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BUSINESS STUDIES - Objective Test

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Business Studies is the study of _______.

a)

how to sing

b)

buying and selling activities

c)

farming only

d)

playing games

2.

The main aim of studying Business Studies is to _______.

a)

make students lazy

b)

prepare students for future business life

c)

teach mathematics

d)

make students farmers

3.

Which of these is a branch of Business Studies?

a)

A. Book-keeping

b)

B. Chemistry

c)

C. Physics

d)

D. History

4.

The combination of commerce, office practice, and bookkeeping forms _______.

a)

A. Business Studies

b)

B. Social Studies

c)

C. Economics

d)

D. Civic Education

5.

The study of Business Studies helps students to become _______.

a)

self-reliant and employable

b)

dependent on others

c)

careless

d)

jobless

6.

Which of these is NOT a part of Business Studies?

a)

Shorthand

b)

Commerce

c)

Bookkeeping

d)

Agriculture

7.

The office is a place where _______.

a)

A. business activities are carried out

b)

B. people play games

8.

The main function of an office is to _______.

a)

receive, record and give information

b)

play music

c)

store food

d)

sleep

9.

The person who manages the office is called _______.

a)

office manager

b)

engineer

c)

driver

d)

gardener

10.

Which of these is an example of an office equipment?

a)

Typewriter

b)

Spade

c)

Hoe

d)

Cutlass

11.

The reception area of an office is meant for _______.

a)

receiving visitors

b)

cooking

c)

playing games

d)

resting

12.

A small office with few workers is called _______.

a)

small-scale office

b)

large-scale office

c)

branch office

d)

regional office

13.

Office staff are the people who _______.

a)

work in the office

b)

play in the office

c)

visit the office

d)

own the office building

14.

The head of an organization is called _______.

a)

manager

b)

clerk

c)

messenger

d)

cleaner

15.

The junior staff in an office perform _______ duties.

a)

supportive

b)

managerial

c)

decision-making

d)

technical

16.

An example of junior staff in the office is _______.

a)

messenger

b)

accountant

c)

manager

d)

secretary

17.

A good office worker must be _______.

a)

punctual and honest

b)

lazy

c)

rude

d)

careless

18.

The person who takes notes and types letters in the office is called _______.

a)

secretary

b)

clerk

c)

cleaner

d)

messenger

19.

Attitude to work means _______.

a)

the way a worker behaves towards his job

b)

the number of days one works

c)

how to dress for work

d)

how to play at work

20.

A worker with a good attitude to work is usually _______.

a)

punctual and hardworking

b)

late and lazy

c)

absent frequently

d)

rude to others

21.

One of the effects of bad attitude to work is _______.

a)

low productivity

b)

promotion

c)

teamwork

d)

motivation

22.

Workers should show honesty and _______ at work.

a)

dedication

b)

lateness

23.

Employers reward hardworking workers with _______.

a)

promotion and bonus

b)

punishment

c)

suspension

d)

warning

24.

Which of the following is NOT a good attitude to work?

a)

Reporting early

b)

Honesty

c)

Carelessness

d)

Obedience

25.

An organization is divided into different _______.

a)

departments

b)

classes

c)

villages

d)

games

26.

The department responsible for paying workers is the _______ department.

a)

accounts

b)

production

c)

sales

d)

transport

27.

The production department is responsible for _______.

a)

making goods

b)

selling goods

c)

buying raw materials

d)

advertising products

28.

The sales department deals with _______.

a)

selling goods

b)

cleaning offices

c)

recruiting staff

d)

building houses

29.

The personnel department is also called the _______ department.

a)

human resources

b)

financial

c)

transport

d)

marketing

30.

The transport department ensures _______.

a)

movement of goods and people

b)

office decoration

c)

letter writing

d)

recruitment

31.

Commerce is mainly concerned with _______.

a)

buying and selling of goods and services

b)

playing games

c)

farming only

d)

building houses

32.

The major divisions of commerce are _______.

a)

trade and aids to trade

b)

production and consumption

c)

buying and hiring

d)

selling and producing

33.

Which of these is an aid to trade?

a)

Banking

b)

Cooking

c)

Singing

d)

Painting

34.

The activities involved in moving goods from producers to consumers are called _______.

a)

commerce

b)

production

c)

recreation

d)

consumption

35.

Wholesale and retail trade are parts of _______.

a)

trade

b)

production

c)

manufacturing

d)

transportation

36.

The person who buys in bulk and sells in smaller quantities to retailers is called _______.

a)

wholesaler

b)

retailer

c)

producer

d)

manufacturer

37.

The two main divisions of commerce are _______.

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38.

Trade is divided into _______.

a)

home and foreign trade

b)

wholesale and retail

c)

export only

d)

import only

39.

Home trade takes place _______.

a)

within a country

b)

between countries

c)

outside the continent

d)

across oceans

40.

Foreign trade involves buying and selling goods _______.

a)

between two or more countries

b)

within a state

c)

in the market only

d)

among friends

41.

The trade between Nigeria and Ghana is an example of _______.

a)

foreign trade

b)

home trade

c)

local trade

d)

rural trade

42.

Import trade means _______.

a)

buying goods from other countries

b)

selling goods abroad

c)

producing locally

d)

farming

43.

Production means _______.

a)

making goods and services to satisfy human wants

b)

buying and selling

c)

storing goods only

d)

transporting goods

44.

The three types of production are _______.

a)

primary, secondary and tertiary

b)

manual, mechanical and electrical

c)

rural, urban and industrial

d)

national, state and local

45.

Primary production involves _______.

a)

extraction of raw materials

b)

processing raw materials

c)

distribution of goods

d)

providing services

46.

Manufacturing belongs to which type of production?

a)

Secondary production

b)

Primary production

c)

Tertiary production

d)

None

47.

The services provided by doctors and teachers are examples of _______ production.

a)

tertiary

b)

primary

c)

secondary

d)

mechanical

48.

Production ends when _______.

a)

goods reach the final consumer

b)

raw materials are extracted

c)

goods are produced

d)

goods are transported

49.

The resources used in production are called _______.

a)

factors of production

b)

tools

c)

machines

d)

materials

50.

Which of these is NOT a factor of production?

a)

Land

b)

Labour

c)

Capital

d)

Money spent

51.

Land as a factor of production includes _______.

a)

all natural resources

b)

office buildings

c)

human beings

d)

machines

52.

Labour refers to _______.

a)

human effort used in production

b)

machines

53.

The reward for labour is called _______.

a)

wages or salary

b)

rent

c)

profit

d)

interest

54.

Capital as a factor of production means _______.

a)

money, tools, and equipment used in business

b)

farmland only

c)

workers only

d)

air and water

55.

The entrepreneur is the person who _______.

a)

A. organizes and controls other factors of production

b)

B. works for salary

c)

C. buys goods only

d)

D. lends money

56.

The reward for the use of capital is called _______.

a)

interest

b)

rent

c)

profit

d)

salary

57.

The reward for land is called _______.

a)

rent

b)

wages

c)

interest

d)

bonus

58.

The reward for entrepreneurship is _______.

a)

profit

b)

rent

c)

wages

d)

commission

59.

The person who takes business risks is the _______.

a)

entrepreneur

b)

worker

c)

customer

d)

trader

60.

The four factors of production are _______.

a)

land, labour, capital, entrepreneur

b)

food, water, air, shelter

c)

money, trade, goods, services

d)

tools, machines, products, services