Fayol was interested in studying________, whereas Taylor was interested in studying __________.

bureaucratic structures; chains of command

senior managers; effective managers

all managers; first-line managers

bureaucratic structures; chains of command

administrative theory; macroeconomics

26 + Mcqs in Historical Perspective of Management in Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) Page 1 McqOptions

1.	In the Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith described the breakdown of jobs into narrow and repetitive tasks and called this as:
A.	assembly lines
B.	work denomination
C.	division of labor
D.	greatest common factor of work
Answer» D. greatest common factor of work

Discussion

2.	The management tool undertaken to find out the one best way of doing the thing is termed as:
A.	Job Analysis
B.	Merit Rating
C.	Job Enrichment
D.	Job Evaluation
Answer» B. Merit Rating

Discussion

3.	Who defined management as the art of knowing exactly what you want men to do and then see that they do it in the best and cheapest way ?
A.	Henry Fayol
B.	F.W. Taylor
C.	Mary Parker Follet
D.	Likert
Answer» C. Mary Parker Follet

Discussion

4.	Which school of thought had been developed on the idea that there is no single best method to find solutions to Managerial problems
A.	System approach
B.	Empirical approach
C.	Contingency approach
D.	Operational approach
Answer» D. Operational approach

Discussion

5.	According to which approach, management is a logical process and it can be expressed in terms of mathematical symbols and relationships?
A.	Empirical approach
B.	Management Science approach
C.	Contingency approach
D.	Operational approach
Answer» C. Contingency approach

Discussion

6.	Which of the following studyhelps to determine a fair days work and rest period to complete it
A.	Work study
B.	Time study
C.	Motion study
D.	All of these
Answer» B. Time study

Discussion

7.	Which of the following thinkers believed that leaders are not born but also developed through proper training in human behaviour?
A.	Mary Parker Follet
B.	F.W.Taylor
C.	C.K. Prahlad
D.	Peter F. Drucker
Answer» B. F.W.Taylor

Discussion

8.	Which of the following study is aimed to determine and eliminate unnecessary and wasteful movements
A.	Work study
B.	Time study
C.	Motion study
D.	All of these
Answer» D. All of these

Discussion

9.	A statement showing the minimum acceptable qualities of the persons to be placed on a Job is termed as:
A.	Job analysis
B.	Job description
C.	Job specifications
D.	Staffing
Answer» D. Staffing

Discussion

10.	The process of searching for prospective employees and stimulating them to apply for the Job is called:
A.	Selection
B.	Training
C.	Recruitment
D.	Induction
Answer» D. Induction

Discussion

11.	Which is the process of getting activities completed efficiently and effectively with and through other people?
A.	Leading
B.	Management
C.	Supervision
D.	Controlling
Answer» C. Supervision

Discussion

12.	Which of the following management functions from the mid-1950s is no longer included in the basic functions of management?
A.	Planning
B.	Staffing
C.	Leading
D.	Controlling
Answer» C. Leading

Discussion

13.	All levels of management between the supervisory level and the top level of the organization are termed as:
A.	Middle managers
B.	First-line managers
C.	Supervisors
D.	Foremen
Answer» B. First-line managers

Discussion

14.	A manager resolving conflict among organizational members is performing what function?
A.	Controlling
B.	Commanding
C.	Directing
D.	Leading
Answer» E.

Discussion

15.	Fayol was interested in studying________, whereas Taylor was interested in studying __________.
A.	senior managers; effective managers
B.	all managers; first-line managers
C.	bureaucratic structures; chains of command
D.	administrative theory; macroeconomics
Answer» C. bureaucratic structures; chains of command

Discussion

16.	The quantitative approach to management has also been referred to by which of the following names?
A.	Sales optimization
B.	Management science
C.	Managerial theory
D.	Statistical reformulation
Answer» C. Managerial theory

Discussion

17.	Which of the following early advocates of organizational behavior was the first to argue that organizations were open systems?
A.	Robert Owens
B.	Hugo Munsterberg
C.	Mary Parker Follett
D.	Chester Barnard
Answer» E.

