JAMB - Commerce (2012)

  • 1
    One of the major benefits of commerce to government is to
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    (B)
    generate revenue for growth and development
  • 2
    An example of an activity in the construction industry is
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    (C)
    car assembling
  • 3
    One of the inputs in production that can be motivated by remuneration is
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    (C)
    labour
  • 4
    The allocation of tasks to different skills in a production process is referred to as
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    (C)
    division of labour
  • 5
    The sales of goods through a medium that accepts money and delivers the items to the customer is
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    (B)
    a vending machiine
  • 6
    The main purpose of branding is to
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    (A)
    create identity for a product
  • 7
    The basis for international trade is embedded in the principle of
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    (D)
    comparative advantage
  • 8
    The major problem encountered in international trade is that of
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    (D)
    differences in currency
  • 9
    The document a seller uses in dispatching goods to a customer by a carrier is
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    (D)
    a delivery note
  • 10
    A document which serves as an order with details of goods required by an intending purchaser is
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    (B)
    an indent
  • 11
    If a customer pays within nine days of receiving goods and takes advantage of 3% off the invoice price, this is stated as
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    (D)
    9/30;net 3
  • 12
    Which of the following is a characteristic of a bearer cheque
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    (B)
    it is made payable to whoever presents it
  • 13
    A bill of exchange paid before its due date at an amount less than its face value is said to have been
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    (C)
    discounted
  • 14
    The most effective type of advertising for branded products is
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    (C)
    informative advertising
  • 15
    A current account holder pays fees for services in form of
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    (A)
    bank charges
  • 16
    Printed messages sent by cable are recorded as
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    (A)
    telegram
  • 17
    Communication is relevant to business activities because it
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    (C)
    connects people
  • 18
    The right of an insurance company to stand in place of an insured against a third party , who is liable for the occurrence of a loss, is the principle of
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    (C)
    insurance priority
  • 19
    Assurance is different from insurance in that the former is based on
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    (B)
    possibility
  • 20
    A person who undertakes life insurance is said to be an
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    (D)
    insured
  • 21
    Tourism serves the purpose of
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    (D)
    exploiting the country's natural endowment
  • 22
    The type of letters that are delivered through the normal mail or by airmail express service is referred to as
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    (C)
    airmail letters express letters
  • 23
    A business organization that exploits the capabilities of a member to remedy the weaknesses of another is
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    (D)
    cooperative
  • 24
    The most important business objective is to
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    (C)
    target consumers for satisfaction
  • 25
    In case of a liquidation of a public limited liability company, those that are first paid are
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    (D)
    debenture holders
  • 26
    A feature common to public and private limited liability companies is that
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    (A)
    both can sue and be sued
  • 27
    A business organization can obtain long term financing through
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    (B)
    the sale of shares
  • 28
    The portion of the authorized share capital given out to the public for subscription is
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    (B)
    issued capital
  • 29
    A company has an authorized capital of 40 million shares at N1 each, out of which 32 million are issued and fully paid-up. What happens to the remaining 8 million shares?
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    (D)
    it has not yet been issued
  • 30
    Given:

    opening stock #1,800
    purchases #2,800
    sales #8,000
    closing stock # 350
    carriage on sales # 500

    calculate the value of the unused stock.
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    (C)
    #350
  • 31
    The main objective of a trade association is to
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    (D)
    protect its members against victimization
  • 32
    The promotion and protection of trade industry and agriculture through trade fairs is a function of
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    (D)
    the chamber of commerce
  • 33
    Securities that entitle the investor to coupon rates are
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    (A)
    bonds
  • 34
    Under what management function will the motivation of employees fall
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    (B)
    controlling
  • 35
    The promotion of team spirit in an organization is referred to as
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    (B)
    espirit de corps
  • 36
    One of the characteristics of a good organizational chart is that it should
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    (C)
    facilitate communication
  • 37
    An organization which focuses on consumer satisfaction is practicing
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    (D)
    marketing concept
  • 38
    Good and services are made available to consumers through
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    (A)
    the channel of distribution
  • 39
    A person who in consideration for an extra commission takes responsibility for goods sold on credit and in case of default is a
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    (B)
    del credere agent
  • 40
    Yahaya bought a piece of furniture on a credit sale agreement from Ahmed and resold it to Ali before all installments were made .The court upheld that Ahmed could not recover possession of the items from Ali. The reason for the judgement was because
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    (B)
    ownership was transfered on delivery
  • 41
    The body which ensures that consumers are protected against harmful products in Nigeria is
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    (C)
    SON
  • 42
    The process of decoding data in a computer is known as
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    (C)
    decryption
  • 43
    Which of the following is a type of system software
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    (A)
    utility programmes
  • 44
    Computers that process all data as binary zeros and ones are
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    (B)
    digital computers
  • 45
    Modern means of payment is greatly facilitated by
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    (C)
    e-banking