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Question 61
waec 2020

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 62
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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 63
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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 64
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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 65
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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 66
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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 67
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Which of the following is a barrier to effective communication?

Aencoding
Bdecoding
Cchannel
Dnoise
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Question 68
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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 69
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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 70
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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 71
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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 72
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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 73
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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 74
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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 75
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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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Question 76
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Confidential mail is opened by the

Asecretary
Bmail room staff
Cpersonnel unit staff
Dreceptionist
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Question 77
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An official written message to several people at different destinations on the same subject matter is

Amemo
Bletter
Ccircular
Dreport
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Question 78
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The part of a report that suggets solution to the problem investigated is the

Abody of report
Brecommendation
Cterms of reference
Dintroduction
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Question 79
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The implication of issuing a crossed cheque is that it can only be

Acashed at the counter
Bcash after six month of its issue
Clodged into the current account of the payee
Dlodged into the fixed deposit account
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Question 80
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Which of the following items in a letter is an example of complimentary close?

ADear sir
BYours faithfully
CAttention: Mr Smith
Dcc: Mrs Dauda
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