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 21: The reduction of import duties among the members countries of ECOWAS is an example of Options:
  A) preference duties
  B) preferential treatment
  C) preferential tariff
  D) preferential excise
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 22: A trader who experienced loss through fire can be restored by Options:
  A) an insurance company
  B) a trade association
  C) the bank
  D) an advertising agency
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 23: The difference between total current assets and total current liabilities of a business is known as Options:
  A) quick ratio
  B) liquidity ratio
  C) working capital
  D) circulating capital
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 24: Public debt management is one of the functions of a? Options:
  A) merchant bank
  B) central bank
  C) commercial bank
  D) development bank
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 25: A country is said to be experiencing an unfavorable balance of trade if her Options:
  A) exports exceed imports
  B) visible exports exceed visible imports
  C) imports and exports are equal
  D) visible imports exceed visible exports
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 26: The activity which entails buying of goods in bulk and selling in small quantities to retailers is? Options:
  A) assembling
  B) wholesaling
  C) retailing
  D) merchandising
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 27: The members of ECOWAS include? Options:
  A) Nigeria, Chad, Gabon and Cape Verde
  B) Burkina Faso, Nigeria and Ghana
  C) Guinea, Mali, Cameroun and Nigeria
  D) Togo, Niger, Nigeria and Ghana
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 28: One of the functions of seaports is the provision of? Options:
  A) berthing and landing facilities
  B) loading and off-loading facilities
  C) control room for relaying radio messages
  D) warehouses for storage of cargo
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 29: A major benefit derivable from the privatization and commercialization of public enterprises in Nigeria is? Options:
  A) increase in wages
  B) employment generation
  C) information technology
  D) revenue generation
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 30:

  An advantage of rail transport is that it

  Options:
  A) is less expensive to maintain
  B) is not prone to delays
  C) carries bulky and heavy goods
  D) enhances door-to-door delivery
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  The correct answer is C .