Office Practice Past Questions

Question 41

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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

Amemo

Bletter

Cminutes

D

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Question 42

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A correspondence could be described as

Aan oral conversation between parties

Ba formal speech presented at an occasion

Ca written communication between two organizations

Da message conveyed through the grapevine

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Question 43

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One of the advantages of lateral filing system is that it

Aeconomizes the use of space

Bis very easy to operate

Cdoes not require numbering

Dreduces the probability of losing documents

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Question 44

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Oral communication could be done through

Agesture

Bsigns

Cpostals

Dtelephone

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Question 45

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One of the essential parts of a report is

Areference

Bconclusion

Csalutation

Denclosure

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Question 46

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

AHansards

BOfficial gazatte

CAtlas

DPost office guide

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Question 47

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One of the advantages of visual communicaion is that it

Acan be kept for future use

Bis cheap to produce

Cdoes not require exrtra skill to interpret

Ddoes not occupy space

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Question 48

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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

Across-referencing

Bcoding

Cindexing

Dmicrofilming

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Question 49

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If goods are returned, the seller issues

Aa debit notes

Ba consignment note

Can advice note

Da credit note

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Question 50

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The minutes of APX ventures meeting written by secretary was considered to be alright by members. This implies the the minutes is

Alegible

Bconcise

Caccurate

Dflexible

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Question 51

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Ojo was aksed by his superior in the office to check up the continent where Australia is located. He would get his information from

Aa city directory

Ba world's who is who

Can encyclopedia

Dan atlas

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Question 52

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Miss Rosey, the clerical assistant at XYZ Ltd, keeps documents in the file according to dates received. This system of filing is

Ageographical filing

Bchronological filing

Calphabetical filing

Dsubject filing

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Question 53

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A member who raises a motion at a meeting is a

Aproposer

Bscrutinizer

Cconvener

Dproxy

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Question 54

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A few copies of a written message to all members of staff in a large organization could be posted on

Abillboards

Bnotice boards

Cmagic boards

Dsignboards

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Question 55

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The secreatary at ABC Company needs to produce a document in large quantity. Which of these office equipment would be used?

Atypewriter

Bduplicator

Ctele-printer

Drisograph

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Question 56

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The part of a letter which makes it an authentic office document is the

Aaddress

BSalutation

Cenclosure

Dsignature

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Question 57

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An executive committee can be described as one which

Ahas no power to ratify decisions of other committees

Bhas power to ratify decisions of other committees

Cis dissolved on the completion of its assignment

Dhas no fixed assignment

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Question 58

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Which of the following activities is a function of an office?

AReceiving information

BPunishing late comers

CCalculating of workers salaries

DWelcoming visitors

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Question 59

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The source of business information which gives spellings and meanings of words is the

Adiary

Bdictionary

Cdirectory

DHazard

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Question 60

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An example of traditional method of communication is

Adrumming

Btelephoning

Cletter writing

Dspeech making

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