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 department that is responsible for replenishing stock in an organization is the
purchasing department
administrative department
production department
sales department
Correct answer is A
Purchasing department: This is the department that is responsible for buying raw materials, stationery, components, tools, plant & machinery e.t.c in an organisation. It is also responsible for replenishing stock in an organisation
A meeting conducted yearly by companies is
extra ordinary meeting
staff meeting
annual general meeting
board meeting
Correct answer is C
Annual general meeting: This is a compulsory meeting which all companies are required by law to hold once in a year. The law stipulates that the gap between two such meetings should not exceed fifteen months. It is conducted yearly by the companies
A diagram that shows the line of responsibilities and authorities in a company is
pie chart
bar chart
pictorial chart
organizational chart
Correct answer is D
Organizational chart is a graphic representation or a blueprint of all units, divisions and departments and their duties in an organisation
The machine that is used to destroy unwanted papers into unreadable pieces is
franking machine
guillotine machine
perforating machine
shredding machine
Correct answer is D
Shredding machine is a machine that cuts document in to small pieces so that no one can read them. Unwanted documents are fed into the machine and shredded into strips
In order to eliminate barrier to effective communication, the sender should
use as much jargons as he can
consider the level of recipient's education
expect the recipient to use a dictionary in decoding
discourage the recipient from giving a feedback
Correct answer is B
Consider the level of recipient's education in order to eliminate barrier to effective communication