590+ Principles of Management Solved MCQs

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101.	Formal communication may take place between
A.	Superior and subordinate
B.	Subordinate and superior
C.	Two managers at the same level
D.	All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above

102.	Upward communications refer to flow of communication from
A.	Subordinate to superior
B.	One departmental manager to another
C.	Superior to subordinate
D.	All of the above
Answer» A. Subordinate to superior

103.	Downward communications refer to flow of communication from
A.	One departmental manager to another
B.	Superior to subordinate
C.	Subordinate to superior
D.	All of the above
Answer» B. Superior to subordinate

104.	Lateral communication takes place from
A.	First to second division of the same organization
B.	Superior to subordinate
C.	Subordinate to superior
D.	All of the above
Answer» A. First to second division of the same organization

105.	Which of the following is not a type of communication barriers?
A.	Semantic barriers
B.	Psychological barriers
C.	Rational barriers
D.	Organizational barriers
Answer» C. Rational barriers

106.	Which of the following ways help in improving the communication effectiveness?
A.	Ensuring proper feedback
B.	Being a good listener
C.	Ensuring follow up patience
D.	All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above

107.	On the successful completion of two years in a company, Harsh received a letter confirming his job as permanent employee. Identify the need of Harsh being fulfilled as per Maslow’s Need Hierarchy Theory.
A.	Esteem Needs
B.	Security Needs
C.	Self Actualisation Needs
D.	Basic Physiological Needs
Answer» B. Security Needs

108.	Identify the style of leadership in which the superior uses file forces from within the groups in order to establish control.
A.	Autocratic leadership
B.	Democratic leadership
C.	Laissez-faire leadership
D.	Authoritarian leadership
Answer» C. Laissez-faire leadership

109.	Mohit recently got a raise in his salary due to annual increment. Which of his human needs is being satisfied through this?
A.	Security Needs
B.	Belonging Needs
C.	Self Actualisation Needs
D.	Basic Physiological Needs
Answer» D. Basic Physiological Needs

110.	Which of the following is not an assumption of Maslow’s theory?
A.	People’s behavior is not based on their needs.
B.	Satisfaction of such needs influences their behavior.
C.	A satisfied need can no longer motivate a person; only next higher level need can motivate him.
D.	A person moves to the next higher level of the hierarchy only when the lower need is satisfied.
Answer» A. People’s behavior is not based on their needs.

111.	It refers to all measures which are used to motivate people to improve performance,
A.	Leadership
B.	Motivation
C.	Incentives
D.	Communication
Answer» C. Incentives

112.	As the general manager of an e-commerce company, Gagan maintains good interpersonal relations with followers and also motivates them to contribute for achieving organisational goals. Identify the concept being described in the above lines.
A.	Supervision
B.	Communication
C.	Determination
D.	Leadership
Answer» D. Leadership

113.	Which of the following is not a type of psychological barriers?
A.	Premature evaluation
B.	Lack of attention
C.	Fear of challenge to authority
D.	Distrust
Answer» C. Fear of challenge to authority

114.	Which of the following is not a type of personal barrier?
A.	Fear of challenge to authority.
B.	Unwillingness to communicate
C.	Loss by transmission and poor retention
D.	Lack of proper incentive
Answer» C. Loss by transmission and poor retention

115.	While other functions prepare a setting for action, name the function that initiates action in the organization.
A.	Planning
B.	Organizing
C.	Staffing
D.	Directing
Answer» D. Directing

116.	It is defined as the process of guiding the efforts of employees and other resources to accomplish the desired objectives.
A.	Supervision
B.	Communication
C.	Leadership
D.	Inspection
Answer» A. Supervision

117.	These needs are most basic in the hierarchy of motivation theory and correspond to primary needs.
A.	Self Actualisation Needs
B.	Basic Physiological Needs
C.	Security Needs
D.	Belonging Needs
Answer» B. Basic Physiological Needs

118.	Boom Limited gives due weightage to the perquisites and prestige of job so that the designation helps to satisfy the psychological, social and esteem needs of an individual. Identify the type of incentive being described in the above lines.
A.	Employee empowerment
B.	Job security
C.	Status
D.	Perquisites
Answer» C. Status

119.	Yajur, as a Project Manager, is able to assess the true potential of his subordinates and constantly motivates them to realise their full potential. Identify the element of directing being described in the above lines.
A.	Leadership
B.	Communication
C.	Supervision
D.	Motivation
Answer» A. Leadership

120.	As an employee of an automobile company, Suraj has always been very lazy and evasive. In order to change his behavior, his boss decided to give him an incentive. Identify the feature of motivation being described in the above lines.
A.	Motivation is an internal feeling.
B.	Motivation produces goal-directed behavior.
C.	Motivation is a complex process.
D.	None of the above
Answer» B. Motivation produces goal-directed behavior.

