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220+ Functional Areas of Business Solved MCQs

These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Commerce (B Com) .

1.

_______________ is responsible for assessing customer wants and needs.

A. Marketing
B. Operation
C. Finance
D. Human resource
Answer» A. Marketing
2.

_____________is concerned with the design and delivery of advice and financial products.

A. Human resource planning
B. Financial services
C. Marketing mix
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Financial services
3.

_______________ provides a conceptual and analytical framework for financial decision making.

A. Human resource management
B. Financial management
C. Marketing management
D. Nine of the above
Answer» B. Financial management
4.

Which assets yield a return over a period of time in future

A. Short term assets
B. Long term assets
C. Fictitious assets
D. All of the above
Answer» B. Long term assets
5.

Operation management provide desired utilities of

A. Form
B. Place
C. Possession
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
6.

_______________ is the management of systems that creates goods and services.

A. Operations
B. Finance
C. Marketing
D. All of the above
Answer» A. Operations
7.

Human resource management consist of

A. Collective bargaining
B. Contract negotiation
C. Grievance handling
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
8.

_________________ is that part of management concerned with people at work.

A. Finance
B. Operation
C. Marketing
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
9.

_____________ concerned with the main business activities which obtains and converts resources of the business into goods/services

A. Production management
B. Finance management
C. Marketing management
D. None of the above
Answer» A. Production management
10.

Wealth maximization is the acceptable objective because it is

A. Value maximization
B. Based on cash flows
C. Maximizes the market price of shares
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
11.

Overseeing the provisions of services is a role of

A. Human resource management
B. Operations management
C. Marketing management
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Operations management
12.

What function of business is responsible for ensuring that products and services meet high quality standards?

A. Finance
B. Marketing
C. Operations
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Operations
13.

The main responsibilities of financial management function is

A. Obtaining capital and resources for expansion or to pay for resources such as equipment and materials.
B. Support for software applications, electronic communications and electronic transactions
C. Maintaining legal rights and responsibilities of employer and employees
D. All of the above
Answer» A. Obtaining capital and resources for expansion or to pay for resources such as equipment and materials.
14.

Two businesses are not the same; the functions will vary because of-

A. The size and scale of business
B. The preferences of owner
C. The types of customers
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
15.

__________________ concerned with developing new goods/services and updating old ones

A. Sales
B. Consumers Services
C. Research and development
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Research and development
16.

The main functions of human resource management is-

A. To attain maximum individual development
B. To prepare and maintain statement of finance
C. Providing information to the customers
D. Identify links between functions
Answer» A. To attain maximum individual development
17.

Which type of function may be performed by the finance manager for management of profitability?

A. Forecasting future profits
B. Pricing
C. Cost control
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
18.

Which of the following are covered under the scope of Human Resource Management? (Choose the appropriate code given below)
(i) Forecasting Human Resource need
(ii) Replacement planning
(iii) Human Resource Dynamics
(iv) Human Resource Development Planning
(v) Human Resource Audit
Codes:

A. (i) (iii) and (v)
B. (i) (ii) (iii) and (iv)
C. (iii) and (v)
D. (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) and (v)
Answer» D. (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) and (v)
19.

Which of the following is not a function of management?

A. planning
B. staffing
C. co-operation
D. controlling
Answer» C. co-operation
20.

Modern Marketing consists

A. Marketing Strategy and Research
B. Marketing effectiveness
C. Brand Management
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
21.

“Marketing is a human activity directed at satisfying needs and wants through exchange processes” is the statement by

A. Philip Kotler
B. Hansi L.V.
C. Peter F. Drucker
D. D.S. Pauler
Answer» A. Philip Kotler
22.

Which of the following activities is not a direct responsibility of operations management?

A. developing an operations strategy for the operation
B. planning and controlling the operations
C. determining the exact mix of products and services that customers will want
D. designing the operations products, services and process
Answer» C. determining the exact mix of products and services that customers will want
23.

The major responsibility of production management is

A. Passing information and understanding from one process to another
B. Transformation of inputs into specified outputs
C. Determining the rates of materials and search for supplier
D. Receives demand of materials from different departments of the organisation
Answer» B. Transformation of inputs into specified outputs
24.

One objectives of financial management is

A. Ensuring a fair rate of return to the suppliers of capital
B. Management of cash
C. Disposal of surplus
D. None of the above
Answer» A. Ensuring a fair rate of return to the suppliers of capital
25.

