Principles Of Management Mcqs

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PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT

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MCQS - OCTOBER 2019

1. _________ is a statement of expected results expressed in numerical terms. 

A. Operations  

B. Budget 

C. Finance 

D. Management  

2. The statement, "The life of a manager is a perpetual decision making activity", was given by _______.  

A. Stanley Vance  

B. Harold Koontz  

C. Lawrence Appley 

D. Peter Drucker  

3. The English version of "Administration Industrielle at Generale" was published in the United States of America in _________. 

A. 1949 

B. 1929 

C. 1916  

D. 1960 

4. The balance between the costs associated with waiting time and idle time can be maintained by _________. 

A. Game Theory 

B. Linear Programming 

C. Decision Tree 

D. Queuing Theory 

5. Fayol has advocated division of work to take the advantage of _________.  

A. Motive 

B. Specialization 

C. Wages 

D. Salary 

6. __________ qualities are those which are possessed by various individuals since their birth.  

A. Innate  

B. Special  

C. Extensive  

D. Extrinsic 

7. Situational leadership approach was first time applied in 1920 in the armed forces of _________ country.  

A. USA 

B. Germany 

C. India  

D. Britain 

8. Under _________ organisation, each group of activities is self-contained unit and is able to perform the assigned activities without the assistance of others.  

A. Pure Line 

B. Departmental Line 

C. Matrix  

D. Functional 

9. What are the three interpersonal roles of managers?  

A. Figurehead, leader and liaison 

B. Spokesperson, leader, coordinator 

C. Director, coordinator, disseminator 

D. Communicator, organiser, spokesperson  

10. First step in planning process is to __________.  

A. Set an objective  

B. Determine strength and weaknesses 

C. Evaluate alternatives 

D. None of above 

11. Management by Objective is also known as _________.  

A. Management by order 

B. Management by result 

C. Management by technique 

D. Management by people 

12. Taylor emphasised the separation of __________ aspect from actual doing of the work. 

A. Planning 

B. Organising 

C. Controlling 

D. Directing 

13. _________ study shows the amount and frequency of rest required in completing the work.  

A. Motion 

B. Attitude  

C. Time 

D. Fatigue 

14. Fayol found that activities of an industrial organisation could be divided into __________ groups. 

A. Six   

B. Two  

C. Eight  

D. Four  

15. Principle of ________ is the combination of justice and kindness. 

A. Political  

B. Judiciary  

C. Rational  

D. Equity   

16. _________ has defined the roles of managers to identify what managers do in the organisation. 

A. Mintzberg 

B. Maslow 

C. Herzberg

D. L. Kohlberg 

17. ________ refers to the way in which urges, drives, desires, aspirations, strivings or needs, direct, control or explain the behaviour of human beings.  

A. Motivation 

B. Communication  

C. Leadership 

D. Perception 

18. __________ structure emerges from the idea that the organization must perform certain functions in order to carry on its operation.  

A. Line and staff organization 

B. Divisional organization  

C. Functional organization 

D. Project organization 

19. According to ________ "authority is the power in a position to exercise discretion in making decision affecting others." 

A. Fayol 

B. F.W Taylor 

C. George Terry 

D. Weihrich and Koontz 

20. _________ is collectivities of people that have been established for the pursuit of relatively specific objectives on a more or less on continuous basis.  

A. Organisation  

B. Direction 

C. Authority  

D. Planning 

21. _________ refers to concentration of authority and decision making at top levels in the organization. 

A. Decentralization 

B. Centralization  

C. Position 

D. Delegation 

22.  Which one of the following is the correct sequence of Maslow's need Hierarchy Theory?  

A. Physiological, Social, Security, Esteem, Self-actualisation 

B. Physiological, Security, Social, Esteem, Self-actualisation 

C. Physiological, Security, Esteem, Self-actbalisation, Social 

D. Physiological, Security, Social, Self-actualisation, Esteem 

23. Absence of ________ factor dissatisfies the workers but their presence does not motivate them to work. 

A. Hygiene 

B. Motivators 

C. Facilitating 

D. None of the above 

24. Operational planning is also known as _________ Planning.  

A. Functional  

B. Nonfunctional 

C. Tactical 

D. Corporate 

25. __________ is general statements or understanding that guide or channelizing thinking process. 

A. Values 

B. Policies 

C. Decisions 

D. Discussions 

26. Situational theory of leadership is also known as _________ theory.  

A. Group 

B. Influential 

C. Contingency 

D. Non influential 

27. In the communication process, to encode means to __________.

A. Interpret a code 

B. Block a pathway between the sender and receiver of a message 

C. Speak to large groups of people 

D. Translate ideas into a code 

28. According to _________ theory, leadership is shown by a person's act more than by his traits.  

A. Trait Theory of Motivation 

B. Charismatic Theory of Motivation 

C. Behavioral Theory of Motivation 

D. Situational Theory of Motivation 

29. _________ is the ability to look at the things objectively and understanding them from others' point of view. 

A. Emotional Stability 

B. Sympathy 

C. Empathy 

D. Objectivity 

30. Organization is also referred to in the context of ________ which prescribes the relationships among individuals and positions they hold.  

A. Entity   

B. Process   

C. Group of People   

D. Structure

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