2. Upward communications refer to flow of communication from
Correct : A. Subordinate to superior
3. Downward communications refer to flow of communication from
Correct : B. Superior to subordinate
4. Lateral communication takes place from
Correct : A. First to second division of the same organization
5. Which of the following is not a type of communication barriers?
Correct : C. Rational barriers
6. Which of the following ways help in improving the communication effectiveness?
Correct : D. All of the above
7. On the successful completion of two years in a company, Harsh received a letter confirming his job as permanent employee. Identify the need of Harsh being fulfilled as per Maslow’s Need Hierarchy Theory.
Correct : B. Security Needs
8. Identify the style of leadership in which the superior uses file forces from within the groups
in order to establish control.
Correct : C. Laissez-faire leadership
9. Mohit recently got a raise in his salary due to annual increment. Which of his human needs
is being satisfied through this?
Correct : D. Basic Physiological Needs
10. Which of the following is not an assumption of Maslow’s theory?
Correct : A. People’s behavior is not based on their needs.
11. It refers to all measures which are used to motivate people to improve performance,
Correct : C. Incentives
12. As the general manager of an e-commerce company, Gagan maintains good interpersonal relations with followers and also motivates them to contribute for achieving organisational goals. Identify the concept being described in the above lines.
Correct : D. Leadership
13. Which of the following is not a type of psychological barriers?
Correct : C. Fear of challenge to authority
14. Which of the following is not a type of personal barrier?
Correct : C. Loss by transmission and poor retention
15. While other functions prepare a setting for action, name the function that initiates action in
the organization.
Correct : D. Directing
16. It is defined as the process of guiding the efforts of employees and other resources to accomplish the desired objectives.
Correct : A. Supervision
17. These needs are most basic in the hierarchy of motivation theory and correspond to primary needs.
Correct : B. Basic Physiological Needs
18. Boom Limited gives due weightage to the perquisites and prestige of job so that the designation helps to satisfy the psychological, social and esteem needs of an individual. Identify the type of incentive being described in the above lines.
Correct : C. Status
19. 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.
Correct : A. Leadership
20. As an employee of an automobile company, Suraj has always been very lazy and evasive. In order to change his behavior, his boss decided to give him an incentive. Identify the feature of motivation being described in the above lines.
Correct : B. Motivation produces goal-directed behavior.
21. State the stage at which the preventive control takes place.
Correct : A. Input
22. The formal control deals with-------------------
Correct : B. Rules and Procedures
23. The clan control deals with ---------------------------
Correct : D. Expectations
24. Controlling in management is of ------------------------- type
Correct : C. Preventive and Corrective
25. How many steps are there in the controlling process?
Correct : C. 4
26. Screening Control is otherwise called as ----------------
Correct : B. Concurrent Control
27. Give the time period for long term budget
Correct : D. More than a year
28. Give an example for a long budget.
Correct : B. Basic Budget
29. Balance Sheet is an example of ------------------- budget
Correct : D. Master
30. Assertion: Budgets are better expresses in quantities than monetary hours. Reason: Money cannot measure the resources used and the result obtained.
Correct : D. Assertion is True and Reason is True
31. Capital budget is a---------------------------------- budget.
Correct : A. Long term budget
32. Give an example for budgetary control Techniques.
Correct : C. Zero based Budget
33. Relationship between revenues and expenses is given by
Correct : B. Breakeven point Analysis
34. State a tool to evaluate Project execution and completion time.
38. An Example of Direct Control --------------------------------
Correct : C. Credit policy
39. --------------------------------- is a preventive control
Correct : A. Authorization
40. Management Information System deals with -----------------------------
Correct : D. All of the Above
41. State the basic principle behind Pareto diagrams.
Correct : A. 80/20 rule
42. State the basic principle behind Control charts and Scatter Plot.
Correct : B. Scientific Method of tracking
43. Give an example of the chart that has boundary lines or limits.
Correct : B. Control Charts
44. Fishbone diagrams are called as ------------------------------------
Correct : D. Cause and Effects Diagrams
45. The limitation in Operations Research is--------------------------------
Correct : D. Formulating human behavior
46. Among the following businesses, which business offers full control over foreign markets?
Correct : B. FDI
47. By having -------------------------------, multinational companies prevent their competitors
to grow.
