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This section includes 63 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Organisational Behaviour knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Which of the following is a need that motivates human behaviour as per the achievement |
| A. | Power |
| B. | Affiliation |
| C. | Achievement |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
Which among the following is the correct order of Maslows’ Need Hierarchy Theory of |
| A. | Social Needs, Physiological Need, Safety and Security Needs, Self-esteem Needs, SelfActualization Needs |
| B. | Physiological Need, Safety and Security Needs, Social Needs, Self-esteem Needs, SelfActualization Needs |
| C. | Self-Actualization Needs , Physiological Need, Safety and Security Needs, Social Needs, Self-esteem Needs |
| D. | Safety and Security Needs, Physiological Need, Social Needs, Self Actualization Needs, Self-esteem Needs |
| Answer» D. Safety and Security Needs, Physiological Need, Social Needs, Self Actualization Needs, Self-esteem Needs | |
| 3. |
_________ and ___________ came out with a comprehensive theory of motivation called |
| A. | Festinger and Heider |
| B. | Jacques and Patchen |
| C. | Porter and Lawler |
| D. | Weick and Adams |
| Answer» D. Weick and Adams | |
| 4. |
William Sheldon suggested that body build was associated with personality traits. Which one best |
| A. | conservative |
| B. | neurotic |
| C. | endomorph |
| D. | ectomorph |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
Which among the following is the lowest level need under Need Hierarchy Theory of |
| A. | Physiological Need |
| B. | Safety and Security Needs |
| C. | Social Needs |
| D. | Self-esteem Needs |
| Answer» B. Safety and Security Needs | |
| 6. |
What is one similarity between classic attitudes research and newer social cognition |
| A. | Metatheories |
| B. | Theories of cognition |
| C. | Methods from cognitive psychology |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Theories of cognition | |
| 7. |
The type of stress when the body reacts to meet the demands of a physically or |
| A. | situation is known as |
| B. | survival stress |
| C. | negative stress |
| D. | internally generated stress. |
| Answer» B. survival stress | |
| 8. |
According to the transactional theory of stress and coping, our response to stress follows |
| A. | primary appraisal, secondary appraisal, stressor, coping response |
| B. | stressor, emotional appraisal, cognitive appraisal, coping response |
| C. | stressor, primary appraisal, secondary appraisal, coping response |
| D. | emotional appraisal, cognitive appraisal, stressor, coping response |
| Answer» D. emotional appraisal, cognitive appraisal, stressor, coping response | |
| 9. |
Which of the following factors may affect the body’s capacity to deal with stress |
| A. | Age |
| B. | Psychological factors |
| C. | Physiological reserve |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
According to Selye’s GAS model, we respond to stress with alarm, then with resistance |
| A. | adjustment |
| B. | eustress |
| C. | commitment |
| D. | exhaustion |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. |
Deep breathing, yoga and exercise would all be ________ stress management |
| A. | religious |
| B. | cognitive |
| C. | physical |
| D. | social |
| Answer» D. social | |
| 12. |
Which of the following effects on the body are associated with the alarm stage of stress, |
| A. | Increased heart and ventilation rate |
| B. | Colds and flu |
| C. | High blood pressure |
| D. | Anxiety and depression |
| Answer» B. Colds and flu | |
| 13. |
Conflict causes predictable and destructive changes in the disputant’s attitudes, |
| A. | Perceived conflict |
| B. | Real conflict |
| C. | Escalating conflict |
| D. | Data type conflict |
| Answer» D. Data type conflict | |
| 14. |
Third party usually helps, clarifies and grounds each disputing party’s alternatives to |
| A. | Reality testing |
| B. | Litigation |
| C. | Negotiation |
| D. | Dispute |
| Answer» B. Litigation | |
| 15. |
Indivudual concern model the style which represents a low level of concern for both self |
