Explore topic-wise MCQs in Bachelor of Commerce (B Com).

This section includes 40 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Bachelor of Commerce (B Com) knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

______________ is all the written or spoken matter in an advertisement expressed in words or sentences and figures designed to convey the message.

A. Matter
B. ad medium
C. ad copy
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
2.

General rural markets where rural /tribal people gather once or twice a week on a fixed day to exchange/to sell their produce is called ______________

A. Regular periodic market
B. Seasonal market
C. Daily market
D. Rural market
Answer» B. Seasonal market
3.

______________ is the marketing of a social message with a view to change behavior of people's habit.

A. Green marketing
B. Social marketing
C. Gaimatias marketing
D. none of these
Answer» C. Gaimatias marketing
4.

If marketing is done through information and ordering machine placed in stores, it is known as

A. Kiosk marketing
B. Television marketing
C. Tele marketing
D. All of these
Answer» B. Television marketing
5.

______________ can be defined as convergence of branding, information dissemination and sales transactions all in one place.

A. E-advertising
B. E-branding
C. E-commerce
D. E-marketing
Answer» B. E-branding
6.

An organisation directs its marketing efforts at two or more segments by developing a marketing mix for each segment.

A. Total market approach
B. Concentration approach
C. Multi-segment approach
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
7.

All forces or factors that effect marketing policies, decisions and operations of a business constitute ______________

A. Marketing mix
B. Marketing environment
C. Marketing control
D. None of these
Answer» C. Marketing control
8.

Markets located in the heart of the region specializing in few crops like banana, onions etc are called ______________

A. Regular periodic market
B. Seasonal market
C. Daily market
D. Rural market
Answer» C. Daily market
9.

______________ Is a strategy of entering into an unreceptive or blocked country and practices marketing by using economic, psychological, political and public relation skills etc in that country.

A. De marketing
B. meta marketing
C. mass marketing
D. mega marketing
Answer» E.
10.

The three major types of non store retailing are direct selling, direct marketing and ______________

A. Automatic vending
B. Self service store
C. Retail chain
D. None of these
Answer» B. Self service store
11.

______________ is a system of selling goods directly to customers through a network of self employed people

A. Multilevel marketing
B. Whole sale marketing
C. Vertical marketing
D. None of these
Answer» B. Whole sale marketing
12.

Introducing a product at low price and increasing the price once the brand succeeds is known as ______________ Pricing.

A. Penetration
B. skimming
C. going rate
D. none of these
Answer» B. skimming
13.

______________ type of advertisement is used when the product enters into growth stage of PLC

A. Selective advertising
B. Reminder advertising
C. Primary advertising
D. None of these
Answer» B. Reminder advertising
14.

______________ is a retailer who has fixed place of business in a locality but goes on changing his place to exploit the market opportunities.

A. Cheap-jacks
B. Hawkers
C. Market traders
D. None of these
Answer» B. Hawkers
15.

A financial instrument which can be used more than once to borrow money or buy goods and services on credit is ______________

A. debit card
B. credit card
C. smart card
D. none of these
Answer» C. smart card
16.

______________ pricing means assigning a low price tag for a product and providing the benefits of low-cost mass production to the customers.

A. Cost plus
B. value
C. power price points
D. penetration
Answer» C. power price points
17.

A person who purchases a product or service either for his own consumption or for others is known as ______________

A. Buyer
B. Customer
C. Consumer
D. None of these
Answer» C. Consumer
18.

______________ channel is one in which two or companies join together to exploit a marketing opportunity either by themselves or by creating an independent unit

A. Horizontal channel
B. Vertical channel
C. Cross channel
D. None of these
Answer» B. Vertical channel
19.

The approach used when the marketer wants the consumer to respond on an emotional, rather than rational basis

A. Predatory Pricing
B. Economy Pricing
C. Psychological Pricing
D. Penetration Pricing
Answer» E.
20.

Pricing cues such as sale signs and prices that end in 9 become more influential when ______________.

A. consumer price knowledge is poor
B. items are purchased frequently
C. items have been on the market a long time
D. prices are consistent year-round
Answer» B. items are purchased frequently
21.

