Management Theory and Organizational Behaviour MCQs

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26. -----------leadership emphasize on rules and regulation in an

organization

A. Democratic

B. Autocratic
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D. Bureaucratic
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27. ----------is the attractiveness
resistance to leave it

A. Group norms

B. Group behavior

C. Group cohesiveness

D. Group structure

Answer: C

28. Goal setting theory is pioneered by

A. Stacy Adams

B. Charms

C. Edwin Locke

D. F W

Answer: C

29. Which one is not a Need Based Theory of motivation?

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 A. Maslow’s Theory

B. F. Herzberg’s theory

C. Alderfer’s theory

D. Vroom’s theory

Answer: D

30. Porter Lawler Model is an extension of

A. Maslow’s theory
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B. Mc Clelland’s theory
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C. Stacy Adams theory
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D. Vroom’s theory
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31. Which one of the following need is not coming under Mc Clelland
theory of motivation?

A. Need for power

B. Need for achievement

C. Need for affiliation

D. Need for actualization

Answer: C

32. Which of the following researchers thought that reinforcement was the
central factor involed in behavioural change?

A. Pavlov

B. Fayol

C. Skinner

D. Deming

Answer: C

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33. What do we call the view that we can learn both through observation
and direct experience?

A. situational learning theory

B. classical learning

C. social learning theory

D. the Pavlov principle

Answer: C

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34. Individual-level independent variables include all of the following
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D. motivation

Answer: A

35. What term is used to describe voluntary and involuntary permanent

withdrawal from an organization?

A. Absenteeism

B. Turnover

C. Downsizing

D. truancy

Answer: B

36. According to Katz, when managers have the mental ability to analyze
and diagnose complex situations, they possess skills.

A. Technical

B. Leadership

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 C. problem-solving

D. conceptual

Answer: D

37. According to Mintzberg, one of management’s interpersonal roles is .

A. spokesperson

B. leader

C. Negotiator
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38. Determining how tasks are to be grouped is part of which management
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A. Planning
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B. Leading

C. Controlling

D. organizing

Answer: D

39. Today’s organization are

A. Open system

B. Closed system

C. Open as well as closed

D. None of these

Answer: A

40. Organization Behavior is not a /an

A. A separate field of study

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 B. Applied science

C. Normative science

D. Pessimistic approach

Answer: D

41. ------------represent noblest thoughts, ideals etc.

A. Ego

B. Super ego
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42. Which of the following is / are method of managing stress

A. Job relocation

B. Career counseling

C. Recreational facility

D. All the above

Answer: D

43. Which of the following is / are not direct method to solve intergroup
conflicts

A. Problem solving

B. Domination by the management

C. Removing key figures in conflict

D. Persuasion

Answer: D

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44. Behaviour, power, and conflict are central areas of study for
_____________.

A. sociologist

B. Anthropologists

C. Social psychologists

D. Operations analysts

Answer: A

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45. What sort of goals does Management By Objectives (MBO) emphasize?
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B. Achievable, controllable and profitable

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C. Challenging, emotional and constructive

D. Hierarchical, attainable and effective

Answer: A

46. 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

Answer: B

47. The science that seeks to measure, explain, and sometimes change the
behaviour of humans and other animals is known as.

A. Psychiatry

B. Psychology

C. Sociology

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 D. organizational behavior

Answer: B

48. Science that focuses on the influence people have on one another is.

A. Psychology

B. Anthropology

C. political science

D. social psychology
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49. Which of the following OB topics a
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A. Emotion

B. Motivation
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C. Communication

D. work design

Answer: D

50. ______ is discretionary behaviour that is not part of an employee’s

formal job requirement, but that promotes the effective functioning of the
organization.

A. Productivity

B. Motivation

C. Organizational citizenship

D. Organizational behavior

Answer: C

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