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Sample Commerce Exam Questions and Answers
TOPIC: BANKING SERVICES
DIRECTION: Choose the correct answer from the lettered options.
1. The weapons used by the central bank to control credit is ________
A. open market operations
B. treasury bills
C. collateral
D. commission
2. “Apex Bank” is alternative name for ______bank.
A. central
B. saving
C. African
D. commercial
3. A Cheque which a bank official draws on the bank’s deposits in another bank is known as ________
A. cashier’s cheque
B. bank draft
C. certified cheque
D. traveler’s cheque
4. A cheque issued in January 1997 which the holder failed to present for payment until September 1997 is called a ______
A. crossed cheque
B. traveler’s cheque
C. post-dated cheque
D. stale cheque
5. Another name for fixed deposit account is _______
A. personal account
B. current account
C. savings account
D. time deposit
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TOPIC: TRADE
DIRECTION: Choose the correct answer from the lettered options.
1. What factor should be considered when siting or starting small-scale retail business?
A. Capital and source of supply
B. Advertising of the goods
C. Weighing measurement and packaging
D. Sales in unit
E. Itinerant traders
2. Which is the commonest method of distribution among farmers and other producers of perishable goods?
A. Wholesaler channel of distribution
B. Consumer channel of distribution
C. Indirect channel of distribution
D. Direct channel of distribution
E. Size channel of distribution
3. The document that indicates the country from which goods are imported is called _______
A. bill of lading
B. ship manifest
C. certificate of origin
D. actuary
4. ______ are taxes imposed on goods that come from other countries into a particular country.
A. Free
B. Protectionist laws
C. Infant industries
D. Tariffs
E. By-laws
5. Urban stores specializes in a particular line of trade.
A. True
B. False
