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Contents & notes: what this topic covers
Under Money, the JAMB Commerce syllabus expects you to study:
- 10. Money
- (i) Evolution
- (ii) Forms and qualities
- (iii) Functions
Study notes & guidance
Study Money using a recommended Commerce textbook that follows the JAMB syllabus. Work through the contents listed above one by one, make brief notes in your own words, and then practise as many questions on this topic as you can — in Commerce, understanding and steady practice matter far more than memorising. Use the objectives below as a checklist: if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.
Objectives — candidates should be able to
After studying Money, you should be able to:
- (i) discuss the origin of money; (ii) analyse the forms and qualities of money; (iii) appraise the functions of money.
These objectives are from the official JAMB syllabus. Use them as a checklist — if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.
Source: official JAMB UTME Commerce syllabus (IBASS, jamb.gov.ng). Reproduced for study use. Last checked: 17 Sept 2026. Always confirm the current syllabus on the official portal.