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210+ Sales Management Solved MCQs

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

Chapters

Chapter: Managing the Sales Force
101.

Tests of intelligence tests are known as…………………

A. Projective tests
B. Tests of habitual characteristics
C. Tests of ability
D. Achievement tests
Answer» C. Tests of ability
102.

There are three interrelated elements of rewards for salespeople. One of the elements is direct financial rewards and includes:

A. Salary, commission, and career advancement
B. Merit salary increases, commission, and better territory
C. Merit salary increases, bonuses, and commissions
D. Larger sales territories, bonuses, insurance, and a certificate of achievement
Answer» C. Merit salary increases, bonuses, and commissions
103.

Which is of these is how sales is in the 21st Century?

A. Keep tabs on changing technologies
B. Treat sales personnel as equals
C. Executive selling for high level accounts
D. Work closely with internal departments
Answer» C. Executive selling for high level accounts
104.

Which is a way to move toward relationship selling versus transactional selling?

A. All of the above a ways to move toward relationship selling
B. Price for profit
C. Retain Accounts
D. Preferred Suppliers
Answer» A. All of the above a ways to move toward relationship selling
105.

______ is business sell lists of prospects.

A. Cold canvassing
B. Company sources
C. External referral agencies
D. Published directories
Answer» C. External referral agencies
106.

Earning 20% return on investment is an example of which strategic marketing planning.

A. Objective
B. Tactics
C. Neither
D. Strategy
Answer» A. Objective
107.

__________ is how the products will benefit the company.

A. New business seller
B. Key account seller
C. Missionary seller
D. Consultative seller
Answer» D. Consultative seller
108.

In terms of prospecting, identifying leads, the __________ is when often customers may given some type of bonus by providing names.

A. Company source
B. External referral agencies
C. Published directories
D. Customer referrals
Answer» D. Customer referrals
109.

_________ is work for a manufacturer and call on customers to provide product information, may be involved in promotional activities. (Ex: pharmaceutical reps)

A. Sales support
B. New business seller
C. Delivery seller
D. Missionary seller
Answer» D. Missionary seller
110.

___________ is the planning stage, learning about the customer and learning about who makes the final decision.

A. Pre-approach
B. Approach
C. The Needs assessment
D. Prospecting
Answer» A. Pre-approach
111.

Selling has been around for years, according to history, which one is not a form of selling?

A. Canvassers
B. Book Agents
C. Bookies
D. Peddlers
Answer» C. Bookies
112.

Which is a level that is found amongst sales managers?

A. Coordinator
B. CEO
C. District Manager
D. Regional President
Answer» C. District Manager
113.

________ is realizing upon making the call that the information needs to be reassessed.

A. Needs assessment
B. Sales pipeline
C. Adaptive selling
D. Pre-approach
Answer» C. Adaptive selling
114.

_______ is simply a full listing of the names and contact information for all prospects, categorized by how likely they are to purchase the product.

A. Customer research
B. Adaptive selling
C. Sales pipeline
D. Need assessment
Answer» C. Sales pipeline
115.

Prospecting involves two components _____________ and ___________.

A. Task finding and task orientation
B. Identifying leads and qualifying leads
C. Task finding and qualifying leads
D. Identifying leads, task finding
Answer» B. Identifying leads and qualifying leads
116.

_________ is the meet the needs of key (usually lare accounts), the goal is to maintain the account.

A. Key account seller
B. Delivery seller
C. Consultative seller
D. New business seller
Answer» A. Key account seller
117.

_________ is when unannounced calls are made

A. Cold canvassing
B. Published directories
C. Company sources
D. Networking
Answer» A. Cold canvassing
118.

________ is knowing what is needed as new products are being developed

A. Significant teamwork
B. Open Communication
C. Customers and the planning process
D. Integration of Marketing
Answer» C. Customers and the planning process
119.

A manager are team leaders but can fail if _____________________________

A. Treat sales personnel as equals
B. Exceed customer expectations by bringing additional value
C. Don't have structure and discipline
D. Work closely with internal departments
Answer» C. Don't have structure and discipline
120.

In the stage of needs assessment some critical things that could be done is to, ask situational questions, problem impact questions, solution value questions and _________

A. Original questions
B. None of the answers
C. Task oriented questions
D. Confirmatory questions
Answer» D. Confirmatory questions
121.

________ is with there is a buying center,team selling and the use of total quality management.

A. Integration of marketing
B. Integrating of production and sales
C. Significant teamwork
D. Customers and the planning process
Answer» C. Significant teamwork
Chapter: Sales Planning and Control
122.

