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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.
| 601. |
Esteem needs are also called as |
| A. | social needs |
| B. | self realization needs |
| C. | ego needs |
| D. | safety needs |
| Answer» D. safety needs | |
| 602. |
The act of translating the message into words, pictures, symbols, signs or some other form is known as _________. |
| A. | Sender |
| B. | Receiver |
| C. | Encoding |
| D. | decoding |
| Answer» D. decoding | |
| 603. |
The orders, instructions or direction are delegated to a particular person specifically is known as _________. |
| A. | general delegation |
| B. | formal delegation |
| C. | specific delegation |
| D. | informal delegation |
| Answer» D. informal delegation | |
| 604. |
Management is what a manager does. |
| A. | Peter F Drucker |
| B. | Terry |
| C. | Louis Allan |
| D. | Hendry Fayol |
| Answer» D. Hendry Fayol | |
| 605. |
Pioneer of Human Relations is___________. |
| A. | Mary Parkett |
| B. | Lillian Gilberth |
| C. | Henry Fayol |
| D. | Elton Mayo |
| Answer» E. | |
| 606. |
Management is the art of getting things done through and with an informally organized_____________. |
| A. | Harold Koontz |
| B. | Terry |
| C. | Louis Allan |
| D. | Hendry Fayol |
| Answer» B. Terry | |
| 607. |
Piece Rate System is contributed by |
| A. | Harold Koontz |
| B. | Taylor |
| C. | Louis Allan |
| D. | Hendry Fayol |
| Answer» C. Louis Allan | |
| 608. |
A statement of expected results expressed in numerical terms for a definite period of time in the future is known as ____________. |
| A. | objective |
| B. | strategies |
| C. | procedures |
| D. | budgets |
| Answer» E. | |
| 609. |
General and Industrial Management was written by |
| A. | Harold Koontz |
| B. | Teery |
| C. | Louis Allan |
| D. | Hendry Fayol |
| Answer» E. | |
| 610. |
__________function is regarded as the essence of management. |
| A. | Organizing |
| B. | staffing |
| C. | co-ordination |
| D. | staffing |
| Answer» D. staffing | |
| 611. |
Medium term planning is |
| A. | 6 months |
| B. | 1 year |
| C. | 2 to 5 years |
| D. | 5 to 15 years |
| Answer» D. 5 to 15 years | |
| 612. |
Formal authority flows from upwards to downwards in___________. |
| A. | formal organization |
| B. | informal organization |
| C. | business or oganisation |
| D. | strategic organization |
| Answer» B. informal organization | |
| 613. |
The theory focused on a persons act rather than his trait or behaviour is. |
| A. | Trait theory |
| B. | Behavioural theory |
| C. | Followers theory |
| D. | System theory |
| Answer» E. | |
| 614. |
Exchange of messages through spoken words is_________. |
| A. | oral communication |
| B. | written communication |
| C. | gestural communication |
| D. | sideward communication |
| Answer» B. written communication | |
| 615. |
Self-confidence, independence, achievements, knowledge, status, recognition and appreciation examples of |
| A. | safety needs |
| B. | social needs |
| C. | ego needs |
| D. | self-actualisation needs |
| Answer» D. self-actualisation needs | |
| 616. |
Converting symbols, signs or pictures into meaning is known as __________. |
| A. | Sender |
| B. | receiver |
| C. | encoding |
| D. | decoding |
| Answer» E. | |
| 617. |
Informal communication is commonly known as |
| A. | downward communication |
| B. | upward communication |
| C. | horizontal communication |
| D. | grapevine |
| Answer» E. | |
| 618. |
In managerial grid, the style of management depicts the style of a leader who is neither concerned about the people nor does he care about the task to be performed is |
| A. | task management |
| B. | impoverished style |
| C. | country club |
| D. | team management style |
| Answer» C. country club | |
| 619. |
The last function of management is |
| A. | planning |
| B. | organizing |
| C. | controlling |
| D. | staffing |
| Answer» D. staffing | |
| 620. |
The study relating to the movement of a machine operator and his machine while performing the job is called__________. |
| A. | time study |
| B. | work study |
| C. | motion study |
| D. | fatigue study |
| Answer» D. fatigue study | |
| 621. |
The right of a person to give instructions to his subordinates is known as_________. |
| A. | responsibility |
| B. | authority |
| C. | accountability |
| D. | line authority |
| Answer» C. accountability | |
| 622. |
X and Y theory was introduced by_______. |
| A. | Mc gregor |
| B. | Peter drucker |
| C. | Henry fayol |
| D. | FW taylor |
| Answer» B. Peter drucker | |
| 623. |
Devices which shows the organizational relationships________. |
| A. | organizational charts |
| B. | scalar chain |
| C. | over all plan |
| D. | Budgets |
| Answer» B. scalar chain | |
| 624. |
MBO is suggested by Peter F Drucker in |
| A. | 1951 |
| B. | 1955 |
| C. | 1953 |
| D. | 1954 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 625. |
The problems in communication channels is known as__________. |
| A. | organizational barriers |
| B. | mechanical barriers |
| C. | personal barriers |
| D. | semantic barriers |
| Answer» C. personal barriers | |
| 626. |
Operational planning is done at |
| A. | high levels of management |
| B. | lower level of management |
| C. | subordinates |
