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Business Studies Practice Questions

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A target market is a group of _______ that the _______ has decided to aim its marketing efforts and ultimately its merchandise towards.
a)
Companies, Business
b)
Companies, Research
c)
Customer, Business
d)
Business, Customer
2.

All partnerships must be 50 - 50?

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Items that can be seen and touched are known as...

a)

Goods

b)

Services

4.

People who are part owners of a company are known as...

a)

Stakeholders

b)

Shareholders

c)

Customers

d)

People

5.

Someone who starts, operates and assumes the risk of a business is known as an...

a)

Investor

b)

Interest person

c)

Entrepreneur

d)

Business inventor

6.

A business with less than 20 employees can be classified as a...

a)

Small business

b)

Medium business

c)

Large business

d)

extra small business

7.

A business that is owned and operated by a single person is known as a...

a)

Partnership

b)

Sole trader

c)

Private company

d)

Public company

8.

The owner of a business being responsible for all debts is known as....

a)

Limited liability

b)

Unlimited liability

9.

What is meant by Efficiency??

a)

Completing a task in time

b)

Completing a task with minimum resources

c)

Completing a task in minimum time however the cost may be more

d)

All are correct

10.

Poverty is the condition where by people cannot afford basic needs like food, clean water and shelter.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

maybe

d)

all of the above

11.

What is the unemployment?

a)

refers to the person who does not have a job.

b)

All people who are not working.

c)

Unemployed citizens

d)

Unemployment or joblessness is the situation of actively looking for employment but not being currently employed

12.

Fishing is what type of industry?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

d)

commercial

13.

Name the occupation in which people work for others and get remunerated in return

a)

Business

b)

Profession

c)

Employment

d)

None of the above

14.

It refers to a body with power to make and enforce laws within a state or over certain groups of people.

a)

Business

b)

Government

c)

Shareholders

d)

Stockholders

15.

Which is NOT a reason why government intervene in the economy?

a)

To protect individuals and groups

b)

To provide essential industries and services

c)

To control all business establishments

d)

To help the economy to run smoothly and to protect employment

16.

It refers to the cost of borrowing money normally charged by the lenders to borrowers.

a)

interest rate

b)

profit

c)

tariff

d)

subsidy

17.

The picture is about...

a)

Water Pollution

b)

Air Pollution

c)

Soil Pollution

d)

Sustainable development

18.

The picture is an example of a toll road. Which is a possible social benefit of this business establishment?

a)

noise pollution

b)

climate change

c)

creation of jobs

d)

water pollution

19.

when a business starts up what does it have to create.

a)

business plan

b)

website

c)

partnership

d)

merchandise

20.

what are benefits of a sole trader

a)

lots of holiday time.

b)

unlimited liability.

c)

you get to keep all the profits.

d)

low start up costs

21.

what would a business look for when relocating.

a)

lots of KFC.

b)

good transport links.

c)

lots of good universities.

d)

town with not a lot of people.

22.

what is overdraft.

a)

drawing more money than the bank account owns.

b)

taking out a loan for a house.

c)

putting money into your bank account.

23.

what is a monoply.

a)

when one business sells monopoly.

b)

when one business is the main or only seller of that good or service.

c)

when one business is the most successful.

d)

when a business starts franchising.

24.

buying out another business is an example of...

a)

internal expansion.

b)

eternal expansion.

25.

A good or service that people would like to have, but is not required for living is called

a)

Want

b)

Needs

c)

Interest

d)

Desire

26.

A good or service that is essential for living is called

a)

Want

b)

Needs

c)

Interest

d)

Desire

27.

Which of the following is NOT a factor of production?

a)

oil reserves

b)

factory buildings

c)

skilled labor

d)

music CDs

28.

Division of labor can be defined as

a)

Workers specialize on just one task and become better at it

b)

Workers become specialist in all jobs

c)

All firms only have one worker

d)

No workers are employed as machines always do all the work

29.

Which of the following is NOT the example of Capital

a)

Money

b)

Building

c)

Staff

d)

Machinery

30.

It is the process of producing goods and services to satisfy consumer demand.

a)

Need

b)

Want

c)

Business Activity

d)

Scarcity

31.

What are the Factors of Production?

a)

Land

b)

Labour

c)

Capital

d)

Enterprise

e)

Money

32.

What are the examples of Primary Sectors?

a)

farming

b)

shops

c)

forestry

d)

mining

e)

restaurants

33.

Firms that manufacture and process goods from natural resources.

a)

Tertiary Sector

b)

Duodenary Sector

c)

Secondary Sector

d)

Primary Sector

34.

The following are examples of Secondary Sector. Except?

a)

refining

b)

farming

c)

manufacturing

d)

construction

35.

The part of the economy that is owned and controlled by individuals and companies for profit.

a)

Private Sector

b)

Public Sector

c)

Secondary Sector

d)

Primary Sector

36.

How many economic sectors are there?

a)

0

b)

4

c)

3

37.
This is NOT part of the primary sector of the economy
a)
Mining
b)
Forestry
c)
Retail
d)
Fishing
38.

Which of these examples is a service?

a)

Mr. Farr sells guitars.

b)

Mr. Swenson gives art supplies to consumers.

c)

Coach provides lessons for different sports.

d)

Ms. Miller writes books.