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502 - Service Management (MCQ)
502 - Service Management (MCQ)
3. Select the name of the country having maximum percent of GDP attributed to service,
A. United states
B. China
C. Germany
D. India
9. The unique service characteristic that reflects the interconnection between the service firm and its
customer is called
A. Homogeneity.
B. Intangibility.
C. Heterogeneity.
D. Inseparability
10. The centralized mass production of services is difficult due to___________ characteristic of service.
A. Homogeneity.
B. Perishability.
C. Heterogeneity.
D. Inseparability
11. The unique service characteristic that reflects the interconnection between the service firm and its
customer is called
A. Intangibility
B. Inseparability
C. Homogeneity
D. Perishability.
12. The unique service characteristic that deals specifically with the inability to inventory services is
A. Inseparability
B. Intangibility
C. Homogeneity
D. Perishability
15. Solutions used to minimize the marketing problems attributed to heterogeneity include
A. Standardizing the service
B. Using multi-site Location
C. Stressing tangible cues
D. None of these
16. People have to physically present themselves so that they become immersed within the service
process. This type of service process is referred to as
A. Possession processing
B. Physical processing
C. People Process
D. None of these
18. This is when customers visit the service facility so that they are personally involved through the
service delivery process.
A. Low-contact service
B. High contact service
C. Medium contact service
D. Information Processing service
19. When there is little or no personal contract between customer and service provider. This is classified
as
A. Low-contact service
B. High contact service
C. Medium contact service
D. Information Processing service
21. One of the advantages of requiring employees to wear uniforms is that it reduces the customers
perception of __________.
A. Intangibility
B. Inseparability
C. Heterogeneity
D. Socialization
A. Product
22. Which among the following is not an Enhancing service as per service flower?
A. Consultation
B. Payment
C. Safekeeping
D. Exceptions
23. Coca-Cola Zero Sugar and Coca-Cola Life all being advertised under the main Coca-Cola umbrella,
It means it is example of ____________.
A. Branded House
B. House of Brand
C. Sub-Brand
D. Endorsed brand
24. Which of the following branding strategy involve branding using single / parent brand?
A. House of brand
B. Endorsed brand
C. Branded house
D. Hybrid brand
25. Selling more than one services rather than selling individual service is called as
A. Service framing
B. Complementary services
C. Convenient services
D. Service bundling
B. Price
26. Technique that allows consumers to either buy Service A and Service B together on purchase one
service separately is called
A. Long-term bundling
B. Mixed bundling
C. Price bundling
D. Product bundling
27. The equation Price = Variable cost + Fixed cost + Profit margin applies to which of the following
pricing method?
A. Value based pricing
B. Cost based pricing
C. Competition based cost
D. Apply to all pricing method
28. Charging customers different prices for essentially the same service is called
A. Price discrimination
B. Supply and demand.
C. Complementary
D. Substitutes.
29. Which pricing strategies encourage the customer to expand his/her dealings with the service
provider?
A. Relationship pricing
B. Price bundling.
C. Benefit-driven pricing.
D. Efficiency pricing
30. Charging customers different prices for essentially the same service is called
A. Competition Based Pricing
B. Cost Based Pricing
C. Price Discrimination
D. Price Penetration
33. A customer have to travel to a service site to consumer services is which type of cost?
A. Time cost
B. Search cost
C. Convenience cost
D. Psychological cost
C. Place
34. ___________ are the only service distributors which do not require direct human interaction
A. Electronic Channels
B.SSTs
C. Direct Service Channels
D. Speculative Channels
35. ______________ is example of a service where the customer typically goes to the service organization
A. House painting
B. A credit card company
C. A taxi services
D. The theatre
36._____________ has become a popular way to expand delivery of an effective service concept to
