Office Practice Questions and Answers
An examination provided by WAEC to assist you understand the required standards expected in office practice.
Prepare with our past questions and answers.
An examination provided by WAEC to assist you understand the required standards expected in office practice.
Prepare with our past questions and answers.
The purchasing department in an organization is responsible for
procuring goods for the organization
selling goods for the organization
advertising goods for the organization
recording goods for the organization
Correct answer is A
The responsibilities of purchasing department are: Indentifying requirement for goods, materials and services, identifying reliable suppliers, price negotiations, comparison of delivery terms, establishing order quantities etc
An advantage of eletric typewriter over manual typewriter is that
they are faster and increase output
they are less expensive to buy
the cost of maintenance is lower
they can be easily moved from place to place
Correct answer is A
Electronic typewriter saves energy and it is faster than manual typerwriter. It also has memory,soft bottons and it is portable
introduction
terms of reference
body
recommendation
Correct answer is B
References is the part of a report giving a detailed explanation of how a committe carried out its assignment
A system whereby all files and records of an organization are kept and controlled in one room is
decentralized filing
vertical filing
centralized filing
horizontal filing
Correct answer is C
Centralized filing is a system in which the records for several people or units are located in one, central location
Which of the following is a barrier to effective communication?
encoding
decoding
channel
noise
Correct answer is C
Noise is one of the most common barriers in communication.It is any persistent or random disturbance which reduces, obscures or confuses the clartity of a message