Commerce Exam Questions and Answers

Free Commerce Exam Questions and Answers for SS3

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Note that Questions are based on the NERDC curriculum (UBE compliant)

Sample Commerce Exam Questions and Answers

TOPIC: ADVERTISING AND SALES PROMOTION
DIRECTION: Choose the correct answer from the lettered options.

1. Which of the following is a more suitable medium for advertising a new tractor?
A. Radio
B. Poster
C. Neon sign
D. Trade fair

See the Answer
The correct answer is B.

2. An advertisement which seeks to persuade consumers to use a particular product in preference to another is _______
A. competitive
B. direct
C. informative
D. indirect
E. persuasive

See the Answer
The correct answer is E.

3. The management function that has to do with the recruitment of workers comes under _______
A. adminstration
B. controlling
C. organising
D. planning
E. staffing

See the Answer
The correct answer is E.

4. _____involves the setting of a high initial price and later reducing it when the product is no longer a novelty or due to high competition.
A. Product line promotion
B. Promotion
C. Marketing skimming
D. Market penetrating pricing

See the Answer
The correct answer is C.

5. The Legal document that gives an individual power to protect his own piece of invention is called _______
A. copy right
B. license
C. patent right
D. trade mark

See the Answer
The correct answer is C.

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TOPIC: ECONOMIC GROUPINGS
DIRECTION: Choose the correct answer from the lettered options.

1. Which of the following is NOT a foundational member of OPEC?
A. Iran
B. Kuwait
C. Saudi Arabia
D. Nigeria

See the Answer
The correct answer is D.

2. The membership of ECOWAS as at October 2008 consists of ______
A. 14 countries
B. 15 countries
C. 16 countries
D. 17 countries

See the Answer
The correct answer is C.
ECOWAS members are; Cape Verde, The Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Mauritania, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Mali, Niger, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Benin, Nigeria and Togo.

3. The Council of Ministers as an organ of the ECOWAS has _____
A. a representation of two ministers from each member state
B. a representation of the presidents of each country
C. a representation of four ministers from each member state
D. a representation of only the Nigerian and Ghanaian foreign ministers

See the Answer
The correct answer is A.

4. The membership of African Development Bank (ADB) comprises _______
A. West Africa countries alone
B. all the africa countries
C. northern africa countries alone
D. none of the above

See the Answer
The correct answer is B.

5. Which of the following organisations functions with respect to correcting a country’s balance of payment deficit?
A. ECOWAS
B. UNICEF
C. UNCTAD
D. IMF
E. EEC

See the Answer
The correct answer is D.


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