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This section includes 2956 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your UPSC IAS Exam knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 801. |
In economic theory, in the short run all the cost are…………… |
| A. | Fixed |
| B. | Variable |
| C. | Controllable |
| D. | Semi variable |
| Answer» B. Variable | |
| 802. |
Which of the following problems is most likely to occur in a matrix structure? |
| A. | Decreased employee motivation |
| B. | Employees receiving conflicting directives |
| C. | Decreased response to environmental change |
| D. | Decreased coordination |
| Answer» C. Decreased response to environmental change | |
| 803. |
Which one of the following views on conflict dominates in most actual groups and organizations? |
| A. | human relations |
| B. | interactionist |
| C. | traditional |
| D. | functional |
| Answer» D. functional | |
| 804. |
Management by objectives emphasizes participatively setting goals that are: |
| A. | General in nature. |
| B. | Easy to attain. |
| C. | Easy to create and develop. |
| D. | Tangible, verifiable, and measurable. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 805. |
The output and cost pattern of a product are given below Output (q) 0 1 2 3 4 5 Total in `Cost (Tc) 35 42 53 08 75 88 From the above details what is the fixed cost or sunk cost |
| A. | `25 |
| B. | `17.5 |
| C. | `22 |
| D. | `35 |
| Answer» B. `17.5 | |
| 806. |
Which of the following is a stage in the conflict process? |
| A. | functional conflict |
| B. | dysfunctional conflict |
| C. | hindering conflict |
| D. | incompatibility |
| Answer» E. | |
| 807. |
Which of the following trends is gaining momentum? |
| A. | Using less departmentalization |
| B. | Geographical departmentalization |
| C. | Using only one type of departmentalization |
| D. | Using more customer departmentalization |
| Answer» E. | |
| 808. |
____________ refers to the network of personal and social relations that is developed spontaneouslybetween people associated with each other. |
| A. | Formal organization |
| B. | Informal organization |
| C. | Business organization |
| D. | Government organization |
| Answer» C. Business organization | |
| 809. |
Marginal product is…………. |
| A. | Rate at which total production changes with change in variable input |
| B. | Rate at which total production changes with change in total cost |
| C. | Rate at which total production changes with change in fixed cost |
| D. | None |
| Answer» B. Rate at which total production changes with change in total cost | |
| 810. |
Budgeting, paying the bills, and collection of funds are activities associated with the |
| A. | management function |
| B. | finance/accounting function |
| C. | production/operations function |
| D. | staffing function |
| Answer» C. production/operations function | |
| 811. |
GDP is defined as |
| A. | The market value of all goods and services produced in the domestic economy during the year |
| B. | Current value of all the capital goods produced in the country. |
| C. | Sum of goods and services exported during the year. |
| D. | All the capital goods and consumable goods produced and sold during the year |
| Answer» B. Current value of all the capital goods produced in the country. | |
| 812. |
The first stage of the conflict process is called: |
| A. | cognition and personalization. |
| B. | behavior. |
| C. | potential opposition or incompatibility. |
| D. | outcomes. |
| Answer» D. outcomes. | |
| 813. |
In our model of decision making under different conditions, what is the difference between risk and uncertainty? |
| A. | Under risk, there is a well defined problem; under uncertainty, the definition is unclear |
| B. | Under risk, choices are clear and the chances of different outcomes can be measured; under uncertainty, neither applies. |
| C. | Under risk, probabilities can be measured; under uncertainty, they cannot. |
| D. | Under risk, information is reliable; under uncertainty, it is not. |
| Answer» C. Under risk, probabilities can be measured; under uncertainty, they cannot. | |
| 814. |
According to Abraham Maslow, the most elevated type of need is _____. |
| A. | Self-actualization |
| B. | Physiological |
| C. | Esteem |
| D. | Safety |
| Answer» B. Physiological | |
| 815. |
In question No. 127 the optimum level of output of the firm is |
| A. | 355 units |
| B. | 350 |
| C. | 340 hrs |
| D. | 300 |
| Answer» B. 350 | |
| 816. |
Tannenbaum and Schmidt‟s continuum of possible leadership behaviour identifies four main styles ofleadership by the manager. What are they? |
| A. | Commands, helps, joins and leads |
| B. | Tells, sells, consults and joins |
