1. Henry Fayol, F.W.Taylor belongs to which of the following school of management?
Correct : C. Classical School
2. …………………….. involves a series of steps to be taken to accomplish desired goals.
Correct : B. Techniques
3. While practicing principles of management ………………………….. cannot be neglected as business have to fulfill social and ethical responsibility towards society.
Correct : D. Actions
4. Derivation of Principles of Management is a matter of (i)………………… and their application is a matter of (ii)…………………….
Correct : A. (i) art (ii) science
5. “ Principles help managers to take decisions while performing functions of management”
Correct : A. True, Principles are guidelines to take actions.
6. 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?
Correct : B. Universal applicability
7. The degree of concentration of authority or its dispersal depend upon the situation and circumstances of each enterprise. Principles give enough discretion to manger to adjust according to situation. Which Quality of Principles of management is highlighted above?
Correct : B. Universal applicability
8. Principles of management do not provide readymade solution to any problem but in dealing with a situation of conflict between two departments, a manager may emphasize the primacy of the organisational goal. Which Quality of Principles of management is highlighted above?
Correct : A. General Guidelines
9. Employees deserve fair and just renumeration but what is just, and fair is determined by multiple factors. They include contribution of the employee, Paying capacity of the employer and prevailing wage rate for the occupation under consideration. Which quality of Principles of Management is highlighted above?
Correct : D. Contingent
10. Management Principles increase managerial efficiency as manager leave routine decision making to his subordinates and deal with expectional situations which require his expertise by following the Principles of delegation. Which Does the above case signify about management?
Correct : B. Providing mangers with useful insights into reality
11. Which of following statement justifies understanding of Principles of Management helps in taking scientific decisions
Correct : B. Principles emphasis logic rather than blind faith.
12. In the words of …………………..,”…………………. means knowing exactly what you want men to do and seeing that they do it in the best and cheapest way”. Find the above blank with right option
Correct : B. W. Taylor, Scientific Management
13. Even a small production activity like loading pigs of iron into boxcars can be scientifically planned and managed. This can result in tremendous saving of human energy as well as wastage of time and materials. Which of the following Principles if management emphasize on above situation?
Correct : B. Science not Rule of Thumb
14. As per Cooperation, Not individualism principle of management, Competition should be
replaced with………………..
Correct : B. Cooperation
15. Which of the following statements justifies the Principle Cooperation not Individualism.
Correct : B. There should be equal division of work between Management and workers
16. Which of the following scientific management is violation of Unity of Command
Correct : C. Functional Foremanship
17. Which of the following technique of scientific management has the objective to determine the number of workers to be employed: frame suitable incentive schemes and determine labour cost.
Correct : B. Time study
18. According to Taylor there can be many hindrances in good performance which may lead to fatigue. Identify the most suitable cause of Fatigue among the following options.
Correct : D. All the above
19. . …………………… among the following was the first to identify four functions of management.
Correct : A. Henry Fayol
20. Fayol’s Principle of Division of work can be applied to following kind of work.
Correct : C. Both
21. “Authority is undermined, displine in jeopardy, order disturbed and stability threatened” Above statement is the violation of one of the principles of management.
Correct : C. Unity of command
22. Which of the following is the most suitable example for principle of Centralization and
Decentralization’
Correct : B. Panchayats in India have been given more powers to decide spend fund for welfare of people of their village.
23. The continuation of Fayol and Taylor are ………………………. to each other
Correct : C. Complimentary
24. General theory of Administration is the expression of:
Correct : B. Henry Fayol
25. How are principles of management are formed?
Correct : B. By observation and experimentation
26. Direction is a ________ function performed by all the managers at all levels of the
organization.
Correct : A. Managerial
27. Retailing category(ies) based on ownership arrangement would be
Correct : D. All of the above
28. Which type of strategies do professional managers help organizations in chalking out?
Correct : B. Corporate
29. Which of the following is not a principle by Henry Fayol?
Correct : B. Harmony not discord
30. Management should find the one best way to perform a task. Which technique of
management states that:
Correct : D. Method study
31. Identify the best definition of planning.
Correct : C. Setting an organization’s objectives and the means of reaching them.
32. The top management works on
Correct : A. Strategic Plan
33. What is the planning horizon?
Correct : B. The time between making a plan and putting it into effect.
34. A strategic plan is also called ___________
Correct : A. Long term plan
35. The first step in the planning process is to
Correct : A. Set an objective
36. The decision making step, which consists of organization goals, predicting alternatives
and communicating goals is called __________
Correct : C. Planning
37. MBO offers the basis for assessing the ---
Correct : B. performance
38. MBO was developed by ----
Correct : A. Peter.F.Drucker
39. The process of MBO starts with -----
Correct : A. setting up of obligation
40. Organisational decisions are made by ------
Correct : B. Managers
41. Policies are flexible where as procedure are --------
Correct : C. Rigid
42. -----------is described as interpretative planning
Correct : B. Strategy
43. --------------indicates the exact manner in which the integrated serious of activities will
Correct : A. Procedures
44. Planning is --------------process
Correct : B. Thinking
45. MBO offers the basis for assessing the -----------------
Correct : B. Performance
46. Planning is...........
Correct : D. All of these
47. Planning involves................
Correct : A. Future course of action
48. Planning provides.............
Correct : C. Purpose and direction of all persons
49. Operational planning is undertaken at.................
Correct : B. lower level
50. Planning process began with
Correct : A. Setting objectives
51. It is a function of management which refers to the process of integrating the activities of
different units of organization to achieve the organization goals. This is called
Correct : C. Co-ordination
52. Planning is
Correct : C. Both forward and backward looking
53. Management by objective is
Correct : A. goal oriented
54. What is the full form of MBO?
Correct : C. Management By Objectives
55. Which among the following involves in planning process?
Correct : C. Both A and B
56. Which among the following is a single use plan?
Correct : D. Budget
57. __________ is the decision making body of an organization?
