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This section includes 658 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Management knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 451. |
*/*_Penalty is levied for violation of? |
| A. | Procedures |
| B. | Rules |
| C. | policy |
| D. | methods |
| Answer» C. policy | |
| 452. |
*/*_To manage is to forecast and plan, to organize, to compound, to co-ordinate and to control. This definition was given by____________.? |
| A. | Peter F Drucker |
| B. | Hendry Fay |
| C. | Louis Allan |
| D. | Terry |
| Answer» C. Louis Allan | |
| 453. |
*/*_Henry Fayol laid down? |
| A. | 12 principles |
| B. | 14 techniques |
| C. | 14 principles |
| D. | 15 principles |
| Answer» D. 15 principles | |
| 454. |
*/*_The most popular management think of modern times is.? |
| A. | Mary Parkett |
| B. | Lillian Gilberth |
| C. | Peter Drucker |
| D. | Elton Mayo |
| Answer» B. Lillian Gilberth | |
| 455. |
*/*_A system of co-operative activities of two or more persons is called __________.? |
| A. | department |
| B. | co-ordination |
| C. | organization |
| D. | control |
| Answer» D. control | |
| 456. |
*/*___________ is an obligation to perform certain functions and achieve certain results.? |
| A. | responsibility |
| B. | decentralisation |
| C. | centralisation |
| D. | delegation |
| Answer» B. decentralisation | |
| 457. |
*/*_Contingent plan to meet environmental pressures is ____________.? |
| A. | objective |
| B. | strategies |
| C. | polices |
| D. | rules |
| Answer» C. polices | |
| 458. |
*/*_Control system of an organisation has no influence over the _____________.? |
| A. | internal environment |
| B. | external environment |
| C. | customers |
| D. | government |
| Answer» C. customers | |
| 459. |
*/*_The decision deal with novel and non-repetitive problems is___________.? |
| A. | programmed decision |
| B. | non-programmed decision |
| C. | individual decision |
| D. | non-economic decision |
| Answer» C. individual decision | |
| 460. |
*/*_Long term planning is? |
| A. | 1 months |
| B. | 1 year |
| C. | 2 to 5 years |
| D. | 5 to 15 years |
| Answer» E. | |
| 461. |
%_MBO is a_% |
| A. | Technique of management |
| B. | Process of management |
| C. | Steps in management |
| D. | Procedure in management |
| Answer» B. Process of management | |
| 462. |
_ The transmission of thoughts from person to another is___________.$? |
| A. | communication |
| B. | controlling |
| C. | consultative |
| D. | organizing |
| Answer» B. controlling | |
| 463. |
_ Letters, circulars, memos, bulletin, manuals, reports are example of________.$? |
| A. | oral communication |
| B. | written communication |
| C. | gestural communication |
| D. | sideward communication |
| Answer» C. gestural communication | |
| 464. |
_ Rumours and gossips are_________.$? |
| A. | downward communication |
| B. | upward communication |
| C. | horizontal communication |
| D. | informal communication |
| Answer» E. | |
| 465. |
_ According to Maslow, physiological needs is a$? |
| A. | high level needs |
| B. | medium level needs |
| C. | lower level needs |
| D. | psychological needs |
| Answer» D. psychological needs | |
| 466. |
_ The organization which was devised by FW Taylor was$? |
| A. | functional organization |
| B. | matrix organization |
| C. | committee organization |
| D. | line and staff organization |
| Answer» B. matrix organization | |
| 467. |
_ In managerial grid, the style which focuses moderate concern for both production and people is$? |
| A. | task management |
| B. | impoverished style |
| C. | middle of the road |
| D. | team management style |
| Answer» D. team management style | |
| 468. |
_ Control exercised while the activity is in progress is$? |
| A. | concurrent control |
| B. | feed forward control |
| C. | feedback control |
| D. | preserving control |
| Answer» B. feed forward control | |
| 469. |
_ The authority is decentralized in which leadership style$? |
| A. | positive style |
| B. | negative style |
| C. | autocratic style |
| D. | democratic style |
| Answer» E. | |
| 470. |
_ The employees train themselves and they are self-motivated under$? |
| A. | free-rein style |
| B. | negative style |
| C. | autocratic style |
| D. | democratic style |
| Answer» B. negative style | |
| 471. |
_ Followers decide whether a person is a leader or not is according to$? |
| A. | Trait theory |
| B. | Behavioural theory |
| C. | Followers theory |
| D. | System theory |
| Answer» D. System theory | |
| 472. |
_ Praise, recognition and power are_______.$? |
| A. | intrinsic motivation |
| B. | extrinsic motivation |
| C. | positive motivation |
| D. | negative motivation |
| Answer» B. extrinsic motivation | |
| 473. |
_ The oldest type of organization__________.$? |
| A. | functional organization |
| B. | line organization |
| C. | matrix organization |
| D. | committee organization |
| Answer» C. matrix organization | |
| 474. |
_ MBO is a$? |
| A. | Technique of management |
| B. | Process of management |
| C. | Steps in management |
| D. | Procedure in management |
| Answer» B. Process of management | |
| 475. |
_ A decision taken to meet unexpected situations is known as ________.$? |
| A. | economic decision |
| B. | crisis decision |
| C. | non-economic decision |
| D. | problem decision |
| Answer» C. non-economic decision | |
| 476. |
