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1. |
Scientific Management approach is developed by |
A. | Elton Mayo |
B. | Henry Fayol |
C. | F.W. Taylor |
D. | A. Maslow |
Answer» C. F.W. Taylor |
2. |
“------------ are social inventions for accomplishing goals through group efforts” |
A. | Management |
B. | Organization |
C. | Leadership |
D. | Behavior |
Answer» B. Organization |
3. |
“Hawthrone experiment” which was a real beginning of applied research in OB was conducted by |
A. | Elton Mayo |
B. | Henry Fayol |
C. | F.W. Taylor |
D. | Max Weber |
Answer» A. Elton Mayo |
4. |
Whose concept states that interpersonal and human relations may lead to productivity |
A. | Elton Mayo |
B. | Henry Fayol |
C. | F.W. Taylor |
D. | Max Weber |
Answer» A. Elton Mayo |
5. |
Organization Behavior is |
A. | An interdisciplinary approach |
B. | A humanistic approach |
C. | Total system approach |
D. | All of these |
Answer» D. All of these |
6. |
Extension of behavior modification into organization is called |
A. | Enrichment |
B. | Enlargement |
C. | OB Mod |
D. | OB Ext |
Answer» C. OB Mod |
7. |
Which of the following is/are not job related source of stress? |
A. | Role ambiguity |
B. | Role overload |
C. | Ethical dilemmas |
D. | Career concerns |
Answer» D. Career concerns |
8. |
-------------- refers to the negotiation or an agreement between two groups |
A. | Contracting |
B. | Co-opting |
C. | Pressure tactics |
D. | None of these |
Answer» A. Contracting |
9. |
Which of the following is/are not organizational f actors causing stress? |
A. | Task demand |
B. | Role demand |
C. | Role conflict |
D. | Satisfaction |
Answer» C. Role conflict |
10. |
Which of the following is/are OD intervention techniques |
A. | Sensitivity training |
B. | MBO |
C. | Quality of work life |
D. | All the above |
Answer» D. All the above |
11. |
Which of the following is not one of the four primary management functions? |
A. | Decision making |
B. | Planning |
C. | Staffing |
D. | organizing |
Answer» A. Decision making |
12. |
. If everyone who is faced with a similar situation responds in the same way, attribution theory states that the behaviour shows _____. |
A. | Consensus |
B. | Similarity |
C. | Reliability |
D. | Consistency |
Answer» A. Consensus |
13. |
The cognitive process through which an individual selects, organizes but misinterprets environmental stimuli is known as_________ |
A. | Perception |
B. | Projection |
C. | Selective Perception |
D. | Mis-Perception |
Answer» D. Mis-Perception |
14. |
Which dimension of Big 5 personality traits represents artistically sensitive, refined etc. |
A. | Culture |
B. | Emotional stability |
C. | Conscientiousness |
D. | Extroversion |
Answer» A. Culture |
15. |
A study of human behavior in organizational settings is |
A. | Individual behavior |
B. | Group behavior |
C. | Organizational behavior |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Organizational behavior |
16. |
Which of the following is NOT an important issue relating to goal-setting theory? |
A. | Goal specificity |
B. | Equity among workers |
C. | Feedback |
D. | Defining the goal |
Answer» B. Equity among workers |
17. |
According to Robert Katz, when managers have the mental ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations, they possess _____________ skills. |
A. | Technical |
B. | Leadership |
C. | Problem-solving |
D. | Conceptual |
Answer» D. Conceptual |
18. |
Concept of MBO was introduced by: |
A. | Peter. F.Drucker |
B. | Mary Parker |
C. | Henry Fayol |
D. | Philip Kotler |
Answer» A. Peter. F.Drucker |
19. |
. People with which type of personality trait commonly make poor decisions because they make them too fast? |
A. | Type A |
B. | Type B |
C. | Self-monitors |
D. | Extroverts |
Answer» A. Type A |
20. |
____________ refers to the network of personal and social relations that is developed spontaneously between people associated with each other. |
A. | Formal organization |
B. | Informal organization |
C. | Business organization |
D. | Government organization |
Answer» B. Informal organization |
21. |
The concept of Work- Week is related with |
A. | Quality of Work life |
B. | Quality Circle |
C. | Alternative Work schedule |
D. | Job Redesign |
Answer» C. Alternative Work schedule |
22. |
. --------is an attempt through a formal program to integrate employees’ needs and wellbeing with the intention of improved productivity, better involvement and satisfaction |
A. | Quality of Work life |
B. | Quality Circle |
C. | Alternative Work schedule |
D. | Job Redesign |
Answer» A. Quality of Work life |
23. |
------------is a set of values that states what an organisation stands for |
A. | Organization behavior |
