Management Process and Organization Behavior (MPOB) | Set 1
1. An efficient supervisor should posses
Correct : D. All the above
2. Which of the following is NOT an interpersonal role of a manager?
Correct : C. disseminator
3. Performing virtually all activities that involve subordinates is an example of
Correct : C. Liaison
4. The process of monitoring, comparing and correcting is called
Correct : A. Controlling
5. Who Described the Classical Approach as the Engineering Approach?
Correct : D. Mooney
6. ________ is a French Industrialist Who Identified the basic Management functions.
Correct : D. Fayol
7. Management exists at which levels of the organization?
Correct : D. All
8. Under mechanism of scientific management, scientific task setting includes
Correct : D. All of the above
9. The philosophy of management known as total quality management developed primarily out of the work of
Correct : C. Robert McNamara
10. Writing an Organizational Strategic plan is an example of ________
Correct : D. Planning
11. Which of the following skill is most essential to get most out of the people?
Correct : B. Human Skill
12. Monitoring organizational progress towards goal attainment is called
Correct : A. Controlling
13. An efficient supervisor should posses
Correct : D. All the Above
14. Which one of the following individuals is most closely associated with scientific management?
Correct : A. Fredrick Taylor
15. A plan developed to carry out a course of action that is not likely to be repeated in the future is called
Correct : B. Single Use plan
16. The degree to which jobs are standardized and guided by rules and procedures is called:
Correct : D. Formalization
17. Which of the following is not included in Decisional role of a manager?
Correct : C. Collecting
18. If a manager gives information regarding organization policies and actions, then he/she is performing an ______ role.
Correct : B. Informational
19. ------------- is the use of scientific method to define the “one best way” for a job to be done.
Correct : A. Scientific management
20. A Finance Manager who reads the Wall Street Journal On a regular Basis would be performing which of the roles?
Correct : B. Monitor
21. Which of the following are the principles of ‘Scientific Management’?
Correct : B. Different Piece Rate Plan
22. According to Mintzberg the leader of an organization performs __________,
Correct : D. All the Above
23. Which one of the following is NOT the main concern of ‘Scientific Management’?
Correct : D. Rationality
24. “Hawthorne experiment” which was a real beginning of applied research in OB was conducted by
Correct : A. Elton Mayo
25. “------------ are social inventions for accomplishing goals through group efforts”
Correct : C. Leadership
26. The Hawthorne studies are of utmost significance as they form an honest and concerted attempt to understand:
Correct : C. The worker’s social situations
27. Which one is not a recognised key skill of management?
Correct : B. Human skills
28. Authority, discipline, unity of command, and unity of direction are:
Correct : D. Four of Fayol's fourteen principles of management.
29. Some of the other fields of study that affect management theory or practice include:
Correct : D. Political science, sociology, typography and economics.
30. The philosophy of management known as total quality management developed
primarily out of the work of:
Correct : D. W. Edwards Deming
31. ------------------- roles involve people and other duties that are ceremonial
and symbolic in nature.
Correct : B. Interpersonal.
32. Which of the following is NOT an interpersonal role of a manager?
Correct : C. disseminator.
33. Management by Objective (MBO) is also known as
Correct : A. Management by results
34. Management by Objective (MBO) is a
Correct : D. All of the above
35. In Management by Objective (MBO), the manager and subordinate jointly
Correct : D. All of the above
36. The following is not true for MBO
Correct : B. The superior evaluate the individual concerned
37. The following is (are) the disadvantage(s) of Management by Objective (MBO).
Correct : D. All of the above
38. MBO process is as follows
Correct : B. Review organizational goal – set worker objective – monitor progress –Evaluation – Give reward
39. In MBO, objectives can be set in the following domain(s)
Correct : D. All of the above
40. In MBO, objectives can be
Correct : C. both (A) and (B)
41. Management by objectives (MBO) was first popularized by
Correct : B. Peter Drucker
42. Management by objectives is the process of defining specific objectives
Correct : C. within an organization
43. One of the factors which learning organizations possess is a climate of openness and
the other is
Correct : C. Trust
44. According to Herzberg, which of the following is a maintenance factor?
Correct : B. Work itself B
45. Individual employees can be converted into team player through
Correct : B. Training
46. Budget is what type of control?
Correct : D. Financial
47. Leadership can_______ subordinates to help the organization achieve its goals.
Correct : A. Motivate
48. Leaders who inspire followers to transcend their own self-interests for the good of the organization, and can have a profound and extraordinary effect on followers are_____ leaders.
Correct : B. Transformational
49. Controlling activities which are in process is
Correct : B. Concurrent Control
50. __________ is a communication that flows from a higher level to one or more lower levels in the organization.
