JAMB Past Questions and Answers - Page 5

21.

The three components of staffing are? 

A.

recruitment, interview and appointment

B.

recruitment, selection and placement

C.

recruitment, test and placement

D.

recruitment, procurement and appointment

Correct answer is B

  1.  you recruit
  2. select the best from the recruitment and
  3. placement

22.

A form of money that has gone out of use is ?

A.

commodity money

B.

bank money

C.

paper money

D.

foreign money

Correct answer is A

Commodity money is money whose value comes from a commodity of which it is made. Commodity money consists of objects that have value in themselves (intrinsic value) as well as value in their use as money.
Examples of commodities that have been used as mediums of exchange include gold, silver, copper, salt, peppercorns, tea, large stones (such as Rai stones), decorated belts, shells, alcohol, cigarettes, cannabis, silk, candy, nails, cocoa beans, cowries and barley. These items were sometimes used in a metric of perceived value in conjunction to one another, in various commodity valuation or price system economies.

23.

On liquidation of a public limited liability company, the residual owners are the?

A.

creditors

B.

debenture shareholders

C.

preference shareholders

D.

ordinary shareholder

Correct answer is D

Ordinary share capital refers to shares that are issued by a company that allow shareholders voting rights within a corporation. Ordinary shareholders may also receive dividends.  The value of the assets of a company net of its liabilities and any amounts of capital due to holders of shares other than ordinary shares (e.g. preference shares). If the company were to go into liquidation this would be the equity available for distribution to the ordinary shareholders.

24.

The insurance principle that requires full disclosure of information on the insured is known as ?

A.

indemnity

B.

caveat emptor

C.

subrogation

D.

uberrimae Fidel

Correct answer is D

Uberrima fides (sometimes seen in its genitive form uberrimae fidei) is a Latin phrase meaning "utmost good faith" (literally, "most abundant faith"). It is the name of a legal doctrine which governs insurance contracts. This means that all parties to an insurance contract must deal in good faith, making a full declaration of all material facts in the insurance proposal.

25.

A printer that burns the print image into the photosensitive drum is called?

A.

dot matrix printer

B.

laser printer

C.

daisy wheel printer

D.

thermal printer

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.