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SEMESTER - 5
ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIORAL
(OB)
MCQs: 29 NOV 2021
1. The world as it is perceived is the world that is _________ important.
A. Behaviorally
B. Logically
C. Significantly
D. None of the other three options
2. A _________ unlike positive science which suggests only cause-effect relationship prescribes how the various findings of the researches can be applied to get organizational results which are acceptable to the society.
A. Value centered science
B. Normative Science
C. Applied science
D. Organizational psychology
3. The subject of organizational culture has been most influenced by which behavioral science discipline?
A. Anthropology
B. Psychology
C. Social psychology
D. Political science
4. "Men are not interested in child care." Is an example of ________
A. Halo effect
B. Stereotyping
C. Contrast effect
D. Projection
5. S-O-B-C Model combines the S-R Model and __________.
A. Stimuli
B. Response
C. Human being
D. Drive
6. Transactional Analysis aspect is covered under __________.
A. Intrapersonal Behaviour
B. Interpersonal Behaviour
C. Organization Behaviour
D. None of the other three options
7. Cultural approaches involve changing _________.
A. Shared belief
B. Values
C. Expectations
D. All, Shared beliefs, Values, and Expectations
8. The _________ model gives only a bare-bone sketch of organisational Behaviour rather than a full-blown explanation.
A. S-R
B. S-O-R
C. S-O-B-C
D. O-B
9. Individuals enter organisations to work, earn money and pursue career goals. They do so through the Organisation's _________ which is the set of shared assumptions and understanding about how things really work - that is, which policies, practices and norms are important in the organisation.
A. Processes
B. Culture
C. Behaviour
D. Development
10. People selectively interpret what they see on the basis of their:
A. Interests
B. Background
C. Experience
D. All, Interests, Background, and Experience
11. Which of the following statements about values is true?
A. Values are flexible
B. Values are synonymous with attitudes
C. Values tend to be consistent among occupational groups
D. Values are fairly stable over time
12. Any incompatibility between two or more attitudes or between behavior and attitudes results in ________.
A. organizational dissonance
B. cognitive dissonance
C. attitudinal clarification
D. values clarification
13. When I say, "I like my job",I am expressing my _________ about work.
A. Attitude
B. Altitude
C. Values
D. Concern
14. ________ generally possess physical strength, skills of some kind, executive skills and organizing abilities.
A. Machine
B. Technology
C. People
D. Resource
15. "Personality is the dynamic organization within the individual of those psychophysical systems that determine his unique adjustments to his environment." has been defined by __________.
A. Maddi
B. Gordon Allport
C. Floyd Ruch
D. William Johns
16. The _________ is viewed as a mediating, maintenance and adjustive function between S and R.
A. O
B. B
C. OB
D. SR
17. Which one of the following is not true about the nature of OB?
A. It is normative and value centered
B. It is oriented towards organizational objectives.
C. It is a pure science
D. It follows a total systems approach
18. Mere external appearances doesn't make the whole ________.
A. Perception
B. Personality
C. Attitude
D. Values
19. Which of the following is a false statement?
A. The field of OB is both exciting and complex.
B. OB has emerged as a distinct field of study.
C. The influence of environment on the interface between individuals and organisations can be overlooked.
D. OB is the study of human behaviour.
20. Judging someone on the basis of one's perception of the group to which that person belongs is __________.
A. Halo Effect
B. Contrast Effect
C. Stereotyping Effect
D. Selective Perception
21. __________ approaches involve changing the organization's intended course of action to attain its goals or select new goals.
A. people
B. technological
C. design
D. strategy
22. Identify the correct options from the following two statements:
A) The term anthropology combines the Greek term 'Anthropo' meaning lady and logy meaning science.
B) Boredom, fatigue and other factors relevant to working conditions fall under the purview of industrial and organizational psychologists
A. Only Statement A is true
B. Only statement B is true
C. Both Statements are true
D. Both statements are false
23. Your rating in a job interview is high in contrast to the candidate who was interviewed directly before you, who was rated extremely low. Your own high rating might be partially attributed to which of the following?
A. the halo effect
B. contrast effects
C. projection
D. stereotyping
24. Which one of the following is included in Intrapersonal behaviour
A. Team dynamics
B. Communication
C. Organizational structure
D. Job satisfaction
25. Which one of the following is INCORRECT in terms of importance of OB?
A. OB is useful for maintaining hostile industrial relations.
B.OB helps an individual to understand himself/ herself and others better
C. OB is useful in the field of marketing.
D. OB helps us to influence organizational events.
26. ________ are convictions and a framework of philosophy of an individual on the basis of which he judges what is good or bad, desirable or undesirable, ethical or unethical.