Discussion

18.	Based on his scientific management principles, Taylor suggested which of the following pay principles?
A.	Monthly salary
B.	Monthly salary with bonus
C.	Seniority pay
D.	Incentive pay
Answer» E.

Discussion

19.	Who was one of the first to recognize that organizations could be viewed from the perspective of individual and group behaviour?
A.	Robert Owens
B.	Hugo Munsterberg
C.	Mary Parker Follett
D.	Chester Barnard
Answer» D. Chester Barnard

Discussion

20.	According to Mintzberg's management roles, which roles are those that involve people and other duties that are ceremonial and symbolic in nature?
A.	Informational
B.	Interpersonal
C.	Technical
D.	Decisional
Answer» C. Technical

Discussion

21.	Which of the following early advocates of organizational behavior created the field of industrial psychology, the scientific study of people at work?
A.	Robert Owens
B.	Hugo Munsterberg
C.	Mary Parker Follett
D.	Chester Barnard
Answer» C. Mary Parker Follett

Discussion

22.	When an organization assigns specialists to groups according to the projects they are working on, it s termed as:
A.	Divisional structure
B.	Functional structure
C.	Product structure
D.	Matrix structure
Answer» E.

Discussion

23.	According to Weber's ideal bureaucracy, what occurs when employees are placed in jobs based on technical qualifications?
A.	Career orientation
B.	Authority hierarchy
C.	Impersonality
D.	Formal selection
Answer» E.

Discussion

24.	Without question, the most important contribution to the developing field of organizational behaviour came out of :
A.	Taylor Studies
B.	Porter Studies
C.	Parker Studies
D.	Hawthorne Studies
Answer» E.

Discussion

25.	Managers with good ________ are able to communicate, motivate and lead to get the best out of their people.
A.	human skills
B.	conceptual skills
C.	technical skills
D.	visual skills
Answer» B. conceptual skills

Discussion

26.	Who developed a categorization scheme for defining what managers do, consisting of 10 different but highly interrelated roles?
A.	Henri Fayol
B.	Henry Ford
C.	Henry Mintzberg
D.	Henry Morris
Answer» D. Henry Morris

Discussion

Explore topic-wise MCQs in Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA).

In the Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith described the breakdown of jobs into narrow and repetitive tasks and called this as:

The management tool undertaken to find out the one best way of doing the thing is termed as:

Who defined management as the art of knowing exactly what you want men to do and then see that they do it in the best and cheapest way ?

Which school of thought had been developed on the idea that there is no single best method to find solutions to Managerial problems

According to which approach, management is a logical process and it can be expressed in terms of mathematical symbols and relationships?

Which of the following studyhelps to determine a fair days work and rest period to complete it

Which of the following thinkers believed that leaders are not born but also developed through proper training in human behaviour?

Which of the following study is aimed to determine and eliminate unnecessary and wasteful movements

A statement showing the minimum acceptable qualities of the persons to be placed on a Job is termed as:

The process of searching for prospective employees and stimulating them to apply for the Job is called:

Which is the process of getting activities completed efficiently and effectively with and through other people?

Which of the following management functions from the mid-1950s is no longer included in the basic functions of management?

All levels of management between the supervisory level and the top level of the organization are termed as:

A manager resolving conflict among organizational members is performing what function?

Fayol was interested in studying, whereas Taylor was interested in studying __.

The quantitative approach to management has also been referred to by which of the following names?

Which of the following early advocates of organizational behavior was the first to argue that organizations were open systems?

Based on his scientific management principles, Taylor suggested which of the following pay principles?

Who was one of the first to recognize that organizations could be viewed from the perspective of individual and group behaviour?

According to Mintzberg's management roles, which roles are those that involve people and other duties that are ceremonial and symbolic in nature?

Which of the following early advocates of organizational behavior created the field of industrial psychology, the scientific study of people at work?

When an organization assigns specialists to groups according to the projects they are working on, it s termed as:

According to Weber's ideal bureaucracy, what occurs when employees are placed in jobs based on technical qualifications?

Without question, the most important contribution to the developing field of organizational behaviour came out of :

Managers with good ________ are able to communicate, motivate and lead to get the best out of their people.

Who developed a categorization scheme for defining what managers do, consisting of 10 different but highly interrelated roles?