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Form One Business Studies End Year Exam Question Paper

Form One Business Studies End Year Exam

Course:Business Studies

Exam Year:2012

NAME:....................... ADM NO:............ DATE............ Class:.........

FORM ONE BUSINESS STUDIES
END YEAR EXAM-2012

ST. MARYS KIBABII BOYS HIGH SCHOOL

ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS

1.Listed in the table below are various forms of production.For each form of production indicate using a tick the correct classification in the appropriate column.(5mks)
Form of production primarysecondarytertiary a. transportation b. farming c. retailing d. Lumberinge. House building
2.Highlight four benefits of filing office documents in an organization (4mks)
3.Give four characteristics of an entrepreneur .(4mks)
4. Name five classes of economic resources .(5mks)
5. Give circumstances when the concept of opportunity cost is not applicable .(4mks)
6. Give four characteristics of tertiary production .(4mks)
7.Name the offices equipment used to perform each of the tasks described below.(4mks)
TaskEquipmenta.Cutting unwanted paper into small piecesb.Putting holes into documents to aid filing c.Cutting documents into required shapes and sizesd.Used for recording speech
8.Highlight five duties of a personal secretary .(5mks)

9.State four trends in office management.(4mks)

10.State five importance of trade.(5mks)
11.List four types of wholesalers.(4mks)
12.Highlight five ways in which the government can provide an enabling environment for business enterprises .(5mks)
13.State four reasons why use of solar energy should be encouraged.(4mks)
14.Name five favtors that make up the external environment of a business .(5mks)
15.Labour is one of the basic factors of production ,outline four measures that a business can take to increase the productivity of labour.(4mks)
16.State the four challenges that a business without a plan will encounter in its operation .(4mks)
17. State four limitations of direct production .(4mks)
18.Highlight four roles of an entrepreneur to the economy of a country.(4mks)
19.Highlight four functions of a computer in a modern office.(4mks)
20.Explain the meanings of the following characteristics of human wants.
a.Competitive wants
b.Recurrent wants
c.Habitual wants
d.Universal wants

21.Indicate the factor of production that each of the following resources fall under.(4mks)
ResourceFactor of production i. Shambaii. Storeiii. Fertilizeriv.Watchmanv. Tractorvi.Rivervii. Driver22.Classify the following activities in to the appropriate levels of production .(5mks)
a. Road construction
b. Farming
c. Entertainment
d. Quarrying
e. Nursing
f. Fruit canning
g. Fishing
h. Hairdressing
i. Milk processing
j. Tailoring

23.State in three points how social cultural values may influence a business .(3mks)

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