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 721:

  A country's visible balance of payment is made up of

  Options:
  A) interest on loans to foreign countries
  B) profit from investment abroad
  C) earnings from goods exported
  D) dividend earned from companies
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 722:

  When the cost of sales is divided by the average stock, the result is

  Options:
  A) gross profit
  B) net profit
  C) rate of turnover
  D) working capital
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 723: An association that acts as a watchdog between enterpreneurs and government to protect trade from any unfavourable laws is said to be a Options:
  A) cartel
  B) syndicate
  C) Chamber of Commerce
  D) Nigeria Bar Association
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 724:

  The assembling of Manufactured products into forms usable by humans is classified as

  Options:
  A) Extraction occupation
  B) Construction occupation
  C) Manufacturing occupation
  D) Industrial occupation
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 725:

  Inbound tourism occurs when

  Options:
  A) residents of a country travel within it
  B) non-residents of a country travel to other countries
  C) residents of a country travel to other countries
  D) non-residents of a country travel within it
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 726: The Nigerian Telecommunications Limited is a? Options:
  A) jointly owned company
  B) public corpoation
  C) privately owned company
  D) public company
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 727: The principal objectives of the Central Bank of Nigeria can be classified broadly into? Options:
  A) bankers' bank lender of last resort and issuance of currency
  B) service, currency management and financial intermediation
  C) banking services, foreign exchange operations and open markets operations
  D) service, monetary policy and developmental functions
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 728: Which of these is both merit and demerit in partnership? Options:
  A) The number of partners
  B) It unlimited nature
  C) The bearing of risk
  D) The withdrawal of a major partner
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 729: To increase the supply of money in a country, the central bank has to? Options:
  A) reduce cash ratio
  B) sell securities
  C) call on special deposits
  D) raise cash ratio
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 730: Berne union is also known as Options:
  A) International Credit Union
  B) International Documentry Credit
  C) International Union of Credit and Investment Insurers
  D) export Credit Guarantee Scheme
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  The correct answer is C .