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WorksheetsTrinity term 2025 POB Revision Activity
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Which of the following departments is NOT a functional area of a business?
Finance
Production
Public Relations
Human Resource
A major function of the public sector is
Make a profit
Serve the entire population
Serve the interests of the shareholders
Inspire competition among businesses
Which of the following are key features of a planned economy?
I. Centralized production
II. Citizens' welfare is primary
III. Little government interference
I and II only
I and III only
II and III only
I, II and III
Which of the following is NOT an example of an unethical practice?
Money laundering
Nonpayment of taxes
Retrenching inefficient workers
Use of misleading advertisements
Selecting the objectives and the procedures for achieving goals is referred to as
Planning
Organizing
Controlling
Motivating
Which of the following positions would be BEST suited at X?
Chief advisor
Board of directors
Managing director
Human resource manager
This leader deliberately stands back and lets the subordinates plan their own work and make their own decisions as far as possible. The type of leadership described in the statement is
Democratic
Participative
Laissez-faire
Authoritarian
Which of the following actions demonstrate the characteristics of a good leader?
I. Inspires workers
II. Delegates responsibilities
III. Makes intelligent decisions
I and II only
I and III only
II and III only
I, II and III
Which of the following are benefits of written communication?
I. Instant feedback
II. Provides evidence
III. Useful for detailed messages
I and II only
I and III only
II and III only
I, II and III
In which of the categories will subsidized meals for employees fall?
Fringe benefits
Duty allowance
Wages and salaries
Workmen's compensation
The main advantage off collateral security to the lender is that is
Determines the financial position of the borrower
Gives the lender an idea of the state of the business
Improves the borrower's chance of getting a loan
Can be seized if the borrower fails to pay
Which of the following is an example of secondary sources of data?
I. Company records
II. Former employees
III. Government census
I and II only
I and III only
II and III only
I, II and III
Which of the following is a regulatory issue for the entrepreneur?
Using a credit card to transact business
Offering hire purchase options to customers
Advertising the business locally and regionally
Paying national insurance to the government
An analysis of the viability of a business idea and an examination of the different aspects of operating a business is known as a
Business plan
Market survey
Feasibility study
Research proposal
An entrepreneur may reduce his risk of loss by
Planning ahead
Securing bank loans
Sponsoring community projects
Purchasing additional fixed assets
Which of the following commodities is a product of the manufacturing industry?
A car
Gold
Bauxite
A house
The amount of labour available for productive activity is known as
Employment
The labour force
Efficiency of Labour
The labour market
The central bank is owned and control by the
Government
Shareholders
Public sector
Country's citizens
Government can positively influencing business activity by reducing
Taxes
Grants
Subsidies
Expenditure
A 'price control' may be defined as a
Tax on goods and services
Government ban on imports
Grant given to producers to reduce their prices
Government limit on the price of goods and services
The type of business environment MOST typical of the Commonwealth Caribbean is
Corporate State
Mixed Economy
Centrally planned
Perfectly competitive
A firm disposes of waste in an ethical manner is said to be demonstrating its responsibility to
Society
Customers
Employees
Governments
Which of the following is a characteristic of the sole trader form of business which is NOT advantageous to the owner?
Low operational cost
Unlimited liability
Ownership of all profits
Rapport with customers
Characteristic of online communication include
I. Instant feedback
II. detailed messaging
III. Documented evidence
I an II only
I and III only
II and III only
I, II and III
Which of the following management functions is a manager engaged in when he grants a worker 'time of with pay'?
Planning
Delegating
Motivating
Supervising
A MAJOR role of a trade union is to encourage the
Unionization of workers
Increase of salaries and vacations
Advancement of the welfare of its members
Sacking of workers whenever they have problem at work
Which of the following phrases BEST describes an authoritarian leader?
Willing to take suggestions
Making decisions without consultation
Allowing workers to plan their own work
Consulting those likely to be affected by decisions
Richard has been an employee of MTSL for over ten years. He is up for a promotion at the end of the year. A manager's nephew who was recently hired has been promoted ahead of Richard. An upset Richard has taken this issue to his trade union. This conflict is a a result of
A lack of job security
A lack of fringe benefits
Unfair practices
Poor working conditions
Which of the following is an example of an entrepreneur?
Joe rents an office space
Roger goes to the bank to get a loan
Sally occasionally babysits her neighbour's child
Donna operates an online bakery from her home
One of the MAIN functions of an entrepreneur is to
Advertise the company's products
Organize the factors of production
Prepare the company's accounting records
Organize the marketing of the company's products
The condensed version of a business play, which provides an overview of the business, is contained in the
Marketing plan
Feasibility study
Keynote Summary
Executive Summary
Which of the following is NOT a primary industry?
Mining
Fishing
Building
Farming
Which of the following is NOT classified as a natural resource?
Sugar
Bauxite
Sunlight
Crude Oil
The term 'economies of scale' refers to
Purchase of goods at low prices
Increase in the size of a business
Reduction in the size of a business
Reduction in costs as output increases
Primary production is concerned with the
Distribution of goods
Manufacture of goods
Provision of raw materials
Provision of goods for essential needs
In public limited company the losses are incurred by (a) staff
Staff
Directors
Community
Shareholders
In which of the following types of economic systems does the government make all the decisions?
Mixed
Capitalist
Command
Subsistence
Which of the following is not a part of the planning process?
Setting goals
Establishing policies
Delegating responsibilties
Identifying resources
Tom invests his savings by buying shares in a company. From his investment Tom expects to receive
Dividends
Profits
Interest
Revenue
Point Z on the diagram represents the
Price
Demand
Equilibrium point
Equilibrium quantity
