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This section includes 2331 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your UGC-NET knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1401. |
Who defined management as “the art of knowing exactly what you want men to do andthen 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 | |
| 1402. |
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 | |
| 1403. |
Which of the following early advocates of organizational behavior was the first to arguethat organizations were open systems? |
| A. | Robert Owens |
| B. | Hugo Munsterberg |
| C. | Mary Parker Follett |
| D. | Chester Barnard |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1404. |
__________ leadership is a compromise between laissez fair and autocratic leadership. |
| A. | Persuasive |
| B. | Democratic |
| C. | Institutional |
| D. | Free Rein |
| Answer» C. Institutional | |
| 1405. |
Heuristic techniques refer to |
| A. | Trial and Error technique |
| B. | Group Decision making technique |
| C. | Brain Storming technique |
| D. | Critical Problem Solving technique |
| Answer» B. Group Decision making technique | |
| 1406. |
In making a decision, ‘game theory’ is useful under conditions of |
| A. | Certainty |
| B. | Various probabilities |
| C. | Competitive rivalry |
| D. | Irregular demand |
| Answer» D. Irregular demand | |
| 1407. |
Which one of the following elements is odd with Weber’s Six Major Principles? |
| A. | Hierarchical Structure |
| B. | Unity of Command |
| C. | “In-focused” mission |
| D. | Technical Qualifications. |
| Answer» C. “In-focused” mission | |
| 1408. |
Which one of the following examples is not included in the intangible premises of planning. |
| A. | Public Relations |
| B. | Employee Morale |
| C. | Labour Hours |
| D. | Competitive Strength |
| Answer» D. Competitive Strength | |
| 1409. |
‘No news is good news’ relate to |
| A. | Historical Feedback Control |
| B. | Predictive Feed Forward Control |
| C. | Critical Point Control |
| D. | Control by Exception |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1410. |
Dispersal of authority throughout the organization is ______________ |
| A. | Delegation of Authority |
| B. | Decentralisation of Authority |
| C. | Wide Span of Control |
| D. | None of (A), (B) & (C) |
| Answer» C. Wide Span of Control | |
| 1411. |
In the organization, reporting relationship is a function of |
| A. | Planning |
| B. | Organizing |
| C. | Leading |
| D. | Controlling |
| Answer» C. Leading | |
| 1412. |
Which one of the following examples is not included in the intangible premises of Planning? |
| A. | Public Relations |
| B. | Employee Morale |
| C. | Labour Hours |
| D. | Competitive Strength |
| Answer» D. Competitive Strength | |
| 1413. |
‘Cybernetics’ relates to |
| A. | Feed-back control |
| B. | Feed-forward control |
| C. | Steering control |
| D. | Critical point control |
| Answer» B. Feed-forward control | |
| 1414. |
________ has modified the Hierarchy of Needs Theory of motivation. |
| A. | Vroom |
| B. | Mc Gregor |
| C. | Herzberg |
| D. | Mc Clelland |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1415. |
_______ refers to the process of passing information from one person to another. |
| A. | Planning |
| B. | Communication |
| C. | Controlling |
| D. | Motivation |
| Answer» C. Controlling | |
| 1416. |
__________ refers to the introduction of a person to the job and the organization. |
| A. | Induction |
| B. | Selection |
| C. | Recruitment |
| D. | Placement |
| Answer» B. Selection | |
| 1417. |
____________ process is called a negative process. |
| A. | Training |
| B. | Placement |
| C. | Selection |
| D. | Induction |
| Answer» D. Induction | |
| 1418. |
_________ defines management as the process of getting things done by and through others. |
| A. | Hicks |
| B. | Massie |
| C. | Fayol |
| D. | Drucker |
| Answer» B. Massie | |
| 1419. |
Which one of the following was suggested by Fayol? |
| A. | Management by Exception |
| B. | Unity of Direction |
| C. | Delegation of Authority |
| D. | Centralisation |
| Answer» C. Delegation of Authority | |
| 1420. |
_________ refers to training conducted away from actual work setting. |
| A. | Conference Method of Training |
| B. | Coaching |
| C. | Job Rotation |
| D. | Vestibule Training |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1421. |
An individual’s degree of like or dislike of oneself is known as |
| A. | Self-belief |
| B. | Self-concept |
| C. | Self-efficacy |
| D. | Self-esteem |
| Answer» D. Self-esteem | |
| 1422. |
Management is a |
| A. | Discreet process |
| B. | Continuous process |
| C. | One-way process |
| D. | Two-way process |
| Answer» C. One-way process | |
| 1423. |
___________ power is derived from the formal position of a person in the organization. |
| A. | Social |
| B. | Coercive |
| C. | Expert |
| D. | Legitimate |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1424. |
________ decisions are of non-repetitive nature. |
| A. | Basic |
| B. | Routine |
| C. | Personal |
| D. | Policy |
| Answer» D. Policy | |
| 1425. |
Which one of the following is not a part of the communication process? |
| A. | Encoding |
| B. | Decoding |
| C. | Medium |
| D. | Situation |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1426. |
Father of the Principles of Management is _________________ |
| A. | Drucker |
| B. | Terry |
| C. | Fayol |
