Prabodhan HR Club

DoMS, IIT Madras

Quiz 1

1. Which internationally acclaimed Indian movie

has been included as a case study for 'Human
Behavior at Work' by Indian Institute of
Management, Indore?

2. Name the personality who introduced the

concept of 'Bureaucracy' in 1922?

3. Elton Mayo, one of the pioneers in human

behavior studies, called the assumptions of
McGregor as "Rabble Hypothesis". What are
they?

Theory X & Theory Y

4. Scott Adams gave this principle via a cartoon

strip
Companies tend to systematically promote
their least-competent employees to
management (generally middle management),
in order to limit the amount of damage they
are capable of doing

Dilbert principle

5. What is known as 'Great man Theory'?

Leaders are born not made

6. In an organisation if your feedback is like

PIGS, what does it denotify?

 Positive, Immediate, Graphic, Specific

7. What is this principle called?

"managers rise to the level of their
incompetence."

Peters Principle

8. Who gave theory - 'Hierarchy of Human

Needs'?

Abraham Maslow

9. How do we better know the employment

agencies and executive recruiters who locate
suitable candidates?

Head Hunters

10. "The dirty bastards are back again.

This line allegedly marks an important event in
the history of sports and business.
The misunderstanding caused by this line led to
a rift between two brothers who went on to
form their very special companies.
What are the companies?