JAMB 2020

2020 JAMB Commerce Past Questions

Browse the 2020 JAMB Commerce past questions with answers and step-by-step explanations. Commerce tests Nigerian business structures, trade, banking, insurance and the role of government in the economy. The vocabulary is testable: definitions of legal terms reappear from year to year. Use the year archive below to time yourself the way the actual exam does — most candidates need to work questions across multiple years before the patterns become obvious.

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  1. Q12015MEDIUMMathematics

    Solve x2 − 2x − 3 = 0

    1. A.x = 2 or 1
    2. B.x = 3 or -1
    3. C.x = 1 or 0
    4. D.x = 1 or 2✓ Correct
  2. Q22014MEDIUMEnglish

    Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase. The first round of the tournament was a doddle.

    1. A.Exasperating.
    2. B.Easy.
    3. C.Balanced.
    4. D.Dodgy.✓ Correct
  3. Q32023MEDIUMGeography

    Which of the following pairs of landforms can be found in the desert areas?

    1. A.Barchans and tombolos
    2. B.Zeugens and rock pedestals
    3. C.Sauddoars and tombolos✓ Correct
    4. D.Yardangs and batholiths
  4. Q42010MEDIUMEnglish

    The word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the given sentence relates. Taiwo SAILED to London.

    1. A.Did Taiwo fly to London?
    2. B.Did Taiwo sail to Brazil?
    3. C.Did Taiwo sail to London
    4. D.Where did Taiwo sail to?✓ Correct
  5. Q52025MEDIUMGovernment

    A remarkable feature of the Republican Constitution was the

    1. A.A. The president was the head of government
    2. B.B. The prime minister also performs ceremonial functions✓ Correct
    3. C.C. Privy Court was the final court of arbiter
    4. D.D. The queen ceased to be the Head of State
  6. Q62023MEDIUMLiterature in English

    This question is based on SECOND CLASS CITIZEN. The novel is set after which major war?

    1. A.First World War (1914-1918)
    2. B.Aba Women Riot (1929)
    3. C.Second World War (1939-1945)
    4. D.The Nigerian Civil War (1967-1970)✓ Correct
  7. Q72023MEDIUMGeography

    Which of the following has the highest salinity?

    1. A.Dead sea
    2. B.Mediterranean sea✓ Correct
    3. C.Red sea
    4. D.South Atlantic ocean
  8. Q82021MEDIUMHistory

    The system of government in the Benin pre colonial system of government is __________

    1. A.A. Unitary✓ Correct
    2. B.B. Monarchy
    3. C.C. Parliamentary
    4. D.D. Presidential
  9. Q92022MEDIUMEconomics

    If the government imposes a minimum price on a commodity

    1. A.market surplus occurs
    2. B.the market will be cleared in the short-run
    3. C.excess demand occurs
    4. D.government regulation is no longer needed✓ Correct
  10. Q102020MEDIUMPhysics

    The effect of closing the key K in the circuit shown in the figure above would be to?

    1. A.increase the current by 0.4A✓ Correct
    2. B.reduce the current by 0.4A
    3. C.increase the current by 0.6A
    4. D.reduce the current by 0.6A

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