| C. | Tells, helps, joins and leads |
| D. | Commands, sells, consults and resists |
| Answer» C. Tells, helps, joins and leads | |
| 817. |
If no one is aware of conflict, it is generally agreed that: |
| A. | employee-employer relations will be goo(d) |
| B. | conflict is subversive. |
| C. | no conflict exists. |
| D. | conflict is inevitable. |
| Answer» D. conflict is inevitable. | |
| 818. |
Manipulation in CRR enables the RBI to ……. |
| A. | Influence the lending ability of the commercial banks |
| B. | Check unemployment growth |
| C. | Check poverty |
| D. | Increase GDP |
| Answer» B. Check unemployment growth | |
| 819. |
According to law of demand |
| A. | Higher the price higher the production of the product |
| B. | Higher the price lower the cost of production |
| C. | Lower the price higher the demand for the product |
| D. | Higher price higher the quantity the more the consumer demand |
| Answer» D. Higher price higher the quantity the more the consumer demand | |
| 820. |
If price of X falls leading to fall in total outlay on X, the demand of X is |
| A. | Elastic |
| B. | Inelastic |
| C. | Unitary elastic |
| D. | Less than unit elastic |
| Answer» C. Unitary elastic | |
| 821. |
You have decided to accept conflict as a natural occurrence and deal with it. You are supporting: |
| A. | the traditional view. |
| B. | the human relations view. |
| C. | the interactionist view. |
| D. | the behavior modification view. |
| Answer» C. the interactionist view. | |
| 822. |
Sugar and tea are …………… goods |
| A. | Complementary |
| B. | Prefect substitute of each other |
| C. | Both |
| D. | Unrelated |
| Answer» B. Prefect substitute of each other | |
| 823. |
In which sector of Indian economy will we find a high rate of disguised unemployment? |
| A. | Service sector. |
| B. | Agriculture sector. |
| C. | Manufacture sector. |
| D. | Mining sector. |
| Answer» C. Manufacture sector. | |
| 824. |
The authors take a broad view of leadership and management (L&M) development, including all activities aimed at building ongoing L&M capacity, enabling the organization to meet its objectives, to sustain itself and to what else? |
| A. | Transform itself |
| B. | Develop talent |
| C. | Agree strategy |
| D. | Make money |
| Answer» B. Develop talent | |
| 825. |
A goods can be considered a normal goods in economics if increase in disposal income of theconsumer causes |
| A. | An increase in demand |
| B. | No change in demand |
| C. | Decrease in demand |
| D. | Less than proportionate change in demand |
| Answer» B. No change in demand | |
| 826. |
In an open economy |
| A. | GDP=GNP |
| B. | GDP>GNP |
| C. | GDP<GNP |
| D. | All the three are possible |
| Answer» E. | |
| 827. |
Which type of decision making process in effect involves no decision per se? |
| A. | simple decision making |
| B. | nominal decision making |
| C. | extended decision making |
| D. | automatic decision making |
| Answer» C. extended decision making | |
| 828. |
In the short run, diminishing marginal returns is implied by |
| A. | Rising MC |
| B. | Falling MC |
| C. | Rising AVC |
| D. | Constant TC |
| Answer» B. Falling MC | |
| 829. |
A group of employees with expertise in a variety of specialty areas who are brought together to workon a project or specific activity is a: |
| A. | Cross functional team |
| B. | Self-managed team |
| C. | Virtual team |
| D. | Problem-solving team |
| Answer» B. Self-managed team | |
| 830. |
Any point beyond PPF curve can be attained by |
| A. | Increasing supply of factor inputs |
| B. | Technological innovation |
| C. | Both |
| D. | None |
| Answer» D. None | |
| 831. |
The four main approaches to organisations and management are…….. |
| A. | contingency, social action, scientific management and classical |
| B. | classical, human relations, bureaucracy and social action |
| C. | human relations, social action, contingency and scientific management |
| D. | classical, human relations, systems and contingency |
| Answer» E. | |
| 832. |
If both the disposal income as well as number of suppliers of a product rises, the equilibrium |
| A. | Price remain same |
| B. | Price will go up |
| C. | Quantity will go up |
| D. | Quantity will go down |
| Answer» D. Quantity will go down | |
| 833. |
Allocating extrinsic rewards for behaviour that has been previously intrinsically rewarded tends todecrease the overall level of motivation, and is called: |
| A. | Reward Evaluation Theory |
| B. | Extrinsic Evaluation Theory |
| C. | Cognitive Evaluation Theory |
| D. | Intrinsic Evaluation Theory |
| Answer» D. Intrinsic Evaluation Theory | |
| 834. |
