Foreign Trade - Commerce Jamb Past Questions and Answers

Question 1 :

• JAMB 1994

Commerce is defined as the study of how

A. Man utilizes the resources in his physical environment
B. Man produces, distributes and consumes his goods and services
C. Man buys, sells and distributes goods and services
D. Raw materials are changed into finished goods

Question 2 :

• JAMB 1994

The rate at which a country's exports exchange for its imports is called

A. Balance of payments
B. Balance of trade
C. terms of payment
D. Terms of trade

Question 3 :

• JAMB 1994

The difference between the total payments for imports and the receipts from exports within a given period is referred to as

A. Balance of payments
B. Balance of trade
C. comparative cost advantage
D. Comparative advantage

Question 4 :

• JAMB 1994

One of the effects of the devaluation of the Naira is that the

A. Goods that can be imported with the naira have become cheaper
B. Value of other currencies relative to the naira have become cheaper
C. Goods that can be exported from Nigeria have become costlier
D. Imports that can be bought with the naira have become costlier

Question 5 :

• JAMB 1994

The financial institution established to boost Nigeria's trade with the rest of the world is called

A. Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation
B. Nigerian Economic Reconstruction Fund
C. Nigerian Industrial Development Bank
D. Nigerian Export-Import Bank