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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