Commerce Exam Past Questions and Answers | JAMB, WAEC and NECO

Commerce is a structured system for exchanging goods between buyers and sellers. It involves studying the processes and activities related to buying and selling goods and services, particularly on a large scale.

• Question 461: Most foreign trade transaction are paid for through the use of Options:
  A) central bank cheques
  B) bank drafts drawn by commercial banks on their foreign branches
  C) irrevocable and confirmed letters of credit
  D) letters of credit authenticated by the embassies of the respective countries
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 462: An engineer in government employ is to be rendering? Options:
  A) primary service
  B) tertiary service
  C) indirect service
  D) direct service
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 463: The existing system of government and the administrative sub-division of a country which affect the operation of business in the country is described as Options:
  A) economic environment
  B) legal environment
  C) polictical environment
  D) social environment
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 464: An agreement by the insurer to compensate the insured for losses suffered is? Options:
  A) policy
  B) surrender value
  C) caveat emptor
  D) indemnity
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 465: A factor in a business environment which increases the rate of product obsolescence is? Options:
  A) technology
  B) political
  C) legal
  D) economic
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 466:

  The main objective of corporate mergers is to?

  Options:
  A) minimize the effect of taxation
  B) increase financial advantage
  C) facilitate profit maximization
  D) enhance economies of scale
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 467: A current account is beneficial to its holder as? Options:
  A) cheques can be issued to anybody
  B) customers cannot withdraw frequently
  C) it is only the holder that can make withdrawals
  D) it allows customers the use of passbooks
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 468: A historical building is a feature of? Options:
  A) cultural tourism
  B) industrial tourism
  C) agricultural tourism
  D) ecological tourism
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 469: A retail cooperative society aims at? Options:
  A) hoarding manufactured goods
  B) cutting off the profit of the middlemen
  C) lending money to members at a low interest rates
  D) encouraging members to save money
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 470: The significance of money to modern economic system is that it? Options:
  A) is used as a means of payment
  B) promotes specialization and exchange
  C) measures value and promotes exchange
  D) causes inflation in the economy
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  The correct answer is C .