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Principles of Management | Set 3

1. Which of the following statement best described the principle of ‘Division of work’?

Correct : B. labour should be divided

2. Which of the following is Not a principle of management given by Taylor?

Correct : B. Functional foremanship

3. Management should find ' One best way ' to perform a task. Which technique of scientific management is defined in this sentence?

Correct : D. Method study

4. Who is known as 'the Father of Modern Theory of Management’?

Correct : B. Henry Fayol

5. The main aim of Taylor was to.................

Correct : B. improve productivity

6. Method study is ..................

Correct : A. preliminary survey of production Process

7. Henry fayol is well known...........

Correct : A. As the father of modern management

8. Unity of command implies

Correct : C. be accountable to one and only one superior

9. Purpose of time study is ...........

Correct : C. to determine fair days work

10. The scientific technique of task setting is known as ......................

Correct : C. time study

11. Management by Objectives concept was developed by -------.

Correct : A. Peter.F.Drucker

12. MBO offers the basis for assessing the -----------------.

Correct : B. Performance

13. The process of MBO starts with -----.

Correct : A. setting up of obligation

14. Principles of management are not

Correct : B. absolute.

15. Principles of management provide

Correct : B. general guidelines.

16. Management principles differ from pure science principles because management principles are

Correct : B. situation-bound.

17. Principles of management are significant because these result in___________.

Correct : D. optimum utilisation of resources.

18. Which one of the following is not a principle of scientific management?

Correct : A. Functional foremanship

19. Management should find ‘one best way’ to perform a task. Which technique of scientific management is defined in this sentence?

Correct : B. Method Study

20. Unity of command is related to

Correct : A. superiors and subordinates.

21. Gang plank is related to

Correct : A. communication.

22. Management principles are flexible whereas ______________ principles are rigid.

Correct : A. Pure Science

23. ___________ denotes concentration of authority at the top level.

Correct : B. Centralisation

24. __________ is the technique in which each worker is supervised by eight supervisors.

Correct : A. Functional foremanship

25. _________ principle of management puts emphasis on judicious application of penalties by the management.

Correct : D. Discipline

26. _________ principle of management states that there should be a place for everything and everything should be in its place.

Correct : C. Order

27. __________ means one plan, one boss.

Correct : A. Unity of direction

28. __________ involves harmony and team spirit among employees.

Correct : B. Esprit de corps

29. “Unity of command means one employee getting orders and instructions from one supervisor”.

Correct : A. True

30. Time study involves analysing movements involved in performing an activity.

Correct : B. False

31. Scalar chain involves direct communication between two employees at horizontal level.

Correct : B. False

32. Discipline principle of management leads to development of team spirit.

Correct : B. False

33. The principals of management are significant because of

Correct : D. Adaptation of changing technology

34. Observe the following management principles and pick the odd one out. Justify your answer.

Correct : C. maximum output

35. Which scholar's definition on management is " Management is the art of getting things done through and with people in formally organised groups"?

Correct : A. Harold Koontz

36. Which of the following is not a Management Principle ?

Correct : D. Cooperation

37. The term hierarchy implies.........

Correct : B. a definite ranking order

38. Scientific analysis of work under scientific management requires......

Correct : C. Both a & b

39. Management by objective is

Correct : A. goal oriented

40. Which scholar introduced the functional type of organisation?

Correct : A. F.W. Taylor

41. _________ is known as the founder of Human Relation School.

Correct : B. Elton Mayo

42. ___________ Principle of Management is concerned with promoting team spirit.

Correct : D. Espirit de Crops

43. Pervasiveness of planning indicates that planning

Correct : B. extends throughout the organisation.

44. Which one of the following is an importance of planning?

Correct : A. Reducing uncertainty

45. Which one of the following is not a limitation of planning?

Correct : D. Top management approach

46. Which one of the following is a step of planning?

Correct : B. Analysis of environment

47. The basic role of strategy is to provide

Correct : B. direction for action.