121.	State the stage at which the preventive control takes place.
A.	Input
B.	Output
C.	Process
D.	None of the above
Answer» A. Input

122.	The formal control deals with-------------------
A.	Price and shared Values
B.	Rules and Procedures
C.	Trust
D.	Competition
Answer» B. Rules and Procedures

123.	The clan control deals with ---------------------------
A.	Authority
B.	Profit Centres
C.	Rules and Standards
D.	Expectations
Answer» D. Expectations

124.	Controlling in management is of ------------------------- type
A.	Preventive
B.	Corrective
C.	Preventive and Corrective
D.	All of the Above
Answer» C. Preventive and Corrective

125.	How many steps are there in the controlling process?
A.	2
B.	3
C.	4
D.	5
Answer» C. 4

590+ Principles of Management Solved MCQs

Formal communication may take place between

Upward communications refer to flow of communication from

Downward communications refer to flow of communication from

Lateral communication takes place from

Which of the following is not a type of communication barriers?

Which of the following ways help in improving the communication effectiveness?

On the successful completion of two years in a company, Harsh received a letter confirming his job as permanent employee. Identify the need of Harsh being fulfilled as per Maslow’s Need Hierarchy Theory.

Identify the style of leadership in which the superior uses file forces from within the groups in order to establish control.

Mohit recently got a raise in his salary due to annual increment. Which of his human needs is being satisfied through this?

Which of the following is not an assumption of Maslow’s theory?

It refers to all measures which are used to motivate people to improve performance,

As the general manager of an e-commerce company, Gagan maintains good interpersonal relations with followers and also motivates them to contribute for achieving organisational goals. Identify the concept being described in the above lines.

Which of the following is not a type of psychological barriers?

Which of the following is not a type of personal barrier?

While other functions prepare a setting for action, name the function that initiates action in the organization.

It is defined as the process of guiding the efforts of employees and other resources to accomplish the desired objectives.

These needs are most basic in the hierarchy of motivation theory and correspond to primary needs.

Boom Limited gives due weightage to the perquisites and prestige of job so that the designation helps to satisfy the psychological, social and esteem needs of an individual. Identify the type of incentive being described in the above lines.

Yajur, as a Project Manager, is able to assess the true potential of his subordinates and constantly motivates them to realise their full potential. Identify the element of directing being described in the above lines.

As an employee of an automobile company, Suraj has always been very lazy and evasive. In order to change his behavior, his boss decided to give him an incentive. Identify the feature of motivation being described in the above lines.

State the stage at which the preventive control takes place.

The formal control deals with-------------------

The clan control deals with ---------------------------

Controlling in management is of ------------------------- type

How many steps are there in the controlling process?

Screening Control is otherwise called as ----------------

Give the time period for long term budget

Give an example for a long budget.

Balance Sheet is an example of ------------------- budget

Assertion: Budgets are better expresses in quantities than monetary hours. Reason: Money cannot measure the resources used and the result obtained.

Capital budget is a---------------------------------- budget.

Give an example for budgetary control Techniques.

Relationship between revenues and expenses is given by

State a tool to evaluate Project execution and completion time.

Economic Productivity= --------------------

Physical Productivity= ------------------------------------

Economic Productivity=---------------------------------------------

An Example of Direct Control --------------------------------

--------------------------------- is a preventive control

Management Information System deals with -----------------------------

State the basic principle behind Pareto diagrams.

State the basic principle behind Control charts and Scatter Plot.

Give an example of the chart that has boundary lines or limits.

Fishbone diagrams are called as ------------------------------------

The limitation in Operations Research is--------------------------------

Among the following businesses, which business offers full control over foreign markets?

By having -------------------------------, multinational companies prevent their competitors to grow.

Statistical Analysis falls under ------------------------------------------

State the Category under which the Financial Statements fall.

Prime Vending is a form of -------------------------- buying

126.	Screening Control is otherwise called as ----------------
A.	Feedforward Control
B.	Concurrent Control
C.	Feedback Control
D.	Cascade Control
Answer» B. Concurrent Control

127.	Give the time period for long term budget
A.	6 Months
B.	12 Months
C.	15 Months
D.	More than a year
Answer» D. More than a year

128.	Give an example for a long budget.
A.	Cash Budget
B.	Basic Budget
C.	Current Budget
D.	None of the above
Answer» B. Basic Budget

129.	Balance Sheet is an example of ------------------- budget
A.	Fixed
B.	Flexible
C.	Long term
D.	Master
Answer» D. Master

130.	Assertion: Budgets are better expresses in quantities than monetary hours. Reason: Money cannot measure the resources used and the result obtained.
A.	Assertion is True and Reason is False
B.	Assertion is False and Reason is False
C.	Assertion is False but Reason is Acceptable
D.	Assertion is True and Reason is True
Answer» D. Assertion is True and Reason is True

131.	Capital budget is a---------------------------------- budget.
A.	Long term budget
B.	Material Budget
C.	Short Term Budget
D.	Cash Budget
Answer» A. Long term budget

132.	Give an example for budgetary control Techniques.
A.	PERT
B.	GANTT
C.	Zero based Budget
D.	Audit
Answer» C. Zero based Budget

133.	Relationship between revenues and expenses is given by
A.	Audit
B.	Breakeven point Analysis
C.	Profit and loss budget
D.	PERT
Answer» B. Breakeven point Analysis

134.	State a tool to evaluate Project execution and completion time.
A.	Time Budget
B.	Functional Budget
C.	Variable Budget
D.	PERT
Answer» D. PERT

135.	Economic Productivity= --------------------
A.	Output/input
B.	Value/Cost
C.	Input/Output
D.	Cost/Value
Answer» B. Value/Cost