraft is
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    (C)
    Manifest
  • 45
    Which of the following is not a means of water transport
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    (C)
    Truck