Which of the following provides the backbone of marketing?

A. Sales forecasting
B. Profit forecasting
C. Market targeting
D. Market segmentation
Answer» A. Sales forecasting
123.

The types of sales forecasting include

A. Micro forecasting
B. Macro forecasting
C. Both (1) and (2)
D. Minor forecasting
Answer» C. Both (1) and (2)
124.

Macro forecasting is concerned with forecasting markets in

A. Fragmentation
B. Segmentation
C. Totality
D. Partiality
Answer» C. Totality
125.

Micro forecasting determines

A. Product's market share
B. Price's market share
C. Place's market share
D. Product's price
Answer» A. Product's market share
126.

The type of forecasting is selected on the basis of

A. Degree of accuracy
B. Availability of data
C. Time horizon
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
127.

Which of the following is/are the type of sales forecast on the basis of time frame

A. Short range
B. Long range
C. Perspective planning forecast
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
128.

Sales forecasting involves study of

A. Sales planning
B. Distribution outlets
C. Consumer needs and demands
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
129.

Sales forecasting involves

A. Sales Planning
B. Sales Pricing
C. Distribution channels
D. Consumer tastes
Answer» A. Sales Planning
130.

Benchmark' means

A. Sales performance measurement
B. Marks given to salesperson
C. Appraisal
D. Standard values for comparison
Answer» D. Standard values for comparison
131.

The analytics and statistical method of sales forecasting include

A. Extrapolation method
B. Moving average method
C. Time series analysis
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
132.

The first stage in creating the sales forecasting is to estimate

A. Market demand
B. Profit
C. Wealth
D. Prospect
Answer» A. Market demand
133.

The component of sales forecast is/are

A. Sales target
B. Sales budget
C. Both (1) and (2)
D. Sales volume
Answer» C. Both (1) and (2)
134.

Sales forecasting can be based on which of the following information?

A. What customers say about the product
B. What customers are actually doing
C. What customers have done in the past
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
135.

A common method of preparing sales forecast consists of

A. Prepare a macro economic forecast
B. Prepare on industry sales forecast
C. Prepare a company sales forecast
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
136.

Which of the following are included in sales forecasting?

A. Sales pricing
B. Sales planning
C. Distribution channels
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
137.

………….of the following are the steps of traditional selling strategy?

A. Prospective
B. Qualifying
C. Approach
D. All of the above.
Answer» D. All of the above.
138.

Which of the following is not a part of traditional selling strategy?

A. Approach
B. Pre approach
C. Presentation
D. Online sales
Answer» D. Online sales
139.

Which of the following is the foundational step of the sales process?

A. Solve the objections
B. Follow-up
C. Prospecting
D. Presentation
Answer» C. Prospecting
140.

Before planning a sale, which or the following activity is conducted by the sales person?

A. Approach
B. Research
C. Follow-up
D. Presentation
Answer» B. Research
141.

Which of the following is a part of pre-approach process?

A. Knowing customer’s need
B. Learning relevant background.
C. Researches prospects
D. All of the above.
Answer» D. All of the above.
142.

Which of the following is not a part of approach?

A. Introduction
B. Warm up questions
C. Explaining who you are and whom you represent
D. Agreeing on the terms of sales.
Answer» D. Agreeing on the terms of sales.
143.

Which of the following are the way of approach?

A. Phone
B. email
C. In person
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
144.

Which of the following activity is explaining how the product meets that person or company’s need?

A. Presentation
B. Follow-up
C. Qualifying
D. Prospective
Answer» A. Presentation
145.

Which of the following activity should be done after presentation?

A. Handling objection
B. Closing the sale
C. Following-up
D. None of the above
Answer» A. Handling objection
146.

What is the final step of traditional selling strategy?

A. Following-up
B. Closing the sales
C. Approach
D. Pre approach.
Answer» A. Following-up
147.

Which of the following activity is offered by online airline services?

A. Booking
B. Seats selection
C. Automated flight status
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
148.

What is the purpose of alliances created by travel companies?

A. Reduce purchasing cost
B. Increase sales
C. both a and b
D. None of a and b
Answer» C. both a and b
149.

Which of the following is the benefit of online stoke trading?

A. Cost benefit
B. Flexible
C. Full control
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
150.

Which of the following is not the benefit of online stoke trading?

A. Handy tools
B. Proper information
C. Time consuming
D. Flexibility
Answer» C. Time consuming

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