WAEC Past Questions and Answers - Page 2260

11,296.

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

A.

address

B.

Salutation

C.

enclosure

D.

signature

Correct answer is A

The Address of the person receiving the correspondence includes a formal name, street address, city, state, and Zip code

11,297.

An executive committee can be described as one which

A.

has no power to ratify decisions of other committees

B.

has power to ratify decisions of other committees

C.

is dissolved on the completion of its assignment

D.

has no fixed assignment

Correct answer is B

An executive committee is a group of dircetors appointed to act on behalf of, and within the powers granted to them by, the board of directors.They are responsible for overseeing the daily implentation of board policies and making decision

11,298.

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

A.

Receiving information

B.

Punishing late comers

C.

Calculating of workers salaries

D.

Welcoming visitors

Correct answer is A

The function of an office are, sorting information, storing information, gathering information, receiving information etc

11,299.

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

A.

diary

B.

dictionary

C.

directory

D.

Hazard

Correct answer is B

Dictionary is a book or electronic resource that lists the words of a language(typically in alphabetical order) and gives their meaning, or gives the equivalent words in a different language, often also providing information about pronunciation, orgin, and usuage

11,300.

An example of traditional method of communication is

A.

drumming

B.

telephoning

C.

letter writing

D.

speech making

Correct answer is A

Traditional method of communication are: wooden or talking drums, town criers, metal gong, palm frond, smoke signal, gun blast, etc