B. | Organizational culture |
C. | Organizational spirit |
D. | Organizational effectiveness |
Answer» B. Organizational culture |
24. |
Which one of the following is/are leadership theories? |
A. | Trait theory |
B. | Behavior theory |
C. | Contingency theory |
D. | All of these |
Answer» D. All of these |
25. |
. In --------------leadership, there is a complete centralization of authority in the leader |
A. | Democratic |
B. | Autocratic |
C. | Free rein |
D. | Bureaucratic |
Answer» B. Autocratic |
26. |
-----------leadership emphasize on rules and regulation in an organization |
A. | Democratic |
B. | Autocratic |
C. | Laissez-faire |
D. | Bureaucratic |
Answer» D. Bureaucratic |
27. |
----------is the attractiveness of the members towards the group or resistance to leave it |
A. | Group norms |
B. | Group behavior |
C. | Group cohesiveness |
D. | Group structure |
Answer» C. Group cohesiveness |
28. |
Goal setting theory is pioneered by |
A. | Stacy Adams |
B. | Charms |
C. | Edwin Locke |
D. | F W |
Answer» C. Edwin Locke |
29. |
Which one is not a Need Based Theory of motivation? |
A. | Maslow’s Theory |
B. | F. Herzberg’s theory |
C. | Alderfer’s theory |
D. | Vroom’s theory |
Answer» D. Vroom’s theory |
30. |
Porter Lawler Model is an extension of |
A. | Maslow’s theory |
B. | Mc Clelland’s theory |
C. | Stacy Adams theory |
D. | Vroom’s theory |
Answer» D. Vroom’s theory |
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. Need for affiliation |
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. Skinner |
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. social learning theory |
34. |
Individual-level independent variables include all of the following except. |
A. | Leadership |
B. | Learning |
C. | Perception |
D. | motivation |
Answer» A. Leadership |
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. Turnover |
36. |
According to Katz, when managers have the mental ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations, they possess skills. |
A. | Technical |
B. | Leadership |
C. | problem-solving |
D. | conceptual |
Answer» D. conceptual |
37. |
According to Mintzberg, one of management’s interpersonal roles is . |
A. | spokesperson |
B. | leader |
C. | Negotiator |
D. | monitor |
Answer» B. leader |
38. |
Determining how tasks are to be grouped is part of which management function? |
A. | Planning |
B. | Leading |
C. | Controlling |
D. | organizing |
Answer» D. organizing |
39. |
Today’s organization are |
A. | Open system |
B. | Closed system |
C. | Open as well as closed |
D. | None of these |
Answer» A. Open system |
40. |
Organization Behavior is not a /an |
A. | A separate field of study |
B. | Applied science |
C. | Normative science |
D. | Pessimistic approach |
Answer» D. Pessimistic approach |
41. |
------------represent noblest thoughts, ideals etc. |
A. | Ego |
B. | Super ego |
C. | Negative ego |
D. | Id |
Answer» B. Super ego |
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. All the above |
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. Persuasion |
44. |
Behaviour, power, and conflict are central areas of study for _____________. |
A. | sociologist |
B. | Anthropologists |
C. | Social psychologists |
D. | Operations analysts |
Answer» A. sociologist |
45. |
What sort of goals does Management By Objectives (MBO) emphasize? |
A. | Tangible, verifiable and measurable |
B. | Achievable, controllable and profitable |
C. | Challenging, emotional and constructive |
D. | Hierarchical, attainable and effective |
Answer» A. Tangible, verifiable and measurable |
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. Human behavior is not random. |
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 |
D. | organizational behavior |
Answer» B. Psychology |
48. |
Science that focuses on the influence people have on one another is. |
A. | Psychology |
B. | Anthropology |
C. | political science |
D. | social psychology |
Answer» D. social psychology |
49. |
Which of the following OB topics is not central to managing employees’ fears about terrorism? |
A. | Emotion |
B. | Motivation |
C. | Communication |
D. | work design |
Answer» D. work design |
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. Organizational citizenship |
51. |
Who proposed “ bureaucratic structure” is suitable for all organization |
A. | Elton Mayo |
B. | Henry Fayol |
C. | F.W. Taylor |
D. | Max Weber |
Answer» D. Max Weber |
52. |
Believes, attitudes, traditions and expectations which are shared by group members is called |
A. | Group norms |
B. | Group communication |
C. | Group cohesiveness |
D. | Group structure |
Answer» A. Group norms |
53. |
In---------- in fact “No leadership at all” |
A. | Democratic |
