COMMERCE POST UTME PAST QUESTIONS & ANSWERS HomePOST UTME/POST JAMB Past Question & AnswersCOMMERCE POST UTME PAST QUESTIONS & ANSWERS Practice this COMMERCE POST UTME exam questions and answers Our experts have provided correct answers to these questions. 0% COMMERCE POST UTME (APP) COMMERCE POST UTME COMMERCE POST UTME Practice with our Post UTME CBT for Universities, Polytechnics, College of Agriculture, College of Medicine, College of Technology and College of Education and pass your examination. 1 / 50 Category: COMMERCE POST UTME Which of the following statements is TRUE about sea transport? all ships must be insured at every journey all ships are insured separately from the crew all ships normally arrive at their destination with goods all ships have specific routes to ply 2 / 50 Category: COMMERCE POST UTME An example of a consumer protection agency is the Nigerian Medical Association Nigerian Bar Association Federal Environmental Protection Agency Manufacturers Association of Nigeria 3 / 50 Category: COMMERCE POST UTME The ECOBANK is the initiative of the Lagos State Government to enhance capital mobilization West African States to foster trade some well-meaning Nigerian shareholders the Federal Government of Nigeria 4 / 50 Category: COMMERCE POST UTME The overriding objective of the Food and Drug Act in Nigeria is to prevent the adulteration of food and drugs sold in the country consumption of food and drugs not tested by the ministries of health manufacturers of food and drugs from charging excessive prices importation of food and drugs that can be locally manufactured 5 / 50 Category: COMMERCE POST UTME The existing system of governance and the administrative sub-divisions of a country which described as economic environment political environment social environment legal environment 6 / 50 Category: COMMERCE POST UTME The business organization in which shareholders have equal votes is limited liability partnership co-operative sole proprietorship 7 / 50 Category: COMMERCE POST UTME Motivation is an essential element in management because it leads to the improvement of staff welfare encourages individuals to work towards achieving the organisation’s objectives helps to eliminate industrial disharmony reduces friction among the organisation’s objectives 8 / 50 Category: COMMERCE POST UTME Sole enterprise may flourish best in an oil exploration business a car assembly business a retailing business a mining business 9 / 50 Category: COMMERCE POST UTME The difference between the total payments for imports and the receipts from exports within a given period is referred to as comparative advantage balance of trade balance of payments comparative cost advantage 10 / 50 Category: COMMERCE POST UTME RRF as a scheme introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria means Refinancing and Reinvesting Faculty Recording and Rediscounting Faculty Refinancing and Rediscounting Faculty Refinancing and Recording Faculty 11 / 50 Category: COMMERCE POST UTME In the case of a voluntary liquidation of a business, the receiver is appointed by the shareholders creditors directors debtors 12 / 50 Category: COMMERCE POST UTME Which of the following gives the correct order in which the listed documents are used? statement, order, invoice, delivery note and debit note debit note, order, delivery note, invoice and statement order, delivery note, invoice, debit note and statement invoice, order, statement, debit note and delivery note 13 / 50 Category: COMMERCE POST UTME Which of the following takes place when firms producing at different stages in the same industry combine? horizontal integration cartel vertical integration conglomeration 14 / 50 Category: COMMERCE POST UTME The practice by which an insurance company accepts a very large risk and later shares it with other insurance companies is called indemnity re-insurance subrogation contribution 15 / 50 Category: COMMERCE POST UTME The least of the advantages of indigenization is that entrepreneurial skills is developed foreigners’ domination is avoided the economy is controlled by the nationals the standard of living of the indigenes is improved 16 / 50 Category: COMMERCE POST UTME Which of the following is the most important business resource? management materials money manpower 17 / 50 Category: COMMERCE POST UTME The breaking down of a market into separate and identifiable elements each with its own special product requirements is known as market penetration differentiation segmentation identification 18 / 50 Category: COMMERCE POST UTME Commerce makes it possible for man to live in a … society characterized by subsistency society characterized by dependency simple and organized society complex and organized society 19 / 50 Category: COMMERCE POST UTME Which of these sets of external environmental factors affect a business operation? Competition, Labour and Political Political, Cultural and Labour Competition, Industry and Product Economic, Social and Legal 20 / 50 Category: COMMERCE POST UTME A major liability of a commercial bank arises from staff allowances overdrafts customers’ deposits loans and advances 21 / 50 Category: COMMERCE POST UTME The main function of thrift, credit and loans co-operative societies is to raise investment finance among their members collect money from their members disburse money to their members educate their members 22 / 50 Category: COMMERCE POST UTME A demonstration of social responsibility by a business is the payment of premium for insurance taxes to government interest on loans dividends to shareholders 23 / 50 Category: COMMERCE POST UTME The merger of two companies producing the same type of products is an example of an acquisition vertical integration lateral merger horizontal integration 24 / 50 Category: COMMERCE POST UTME A company earned a total revenue of =N=108 million with a total cost of =N=91 million in 1991. If it paid 45% tax on its gross profit for that year, determine its net profit. =N= 17.00 million =N= 24.65 million =N= 7.65 million =N= 9.35 million 25 / 50 Category: COMMERCE POST UTME The