JAMB and WAEC Commerce questions

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1. Question 101· Communication· JAMB

   Teleconferencing allows

   • Aonly written messages
   • Bpeople in different places to hold a meeting through telecommunication links
   • Cprinting
   • Dstorage of goods

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2. Question 102· Communication· JAMB

   A business that wants to send the same short message to thousands of customers' phones at once should use

   • Aposte restante
   • Bregistered mail
   • Ca telegram
   • Dbulk SMS

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3. Question 103· Communication· JAMB

   A memorandum (memo) is used mainly for

   • Aadvertising
   • Bcommunication with customers abroad
   • Ccommunication within an organisation
   • Dcontracts

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4. Question 104· Communication· JAMB

   Which of these is a non-verbal means of communication?

   • Aa meeting
   • Ba telephone call
   • Cgestures
   • Da radio talk

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5. Question 105· Communication· JAMB

   Short message service (SMS) is useful to businesses mainly because it

   • Areaches many customers quickly and cheaply
   • Bneeds no network
   • Cprints documents
   • Dstores goods

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6. Question 106· Communication· JAMB

   A post office box helps businesses by

   • Abanking
   • Bstoring goods
   • Cadvertising
   • Dproviding a secure address for receiving mail

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7. Question 107· Communication· WAEC

   An advantage of written communication over oral communication is that it

   • Aprovides a permanent record
   • Bis always faster
   • Cneeds no skill
   • Dcosts nothing

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8. Question 108· Communication· JAMB

   The postal service that lets a traveller collect letters at a named post office is

   • Aexpress mail
   • Brecorded delivery
   • Cposte restante
   • Dprivate mail bag

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9. Question 109· Communication· JAMB

   Registered mail is used for

   • Asending valuable items with proof of posting and delivery
   • Bsending junk mail
   • Csending emails
   • Dtelegrams only

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10. Question 110· Communication· JAMB

    Courier companies differ from NIPOST mainly in that couriers

    • Acarry no parcels
    • Bare owned by government
    • Coffer faster door-to-door delivery at a higher fee
    • Ddeliver only abroad

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11. Question 111· Communication· WAEC

    The Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) provides

    • Ainsurance cover
    • Bbanking loans
    • Cmail and parcel services
    • Dair transport

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12. Question 112· Communication· JAMB

    Which of these is a written means of communication?

    • ALetter
    • BTelephone call
    • CRadio broadcast
    • DFace-to-face meeting

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13. Question 113· Communication· WAEC

    Communication in business means

    • Athe transfer of information from one person to another
    • Bthe transport of goods
    • Cthe storage of goods
    • Dthe sale of goods

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14. Question 114· Communication· WAEC

    Which of these is a form of oral communication?

    • Afax
    • Bletter
    • Cmemo
    • Dtelephone call

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15. Question 115· Communication· WAEC

    A registered letter is used when

    • Aletters go by phone
    • Ba letter is unimportant
    • Cno stamp is available
    • Dproof of posting and delivery is needed

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16. Question 116· 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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17. Question 117· Communication· WAEC

    Telecommunications in Nigeria are regulated by the

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

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18. Question 118· 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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19. Question 119· 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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20. Question 120· 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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