Correct : D. None of given option
51. Because leading is one of the four basic managerial functions, _____ leaders.
Correct : B. all managers should be
52. If a trait theory of leadership were true, then all leaders would possess _______
Correct : C. Different traits
53. Which leadership style tends to centralize authority and make unilateral decisions?
Correct : B. autocratic style
54. Monica's boss allows her to make any decision she thinks is important on the spot without consulting anyone. Monica's boss has this kind of leadership style.
Correct : A. laissez-faire
55. Tannenbaum and Schmidt's continuum studies suggested that managers should move toward_____ leadership styles.
Correct : C. employee centered
56. The two-factor theory is based on which factors?
Correct : A. Hygiene and behavioural
57. The process of monitoring performance, comparing it with goals and correcting any significant deviations is known as
Correct : D. Controlling
58. The theory that an individual tends to act in a certain way, with the expectation that the act will be followed by a given outcome and according to the attractiveness of the outcome is____________
Correct : A. Equity theory
59. According to Abraham Maslow, the most elevated type of need is_____
Correct : A. Self-actualization
60. Which of the following statements would a Theory X manager consider to be true?
Correct : B. Employees will shirk responsibility
61. According to Herzberg, which of the following is a maintenance factor?
Correct : B. Work itself
62. Which leadership theory suggests that management style should adapt itself to changing circumstances?
Correct : A. Contingency theory
63. Basis of “Autocratic Model of OB is
Correct : B. Power
64. Which of the following is not an internal force of change?
Correct : D. employee attitudes
65. ________ need involves the desire to affiliate with and be accepted by others
Correct : B. Belongingness
66. Challenging goals usually lead to__________ performance from individuals and groups.
Correct : A. Higher
67. What is the term used to define the number of subordinates directly controlled by a manager?
Correct : D. Span of management
68. What kind of organizational structure combines a vertical chain of command with horizontal reporting requirements?
Correct : B. Matrix
69. One of the factors which learning organizations possess is a climate of openness and the other factor is
Correct : C. Trust
70. Organizational Culture is retained in organizations through
Correct : D. All the above
71. One of the most helpful mechanisms for refining a spoken or written communication is called the
Correct : C. Five C.s
72. _________ plans have clearly defined objectives.
Correct : A. Directional
73. Functional managers are responsible
Correct : A. For a single area of activity
74. Which pattern reflects a pure executive form of management?
Correct : A. Functional
75. Which one of the following is/are leadership theories?
Correct : D. All of these
76. Least Preferred Co-worker (LPC) model of leadership was developed by
Correct : C. Fred Fielder
77. Path-goal model of Leadership was introduced by
Correct : A. Martin Evans & Robert House
78. Which of the following is not a contingency theory of leadership
Correct : D. Job centered Leadership
79. The following is (are) the element(s) of control
Correct : A. Authority and knowledge
80. The exception principles to control means
Correct : A. Control over significant deviations
81. Control over the activities while they are in process is:
Correct : B. Concurrent control
82. Controls exercised by lower level managers are:
Correct : C. Operating level controls
83. Principle of preventive control means:
Correct : A. Avoid the occurrence of deviations
84. Which one of the following need is not coming under McClelland theory of motivation?
Correct : D. Need for actualization
85. Surroundings are___________ needs
Correct : C. Growth
86. A variation of the electronic meeting that links together media from different locations is___________
Correct : B. The Delphi technique
87. Intuitive, affective or feeling, physical/sensing, and rational or reasoning are aspects of which of the following?
Correct : B. Multiple intelligences
88. One of the main values underpinning the work of Organisation Development practitioners is:
Correct : B. Empowering employees to act
89. When a group gives some of its leadership positions to the members of another group, it
is
Correct : C. Co-alition
90. Organisation Development (OD) is primarily concerned with
Correct : A. Improving the human side of the organisation
91. One of the main values underpinning the work of Organisation Development (OD) practitioner’s is
Correct : B. Empowering employees to act
92. An extent to which an organisation achieves its predetermined objectives within given resources and without undue strain to its members
Correct : A. Organization behaviour
93. Needs that impel creativity and innovation, along with the desire to have a productive impact on our surroundings are___________ needs
Correct : C. Growth
94. What best describes the Adult ego state?
Correct : C. In this state, we may be objective, rational, reasonable, seeking information and receiving facts.
95. ___________ is a personality dimension describing someone who is good natured, cooperative, and trusting
Correct : C. Agreeableness
96. A personality dimension that characterizes someone as calm, self-confident, secure (positive) versus nervous, depressed, and insecure (negative)
Correct : B. Emotional stability
97. An individual most likely to engage in political behavior would have all of the following except a/an:
Correct : C. High charisma rating
98. Which of the following statements about the determinants of personality is true?
Correct : D. Personality appears to be a result of both hereditary and environmental factors
99. _____ reflect a person’s preferences regarding the ends to be achieved
Correct : A. Terminal values
100. Values like working hard, being creative and honest are the means which lead towards achieving organizational goals. Which of the following term best describes these values?