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Question 1861
jamb 1995
The secretariat of the Niger Basin Commission is located at
AOuagadougou, Burkina Faso
BAbuja, Nigeria
CNiamey, Niger
DBamako, Mali
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Question 1862
jamb 1995
A firm's organizational structure would change if
Aone of the major partner dies
Bthere is excessive competition
Cthere is seasonal variation in demand
Dthe scope of business operation changes
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Question 1863
jamb 1995
The direct authority of a superior over his subordinate is known as
Astaff authority
Bline authority
Cline and staff authority
Doffice authority
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Question 1864
jamb 1995
Motivation is an essential element in management because it
Aleads to the improvement of staff welfare
Bencourage individual to work towards achieving the orgaization's objective
Creduce friction among employees in the process of achieving the company's objective
Dhelps to eliminate industrial disharmony
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Question 1865
jamb 1995
The practice of assessing employees for payment or advancement according to their observed achievement is called
Aemployee ranking
Bmerit rating
Cjob grading
Demployee education
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Question 1866
jamb 1995
Which of the following organizations represents those who engages labour in Nigeria?
ANigerian Labour Congress
BNigerian Employers Consultative Association
CManufacturers Association of Nigeria
DNigerian Union of Local Government Employees
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Question 1867
jamb 1995
The federal Government made efforts at rendering public enterprises more efficient and profit-oriented through the process of
Aprivatization
Bcommercialization
Cindigenization
Dnationalization
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Question 1868
jamb 1995
When an industry or company is nationalized, the state becomes
Athe major shareholder
Bthe mini shareholder
Cthe only shareholder
Dan equal shareholder with other individuals
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Question 1869
jamb 1995
Consumer sovereignty means that they consumer is
Aa citizen
Balways independent
Calways wrong
Dalways right
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Question 1870
jamb 1995
chinyere agree to make a dress for Halima with September 20, 1995 as the delivery date. If the dress was not ready on that date, Halima could
Asue Chinyere for damages
Bsue Chinyere for specific performance
Cseize another gown from Chinyere's shop
Dregard the contract between them as terminated
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Question 1871
jamb 1995
A disadvantage of personal selling is that it
Aincrease a company's operating cost
Bdecreases acompany's operating cost
Cincrease a company's number of customers
Dreduces a company's area of patronage
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Question 1872
jamb 1995
Which of the following are forms of sales promotion?
Aadvertising, personal selling and publicity
Badvertising, market skimming and publicity
Cpersonal selling, packaging and publicity
Dadvertising, packaging and publicity
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Question 1873
jamb 1995
A manufacturer can make his product distinguishable from those of other competitors by
Aproviding catalogues for his wholesalers
Baggressive sale ppromotion
Cbranding and packaging the product
Dselling the product at a much lower price
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Question 1874
jamb 1995
Taking a new product to a particular part of a country to test the reaction of consumers to the product referred to as
Asales promotion
Bsampling
Cmerchandizing
Dadvertising
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Question 1875
jamb 1995
The breaking down of a market into separate and identifiable elements each with its own special product requirement is known as market
Adifferentiation
Bsegmentation
Cpenetration
Didentification
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Question 1876
jamb 1995
The marketing approach by which a firm carries out detailed analysis of itself, the consumers and its competitors is known as?
Amarket analysis
Bmarketing mix analysis
Cmarketing opportunities analysis
Dmarket survey
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Question 1877
jamb 1995
Which of the following is NOT a function of the stock exchange market?
Aproviding long term loans to large scale enterprises
Bencouraging people to buy shares and thereby providing capital for investment
Cproviding means of assessing the value of a firm's assets
Denabling firms to wind-up quickly in times of difficulties
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Question 1878
jamb 1995
A bank statement is a document
Aordering a bank to pay on demand a stated sum of money
Bcontaining records of receipts, payments and balance on an account
Cused for paying into bank account
Dused for regular withdrawal of money from a savings account
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Question 1879
jamb 1995
A major liability of a commercial bank arises from
Acustomers' deposits
Bloans and advances
Coverdrafts
Dstaff allowance
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Question 1880
jamb 1995
which of the following sets of items was used for exchange in Nigeria before money was introduced?
Acowries, iron rods, brass rods and copper rods
Biron rods, copper rods, manilla and cowries
Ccowries, manilla, brass rod andcopper wires
Dcopper wires, brass wires, cowries and iron rod
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