Management Practice Questions

1.Management is the 
a)art of doing work                   b) art of getting work done
c)art of planning work              d) art of organising work              
2. Management may be called an ________
     a) Art                                                 b) Art as well as Science
   c)    Science                                          d) Philosophy
3. F.W. Taylor is regarded as the father of 
a)Behavioral Management                        b) Art of Management
    c)  Personal Management                            d) Scientific Management.
4. Harmony, Not Discord is the Principle given by
a)Maslow                              b) Fayol
     c) Taylor                                  d) Drucker
5. The wages paid should be as per_______ of the worker.
     a) performance                                       b) behaviour
     c) attitude                                                 d) level
6. According to this principle, managers should treat all
employees/subordinates  with fairness, kindness and justice.
    a) Unity of command                                      b) Unity of direction
   c) Scalar chain     d) Equity

7. According to this principle, each group of activities having the same  

    objective must have one head and one plan.
a) Unity of command                                          b) Unity of direction
c) Scalar chain     d) Equity
8. According to this principle, an employee should receive orders and   

    instructions from one superior only.

    a) Unity of command                                   b) Unity of direction
    c) Scalar chain d) Equity
9._______ means the concentration of authority with top management. 
 a) Centralization                                b) Decentralization
          c) subordination                                d) Initiative
10. ____ are regarded as ‘Chain of Superiors.”
   a) Managers                                    b) Supervisors 
   c) Workers                                        d) Administrators

11. “Union is strength” is the essence of this principle.

a) Esprit de corps                                b) Equity
c) Order                                               d) Individualism

12.Strategic plans & policies are prepared by

 a) Middle Level                                    b) Top Level
 c) Lower-Level                                    d) All

13.________ is responsible towards the shareholders.

   a) Middle Level                                    b) Top Level
   c) Lower-Level                                    d) All

14.Sending  important reports is the function of___.

    a) Middle Level                                    b) Top Level
    c) Lower-Level                                    d) All

15. Operative level of management is also known as --------

     a) Director level                             b) Manager level
     c) Supervisory level                        d) Executive Level
16.  _______responsible for the quality and quantity of production.
     a) Director level                             b) Manager level
     c)Supervisory level                        d) Executive Level

17. _______responsible for maintaining good relation in the organization.

     a) Middle Level                                    b) Top Level
     c) Lower Level                                    d) All
18. _________ is the framework of management
  a) Organization                                 b) Administration 
 c)Management                                 d) Supervision
 19. Administration’s role is _______in nature.
   a)  organizer                                b) decisive
   c)   executive                               d) planner
20 Management plays ______ role in the organization.
     a) executive                                  b) decisive
     c) organizer                               d) planner

21. _______is a process of recruitment, selection, acquiring, training, appraising

employees. 
   a) Directing                                         b) Planning
   c) Organising                                      d) Staffing
22. Leadership, communication, motivation and supervision are activities of
    a) Directing                                         b) Planning
    c) Organising                                      d) Delegating

23. Which of the following planning is Coverage of activity based?

   a) Proactive                                 b) Reactive
   c) Strategic                                  d) Corporate
24. Importance of contents is the base of which type of planning?
  a) Proactive                                 b) Reactive
  c) Strategic                                  d) Corporate

25.  Proactive and reactive planning is__________

   a) Coverage of activity                       b) Degree of formalization

   c) Importance of contents                  d) Approach adopted

26. A ______ planning response comes after environmental changes take place.
    a) Proactive                                  b) reactive
    c) Strategic                                 d) Corporate

27. Which of the following is suitable for factories of small and medium size?
    a) Line and Staff Organization        b) Scalar or Military Organization
    c) Functional Organization              d) Project Organization

28.  There is lack of specialisation in___________.

     a) Line and Staff Organization        b) Scalar or Military Organization
    c) Functional Organization              d) Project Organization
    29._____ Suitable where automatic plants are used.
     a) Line and Staff Organization        b) Scalar or Military Organization
      c)Functional Organization              d) Project Organization
 30. It helps mass production by standardisation and specialisation.
  a) Line and Staff Organization        b) Scalar or Military Organization
  c) Functional Organization              d) Project Organization
31.  _____ is preferred for medium and large-scale industries
  a) Line and Staff Organization        b) Scalar or Military Organization
  c) Functional Organization              d) Project Organization

 32.________ensures adequate returns to the shareholders

   a) Financial Management            b) Marketing Management

  c) Production management       d) Materials management

 33. Advertising is a sub activity of

a) Financial Management         b) Marketing Management:
     c) Production management       d) Materials management

 34.____ to select and fix the right people at right work.

     a) Decision making skills         b) Organizational skills
    c) Conceptual Skills                 d) Leadership skills

 35.____ is identifying alternative courses of action

a) Contingency plans                         b) Strategic plan
          c)Tactical plans                                 d) Operational plans

  36. Time taken in development and commercialization of a new product is

     a) Pay back                                        b) Recovery time
      c) Lead time                                       d)Schedule
  37. Time required for recovering capital investment is_____
a) Pay back                                     b) Recovery time
c) Lead time                                     d) Schedule

38. A new startup will have ____________.

a)  Incremental budgeting                         b) Base Budgeting
c)  Kaizen budgeting                                d) No Budgeting
 39. A mature company may have _____________.
a)  Incremental budgeting                         b) Zero Base Budgeting
c)  Kaizen budgeting                                  d) No Budgeting
 40. Grouping of activities is _______
a)   Planning                                        b) Organizing
     c) Departmentation.   d) Centralisation
   41.It leads to effectiveness in work due to reduced workload.
     a) Delegation                     b) Responsibility
          c) Authority                      d) Accountability
42. _____always flows from top to bottom.
a) Responsibility                b) Accountability
     c)   Authority                     d) Delegation  
43. __________flows from bottom to top.
   a) Responsibility                b) Accountability
   c)   Authority                       d) Delegation  
 44. _________________cannot be delegated.
   a) Responsibility                b) Accountability
  c)   Authority                     d) Administration 

45 Line Organization is also called as _______?

  a) Line and Staff Organization        b) Scalar or Military Organization
  c) Functional Organization              d) Project Organization

46.Advantages of Line Organization are__________

   a) Simple and easy structure            b) No confusion and high  discipline
   c) Simple division of authority            d) All of above

47.Disadvantage of Line organisation are_____.

    a) Lacks in employee specialization           b) High skilled people are required
    c) Not suitable for large organization         d) All of above

 48.Establishing standards, comparing actual results with standards and  

     taking corrective measures. actions are the steps included in the process of    
      a) Controlling                                       b) Directing

      c) Planning                                         d) Organizing

  49. Components of the Matching Process are_____.

        a) Knowledge and skills                  b) Experience
       c) Personality                                   d) All the above
   50.Groups formed within a formal organization due to socio- psychological 
            forces are called
 a)  Formal groups                               b) Informal groups
 c)   Both                                             d) None