The process of assessing the relative worth of different market segments and selecting one or more segments in which to compete is called

A. Target marketing
B. Market segmentation
C. Product differentiation
D. None of these
Answer» B. Market segmentation
22.

The concentration of all marketing efforts on one selected segment within the total market.

A. Undifferentiated Marketing
B. Differentiated Marketing
C. Concentrated Marketing
D. Customised or Personalised Marketing
Answer» D. Customised or Personalised Marketing
23.

When suppliers, distributors, and customers partner with each other to improve the performance of the entire system, they are participating in a ______________.

A. Channel of distribution
B. Supply and demand chain
C. Value delivery network
D. Demand chain
Answer» D. Demand chain
24.

The strategy of choosing one attribute to excel to create competitive advantage is known as

A. Under positioning
B. Unique selling proposition
C. Over positioning
D. None of these
Answer» C. Over positioning
25.

______________ is a low cost communication tool that can be easily tested, refined and rolled'out.

A. Opt- in- e-mail
B. i- TV
C. i- radio
D. i-kiosks
Answer» B. i- TV
26.

When a firm sets a very low price for one or more of its products with the intention'of driving its competitors out of business.

A. Predatory Pricing
B. Economy Pricing
C. Psychological Pricing
D. Penetration Pricing
Answer» D. Penetration Pricing
27.

A security tool to verify the authenticity of the message and claimed identity of the sender and to verify the message integrity is

A. encryption
B. firewalls
C. digital certificates
D. digital signature
Answer» E.
28.

Which of the following involves targeting bulk purchasers and offering them special benefits and privileges?

A. Frequency marketing
B. event marketing
C. viral marketing
D. none of these
Answer» B. event marketing
29.

A digital analog of various forms of payment backed by a bank or financial institution is ______________

A. ETB
B. EFT
C. E-cash
D. E-money
Answer» B. EFT
30.

Positioning by emphasising the special attributes and benefits of the product is known as ______________

A. Positioning by Product Attributes and Benefits
B. Positioning by Brand Endorsement
C. Positioning by use, Occasion and Time
D. Positioning by Corporate Identity
Answer» B. Positioning by Brand Endorsement
31.

The basic objective behind the ______________ is to add value to the product significantly for winning the customers' loyalty.

A. Event marketing
B. morph marketing
C. guerilla marketing
D. none of these
Answer» C. guerilla marketing
32.

If the product passes through a longer channel of distribution, the marketer will have to give importance to

A. Advertising
B. Personal selling
C. Direct selling
D. None of these
Answer» B. Personal selling
33.

______________ refers to duplicating the brand image of one product of promote another product of the same brand.

A. Surrogate advertising
B. Shortage advertising
C. Advocacy advertising
D. None of these
Answer» B. Shortage advertising
34.

The five product levels constitute a ______________. At each level more customer value is added.

A. customer-augmented product
B. customer consumption system
C. customer value-hierarchy
D. customer-perceived value
Answer» D. customer-perceived value
35.

A competitor or an unhappy customer can alter a website so that it refuses services to potential clients. This is known as ______________

A. Unauthorized action
B. Unauthorized disclosure
C. Eavesdropping
D. Phishing
Answer» B. Unauthorized disclosure
36.

______________ is a system of branch shops operated under a centralized management and dealing in similar lines of goods.

A. Super market
B. Multiple shops
C. Self service store
D. None of these
Answer» C. Self service store
37.

The private content of a transaction, if unprotected can be intercepted when it goes through the route over the internet is called ______________

A. Spoofing
B. Unauthorized disclosure
C. Eavesdropping
D. Phishing
Answer» D. Phishing
38.

______________ is a computer crime in which criminal breaks into a computer system for exploring details of information etc.

A. Hacking
B. Spoofing
C. Eavesdropping
D. Phishing
Answer» B. Spoofing
39.

Word of mouth marketing through electronic channels like email, internet etc is known as ______________.

A. Internet
B. digital
C. email
D. viral
Answer» E.
40.

An airline working with a tour operator or a hotel group is an example of ______________ marketing

A. Partnership
B. viral
C. guerilla
D. morph
Answer» B. viral