Which of the following is one of the six key elements a manager needs to consider when designing anorganization‟s structure? |
| A. | Job design |
| B. | Work specialization |
| C. | Feminine organization |
| D. | Eliminating chain of command |
| Answer» C. Feminine organization | |
| 835. |
In the short run an oligopolistic firm will |
| A. | Make profits |
| B. | Incur losses |
| C. | Just break even |
| D. | Any of these three are possible |
| Answer» E. | |
| 836. |
Some of the other fields of study that affect management theory or practice include: |
| A. | Political science, philosophy, anthropology and sociology |
| B. | Zoology, psychology, sociology and philosophy. |
| C. | Anthropology, astrology, political science and psychology. |
| D. | Political science, sociology, typography and economics. |
| Answer» B. Zoology, psychology, sociology and philosophy. | |
| 837. |
In the BoP statement, current account includes(i) Marchandize, invisible items (ii) Government loans from abroad (iii) Foreign direct investment. |
| A. | (i) only |
| B. | Both (i) and (ii) above |
| C. | Both (i) and (iii) above |
| D. | Both (ii) and (iii) above |
| Answer» B. Both (i) and (ii) above | |
| 838. |
What is conflict management? |
| A. | achieving the desired conflict level |
| B. | stopping all conflict |
| C. | stimulating conflict |
| D. | avoiding conflict |
| Answer» B. stopping all conflict | |
| 839. |
The quantity that an individual supplier is prepared to supply over a period of time is a function of |
| A. | Price of the product |
| B. | Cost of production of the product |
| C. | Both |
| D. | None |
| Answer» D. None | |
| 840. |
Centralization refers to……….. |
| A. | The degree to which decision-making is concentrated at a single point in the organization |
| B. | The development and maintenance of power in the organization |
| C. | The decision-making process |
| D. | The geographic dispersion of an organization |
| Answer» B. The development and maintenance of power in the organization | |
| 841. |
Which answer corresponds to a person's internal desire to do something, due to such things as interest,challenge and personal satisfaction? |
| A. | Theory X |
| B. | Extrinsic motivators |
| C. | Intrinsic motivators |
| D. | Theory Y |
| Answer» D. Theory Y | |
| 842. |
------------ is a condition in which the decision maker chooses a course of action without completeknowledge of the consequences that will follow implementation. |
| A. | Risk |
| B. | Uncertainty |
| C. | Ambiguity |
| D. | Accuracy |
| Answer» C. Ambiguity | |
| 843. |
You have decided to allow the conflict to exist so long as it doesn‟t hinder group performance. You willtry to eliminate _____ conflict. |
| A. | functional |
| B. | dysfunctional |
| C. | task |
| D. | individualized |
| Answer» C. task | |
| 844. |
One of the greatest effects of e-commerce is that: |
| A. | Costs will be reduced |
| B. | Customers will be empowered |
| C. | Employees become more powerful |
| D. | Computers will |
| Answer» B. Customers will be empowered | |
| 845. |
According to law of supply ……….. |
| A. | Higher the price higher the production of the product |
| B. | Higher the price lower the cost of production |
| C. | Lower the price lower the demand for the product |
| D. | Higher the price higher the quantity the seller is prepared to supply in market |
| Answer» E. | |
| 846. |
Which of the following is/are an essential feature of the market |
| A. | Buyers |
| B. | Sellers |
| C. | Price |
| D. | All the three |
| Answer» E. | |
| 847. |
Which of the following was presented as a listening skill? |
| A. | Use open-ended question |
| B. | Hold feedback until it is asked for |
| C. | Concentrate on the whole message, not just the highlights |
| D. | None of the these items |
| Answer» B. Hold feedback until it is asked for | |
| 848. |
If there is simultaneous fall in consumers disposal income as well number of suppliers of a product in the market, the |
| A. | Equilibrium quantity will decrease |
| B. | Equilibrium price will decrease |
| C. | Equilibrium price will go up |
| D. | Equilibrium quantity will increase |
| Answer» B. Equilibrium price will decrease | |
| 849. |
Which of the following is not a factor is market supply of product |
| A. | Cost of production |
| B. | Number of buyers |
| C. | Market price of the product |
| D. | Price of related products |
| Answer» C. Market price of the product | |
| 850. |
The ______________ style of leadership is where the focus of power is with the manager. The manageralone exercises decision-making, authority and the control of rewards or punishments. |
| A. | democratic |
| B. | laissez-faire |
| C. | authoritarian |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |