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This section includes 564 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
…………………. Means influencing others to act towards the attainment of a goal. |
| A. | Leadership |
| B. | Directing |
| C. | Staffing |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» B. Directing | |
| 52. |
Control function cannot be performed without |
| A. | Planning |
| B. | Organising |
| C. | Staffing |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 53. |
The process of MBO starts with ----- |
| A. | setting up of obligation |
| B. | Fetron plan |
| C. | Review |
| D. | All |
| Answer» B. Fetron plan | |
| 54. |
The scientific technique of task setting is known as ...................... |
| A. | work study |
| B. | motion study |
| C. | time study |
| D. | method study |
| Answer» D. method study | |
| 55. |
“Unity of command means one employee getting orders and instructions from one supervisor”. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| C. | all |
| D. | none |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 56. |
Yajur, as a Project Manager, is able to assess the true potential of his subordinates and constantly motivates them to realise their full potential. Identify the element of directing being described in the above lines. |
| A. | Leadership |
| B. | Communication |
| C. | Supervision |
| D. | Motivation |
| Answer» B. Communication | |
| 57. |
Which of the following is not a principle by Henry Fayol? |
| A. | Division of work |
| B. | Harmony not discord |
| C. | Discipline |
| D. | Unity of Command |
| Answer» C. Discipline | |
| 58. |
Which one of the following is a single-use plan? |
| A. | Strategy |
| B. | Rule |
| C. | Budget |
| D. | Method |
| Answer» D. Method | |
| 59. |
Which of following statement justifies understanding of Principles of Management helps in taking scientific decisions |
| A. | Adherence to these principles and add to knowledge and understanding of managerial situations. |
| B. | Principles emphasis logic rather than blind faith. |
| C. | Principles of management are at the core of the management theory |
| D. | Principles are guidelines that can be modified as per the changing environment |
| Answer» C. Principles of management are at the core of the management theory | |
| 60. |
Which of the management tasks is the most important for asupervisory manager? |
| A. | Planning |
| B. | Organizing |
| C. | Controlling |
| D. | Staffing |
| Answer» D. Staffing | |
| 61. |
Interest rates, inflation rates, and stock market indexes are all examples of which of the factor of an organization’s general environment? |
| A. | Economic |
| B. | Political |
| C. | Social |
| D. | Technological |
| Answer» B. Political | |
| 62. |
Which scholar introduced the functional type of organisation? |
| A. | F.W. Taylor |
| B. | Chester Bernard |
| C. | Allen |
| D. | Max Weber |
| Answer» B. Chester Bernard | |
| 63. |
General theory of Administration is the expression of: |
| A. | W.Taylor |
| B. | Henry Fayol |
| C. | Max Weber |
| D. | Brech |
| Answer» C. Max Weber | |
| 64. |
Principles of division of work is applicable to a government office where there is a diary/dispatch clerk whose job is to receive and send mail, a data entry operator whose task is to input data on the computer. Division of work is also applicable to limited company where there are separate departments like productions, finance, research and development etc. Which quality of Principles of management is highlighted above? |
| A. | General Guidelines |
| B. | Universal applicability |
| C. | Flexible |
| D. | Contigent |
| Answer» C. Flexible | |
| 65. |
___________ involves giving authority and responsibility to subordinates. |
| A. | Division of work |
| B. | Decentralisation |
| C. | Delegation |
| D. | Centralisation |
| Answer» D. Centralisation | |
| 66. |
Which quality management program is related to the maintenance of plants and equipments? |
| A. | Environmental management systems |
| B. | Fault tree analysis |
| C. | Failure mode effect analysis |
| D. | Total productive maintenance |
| Answer» E. | |
| 67. |
The formal control deals with------------------- |
| A. | Price and shared Values |
| B. | Rules and Procedures |
| C. | Trust |
| D. | Competition |
| Answer» C. Trust | |
| 68. |
The record of outcomes produced on a specific job function or activity during a specifictime period is called |
| A. | Work function |
| B. | Evaluation |
| C. | Performance |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 69. |
_________ is the focus point for a manager while controlling, as controlling at every step is not possible. |
| A. | Controlling |
| B. | Coordinating |
| C. | Critical point control |
| D. | Both a and b |
| Answer» D. Both a and b | |
| 70. |
Economy driven by information and communication technologies and knowledge workers prevailsduring__________. |
| A. | First economic wave |
| B. | Second economic wave |
| C. | Third economic wave |
| D. | None of the given options |
| Answer» D. None of the given options | |
| 71. |
MBO offers the basis for assessing the -----------------. |
| A. | Techniques |
| B. | Performance |
| C. | Authority |
| D. | Subject |
| Answer» C. Authority | |
| 72. |
Career development is defined as |
| A. | Providing information to students about opportunities of employment |
| B. | Determining the potentialities of students for a suitable career |
| C. | Conscious determination of career aspirations and potentialities of employees and matching them with the organisation’s needs |
| D. | Providing counselling to students to choose their careers |
| Answer» D. Providing counselling to students to choose their careers | |
| 73. |
Maslow’s need hierarchy, a healthy work environment is an exampleof what type of need? |
| A. | Physiological |
| B. | Esteem |
| C. | Safety |
| D. | Social |
| Answer» D. Social | |
| 74. |
______________ is not a process tools for TQM systems. |
| A. | Process flow analysis |
| B. | Histograms |
| C. | Plier |
| D. | Control charts |
| Answer» D. Control charts | |
| 75. |
Management is not |
| A. | an applied science. |
| B. | a pure science. |
| C. | an art. |
| D. | an art and science both. |
| Answer» C. an art. | |
| 76. |