| D. | Taylor |
| Answer» D. Taylor | |
| 1427. |
Corporate Planning is done by the ____________ |
| A. | Top Level Management |
| B. | Lower Level Management |
| C. | Middle Level Management |
| D. | Consultant |
| Answer» B. Lower Level Management | |
| 1428. |
____________ has defined authority as the power to take decisions which guide the actionsof others. |
| A. | Simon |
| B. | Barnard |
| C. | Terry |
| D. | Taylor |
| Answer» B. Barnard | |
| 1429. |
Which one of the following elements is associated with Herzberg’s Model? |
| A. | Self – Actualization |
| B. | Safety |
| C. | Esteem |
| D. | Hygiene |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1430. |
_________ is the chain of the superiors existing from the highest authority to the lowest ranks. |
| A. | Unity of Command |
| B. | Unity of Direction |
| C. | Scalar Chain |
| D. | Authority |
| Answer» D. Authority | |
| 1431. |
Flow of communication among the same level of people is known as |
| A. | Upward communication |
| B. | Downward communication |
| C. | Horizontal communication |
| D. | Formal communication |
| Answer» D. Formal communication | |
| 1432. |
Fayol viewed management as a process consisting of __________ functions which everymanager performs. |
| A. | 4 |
| B. | 5 |
| C. | 6 |
| D. | 7 |
| Answer» C. 6 | |
| 1433. |
‘Grapevine’ is |
| A. | well-defined communication systems consisting of formal memos, reports etc |
| B. | channels of communication in an informal organization |
| C. | social interactions which take place among different types of people |
| D. | the telegraph wires strung over trees across the battlefield |
| Answer» C. social interactions which take place among different types of people | |
| 1434. |
Coercive Power is the |
| A. | power to grant or withhold the rewards to others |
| B. | power to punish others for not carrying out orders |
| C. | power to dominance over other through specialized knowledge |
| D. | power to attracting peoples towards a person himself or herself |
| Answer» C. power to dominance over other through specialized knowledge | |
| 1435. |
Decisions which are repetitive and can be established well in advance to solve the day-today problems in an organization are known as |
| A. | Programmed Decisions |
| B. | Non-programmed Decisions |
| C. | Personal Decisions |
| D. | Heuristic Techniques |
| Answer» B. Non-programmed Decisions | |
| 1436. |
__________ propounded the need-based theory of motivation. |
| A. | Vroom |
| B. | Porter |
| C. | Maslow |
| D. | Mc Gregor |
| Answer» D. Mc Gregor | |
| 1437. |
The process of assigning work to others and giving them authority to do that is ________ |
| A. | Controlling |
| B. | Organising |
| C. | delegating authority |
| D. | directing |
| Answer» D. directing | |
| 1438. |
_____________ flows from the top-level management to the bottom level management. |
| A. | Authority |
| B. | Performance |
| C. | Responsibility |
| D. | Accountability |
| Answer» B. Performance | |
| 1439. |
There can be no leadership without __________ |
| A. | Managers |
| B. | Subordinates |
| C. | Followers |
| D. | Supervisors |
| Answer» D. Supervisors | |
| 1440. |
__________ flows from the lower-level management to the top level management. |
| A. | Authority |
| B. | Responsibility |
| C. | Centralisation |
| D. | Decentralisation |
| Answer» C. Centralisation | |
| 1441. |
Existence, Relatedness and Growth (ERG) theory was propounded by |
| A. | Alderfer |
| B. | Likert |
| C. | Vroom |
| D. | Herzberg |
| Answer» B. Likert | |
| 1442. |
Controlling involves |
| A. | determining the objectives |
| B. | identifying the activities for the creation of department |
| C. | directing the people towards accomplishment of common goals |
| D. | setting standards of performance |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1443. |
__________ power is the ability to punish others for not carrying out orders. |
| A. | Reward |
| B. | Legitimate |
| C. | Expert |
| D. | Coercive |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1444. |
Which one of the following is not a function of management? |
| A. | Grouping |
| B. | Planning |
| C. | Staffing |
| D. | Leading |
| Answer» B. Planning | |
| 1445. |
The military organization leads to ______________ |
| A. | Specialization |
| B. | unified control |
| C. | over loading |
| D. | over dependence |
| Answer» C. over loading | |
| 1446. |
Management is the art of _______________ |
| A. | managing customers |
| B. | making super normal profit |
| C. | keeping competitors under pressure |
| D. | getting things done by groups of people |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1447. |
Reporting relationship is a step of |
| A. | Planning |
| B. | Organizing |
| C. | Leading |
| D. | Medical Examination |
| Answer» C. Leading | |
| 1448. |
Programmed decisions are concerned with |
| A. | Basic decisions |
| B. | Unique decisions |
| C. | Repetitive and Routine decisions |
| D. | Non-routine decisions |
| Answer» D. Non-routine decisions | |
| 1449. |
The purpose of control is to ______________ |
| A. | fix standard |
| B. | measure actual performance |
| C. | find out deviation |
| D. | (a), (b) & (c) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1450. |
The elements of the management process are known as the _________ of management. |
| A. | Functions |
| B. | Nature |
| C. | Concept |
| D. | Scope |
| Answer» B. Nature | |