Correct : D. Patents
48. Statistical Analysis falls under ------------------------------------------
Correct : B. Non- Budgetary Control Technique
49. State the Category under which the Financial Statements fall.
Correct : C. Quality Control
50. Prime Vending is a form of -------------------------- buying
Correct : A. Formal
51. Which one of the following statements is not correct?
Correct : D. Management is a rigid process.
52. Which one of the following is not an importance of management?
Correct : C. Disciplining employees
53. Management is not
Correct : B. a pure science.
54. In which category does management fall?
Correct : C. Emerging profession
55. Coordination is
Correct : B. the essence of management.
56. The element that aims at integrating group efforts to achieve group objectives is called ___.
Correct : B. Coordination
57. Managing Director is the position of ___ level of management in a large company.
Correct : A. Top
58. Management is multidimensional because it has ___ dimension(s).
Correct : C. Three
59. Management is a ___ directed process as it aims at achieving specified goals.
Correct : C. Goal
60. ___ is a systematised body of knowledge that explains certain general truths or operation of general
laws.
Correct : A. Science
61. Identify the feature of co-ordination being highlighted in the given statement: “Coordination is not a one
time function, it begins at the planning stage and continue till controlling.”
Correct : C. Coordination is a continuous process
62. Co-ordination is considered to be the essence of management because
Correct : D. All of the above
63. This function of Management related to placing the right person at the right job is
Correct : B. Staffing
64. Organising as a function of management involves deciding
Correct : D. All of the above
65. The main task of this level of management is to determine the overall organisational objectives and
strategies for their realisation.
Correct : D. Top level management
66. Which of the following statements is not true for lower level management?
Correct : A. Analyse the business environment and its implications for the survival of the business.
67. Which of the following is a function of top level management?
Correct : D. Ensuring that the safety standards are maintained within the organisation.
68. Which of the following is not a designation related to middle level management?
Correct : C. Chief Operating Officer
69. “Management principles can be applied to all types of activities.”
Correct : A. True
70. “Coordination is required at all levels of management in all management functions.”
Correct : A. True
71. “Management involves the decisions by a manager and it is not a group activity.”
Correct : B. False
72. Top management level is responsible for implementing plans and strategies of the organisation.
Correct : B. False
73. Management is essential for the organisations which are
Correct : D. All of the above
74. People in the organisations carry out diverse tasks with the aim to achieve.
Correct : B. Common objectives
75. Successful management ensures that
Correct : C. Both of the above
76. Efficiency is concerned with
Correct : B. Doing things right
77. Effectiveness relates to
Correct : D. All of the above
78. Management is said to be poor if it is
Correct : C. Both inefficient and ineffective
79. Which of the following is not a function of management?
Correct : C. Identification of threats & warnings
80. Name two broad categories of business activities:-
Correct : C. Industry & commerce
81. Which one of the following is not an economic objective of the business:-
Correct : A. Social environment
82. Earning of a profit is considered to be subsidiary objective of the business:-
Correct : B. False
83. Which of the following management functions are closely related?
Correct : C. planning and control
84. The last function in the sequence, which culminates in the attainment of organization objectives, is:
Correct : C. controlling
85. In terms of the sequential relationship, the first function requiring managerial attention is:
Correct : A. planning
86. Main functions of administrative management are:
Correct : B. planning ,organizing, directing and controlling
87. Control function of management cannot be performed without:
Correct : A. planning
88. Which level of management is responsible for establishing a vision for the organization, developing
broad plans and strategies, and directing subordinate managers?
Correct : C. executive managers
89. Which level of management is responsible for implementing programs that are intended to carry out the
broader objectives of an organization set by executives?
Correct : B. middle managers
90. Which of the following characterize a manager as being efficient?
Correct : D. They interview, select, and train people who are most suitable to fill open jobs.
91. Which of the following characterize a manager as being effective?
Correct : C. They achieve their goals.
92. Which term best describes the process of obtaining, deploying, and utilizing a variety of essential
resources to contribute to an organization’s success?
Correct : D. management
93. Find the odd one out
Correct : C. foremen
94. Management is a -----Activity.
Correct : B. group
95. Under mechanism of scientific management, scientific task setting includes:
Correct : D. All of the above
96. Fedrick Winslow Taylor’s Mechanism of Scientific Management includes
Correct : D. All of the above
97. Frederick Winslow Taylor is best known for the introduction of which approach to job design?
Correct : C. Scientific management
98. Scientific management is comprised of which of the following two elements?
Correct : B. Method study and work measurement
99. Who was the first to formalise the concept of the division of labour?