48. Which one of the following plans prescribes chronological steps for performing activities?

Correct : A. Procedure

49. Which one of the following is a single-use plan?

Correct : C. Budget

50. Organising process includes one of the following:

Correct : A. Grouping of activities

51. One of the following is not an importance of organising:

Correct : B. Performance appraisal

52. Organisation structure establishes relationships between

Correct : B. people, work and resources.

53. One of the following is an advantage of functional structure:

Correct : D. Easier employee learning

54. Divisional structure leads to conflict in

Correct : A. resource allocation.

55. In which respect does formal organisation differ from informal organisation?

Correct : B. Structuring

56. Which one of the following does not follow scalar chain?

Correct : A. Informal organisation

57. Degree of decentralisation indicates

Correct : A. degree of authority delegation.

58. In staffing function, which one of the following groups of managers is involved?

Correct : D. All managers

59. Which one of the following is not an importance of staffing?

Correct : A. Suitable division of work among employees

60. In staffing function, which combination of activities in sequential order is correct?

Correct : C. Recruitment, selection, placement, training

61. Which one of the following sources is most relevant to recruiting managerial personnel?

Correct : C. Advertisement

62. Which one of the following is an internal source of recruitment?

Correct : A. Transfer

63. Which type of learning is management development concerned with?

Correct : B. Multi-skill development

64. For which group of persons is vestibule training relevant?

Correct : A. Operatives

65. Which one of the following is an element of directing?

Correct : C. Communication

66. Motivation is not

Correct : C. an easy process.

67. Need hierarchy theory of motivation has been given by

Correct : A. Maslow.

68. Which one of the following is not a financial incentive?

Correct : D. Challenging job

69. Which one of the following is a non-financial incentive?

Correct : A. Recognition

70. Leadership is based on a superior’s

Correct : D. persuasive communication.

71. Encoding is related to

Correct : A. converting message into symbols.

72. Grapevine is a form of

Correct : C. informal communication.

73. Which one of the following is a semantic barrier?

Correct : C. Technical jargon

74. Which one of the following is not a feature of controlling?

Correct : C. Keeping employees busy

75. Which one of the following is not an importance of controlling?

Correct : D. Better grievance handling

76. Which one of the following is a step of controlling?

Correct : B. Taking corrective action

77. ___________ is the process of ensuring that actual results are in accordance with planned results.

Correct : A. Controlling

78. _________ is the focus point for a manager while controlling, as controlling at every step is not possible.

Correct : C. Critical point control

79. Controlling is ________.

Correct : D. All of these

80. Decision-making is the case of __________.

Correct : A. Planning

81. __________ is a statement of expected results in numerical terms.

Correct : B. Budget

82. __________ is a feature of planning also referred to as primacy of planning.

Correct : B. Primary function of management

83. __________ is a comprehensive plan for achieving its objectives.

Correct : A. Strategy

84. __________ are relevant to recurring activities.

Correct : B. Standing plans

85. ___________ involves giving authority and responsibility to subordinates.

Correct : C. Delegation

86. __________ is the process of grouting similar activities together and creating departments.

Correct : B. Departmentalisation

87. _________ is the right to command.

Correct : A. Authority

88. ____________ is a process of learning and growth.

Correct : B. Development

89. ___________ leads to optimum use of resources.

Correct : B. Staffing

90. __________ is the “On the Job Training” method used to train electricians.

Correct : D. Apprenticeship

91. Directing flows in ____________ direction.

Correct : B. Downward

92. ____________ is the process of exchanging information and understanding between two or more persons.

Correct : C. Communication

93. What is the full form of TQM?

Correct : D. Total quality management

94. Which among the following is not a technique of TQM?

Correct : B. Quality measurement

95. According to Kurt Lewin, which of the following is not a stage in the change process?

Correct : D. Restraining

96. A company that decides to decentralize its sales procedures is managing what change category?

Correct : D. Structure

97. Which of the following statements is true

Correct : D. Only a & b are right

98. Outsourcing is

Correct : C. A firm having someone else do part of what it previously did itself.

99. Offshoring is

Correct : A. Substituting foreign for domestic labor.

100. Here, parties involved in the electronic transactions are from within a given business firm, hence, the name is ________.

Correct : C. Intra-B Commerce