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Question 11
waec 2025

Which of these items could be found in the reception?

AAttendance registers
BNewspaper and Magazine
CDispatch book
DInward and outward registers
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Question 12
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At Adesco Plc, Mr Jack is the one who assigns duties to all the office workers. Mr.Jack is acting as the

ASecretary
BDirector
CManager
DReceptionist
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Question 13
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What does it mean when a meeting is adjourned sine die?

AThere was no closing prayer
BThe meeting ended in chaos
CThe meeting was fixed for another date
DNo date was fixed for its continuation
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Question 14
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The principle Unity of Command in an office implies that

Ano worker in an organization should report to more than a two-line supervisor
Bevery worker in an organization should be directly responsible to the general manager
Ceveryone in the organization should be able to work in all departments
Dno worker in an organization should report to more than one-line supervisior
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Question 15
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Port Avenue & Co deals with lots of client. For the company receptionist to relate effectively with them, she would need to possess good

Afiling skill
Bmarketing skill
Ccommunication skill
Dtyping skill
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Question 16
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The section of an office in Rammy Ltd where mails are handled is

Areception
Bexecutive office
Cboardroom
Dregistry
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Question 17
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When a meeting decides that a matter should lie on the table, it means that the matter should

Abe discussed immediately
Bbe discussed at the next meeting
Cnot be discussed at all
Dbe discussed at the executive level
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Question 18
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Which of the following means of written communications would an accountant use to convey a short directive to an accounts clerk?

AMemorandum
BLetter
CReport
DCircular
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Question 19
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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

Aurgent
Bconfidential
Cpersonal
Dofficial
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Question 20
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The procedure to be followed by a mailroom clerk in handling incoming mails is

Areceiving, sorting, scrutinizing. opening
Breceiving, sorting, opening scrutinizing
Copening, receiving, sorting, scrutinizing
Dsorting, receiving, opening, scrutinizing
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Question 21
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One of the disadvantages of oral communication is that

Ait does not promote cordiality
Bit is very expensive
Cinformation could be denied
Dimmediate feedback is not possible
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Question 22
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The acronym NIPOST stands for

ANigerians Postal Services
BNigerian Postal Service
CNigeria Postal Service
DNational Postal Service
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Question 23
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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

Aminutes
Bletter
Creport
Dmemo
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Question 24
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A correspondence could be described as

Aa formal speech presented at an occasion
Ban oral conversation between parties
Ca message conveyed through the grapevine
Da written communication between two organizations
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Question 25
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One of the advantages of lateral filing system is that it

Adoes not require numbering
Bis very easy to operate
Creduces the probability of losing documents
Deconomizes the use of space
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Question 26
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Oral communication could be done through

Agesture
Btelephones
Cpostals
Dsigns
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Question 27
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One of the essential parts of a report is

Aconclusion
Bsalutation
Cenclosure
Dreference
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Question 28
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Which of the following reference books contains information about parliamentary proceedings?

AAtlas
BPost office guide
CHansards
DOfficial gazatte
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Question 29
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One of the advantages of visual communication is that it

Acan be kept for future use
Bdoes not occupy space
Cdoes not require extra skill to interpret
Dis cheap to produce
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Question 30
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Sule, the mail clerk at Ali Ltd, files some documents under two headings. For easy location of such document, he would make use of

Aindexing
Bcross-referencing
Ccoding
DMicrofilming
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