JAMB and WAEC Commerce questions: Communication

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1. Question 21· Communication· WAEC

   A service that delivers documents and parcels quickly from door to door is

   • Atelegram
   • Bposte restante
   • Cregistered mail
   • Dcourier service

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2. Question 22· Communication· WAEC

   Telecommunications in Nigeria are regulated by the

   • ANigerian Postal Service
   • BNigerian Communications Commission
   • CNAFDAC
   • DFederal Road Safety Corps

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3. Question 23· Communication· JAMB

   The main advantage of email over postal mail for a business is that email is

   • Aalways legally binding
   • Bmore private than any letter
   • Cfaster and cheaper to send
   • Dable to carry physical samples

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4. Question 24· Communication· JAMB

   Speed post or express mail service is used for

   • Abanking
   • Bstoring goods
   • Cinsurance
   • Durgent delivery of letters and parcels

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5. Question 25· Communication· JAMB

   Which of these is an example of oral communication?

   • AA memo
   • BA circular
   • CA telephone call
   • DA notice board

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6. Question 26· Communication· WAEC

   Video conferencing allows business people to

   • Asend parcels
   • Bpost letters
   • Chold meetings without travelling
   • Dstore goods

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7. Question 27· Communication· JAMB

   A business wants proof that an important letter was received. It should send it by

   • Aregistered or recorded delivery
   • Bordinary mail
   • Cprinted matter post
   • Dsurface parcel post

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8. Question 28· Communication· WAEC

   NIPOST is responsible for

   • Atelecommunications regulation
   • Bpostal services in Nigeria
   • Cbroadcasting
   • Droad transport

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9. Question 29· Communication· JAMB

   Telex and fax have largely been replaced in business by

   • Adrums
   • Bletters only
   • Cpigeons
   • Demail and messaging apps

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10. Question 30· Communication· WAEC

    A courier service is most useful for

    • Alending money
    • Btransmitting voice calls
    • Cstoring goods
    • Dfast delivery of documents and parcels

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11. Question 31· Communication· WAEC

    Communication is important to commerce because it

    • Astores goods
    • Blinks buyers and sellers quickly
    • Cproduces goods
    • Dinsures goods

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12. Question 32· Communication· WAEC

    Courier services are used for

    • Afast delivery of documents and parcels
    • Bstoring goods
    • Cinsuring goods
    • Dadvertising

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13. Question 33· Communication· WAEC

    Poor communication in business may lead to

    • Amore sales
    • Bdelays and loss of orders
    • Clower costs
    • Dbetter records

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