Office Practice JAMB, WAEC, NECO AND NABTEB Official Past Questions

22

Which of these items could be found in the reception?

  • A. Inward and outward registers
  • B. Attendance registers
  • C. Newspaper and Magazine
  • D. Dispatch book
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23

At Adesco Plc, Mr Jack is the one who assgins duties to all the office workers. Mr.Jack is acting as the

  • A. Secretary
  • B. Manager
  • C. Director
  • D. Receptionist
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24

What does it mean when a meeting is adjourned sine die ?

  • A. There was no closing prayer
  • B. The meeting was fixed for another date
  • C. No date was fixed for its continuation
  • D. The meeting ended ended in chaos
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25

The principle Unity of Command in an office implies that

  • A. no worker in an organization should report to more than one-line supervisior
  • B. every worker in an organization should be directly responsible to the general manager
  • C. everyone in the organization should be able to work in all departments
  • D. no worker in an organization should report to more than a two-line supervisor
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26

Port Avenue & Co deals with lots of client. For the company receptionist to relate effectively with them, she would need to possess good

  • A. communication skill
  • B. typing skill
  • C. filing skill
  • D. marketing skill
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27

The section of an office in Rammy Ltd where mails are handled is

  • A. registry
  • B. boardroom
  • C. reception
  • D. executive office
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28

When a meeting decides that a matter should lie on the table, it means that the matter should

  • A. be discussed immediately
  • B. be discussed at the next meeting
  • C. not be discussed at all
  • D. be discussed at the executive level
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29

Which of the following means of written communications would an accountant use to convey a short directive to an accounts clerk?

  • A. circular
  • B. report
  • C. letter
  • D. memorandum
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30

The Board of Directors of ABC & Co has just decided to reduce the workforce. The letter conveying this policy to the Managing Director for implementation would be marked

  • A. official
  • B. confidential
  • C. urgent
  • D. personal
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31

The procedure to be followed by a mailroom clerk in handling incoming mails is

  • A. receiving, sorting, opening scrutinizing
  • B. sorting, receiving, opening, scrutinizing
  • C. receiving, sorting, scrutinizing. opening
  • D. opening, receiving, sorting, scrutinizing
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32

One of the disadvantages of oral communication is that

  • A. immediate feedback is not possible
  • B. information could be denied
  • C. it is very expensive
  • D. it does not promote cordiality
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33

The acronym NIPOST stands for

  • A. National Postal Service
  • B. Nigeria Postal Service
  • C. Nigerians Postal Services
  • D. Nigerian Postal Service
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34

A chief accountant tasked a five-member committee to look into an embezzlement case. After the completion of the assignment, the committee is required to come up with a

  • A. memo
  • B. letter
  • C. report
  • D. minutes
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35

A correspondence could be described as

  • A. an oral conversation between parties
  • B. a formal speech presented at an occasion
  • C. a written communication between two organizations
  • D. a message conveyed through the grapevine
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36

One of the advantages of lateral filing system is that it

  • A. economizes the use of space
  • B. is very easy to operate
  • C. does not require numbering
  • D. reduces the probability of losing documents
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37

Oral communication could be done through

  • A. gesture
  • B. signs
  • C. postals
  • D. telephone
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38

One of the essential parts of a report is

  • A. reference
  • B. conclusion
  • C. salutation
  • D. enclosure
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39

Which of the following reference books contains information about parliamentary proceedings?

  • A. Hansards
  • B. Official gazatte
  • C. Atlas
  • D. Post office guide
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40

One of the advantages of visual communicaion is that it

  • A. can be kept for future use
  • B. is cheap to produce
  • C. does not require exrtra skill to interpret
  • D. does not occupy space
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41

Sule, the mail clerk at Ali Ltd, files some documents under two headings. For easy location of such document, he would make use of

  • A. cross-referencing
  • B. coding
  • C. indexing
  • D. microfilming
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42

If goods are returned, the seller issues

  • A. a debit notes
  • B. a consignment note
  • C. an advice note
  • D. a credit note
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