Correct : B. Administration
58. The difference between annual and long-range plans versus a strategic plan is that the annual and long-range plans deal with the company’s current business and how to keep them going, while the strategic plan deals with:
Correct : D. Adapting the firm to take advantage of opportunities in its constantly changing environment.
59. The three types of plans usually prepared by companies include annual plans, strategic
plans and ___________ plans.
Correct : B. Long-range
60. Planning encourages management to think systematically about what has happened,
what is happening and ______________
Correct : B. What might happen
61. Which of the following activities is better decentralised in the typical organisation?
63. Which organisational structure facilitates occupational specialisation,
Correct : A. Functional structure
64. As we go higher up in the management hierarchy the scope of authority
Correct : A. Increases
65. Which of the following is not an example of 'structure?
Correct : A. Supplies of materials
66. An organizational chart describes:
Correct : A. The relationship between the different departments and their personnel
67. Choose the correct sequence of steps to be followed in an organizing process.
Correct : D. Identification and division of work, Departmentalisation, Assignment of duties, Establishing reporting relationships
68. For An employee Authority granted should be
Correct : A. Equal to the responsibility entrusted to him
69. Employee relationships are major element of occupation of
Correct : D. Human resource manager
70. When the "voice of customers" is brought into the organization, which of the following
organizational structures work best?
Correct : B. Cross functional teams
71. The average loss of manpower due to leave, retirement, death, transfer, discharge, etc to
calculate the need for manpower is known as
Correct : D. Workforce analysis
72. Which of the following is not ways to departmentalize
Correct : B. By employee
73. Choose option that is not a feature of formal organisation?
Correct : B. The standards of behaviour of employees are evolved from group norms
74. A strategy of jog design that increases job depth by meeting employees needs for psychological growth
Correct : D. Job enrichment
75. A job is evaluated based on essential information is
Correct : A. Job description
76. Which of the following characteristics under Job specification
Correct : D. All of the above
77. Higher management levels retains decision-making authority in organisation is said to be
Correct : B. Centralised
78. The record of outcomes produced on a specific job function or activity during a specific
time period is called
Correct : C. Performance
79. Information on the human attributes in terms of education, skills, aptitudes, and experience
necessary to perform a job effectively is
Correct : B. Job specification
80. Career development is defined as
Correct : C. Conscious determination of career aspirations and potentialities of employees and matching them with the organisation’s needs
81. Human Resource planning is compulsory for
Correct : D. All the above
82. Appointing someone on a post that is at same wages/rank refers to
Correct : C. Lateral hiring
83. 360° appraisal means?
Correct : D. A process that provides an employee with feedback about his / her workplace performance
84. Identify the related step in organising process being mentioned in the below lines. Hari has joined as a Creative Head in an entertainment company. He always ensures that the work has been divided into small and manageable activities and also the activities of similar nature are grouped together.
Correct : B. Departmentalisation
85. Find correct one which cannot be delegated?
Correct : A. Responsibility and accountability
86. Training & Development program in international Human Resource Management should give attention to
Correct : D. All the above
87. Linkedin, Twittter, facebook are used for recruitment is
Correct : B. Social recruiting
88. Why grievances to be redressed?
Correct : D. All the above
89. Termination of employee by an owner besides will of worker is /are
Correct : D. Both B and C
90. Manpower planning is
Correct : C. Determining the jobs to be done / identifying the skills / estimating the exists likely / filling up the requirements
91. It is very difficult to detect the source of such communication.
Correct : D. Informal communication
92. It refers to the process of instructing, guiding, counseling, motivating and leading people in
the organization to achieve their objectives.
Correct : D. Directing
93. Which of the following is not an element of directing?
Correct : D. Inspection
94. Identify the level at which the directing function takes place in an organization?
Correct : D. All of the Above
95. It means the process of making subordinates to act in a desired manner to achieve certain
organizational goals.
Correct : C. Leadership
96. Effective motivation in the organisation does not contribute towards
Correct : C. Resistance to changes in the organisation
97. Which of the following is not an example of financial incentive?
Correct : B. Job Enrichment
98. It is the process of influencing the behavior of people by making them strive voluntarily
towards achievement of organisational goals.
Correct : C. Leadership
99. Which of the following is not a feature of leadership?
Correct : C. Leadership is one-time process.
100. Identify the correct sequence of steps involved in the communication process.
Correct : C. Sender, Message, Encoding, Media, Decoding, Receiver, Feedback