B. | Autocratic |
C. | Free rein |
D. | Bureaucratic |
Answer» C. Free rein |
54. |
----------leader is self confident and can attract followers by his great influence |
A. | Charismatic |
B. | Autocratic |
C. | Laissez-faire |
D. | Bureaucratic |
Answer» A. Charismatic |
55. |
Grid Organisation Development was developed by |
A. | Blake and Mounton |
B. | Elton Mayo |
C. | F W Taylor |
D. | Max weber |
Answer» A. Blake and Mounton |
56. |
An extent to which an organisation achieves its predetermined objectives within given resources and without undue strain to its members |
A. | Organization behavior |
B. | Organizational culture |
C. | Organizational spirit |
D. | Organizational effectiveness |
Answer» D. Organizational effectiveness |
57. |
When a group gives some of its leadership positions to the members of other group, it is |
A. | Contracting |
B. | Co-opting |
C. | Co-alition |
D. | Competition |
Answer» B. Co-opting |
58. |
Which of the following is not a contingency theory of leadership |
A. | LPC theory |
B. | Path Goal theory |
C. | Vroom-Yetton-Jago theory |
D. | Job centered Leadership |
Answer» D. Job centered Leadership |
59. |
Path-goal model of Leadership was introduced by |
A. | Martin Evans & Robert House |
B. | Fred Fielder |
C. | Whetton |
D. | Cameron |
Answer» A. Martin Evans & Robert House |
60. |
Under ERG theory, “R” stands for--------- |
A. | Rationality |
B. | Responsibility |
C. | Remuneration |
D. | Relatedness |
Answer» D. Relatedness |
61. |
Dual structure approach of motivation is developed by |
A. | Maslow |
B. | F. Herzberg |
C. | Alderfer |
D. | Mc Gregor |
Answer» B. F. Herzberg |
62. |
--------------persons are easy going people and do not feel time urgency |
A. | Authoritarianism |
B. | Dogmatism |
C. | Type A |
D. | Type B |
Answer» B. Dogmatism |
63. |
Maslow’s “basic needs” are also known as |
A. | Social needs |
B. | Esteem needs |
C. | Safety needs |
D. | Physiological needs |
Answer» D. Physiological needs |
64. |
ERG theory of motivation was proposed by |
A. | Maslow |
B. | F. Herzberg |
C. | Alderfer |
D. | Mc Gregor |
Answer» C. Alderfer |
65. |
. -------------is manipulating and influencing others as a primary way of achieving one’s goal |
A. | Authoritarianism |
B. | Dogmatism |
C. | Risk propensity |
D. | Machiavellianism |
Answer» D. Machiavellianism |
66. |
. ……..is the tendency of individual, which directs them to be inward and process ideas and thought within themselves |
A. | extroversion |
B. | Introversion |
C. | internal locus of control |
D. | external locus of control |
Answer» B. Introversion |
67. |
Some people strongly believe that each person have control of his own life. This is |
A. | extroversion |
B. | conscientiousness |
C. | internal locus of control |
D. | external locus of control |
Answer» C. internal locus of control |
68. |
Imaginative, artistically sensitive etc. are features of |
A. | Openness |
B. | agreeableness |
C. | extroversion |
D. | conscientiousness |
Answer» A. Openness |
69. |
An enduring attribute of a person that appears constantly in a variety of situation is |
A. | behavior |
B. | trait |
C. | attitude |
D. | culture |
Answer» B. trait |
70. |
As per Stimulus-Response Model, input for behaviour process is |
A. | Drive |
B. | Organism |
C. | Stimuli |
D. | Response |
Answer» C. Stimuli |
71. |
Which organization theory can be understood by IF and THEN relationship |
A. | System approach |
B. | Contingency approach |
C. | Process approach |
D. | Scientific approach |
Answer» B. Contingency approach |
72. |
Which of the following is / are not a method of managing stress |
A. | Time management |
B. | Supervisor training |
C. | Role Analysis techniques (RAT) |
D. | Rorschach test |
Answer» D. Rorschach test |
73. |
According to operant conditioning, when behaviour is not reinforced, what happens to the probability of that behaviour occurring again? |
A. | It increases. |
B. | It declines. |
C. | It remains unchang |
D. | It becomes zero |
Answer» B. It declines. |
74. |
Which of the following processes deals with how well an individual remembers a model’s action after it is no longer readily available? |
A. | Attitudinal |
B. | Retention |
C. | motor reproduction |
D. | reinforcement |
Answer» B. Retention |
75. |
If everyone who is faced with a similar situation responds in the same way, attribution theory states that the behaviour shows. |
A. | consensus |
B. | similarity |
C. | reliability |
D. | consistency |
Answer» A. consensus |
76. |
When a bank robber points a gun at bank manager, his base of power is: |
A. | Coercive |
B. | Punitive |
C. | Positional |
D. | Authoritative |
Answer» A. Coercive |
77. |
