Questions

1. State four ways in which the Kenya Government protects consumers (4mks)

2. Give three disadvantages of railway transport in Kenya (3mks)

3. State four ways in which a government may regulate business activities (4mks)

4. Outline four reasons why a government may find it necessary to protect consumers. (4mks)

5. outline four reasons why the government participates in business protection. (4mks)

6. Highlight four limitations of using consumer initiated methods in consumer unfair business practices by traders. (4mks)

7. State four reasons why a government may want to be involved in commercial activities (4mks) . (4mks)

8. State four reasons why a government may want to be involved in commercial activities (4mks)

9. Give four functions of the Kenya external trade authority

10. State four circumstances under which a businessman would choose to transport goods by air? (4mks

11. Outline four reasons why a school in Kisumu may prefer to transport its sixty students to a music festival in Nairobi by train rather than by bus. (4mks)

12. Give five reasons why a manufacturing firm would be located in an area well served by good road network. (4mks)

13. Outline four limitations of containerization. (4mks)

14. 2000 State four reasons why road transport is popular in Kenya. (4mks)

15. State four ways in which the nature of goods would influence the choice of transport. (4mks)

16. Outline four reasons why a transporter of goods from Mombassa to Nairobi may prefer rail transport to road transport. (4mks)

17. State the unit of carriage for each of the following modes of transport. (5mks) (4mks) .18. 2004 list four ways in which transport promotes growth of trade.

19. The oil pipeline has recently been extended from Nairobi to western Kenya. Explain five benefits that may be accounted to the country from the extension. (10mks)

20. Explain five ways in which an efficient road transport system may promote trade within a country. (10mks)

21. Discuss five factors that have hindered the expansion of railway transport in Kenya. (10mks)

22. Explain five features of an efficient transport system (8mks)

23. Explain the advantages of pipeline as a mode of transporting oil products. (12mks)

24. Outline five factors that should be considered when choosing a means of transport. (