_ Strategic planning is done at$? |
| A. | high levels of management |
| B. | lower level of management |
| C. | subordinates |
| D. | workers |
| Answer» B. lower level of management | |
| 477. |
_ The decision which relates to day-to-day operation of an organization is known as __________.$? |
| A. | major decision |
| B. | organisational decision |
| C. | personal decision |
| D. | operative decision |
| Answer» E. | |
| 478. |
_ A rigid plan, no scope for discretion$? |
| A. | schedules |
| B. | rule |
| C. | procedures |
| D. | budgets |
| Answer» C. procedures | |
| 479. |
_ If the subordinates do not accept the command of their superior, then the superior cannot be said to have any authority over them is given in.$? |
| A. | The acceptance of authority theory |
| B. | The formal authority theory |
| C. | The competence theory |
| D. | The organisaiton theory |
| Answer» B. The formal authority theory | |
| 480. |
_ Motivation based on force of fear is called __________.$? |
| A. | negative motivation |
| B. | positive motivation |
| C. | extrinsic motivation |
| D. | intrinsic motivation |
| Answer» B. positive motivation | |
| 481. |
_ authority flows from upwards to downwards in$? |
| A. | formal organization |
| B. | informal organisation |
| C. | business organisation |
| D. | strategic organization |
| Answer» B. informal organisation | |
| 482. |
_ Decision making is the selection based on some criteria from two or more possible alternatives is defined by$? |
| A. | Farland |
| B. | Mac Donald |
| C. | Terry |
| D. | M C Nites |
| Answer» D. M C Nites | |
| 483. |
_ Departmentation on the basis of activities grouped according to the type of customer is _________.$? |
| A. | departmentation by function |
| B. | departmentation by products |
| C. | departmentation by territory |
| D. | departmentation by customers |
| Answer» E. | |
| 484. |
_ Direction is a managerial function performed by$? |
| A. | top level management |
| B. | middle level management |
| C. | lower level management |
| D. | subordinates |
| Answer» B. middle level management | |
| 485. |
_ Planning is looking ahead and control is_________.$? |
| A. | looking back |
| B. | looking front |
| C. | looking sideward |
| D. | looking down |
| Answer» B. looking front | |
| 486. |
_ The sum of the powers and rights entrusted to make possible the performance of the work delegated - is said by$? |
| A. | Barnard |
| B. | Fayol |
| C. | Strong |
| D. | Louis Allen |
| Answer» E. | |
| 487. |
_ A leader who serves as the head of the family and treats his followers like his family members is _______.$? |
| A. | paternalistic leader |
| B. | intellectual leader |
| C. | liberal leader |
| D. | institutional leader |
| Answer» B. intellectual leader | |
| 488. |
_ Non-programmed decision is also called$? |
| A. | routine decisions |
| B. | structured decisions |
| C. | strategic decisions |
| D. | unplanned decisions |
| Answer» D. unplanned decisions | |
| 489. |
_ The term span of management is also known as _______.$? |
| A. | span of business |
| B. | span of control |
| C. | span of activity |
| D. | span of planning |
| Answer» C. span of activity | |
| 490. |
_ No smoking the factor is an example of$? |
| A. | rules |
| B. | programme |
| C. | project |
| D. | schedule |
| Answer» B. programme | |
| 491. |
_ The decision taken by lower level management is a$? |
| A. | major decision |
| B. | non-programmed decision |
| C. | minor decision |
| D. | programmed decision |
| Answer» E. | |
| 492. |
_ Passing of authority to make decisions to the lowest possible level in the organizational hierarchy is known as$? |
| A. | accountability |
| B. | responsibility |
| C. | decentralization |
| D. | authority |
| Answer» D. authority | |
| 493. |
_ The decisions which are frequent and repetitive in nature are called as$? |
| A. | non programmed decisions |
| B. | programmed decisions |
| C. | major decisions |
| D. | operative decisions |
| Answer» C. major decisions | |
| 494. |
_ Growth and prosperity of any organization depends upon$? |
| A. | competition |
| B. | planning |
| C. | division of work |
| D. | organizing |
| Answer» C. division of work | |
| 495. |
_ The process of activity relating to the effective utilization of available resources for production is$? |
| A. | planning |
| B. | management |
| C. | organization |
| D. | decision making |
| Answer» C. organization | |
| 496. |
_ Cost volume profit analysis is otherwise called as$? |
| A. | budgeting techniques |
| B. | statistical controls |
| C. | break even analysis |
| D. | cost control |
| Answer» D. cost control | |
| 497. |
_ The person who receives the message is called _________.$? |
| A. | sender |
| B. | receiver |
| C. | encoding |
| D. | decoding |
| Answer» C. encoding | |
| 498. |
_ When authority is delegated as per the organisaiton structure it is called ________.$? |
| A. | formal delegation |
| B. | informal delegation |
| C. | general delegation |
| D. | specific delegation |
| Answer» B. informal delegation | |
| 499. |
_ The first worman authority in management is.$? |
| A. | Mary Parkett |
| B. | Lillian Gilberth |
| C. | White Head |
| D. | Elton Mayo |
| Answer» C. White Head | |
| 500. |
_ Espirit de corps means______________.$? |
| A. | union is strength |
| B. | service is our motto |
| C. | buyer beware |
| D. | product is our strength |
| Answer» B. service is our motto | |