| A. | Avoiding |
| B. | Dominating |
| C. | Obliging |
| D. | Compromising |
| Answer» B. Dominating | |
| 16. |
A person holds_____ power when he influences others by coercing, threatening, harming |
| A. | Reward |
| B. | Coercive |
| C. | Normative |
| D. | Expert |
| Answer» C. Normative | |
| 17. |
One can infer attitudes and make judgments about people and things through |
| A. | Perception |
| B. | General attribution theory |
| C. | Stimuli |
| D. | Cognitive Structure |
| Answer» B. General attribution theory | |
| 18. |
All of the following are advantages of understanding the other disputant's interests |
| A. | It helps user visualize and recognize alternate ways to meet goals |
| B. | It creates greater inflexibility in coming to settlement |
| C. | It ensures user doesn’t miss an optimal resolution |
| D. | It enables user to evaluate whether some interests could be met outside the conflict |
| Answer» C. It ensures user doesn’t miss an optimal resolution | |
| 19. |
The mental processes which are used unconsciously to reinforce stereotypes include all of |
| A. | Ignoring |
| B. | Over interpretation |
| C. | Explaining away |
| D. | All of the above are correct |
| Answer» E. | |
| 20. |
A situation involving actual incompatibility of needs, interests or goals is defined |
| A. | False conflict |
| B. | True conflict |
| C. | Veridical conflict |
| D. | Both true and veridical conflict |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21. |
According to Tuchman (1965), which of the following is NOT a stage of the life cycle of a |
| A. | performing |
| B. | norming |
| C. | reforming |
| D. | storming |
| Answer» D. storming | |
| 22. |
The idea that the degree to which you will be influenced by the opinion of another group |
| A. | reactive intransigence influence |
| B. | referent informational influence |
| C. | reconciliation of internal influence |
| D. | reorganizational interest influence |
| Answer» C. reconciliation of internal influence | |
| 23. |
The tendency whereby a group reaches a decision by trying to minimize conflict, |
| A. | group compromise |
| B. | group consensus |
| C. | groupthink |
| D. | group cohesion |
| Answer» D. group cohesion | |
| 24. |
The tendency whereby groups make decisions that are more extreme than the individuals’ |
| A. | group polarization |
| B. | group cohesion |
| C. | group DE individuation |
| D. | group extremism |
| Answer» B. group cohesion | |
| 25. |
_____________ processing is more accurate, but ________ processing is faster |
| A. | Systematic, category-based |
| B. | Category-based, systematic |
| C. | Dual, systematic |
| D. | Group, Systematic |
| Answer» B. Category-based, systematic | |
| 26. |
The phenomenon whereby an individual in a group will tend to end up agreeing with a |
| A. | Normative influence |
| B. | informative influence |
| C. | critical mass influence |
| D. | bullying influence |
| Answer» B. informative influence | |
| 27. |
Which of the following did Wilfred Bion (1961) NOT observe as a quality that was likely to |
| A. | flexibility of group membership |
| B. | the presence of distinct subgroups |
| C. | common purpose |
| D. | valuing of all group members |
| Answer» C. common purpose | |
| 28. |
The process whereby the presence of others is suggested to lead to individuals losing their |
| A. | DE individuation |
| B. | deindividualization |
| C. | individualization |
| D. | individuation |
| Answer» B. deindividualization | |
| 29. |
Which of the following would be classed as a cognitive action strategy for dealing with |
| A. | goal setting |
| B. | asking questions |
| C. | analyzing the problem |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 30. |
Which of the following terms is used to refer to the potential negative effects of group |
| A. | the Social Curse |
| B. | the Exclusion Hypothesis |
| C. | the Norm-Violation Problem |
| D. | the Discrimination Dilemma |
| Answer» B. the Exclusion Hypothesis | |
| 31. |
The study of Organizational Behavior is categorized into Micro and Macro OB:) Micro OB |
| A. | Individual & groups |
| B. | Groups & teams |
| C. | Teams and individuals |
| D. | organizations and departments, |