The marketing department of an anorganisation

A. Ensures that there is proper utilisation of resources
B. Compensating the employees
C. Delivery of materials to the right person at the right time
D. Distribution of goods and services.
Answer» D. Distribution of goods and services.
26.

Employment is one of the functions of

A. Human resource management
B. Marketing management
C. Materials management
D. Scientific management
Answer» A. Human resource management
27.

The Personnel management is viewed as

A. l
B. Conflict container
C. Dispute settler
D. None of the above
Answer» A. l
28.

The Art and Science of managing money is referred to as

A. Banking
B. Finance
C. Wealth maximization
D. Capital management
Answer» A. Banking
29.

The traditional phase of financial management evolved during

A. 1920s and 1930s
B. 1930s and 1940s
C. 1900 and 1910s
D. 1950s and 1960s
Answer» A. 1920s and 1930s
30.

The principal focus of traditional approach of financial management was

A. long term financial needs
B. short term financial needs
C. medium term financial needs
D. both short and medium term needs
Answer» B. short term financial needs
31.

The process by which companies creates value for customers and build strong customer relationships in order to capture value from customers in return is known as

A. marketing mix
B. marketing
C. customer satisfaction
D. customer relationship
Answer» A. marketing mix
32.

When backed by buying power, wants becomes

A. needs
B. demands
C. must
D. satisfaction of needs
Answer» D. satisfaction of needs
33.

The marketing logic by which the business unit hopes to achieve its marketing objectives is known as

A. market segmentation
B. marketing strategy
C. marketing mix
D. marketing analysis
Answer» B. marketing strategy
34.

______ are the most important asset of an organization

A. finances
B. human resources
C. outstanding workers
D. goodwill
Answer» A. finances
35.

Providing working conditions that employees believe are necessary in order to maintain their commitment to the organization is

A. motivation function
B. acquisition function
C. development function
D. maintenance function
Answer» B. acquisition function
36.

What function of business is responsible for ensuring that products and services met high quality standards?

A. Finance
B. Marketing
C. Operations
D. None of the Above
Answer» B. Marketing
37.

Marketing management includes_________the product & services.

A. Advertising
B. Branding
C. placing
D. All of the Above
Answer» D. All of the Above
38.

_________means the conversion of raw materials into finished products with the help of certain processes.

A. Marketing
B. Financial
C. Production
D. None of the Above
Answer» C. Production
39.

HRM function does not include

A. HR planning
B. Budgeting
C. Selection
D. Training
Answer» B. Budgeting
40.

Financial management deals with

A. Controlling
B. Organizing
C. Directing
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
41.

The first man who advocated the view that the management should and can be taught is:

A. Harold Koontz
B. Terry
C. Louis Allan
D. Henry Fayol
Answer» D. Henry Fayol
42.

Management and administration are

A. Same
B. Different
C. partly same & partly different
D. Same & different
Answer» C. partly same & partly different
43.

Henry Fayol laid down

A. 12 priniciples
B. 14 techniques
C. 14 principles
D. 15 principles
Answer» C. 14 principles
44.

Financial management is mainly concerned with

A. All aspects of acquiring and utilising financial resources for firm’s activities
B. Arrangement of funds
C. Efficient management of every business
D. Profit maximisation
Answer» A. All aspects of acquiring and utilising financial resources for firm’s activities
45.

The primary goal of the financial management is

A. To maximize the return
B. To minimize the risk
C. To maximize the wealth of owners
D. To maximize profit
Answer» C. To maximize the wealth of owners
46.

Capital budgeting is related to

A. Long term assets
B. Short term assets
C. Long and short term assets
D. Fixed assets
Answer» A. Long term assets
47.

Working capital management is managing

A. Short term assets and liabilities
B. Long term assets
C. Long term liabilities
D. Only short term assets
Answer» A. Short term assets and liabilities
48.

__________ is a source of long term-finance

A. Venture funding
B. Hire-purchase finance
C. Lease financing
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
49.

One of the sources of seasonal working capital is

A. Share capital
B. Debenture
C. Indigenous banker
D. Retained profits
Answer» C. Indigenous banker
50.

Wealth maximisation is the acceptable objective because it is

A. Value maximization
B. Based on cash flows
C. Maximises the market price of shares
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above

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