multiple sites without the level of investment
A. Multi-site expansion
B. Sub-contracting
C. Franchising
D. Company-owned expansion
42. Word-of-Mouth communication networks are particularly important for service firms because
A. Service customers tend to rely more on personal than non-personal source of information
B. Service firms only offer one brand of service.
C. Service firms can seldom afford to pay for promotional efforts.
D. Service customers tend to rely more on non-personal than personal sources of information
44. The primary role of a service firm for the customer in the communication mix is to ____
A. Confuse customers
B. Inform and remind customers
C. Inform about competitor’s offering
D. Persuade the dealers
45. The primary role of a service firms for customer in communication mix is to ……
A. Confuse customers.
B. Inform and remind customers
C. Oppose the competitor s claim
D. Persuade the dealers.
E. People
47. The extended Ps of service marketing mix is
A. People, Product, Place
B. Price, Physical evidence, Promotion
C. Physical evidence, Process, People
D. Product, Process, Physical environment
48. Which among the following is not a role of customer in service delivery?
A. Customer as a co-owner
B. Customer as a competitor
C. Customer as a service employee
D. Customer as a productive resource
50. Sheela is an experienced baker. She has decided to bake and decorate her daughter's wedding cake
instead of ordering. What is it?
A. Self Service Technology
B. Contributor to quality
C. Competitor
D. Recruiter
F. Process
53. Standardized and customized flow of activities, simple and complex number of steps and customer
involvement by which a service is delivered is called –
A. Product Mix
B. Process Mix
C. People Mix
D. Physical Evidence Mix
54. ___________ is the tool for simultaneously depicting the service process, the point of customer
contract and the evidence of the service from the customer point of view
A. Front of planning
B. Service Blue Printing
C. Service standardization
D. None of these
57. ---------is a tool for simultaneously depicting the service process, the points of customer contact and
the evidence of service from the customer’s point of view
A. Front of Planning
B. Service Standardization
C. Service Encounter
D. Service Blueprinting
G. Physical Evidence
60. The extended service marketing mix includes: People, Processes and _____________.
A. Product
B. Place
C. Price
D. Physical Evidence
63. ____________ is the physical surroundings or the physical facility where the service is produced,
delivered and consumed
A. Service space
B. Service place
C. Servicescape
D. Service scope
65. In the absence of a physical product, service providers needs to consider the use of_______________
that enable customers to make a judgment on the service quality.
A. Tangible clues
B. Intangible clues
C. Blue print
D. Performance measure
66. Which of the following is NOT an example of an ambient condition in a retail environment?
A. Music
B. Signs
C. Scents
D. Lighting
71. According to which prospective quality means “Quality cannot be analyzed before it is being actually
purchase”.
A. Transcendent view
B. Value based
C. Manufacturing based
D. User Based
76. 24*7 toll free phone number facility is an example of _______________sub dimension.
A. Credibility
B. Communication
C. Access
D. Understanding the customer
77. Politeness, respect, consideration, and friendliness of contact personnel are characteristics of
__________ service quality dimension.
A. Competence
B. Credibility
C. Security
D. Courtesy
78. Trustworthiness, believability, honesty of the service provider are characteristics of __________
service quality dimension.
A. Credibility
B. Security
C. Competence
D. Courtesy
79. Appearance of physical facilities, equipment, personnel, and communication materials are
characteristics of __________ service quality dimension.
A. Reliability
B. Tangibles
C. Responsiveness
D. Assurance
80. “Dependable and accurate performance” talk about which service quality dimension.
A. Tangibles
B. Responsiveness
C. Reliability
D. Assurance
81. “Promptness and helpfulness” talks about which service quality dimension.
A. Reliability
B. Responsiveness
C. Assurance
D. Empathy
84. “Does hospital have good reputation?” Is an example of which service quality dimension?
A. Competency
B. Access
C. Credibility
D. Communication
85. “Are the hotel’s facility attractive?” Is an example of which service quality dimension?
A. Reliability
B. Tangibles
C. Security
D. Responsiveness
86. “Does lawyer call me back when promised?” Is an example of which service quality dimension?
A. Reliability
B. Tangibles
C. Security
D. Responsiveness
87. “When there is a problem, does the firm resolve quickly?” Is an example of which service quality
dimension?
A. Reliability
B. Tangibles
C. Security
D. Responsiveness
88. “How easy is it for me to talk to a supervisor when I have problem” Is an example of which service
quality dimension?
A. Communication
B. Understanding the customer
C. Access
D. Courtesy
89. ___________ is defined as the caring, Individualized attention that the firm provides its customers
A. Empathy
B. Responsiveness
C. Sympathy
D. Assurance
91. ____________ between what was expected level and what is perceived level
A. Service gap
B. Supplier gap
C. Customer gap
D. Customer satisfaction
92. Gap model is given by Valerie Zeithaml, A. Parasuraman, and Leonard Berry identifies how many
gaps total in service design.