A. Values true
B. Attitudes
C. Cognitive Dissonance
D. Psychological Empowerment
27. The field of OB uses _________ Research to help to understand and predict organisational life.
A. Operational
B. Scientific
C. Applied
D. Technical
28. Drawing a general impression about an individual on the basis of a single characteristic is known as __________.
A. Selective perception
B. Halo effect
C. Contrast effect
D. Projection
29. Why is decision making a perceptual issue?
A. Decisions must be made on how to move from the current state of affairs to some desired state.
B. Before a decision is made, a problem must be perceived to exist.
C. Decision making is generally by consensus
D. There may be more than one way to solve a problem
30. __________ component is the opinion or belief segment of an attitude.
A. Cognitive
B. Affective
C. Behavioral
D. None of the other three options
31. "Dissonance" means
A. reactance
B. inconsistency
C. resistance
D. consistency
32. The management of __________ involves adapting an organization to the demands of the environment and modifying the actual behavior of employees.
A. Change
B. Perception
C. Attitude
D. Motivation
33. Which of the following is a reason that the study of organizational behaviour is useful?
A. Human behavior does not vary a great deal between individuals and situations
B. Human behavior is not random
C. Human behavior is not consistent
D. Human behavior is rarely predictable
34. Values are important to organizational behavior because they _________.
A. allow the study of alignment of organizational policies
B. lay the foundation for the understanding of attitudes and motivation
C. lay the foundation for the understanding of attitudes and motivation
D. are an Integral part of culture
35. __________ refers to the network of personal and social relations that is developed spontaneously between people associated with each other
A. Formal organization
B. Informal organization
C. Business organization
D. Government organization
36. Because it is impossible for us to assimilate everything we perceive, we engage in __________.
A. selective perception
B. memorization
C. mental desensitization
D. periodic listening
37. Which of the following statements about personality is correct?
A. Personality is always stable
B. Personality is a part of a person
C. Personality is an aggregate whole
D. Personality is for the most part comprised of traits that cannot be measured.
38. In SOBC MODEL, C stands for __________.
A. Consequences
B. Contingent consequences
C. Contingent consequences that are overt
D. Contingent consequences that are both overt and covert
39. Knowledge about human behavior would be useful in improving organization's __________.
A. Efficiency
B. Profit
C. Effectiveness
D. Sales
40. An adult's personality is now generally considered to be both heredity and environmental factors moderated by __________ conditions.
A. situational
B. Contingency
C. Factual
D. Market
41. The time at which an object or event is seen is an example of what type of factor influencing the perceptual process?
A. perceiver
B. target
C. context
D. reality
42. The attitude-behavior relationship is likely to be much stronger if the attitude__________.
A. Refers to something that the Individual has direct personal experience with
B. Must be defended against the attitudes of society at large
C. Is perceived to be of little Importance
D. Is related to organizational structure
43. __________ is the perceived economic value of remaining with an organization compared to leaving it.
A. Continuance commitment
B. Normative commitment
C. Organizational commitment
D. Social commitment
44. The degree to which a person identifies with his or her job, actively participates in it, and considers his or her performance as being important to self-worth is _________.
A. Job satisfaction
B. Job Involvement
C. Job stability
D. Organizational commitment
45. "The world as it is perceived is the world that is _________ important".
A. Conditionally
B. Behaviourally
C. Situationally
D. Preferably
46. As per Stimulus Response Model, input for behaviour process is:
A. Drive
B. Organism
C. Stimuli
D. Response
47. _________ occurs as a reaction to a problem, that is, there is a discrepancy between some current state of affairs and some desired state, requiring consideration of alternative courses of action.
A. Planning
B. Organising
C. Staffing
D. Decision-Making
48. in the real world what do people typically do?
A. follow the rational decision making model
B. seek the optimal decision
C. find an acceptable solution
D. remain seek the optimal decision unbiased and objective
49. ________ focuses on the influence of people on one another
A. Sociology
B. Anthropology
C. Social Psychology
D. Psychology
50. Which behavioural Science is the study of societies to learn about human beings and their activities?
A. Anthropology
B. Social Psychology
C. Sociology
D. Political science
51. Two people see the same thing at the same time yet interpret it differently. Where do the factors that operate to shape their dissimilar perceptions reside?
A. the perceivers
B. the target
C. the timing
D. the context
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