| D. | workers |
| Answer» C. subordinates | |
| 627. |
The decision which does not incur any expenses is known as _________. |
| A. | economic decision |
| B. | crisis decision |
| C. | non-economic decision |
| D. | problem decision |
| Answer» D. problem decision | |
| 628. |
Planning lays down the overall objective, strategies and polices for the total enterprise is |
| A. | corporate planning |
| B. | divisions planning |
| C. | unit planning |
| D. | department planning |
| Answer» B. divisions planning | |
| 629. |
The type of authority is invested with the persons by virtue of the office held by them is ________. |
| A. | The acceptance of authority theory |
| B. | The formal authority theory |
| C. | The competence theory |
| D. | The organisaiton theory |
| Answer» D. The organisaiton theory | |
| 630. |
The authority flows from top to bottom through the structure of an organization is _________. |
| A. | The acceptance of authority theory |
| B. | The formal authority theory |
| C. | The competence theory |
| D. | The organisaiton theory |
| Answer» C. The competence theory | |
| 631. |
Informal authority flows upwards to downwards or horizontally in |
| A. | formal organization |
| B. | informal organization |
| C. | business or organization |
| D. | strategic organization |
| Answer» C. business or organization | |
| 632. |
The number of subordinates that report directly to a single supervisor is ________. |
| A. | span of supervision |
| B. | span of activity |
| C. | span of business |
| D. | span of organizing |
| Answer» B. span of activity | |
| 633. |
According to Maslow, self-actualization needs is a _________. |
| A. | high level needs |
| B. | medium level needs |
| C. | lower level needs |
| D. | psychological needs |
| Answer» B. medium level needs | |
| 634. |
When an individual or a group agrees to work under the direction of an informal leader is called ________. |
| A. | formal delegation |
| B. | informal delegation |
| C. | general delegation |
| D. | specific delegation |
| Answer» C. general delegation | |
| 635. |
Delegation of some of his duties by a subordinate to another subordinate of the same rank is called |
| A. | oral delegation |
| B. | written delegation |
| C. | downward delegation |
| D. | sideward delegation |
| Answer» E. | |
| 636. |
The leader acts as a liaison officer between the employees and the outside world is _________. |
| A. | positive style |
| B. | free-rein style |
| C. | autocratic style |
| D. | democratic style |
| Answer» C. autocratic style | |
| 637. |
A leader motivates his followers to work hard by offering them rewards is _________. |
| A. | positive style |
| B. | negative style |
| C. | autocratic style |
| D. | democratic style |
| Answer» D. democratic style | |
| 638. |
Programmed decision is also known as |
| A. | routine decisions |
| B. | structured decisions |
| C. | strategic decisions |
| D. | operative decisions |
| Answer» E. | |
| 639. |
The leader makes decisions in consultation with his followers is _________. |
| A. | autocratic style |
| B. | liberal leader |
| C. | democratic leader |
| D. | institutional leader |
| Answer» D. institutional leader | |
| 640. |
Increase sales by 10% is an example of |
| A. | objective |
| B. | schedules |
| C. | procedures |
| D. | budgets |
| Answer» B. schedules | |
| 641. |
The process of dividing the large monolithic functional organization into small and flexible administrative units is called ________. |
| A. | staffing |
| B. | delegation |
| C. | departmentation |
| D. | control |
| Answer» D. control | |
| 642. |
Deal with routing and repetitive problems is a |
| A. | programmed decision |
| B. | non-programmed decision |
| C. | major decision |
| D. | minor decision |
| Answer» B. non-programmed decision | |
| 643. |
Plans, policies and procedures are the functions of |
| A. | top level management |
| B. | middle level and bottom level management |
| C. | middle level management |
| D. | bottom level management |
| Answer» B. middle level and bottom level management | |
| 644. |
Father of scientific management |
| A. | Henry fayol |
| B. | Fw Taylor |
| C. | Peter drucker |
| D. | weber |
| Answer» C. Peter drucker | |
| 645. |
The primary function of management is |
| A. | staffing |
| B. | directing |
| C. | planning |
| D. | decision making |
| Answer» D. decision making | |
| 646. |
Verification of financial statements is |
| A. | external audit |
| B. | internal audit |
| C. | management audit |
| D. | financial audit |
| Answer» C. management audit | |
| 647. |
Theory of work-motivation was propounded by |
| A. | mc gregor |
| B. | herzberg |
| C. | maslow |
| D. | fw taylor |
| Answer» C. maslow | |
| 648. |
motivation means a process of stimulating people to action to accomplish desired goals is said by |
| A. | owen |
| B. | scott |
| C. | shartle |
| D. | flippo |
| Answer» C. shartle | |
| 649. |
Specifying the manner of executing policy is known as |
| A. | objective |
| B. | schedules |
| C. | procedures |
| D. | budgets |
| Answer» D. budgets | |
| 650. |
The Practice of Management written by __________. |
| A. | Peter F Drucker |
| B. | Terry |
| C. | Louis Allan |
| D. | Hendry Fayol |
| Answer» B. Terry | |