The organization which has no interaction with its externalenvironment is called: |
| A. | Open system |
| B. | Closed system |
| C. | Non-interactive system |
| D. | Moderated system |
| Answer» C. Non-interactive system | |
| 77. |
Which among the following is a single use plan? |
| A. | Objectives |
| B. | Policies |
| C. | Rules |
| D. | Budget |
| Answer» E. | |
| 78. |
That would be the best description of plans that focus on the broad future of the organization and incorporate both external environmental demands and internal resources into managers’ actions? |
| A. | Operational plans |
| B. | Tactical plans |
| C. | Strategic plans |
| D. | Holistic plans |
| Answer» D. Holistic plans | |
| 79. |
Management should find ‘one best way’ to perform a task. Which technique of scientific management isdefined in this sentence? |
| A. | Time Study |
| B. | Method Study |
| C. | Fatigue Study |
| D. | Motion Study |
| Answer» C. Fatigue Study | |
| 80. |
The continuation of Fayol and Taylor are ………………………. to each other |
| A. | Competitive |
| B. | Cooperative |
| C. | Complimentary |
| D. | Coordinated |
| Answer» D. Coordinated | |
| 81. |
Coordination between different department and person within the organization is called………………… |
| A. | Internal |
| B. | External |
| C. | Vertical |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» B. External | |
| 82. |
In staffing function, which combination of activities in sequential order is correct? |
| A. | Recruitment, selection, training, placement |
| B. | Selection, training, recruitment, placement |
| C. | Recruitment, selection, placement, training |
| D. | Recruitment, training, selection, placement |
| Answer» D. Recruitment, training, selection, placement | |
| 83. |
The process of monitoring performance, comparing it with goals andcorrecting any significant deviations is known as: |
| A. | Planning |
| B. | Organizing |
| C. | Leading |
| D. | Controlling |
| Answer» E. | |
| 84. |
Which of the following is the final step in the decision-makingprocess? |
| A. | Identifying the problem |
| B. | Evaluating the decision’s effectiveness |
| C. | Identifying decision criteria |
| D. | Selecting an alternative that can resolve the problem |
| Answer» C. Identifying decision criteria | |
| 85. |
Physical Productivity= ------------------------------------ |
| A. | Output/input |
| B. | Cost/Value |
| C. | Amount of product/resources |
| D. | Value of Product /resources |
| Answer» D. Value of Product /resources | |
| 86. |
Top management level is responsible for implementing plans and strategies of the organisation. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| C. | all |
| D. | none |
| Answer» C. all | |
| 87. |
Termination of employee by an owner besides will of worker is /are |
| A. | Screening |
| B. | Dismissal |
| C. | Firing |
| D. | Both B and C |
| Answer» E. | |
| 88. |
Forecasting techniques fall into which of the following two categories? |
| A. | Fixed asset and human capital |
| B. | Predictive and confirmatory |
| C. | Quantitative and qualitative |
| D. | Empirical and conceptual |
| Answer» D. Empirical and conceptual | |
| 89. |
____________ is a process of learning and growth. |
| A. | Training |
| B. | Development |
| C. | Recruitment |
| D. | Both a and b |
| Answer» C. Recruitment | |
| 90. |
Outsourcing is |
| A. | Exporting |
| B. | Importing |
| C. | A firm having someone else do part of what it previously did itself. |
| D. | Building a factory in another country to produce for that country’s market. |
| Answer» D. Building a factory in another country to produce for that country’s market. | |
| 91. |
Henri Fayol, a French industrialist, first analyzed what managers do and divided that work into functions The study of the management function that defines goals and establishes strategies to achieve them is called: |
| A. | Planning |
| B. | Organizing |
| C. | Leading |
| D. | Controlling |
| Answer» B. Organizing | |
| 92. |
Managers operate within the constraints imposedby__________________. |
| A. | government at the federal and state level |
| B. | the employees of the organization |
| C. | the organization’s culture and environment |
| D. | the organization’s board of directors |
| Answer» D. the organization’s board of directors | |
| 93. |
Which of the following ratio is to “estimate the value added by given knowledge assets regardless ofwhere they are located”? |
| A. | Return-on-equity |
| B. | Return on investment |
| C. | Return-on-knowledge |
| D. | None of the given options |
| Answer» D. None of the given options | |
| 94. |
_______ helps organization reduce employee turnover and absenteeism. |
| A. | Job design |
| B. | Training & development |
| C. | Wage revision |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» C. Wage revision | |
| 95. |
A job is evaluated based on essential information is |
| A. | Job description |
| B. | Job enrichment |
| C. | Job ranking |
| D. | Job enlargement |
| Answer» B. Job enrichment | |
| 96. |
“Management involves the decisions by a manager and it is not a group activity.” |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| C. | all |
| D. | none |
| Answer» C. all | |
| 97. |
Degree of decentralisation indicates |
| A. | degree of authority delegation. |
| B. | degree of responsibility. |
| C. | degree of power delegation. |
| D. | degree of accountability. |
| Answer» B. degree of responsibility. | |
| 98. |
Which of the following is a function of how much decision-makingauthority is pushed down to lower levels in the organization? |
| A. | Departmentalization |
| B. | Centralization |
| C. | Span of control |
| D. | Power |
| Answer» B. Centralization | |
| 99. |
Which of the following views of managerial impact is useful in explaining the high turnover among college and professional sports coaches who can be considered the “managers” of their teams? |
| A. | symbolic |
| B. | omnipotent |
| C. | generalist |
| D. | autocratic |
| Answer» C. generalist | |
| 100. |
Lateral communication takes place from |
| A. | First to second division of the same organization |
| B. | Superior to subordinate |
| C. | Subordinate to superior |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» B. Superior to subordinate | |