| Answer» B. Groups & teams | |
| 32. |
In circumstances of incremental change, strategic change is likely to be more |
| A. | It is imposed |
| B. | It is owned by the senior manager |
| C. | It is internalized and owned by those who will implement it |
| D. | It is facilitated by management consultants |
| Answer» D. It is facilitated by management consultants | |
| 33. |
everyone who is faced with a similar situation responds in the same way, attribution |
| A. | Consensus |
| B. | Similarity |
| C. | Reliability |
| D. | Consistency |
| Answer» B. Similarity | |
| 34. |
Which of the following frameworks is used in the development |
| A. | The cognitive framework |
| B. | The behavioristic framework |
| C. | The social learning framework |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 35. |
)_____________ embodies a team concept, is based on the |
| A. | Autocratic model |
| B. | Custodial model |
| C. | Supportive Model |
| D. | Collegial Model |
| Answer» D. Collegial Model | |
| 36. |
Which of the following OB topics is not central to managing employees' fears about |
| A. | Emotion |
| B. | Motivation |
| C. | Communication |
| D. | work design |
| Answer» B. Motivation | |
| 37. |
Organisational behavior is a field of study backed by a body of |
| A. | Theory |
| B. | Research |
| C. | Application |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 38. |
."______________ are social inventions for accomplishing goals through group effort |
| A. | Organization |
| B. | Leadership |
| C. | Behavior |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Leadership | |
| 39. |
. Kaizen is a Japanese term meaning ______________ |
| A. | Just-in-time (JIT) |
| B. | a fishbone diagrams |
| C. | setting standards |
| D. | None o |
| Answer» B. a fishbone diagrams | |
| 40. |
. fourteen points frameworks for quality and productivity improvement was suggested by |
| A. | Crosby |
| B. | Ishikawa |
| C. | Deming |
| D. | Juan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 41. |
. Janjua’s Quality trilogy emphasizes the roles of quality planning, quality control and |
| A. | Quality Definition |
| B. | Quality enhancement |
| C. | Quality improvement |
| D. | quality maintenance |
| Answer» D. quality maintenance | |
| 42. |
In Six Sigma, a ______________ is defined as any process output that does not meet |
| A. | error |
| B. | cost |
| C. | quality |
| D. | defect |
| Answer» E. | |
| 43. |
A functional team might include representatives from a company’s design, marketing, |
| A. | true |
| B. | false |
| C. | none |
| D. | all |
| Answer» C. none | |
| 44. |
).Individuals such as Albert Einstein, Edwin Land and Steven Jobs lead through which type |
| A. | Legitimate |
| B. | Reward |
| C. | Expert |
| D. | Charismatic |
| Answer» D. Charismatic | |
| 45. |
____________ embodies a team concept, is based on the principle of mutual |
| A. | Autocratic model |
| B. | Custodial model |
| C. | Supportive Model |
| D. | Collegial Model |
| Answer» E. | |
| 46. |
Quality practices must be carried out ______________ |
| A. | throw-out the life of the project |
| B. | at the end of the project |
| C. | no need to carry out quality practices |
| D. | all |
| Answer» B. at the end of the project | |
| 47. |
The problem-solving method in which all members of a group fully accept and support a |
| A. | norm |
| B. | compromise |
| C. | goal |
| D. | consensus |
| Answer» E. | |
| 48. |
) According to Farfel and Turner (1979), which of the following is a primary reason for |
| A. | to avoid loneliness |
| B. | a fear of missing out |
| C. | a desire to prove loyalty to a stereotype |
| D. | to maintain a positive sense of self |
| Answer» E. | |
| 49. |
Identification with social groups has been shown to lead to various psychological |
| A. | Self-esteem |
| B. | distinctiveness |
| C. | belonging |
| D. | narcissism |
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. |
Organizations that are good at developing relevant capabilities to respond to a |
| A. | Knowing organizations |
| B. | Stretch organizations |
| C. | Learning organizations |
| D. | None of the given options |
| Answer» D. None of the given options | |