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Question 11
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Information on a specific project to all members of a section is communicated through

Adepartmental meetings
Bboard meetings
Cannual meetings
Dexecutive meetings
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Question 12
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The means of making miniature copies of records for storage is

Aindexing
Bmicrofilming
Ccross-referencing
Djogger
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Question 13
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The first step a mail clerk takes in handling outgoing mail is to

Acollect typed letters from various departments
Battach all enclosure that are to accompany each mail
Cdate-stamp the envelop in which each letter is inverted
Densure that each mail envelop is well-sealed
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Question 14
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A feature of an open office is that

Aall the doors are opened
Ball the cabinets are opened
Cworkers are put together in the same room
Deach worker occupies a separate room
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Question 15
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Use the following information to answer questions below:

Adams has just been employed by a large organization as the first person whom callers and visitors would see when visiting the organization

 

To keep records of callers and clients who come for the organization,Adams office must be provided with____________

Aattendance register
Bvisitors' book
Cmail register
Ddispatch book
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Question 16
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Use the following information to answer questions below:

Adams has just been employed by a large organization as the first person whom callers and visitors would see when visiting the organization

 

In order to perform his duties well,Adams must be able to____________

Acommunicate effectively
Bsupervise effectively
Ccoordinate effectively
Dhandle mails effectively
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Question 17
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Use the following information to answer questions below:

Adams has just been employed by a large organization as the first person whom callers and visitors would see when visiting the organization

 

Which of the following position does Adams occupy in the organization?

AManager
BSupervisor
CReceptionist
DSecretary
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Question 18
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The purchasing department in an organization is responsible for

Aprocuring goods for the organization
Bselling goods for the organization
Cadvertising goods for the organization
Drecording goods for the organization
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Question 19
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An advantage of eletric typewriter over manual typewriter is that

Athey are faster and increase output
Bthey are less expensive to buy
Cthe cost of maintenance is lower
Dthey can be easily moved from place to place
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Question 20
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The part of a report giving a detailed explanation of how a committe carried out its assignment is the

Aintroduction
Bterms of reference
Cbody
Drecommendation
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Question 21
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A system whereby all files and records of an organization are kept and controlled in one room is

Adecentralized filing
Bvertical filing
Ccentralized filing
Dhorizontal filing
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Question 22
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Which of the following is a barrier to effective communication?

Aencoding
Bdecoding
Cchannel
Dnoise
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Question 23
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A record of the proceedings of a meeting that is circulated to members is the

Aquorum
Bagenda
Cminutes
Dmotion
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Question 24
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The first step the sender takes into the communication process is to

Atransmit the message
Bencode the message
Cselect an appropriate channel
Dgive a feedback
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Question 25
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An electirc device which process data into information by following a set of programme instructions is

Acomputer
Bteleprinter
Cphotocopier
Dcalculator
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Question 26
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A report written regularly to give an account of an event or work carried out is

Aa periodic report
Ba statutory report
Ca routine report
Dan informal report
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Question 27
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The act of weeding out redundant documents in the files is

Aup-dating of records
Bthining of records
Cdestruction of records
Dremoving of records
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Question 28
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A meeting held by all employees of an organization is

Aa committee meeting
Ban emergency meeting
Ca staff meeting
Dan annual general meeting
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Question 29
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Business document are used for passing information on business transactions among

Abuyers of goods and services only
Bsellers of goods and services only
Cbuyer and sellers of goods and services only
Dcompetitors of the organization only
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Question 30
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A form of corresponding sent to members asking them to attend a meeting is

Athe minutes
Ban invite
Ca notice
Dan agenda
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