A. Four
B. Five
C. Six
D. Seven
101. The “service quality gap” occurs because there is difference between
A. What customer communicated to receive and perception of what actually is delivered.
B. What customer perception to receive and perception of what actually is delivered.
C. What customer expected to receive and perception of what actually is delivered.
D. What customer expected as per policy to receive and perception of what actually is delivered.
103. “Educate Management about what customer expect” is a proposed solution for which Gap?
A. The Perception Gap
B. The Policy Gap
C. The Knowledge Gap
D. The Delivery Gap
104. “Establish the right service process and specify standards” is a proposed solution for which Gap?
A. The Perception Gap
B. The Policy Gap
C. The Knowledge Gap
D. The Delivery Gap
105. “Ensure that performance meets standards” is a proposed solution for which Gap?
A. The Perception Gap
B. The Policy Gap
C. The Knowledge Gap
D. The Delivery Gap
106. “Ensure that communications content sets realistic expectations” is a proposed solution for which
Gap?
A. The Communication Gap
B. The Policy Gap
C. The Knowledge Gap
D. The Delivery Gap
107. Develop service environment and physical evidence is a proposed solution for which Gap?
A. The Communication Gap
B. The Policy Gap
C. The Perception Gap
D. The Delivery Gap
108. Minimizing the amount of role conflict and role ambiguity experienced by employees will help
reduce the size of this gap is known as ____________.
A. Knowledge gap
B. Standards gap
C. Delivery gap
D. Communications gap
110. The extent to which customers recognize and are willing to accept variations in service performance
is called the
A. Provider gap
B. Zone of tolerance
C. Customer gap
D. Service paradigm
112. Services that occur without interruption, confusion, or hassle to the customer is called
A. Seamless service
B. Service audit.
C. Functional service
D. Departmental service
114. Service delivery becomes difficult without the support of the _____
A. Employee
B. Customer
C. Organization
D. Managers
118. Service quality of the company may be affected by the act of _____________
A. Receptionist
B. Competitors
C. Advertisers
D. System administrator
120. Which of the following is a key building lasting relationship with consumers?
A. Price of the product
B. Need recognition
C. Customer satisfaction
D. Quality of product
Unit 4: Handling Customer Complaints and Service Recovery (10%)
121. _____________ is any direct interaction between a service provider and customers
A. Service Encounter
B. Service Gap
C. Service quality
D. Supplier Gap
128. Consumer feelings of pain, comfort, and physical fit are types of
A. Physiological customer responses
B. Emotional customer responses
C. Individual approach behaviours
D. Cognitive customer responses
132. Which among the following is not an example of Public Action in case of service failure?
A. Complain to service firm
B. Complain to third party
C. Take legal action
D. Switch provider
133. Which among the following are consider as the deadbeat customers?
A. A customer who wants to pay but forget to pay un-intentionally
B. A customer who cheat the company with false claim
C. A customer who breaks rules set by company / government
D. A customer who abuse the service employees
136. What percentage of FDI is allowed by Indian Govt. in Single brand retail and multi brand retail?
A. 49 and 51
B. 50 and 50
C. 100 and 51
D. 51 and 100
144. Accenture, KPMG, Deloitee, RSM , Cognizant are belongs to which sector company in India.
A. Manufacturing firms
B. Telecommunication firms
C. Consulting firms
D. ITes firms
145. Bank of Baroda, State bank of India, Punjab National Bank, Bank of India is _________banks in
India.
A. Nationalized banks
B. Private Banks
C. Co-operative Banks
D. Foreign Banks
146. Citi Bank, HSBC Bank, BNP Paribas, Standard Charted Bank ____________type of banks in India.
A. Nationalized banks
B. Private Banks
C. Co-operative Banks
D. Foreign Banks
147. The world’s largest industry in the private sector and highest projected generator of jobs is______
A. The hospitality industry
B. Health services
C. Professional services.
D. Business services
148. Select name of the country having maximum percent of GDP attributed to services.
A. United States
B. China
C. Germany
D. India
150. _____________is defined as the caring, individualized attention that the firm provides to its
customers.
A. Empathy
B. Responsiveness
C. Sympathy
D. Assurance
154. A person injured in a motor vehicle accident will have health care expenses paid by
A. Social insurance programs
B. Auto insurance
C. Employment-based insurance
D. Works compensation insurance
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