Which of the following is an environmental force that shapes personality? |
A. | Gender |
B. | Height |
C. | Experience |
D. | Brain size |
Answer» C. Experience |
78. |
In Maslow’s hierarchy needs which of the following pair of needs is ranked as” lower order needs”? |
A. | Physiological and safety needs |
B. | Physiological and social need |
C. | Self actualization and safety needs |
D. | Social and esteem needs |
Answer» B. Physiological and social need |
79. |
Which one is not a Process Based Theory of motivation? |
A. | Porter Lawler theory |
B. | Mc Clelland’s theory |
C. | Stacy Adams theory |
D. | Vroom’s theory |
Answer» B. Mc Clelland’s theory |
80. |
Cognitive Evaluation Theory of motivation is introduced by |
A. | Stacy Adams |
B. | Charms |
C. | Ouchy |
D. | F W Taylor |
Answer» B. Charms |
81. |
Suspending an employee for dishonest behaviour is an example of which method of shaping behaviour? |
A. | Extinction |
B. | negative reinforcement |
C. | punishment |
D. | reaction |
Answer» C. punishment |
82. |
What is the most relevant application of perception concepts to OB? |
A. | the perceptions people form about each other |
B. | the perceptions people form about their employer |
C. | the perceptions people form about their culture |
D. | the perceptions people form about society |
Answer» A. the perceptions people form about each other |
83. |
What is the name of the theory that deals with how we explain behaviour differently depending on the meaning we assign to the actor? |
A. | behavioral theory |
B. | judgment theory |
C. | selective perception theory |
D. | attribution theory |
Answer» D. attribution theory |
84. |
………………..is once view of reality |
A. | Attitude |
B. | Perception |
C. | Outlook |
D. | Personality |
Answer» B. Perception |
85. |
…………is the dynamic organization within the individual that determine his unique adjustment to the environment |
A. | Perception |
B. | Attitude |
C. | Behavior |
D. | personality |
Answer» D. personality |
86. |
Most of the learning that takes place in the Class room is |
A. | Classical conditioning |
B. | Operant conditioning |
C. | Cognitive learning |
D. | Social learning |
Answer» C. Cognitive learning |
87. |
…………..is the process of screening out information that we are uncomfortable with or that contradict to our beliefs |
A. | Perceptual context |
B. | Selective perception |
C. | Halo effect |
D. | Stereotyping |
Answer» B. Selective perception |
88. |
…………..are those factors that exists in the environment as perceived by the individual |
A. | Physiological drive |
B. | Psychological drive |
C. | Cue stimuli |
D. | Reinforcement |
Answer» C. Cue stimuli |
89. |
extent to which individuals consistently regard themselves as capable, worthy, successful etc. is |
A. | Self esteem |
B. | Authoritarianism |
C. | Tolerance for ambiguity |
D. | Workhollism |
Answer» A. Self esteem |
90. |
. “I don’t like that company”- is ………components of attitude. |
A. | Affective component |
B. | Cognitive component |
C. | Intentional component |
D. | None of these |
Answer» A. Affective component |
91. |
A learned pre-disposition to respond in a consistently favourable or unfavourable manner with respect to a given object |
A. | Perception |
B. | Attitude |
C. | Behavior |
D. | personality |
Answer» B. Attitude |
92. |
Which of the following is a method of measuring attitude? |
A. | Opinion survey |
B. | Interview |
C. | Scaling techniques |
D. | All the above |
Answer» D. All the above |
93. |
Basis of “Autocratic Model of OB is |
A. | Economic resources |
B. | Power |
C. | Leadership |
D. | Partnership |
Answer» B. Power |
94. |
Basis of “Supportive Model of OB is |
A. | Economic resources |
B. | Power |
C. | Leadership |
D. | Partnership |
Answer» C. Leadership |
95. |
Basis of “Custodial Model of OB is |
A. | Economic resources |
B. | Power |
C. | Leadership |
D. | Partnership |
Answer» A. Economic resources |
96. |
. Managerial orientation of “Autocratic Model” of OB is |
A. | Authority |
B. | Money |
C. | Support |
D. | Teamwork |
Answer» A. Authority |
97. |
Basis of “Collegial Model of OB is |
A. | Economic resources |
B. | Power |
C. | Leadership |
D. | Partnership |
Answer» D. Partnership |
98. |
Employees needs met by Custodial Model is |
A. | Subsistence |
B. | Security |
C. | Status and Recognition |
D. | Self-actualization |
Answer» B. Security |
99. |
Managerial orientation of “Collegial Model” of OB is |
A. | Authority |
B. | Money |
C. | Support |
D. | Teamwor |
Answer» D. Teamwor |
100. |
Employees needs met by Collegial Model is |
A. | Subsistence |
B. | Security |
C. | Status and Recognition |
D. | Self-actualization |
Answer» D. Self-actualization |
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