existing system of governance and the administrative sub-divisions of a country which described as economic environment social environment legal environment political environment 26 / 50 Category: COMMERCE POST UTME For the establishment of a powerful consumers’ association in Nigeria to exist, there must be honest and committed leadership allocation of goods from the producers financial and moral support from the public freedom from external influence 27 / 50 Category: COMMERCE POST UTME Management is described as the people in authority in an organization implementation of business decisions getting things done through people the number of levels in an organisation 28 / 50 Category: COMMERCE POST UTME What are the factors with which commercial undertakings can be distinguished? I Size of the undertakings II Profits generated III forms of ownership IV Location of the undertakings II and III only I and III only I and II only III and IV only 29 / 50 Category: COMMERCE POST UTME Shares can be forfeited for violent activities at the Annual General Meetings non-payment of any due to the company non-attending three annual general meetings consecutively non-payment of call money 30 / 50 Category: COMMERCE POST UTME Which of the following makes other functions of business its appendages? marketing personnel production finance 31 / 50 Category: COMMERCE POST UTME The use of computers in modern banking industry is a reflection of technological development economic development competitive development scientific development 32 / 50 Category: COMMERCE POST UTME An underlying principle in the marketing of goods is that firms should advertise the goods sell through outlets be consumer oriented train their personnel 33 / 50 Category: COMMERCE POST UTME When an industry or company is nationalized, the state becomes the majority shareholder the minority shareholder an equal shareholder with other individuals the only shareholder 34 / 50 Category: COMMERCE POST UTME A distinguishing characteristic of a limited liability company is that is has limited resources is a multiple partnership is a collection of many sole proprietors can sue and be sued 35 / 50 Category: COMMERCE POST UTME A term which indicates that a share is temporarily suspended is ex-dividend cum-dividend bond stock 36 / 50 Category: COMMERCE POST UTME The body that organizes, promotes and participates in local and foreign trade fairs is the Export Promotion Council Ministry of Commerce and Tourism Ministry of Finance Chambers of Commerce 37 / 50 Category: COMMERCE POST UTME The most important piece of legislation governing business and commercial activities in Nigeria currently is the Companies Decree, 1968 Trade Disputes Decree, 1976 Banks and Other Financial Institutions Decree, 1991 Companies and Allied Matters Decree, 1990 38 / 50 Category: COMMERCE POST UTME The nominal value of a share as specified in the Memorandum of Association and the share certificate is the discounted value stock value par value face value 39 / 50 Category: COMMERCE POST UTME A public limited company can raise long-term loans through the capital market bank overdrafts discount houses the money market 40 / 50 Category: COMMERCE POST UTME The activities of consumers association in Nigeria have not been effective because there is poor enlightenment about consumer rights the consumers have no medium for expressing their feelings. the government is not favourably disposed towards consumerism the consumers are too many 41 / 50 Category: COMMERCE POST UTME Under normal circumstances, a business enterprise can be ideally structured on the basis of an order from stockholders by product, function or territories on the ruling of the management around the personalities in the enterprise 42 / 50 Category: COMMERCE POST UTME What of the above are requirements for admission into the second-tier securities market? I. Companies must be registered as private limited liability companies. II. Companies must have not less than 100 shareholders. III. No shareholder may have more than 75% of issued share capital. I and II only I, II and III I and III only II and III only 43 / 50 Category: COMMERCE POST UTME NACCIMA stands for Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture Nigerian-American Centre for Culture, Industries, Mines and Arts Nigerian Association for Culture, Civics, Industries, Minerals and Arts National Agency for Culture, Civilization, Investments, Manufacturing and Agriculture 44 / 50 Category: COMMERCE POST UTME The ordinary shareholders enjoy the following rights EXCEPT the right to vote at annual general meetings receive dividends at a predetermined rate elect the board of directors participate in additional issues of shares 45 / 50 Category: COMMERCE POST UTME If a firm’s turnover is =N=15,000 and the cost of goods sold is =N= 10,000, what is the percentage of gross profit on sales? 66.6% 33.3% 50.0% 23.3% 46 / 50 Category: COMMERCE POST UTME The production process that combines two or more raw materials into one end product is blending synthesis merging conditioning 47 / 50 Category: COMMERCE POST UTME The assets, liabilities and general management of a distressed bank may be taken over by Nigerian Bank for Commerce and Industry International Bank for Reconstruction and Development Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation Nigerian Industrial Development Bank 48 / 50 Category: COMMERCE POST UTME Goods discharged from ships on which import duties have not been paid are kept in the private warehouse ordinary warehouse bonded warehouse public warehouse 49 / 50 Category: COMMERCE POST UTME One of the criteria for differentiating consumer markets from industrial ones is the nature of the services rendered price of the goods type of demand type of supply 50 / 50 Category: COMMERCE POST UTME Freight note is a document used for payment for imported goods issued by a shipping company giving details of charges used by government to transport goods from one country to another given by an importer to pay for goods at a future period Your score is 0% Restart quiz