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Business Management Multiple Choice Questions: A. B. C. D
Business Management Multiple Choice Questions: A. B. C. D
C.Supervisory level
management
3: If a general manager asks the sales manager to recruit some salesman
on his behalf, it is an instance of
A.Division of authority
B.Decentralisation of authority
C.Delegation of authority
D Delegation of responsibility
.
4: Consider the following basic steps involved in the process of control:
1. Identifying the strategic control points
2. Establishment of the standards
3. Measuring performance against standards
4. Correcting deviations from the standards
A.1,4,3,2
B.1,2,3,4
C.2,1,3,4
D.2,3,1,4
List I List II
(a) Fayol 1. Grapevine
(b) Simon 2. Cybernetics
(c) Shannon 3. Gang plank
(d) Weiner 4. Noise
A.a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1
D.a-3,b-4,c-1,d-2
B.3 and 4
C.2 and 4
D.2,3 and 4
B.3 and 4
C.2 and 4
D 1 and 2
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11: Each subordinate should have only one superior whose command he
has to obey. This is known as
A.Division of work
B.Exception principle
12: In line and staff organisation the staff performs the function of
A.Management
C.Assigning responsibility
B.Middle management
level
14: Which one of the following may not necessarily be an advantage of
coordination?
A.Effective supervision
B.Unity of direction
C.Creative force
B.Product or
service
C.Leader
D.Situation
16: Which of the following is not true in respect of planning?
A.Planning is an intellectual activity
D.Planning is forward-looking
17: Which one of the following orders indicates the correct logical order
of managerial functions?
A.Organising, Planning, Directing, Staffing, Coordination and
Control
B.Planning, Organising, Staffing,Directing, Control and Coordination
C.Planning, Directing, Organising, Staffing, Control and
Coordination
D Organising, Planning, Staffing,Directing, Control and Coordination
.
18: Which of the following skills is equally important at all levels of
management?
A.Technical skill
B.Human relation
skill
C. Conceptual skill
B.4 3 2 1
C.2 4 3 1
D.3 2 4 1
B.n (2n/2 - 1)
B.Employee commitment
C.Better appraisal
D Self control
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23: Motivational process and not the motivators as such is associated
with the
A.Need hierarchy theory
B.Two-factor theory
C.ERG Theory
D Expectancy theory
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24: Which one of the following is the oldest form of organization?
A.Functional organization
B.Staff organization
D.Departmentation
B.Management coordination
C.Management control
D Scientific management
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27: Organisation Theory deals with
A.Forms of business organisation
B.Structure of an organisation
C.Industrial relations
28: Consider the following steps:
1. Analysis of variances
2. Initiating corrective action
3. Measurement of Actual performance
4. Establishment of standards
What is the sequence of steps?
A.1,2,3,4
B.2,3,1,4
C.3,1,2,4
D.4,3,1,2
29: The following steps are involved in managing by objectives
1. Preliminary setting of objectives at the top
2. Setting subordinates objectives
3. Tying resources with the goals
4. Clarifying the organisational roles
The correct sequence of these steps is
A.1,2,3,4
B.1,2,4,3
C.1,3,2,4
D.1,4,2,3
30: The main advantage of functional organisation is
A.Specialisation
B.Simplicity
C.Expert advice
D Experience
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31: In a Functional organization
A.There are no advisers, the executive alone having the authority and
competence
B.There are specialist advisers having no authority
C.The entire organization is divided into functions with specific role for
specialists.
D The organization is divided into functions with specialists having
. authority.
32: TQM's major emphasis is on
A.Company profitability
B.Product quality
C.Customer delight
D Employee training
.
33: Which of the following functions is known as the essence of
management?
A.Planning
B.Organising
C.Co-ordinating
D.Control
34: The following steps are involved in the process of organising
1. Forming supportive objectives
2. Delegating to the head of each group the authority necessary to
perform the activities
3. Establishing enterprise objectives
4. Identifying and classifying activities
The correct sequence of steps is :
A.3,1,2,4
B.3,1,4,2
C.1,3,4,2
D.1,3,2,4
35: In line and staff organisation, the authority lies in
A.Line
B.Staff
B.1,2, and 4
C.1,2 and 3
D 3 and 4
.
38: In Taylor's functional organisation, gang boss
A.lnspects the quality of work done
B.Lay down the time period for achieving the desired results
C.Include a plan of action for achieving the desired result
D Be defined in terms of measurable results
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40: When management pays attention to more important areas and when
the day to day routine problems are looked after by lower level
management, it is known as
A.Management by objectives
B.Management by Exception
C.Participative Management
B.2 and 3
C.1,2 and 3
D.1,2,3 and
4
C.Rules
B.Tall structure
C.Matrix structure
D.Project structure
45: The famous book 'General and Industrial Management' was written by
A.Oliver Sheldon
B.Henri Fayol
C.Elton Mayo
D.Maslow
B.4 5 2 1 3 6
C.5 4 1 2 6 3
D451263
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47: Who wrote Management & Moral?
A.Taylor
B.Riggs
C.Dimock
D.Roethliberge
r
B.4,1,2,3
C.1,3,4,2
D.1,3,2,4
49: According to the principle of "Span of control" there is
A.A tendency of overload supervisors with too much of work
B.A limit to the number of subordinates a supervisor can effectively
supervise.
C.No limit to the number of subordinates a supervisor can supervise.
D A limit to delegation of authority to the subordinate.
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50: Which one of the following statement is correct?
A.Planning and controlling are essentially one and the same.
B.Controlling is a part of the planning process.
C.Controlling is a substitute for planning
B.1,4,2,3
C.1,4,3,2
D.4,1,3,2
B.4,3,1,2
C.3,4,2,1
D.3,4,1,2