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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.
| 1001. |
According to the interactionist‟s perspective, a group that functions without conflict is: |
| A. | the ideal situation but is rarely achieved. |
| B. | prone to becoming static and apathetic. |
| C. | likely to be responsive to the need for change and innovation. |
| D. | the most productive. |
| Answer» C. likely to be responsive to the need for change and innovation. | |
| 1002. |
Which of the following is the employer-employee authority relationship that follows the chain of command? |
| A. | Staff authority |
| B. | Referent power |
| C. | Line authority |
| D. | Functional authority |
| Answer» D. Functional authority | |
| 1003. |
A variation of the electronic meeting that links together media from different locations is ___________ |
| A. | E-commerce |
| B. | The Delphi technique |
| C. | Video conference |
| D. | E-conference |
| Answer» D. E-conference | |
| 1004. |
The five elements in the management process are |
| A. | plan, direct, update, lead, and supervise |
| B. | accounting/finance, marketing, operations, and management |
| C. | organize, plan, control, staff, and manage |
| D. | plan, lead, organize, manage, and control |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1005. |
If Coca-Cola wished to examine its general environment before constructing its business strategy, thecompany would explore all of the following environments except |
| A. | Sociocultural |
| B. | Knowledge |
| C. | Global |
| D. | Economic |
| Answer» C. Global | |
| 1006. |
Who among the following is associated with contributions to quality control in operations management? |
| A. | Charles Babbage |
| B. | Frank Gilbreth |
| C. | W. Edwards Deming |
| D. | Henri Fayol |
| Answer» D. Henri Fayol | |
| 1007. |
Which of the following BEST describes directional plans? |
| A. | Flexible plans that set out general guidelines |
| B. | Stringent plans that establish specific directions |
| C. | Formal plans that provide the directions of how to assemble the product. |
| D. | General plans that allow the workers to change the schedule of production |
| Answer» B. Stringent plans that establish specific directions | |
| 1008. |
Which of these is an economic activity |
| A. | A father teaching his son at home instead of sending to any coaching centre |
| B. | A hair dresser doing hair cut designing on payment |
| C. | A housewife mending her family cloths on her own |
| D. | A singer giving a show on his son’s wedding anniversary |
| Answer» C. A housewife mending her family cloths on her own | |
| 1009. |
A/An ________ is a formal evaluation of an organization's financial statements, performed either by anoutside accounting firm or by an internal department. |
| A. | Revenue operating budget |
| B. | Incident log |
| C. | Financial audit |
| D. | Balance sheet budget |
| Answer» D. Balance sheet budget | |
| 1010. |
A natural monopoly has declining – over large range of output |
| A. | Long run average cost |
| B. | Short run average cost |
| C. | Long run total cost |
| D. | Long run marginal cost |
| Answer» B. Short run average cost | |
| 1011. |
An employee's experience in a situation or position outside his or her current organization is a referentcomparison called: |
| A. | Other-inside |
| B. | Self-outside |
| C. | Self-inside |
| D. | Other-outside |
| Answer» C. Self-inside | |
| 1012. |
Full employment is the level at which there is |
| A. | Zero unemployment |
| B. | Normal rate of unemployment |
| C. | Lease supply of labor |
| D. | Demand for goods is less than supply. |
| Answer» D. Demand for goods is less than supply. | |
| 1013. |
Which of the following is a conflict stimulation technique? |
| A. | expansion of resources |
| B. | compromise |
| C. | bringing in outsiders |
| D. | authoritative command |
| Answer» D. authoritative command | |
| 1014. |
Yalom's curative factors within a group often affect the interactions of members and the group as awhole in complex ways. As members begin experiencing and expressing feelings, Yalom would assert that __________ is the curative factor. |
| A. | Catharsis |
| B. | Altruism |
| C. | Interpersonal learning |
| D. | Existential factor |
| Answer» B. Altruism | |
| 1015. |
SLR stands for |
| A. | Short liquid rupee |
| B. | Statutory liquid ratio |
| C. | Statutory liquid Rupee |
| D. | Shorter long rung |
| Answer» C. Statutory liquid Rupee | |
| 1016. |
Which of these statement is true about production possibility curve (PPC/PPF) |
| A. | It shows various combinations of two goods which yield same level of satisfaction |
| B. | It shows various combination of two goods which an economy can produce with a given amount of resources |
| C. | It shows various combination of two goods which an economy can produce with a given budget |
| D. | It shows various combination of two goods which an economy can produce with a given time |
| Answer» C. It shows various combination of two goods which an economy can produce with a given budget | |
| 1017. |
Consumption demand does not depend upon the level of |
| A. | Income |
| B. | Propensity to consume |
| C. | Consumer spending |
| D. | Marginal efficiency of investment. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1018. |
Which of the following is not among the reasons for complexity of decisions? |
| A. | Individuals have different risk propensities. |
| B. | There are many criteria for making choices. |
| C. | Decisions have immediate, short-term impact. |
| D. | Managers often share decisions. |
| Answer» D. Managers often share decisions. | |
| 1019. |
People with which type of personality trait commonly make poor decisions because they make themtoo fast? |
| A. | Type As |
| B. | Type Bs |
| C. | Self-monitors |
| D. | Extroverts |
| Answer» B. Type Bs | |
| 1020. |
A firm faces the shut down situation when |
| A. | Price is less than average variable cost |
| B. | Price is more than the average variable cost |
| C. | Price is equal to fixed cost |
| D. | Price is more than the average fixed cost |
| Answer» B. Price is more than the average variable cost | |
| 1021. |
---------------is the ability of influencing people to strive willingly for mutual objectives |
| A. | Motivation |
| B. | Control |
| C. | Leadership |
| D. | Supervision |
| Answer» D. Supervision | |
| 1022. |
In order to reinforce team effort and commitment, managers should consider the use of: |
| A. | fixed hourly wages. |
| B. | flexible benefits |
| C. | rate individual piece plans |
| D. | recognition and small financial rewards |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1023. |
If there is low formalization, a comprehensive information network and high participation in decisionmaking, one would expect……………. |
| A. | A mechanistic structure |
| B. | A typical government organization |
| C. | A stable structure |
| D. | An organic structure |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1024. |
Oligopoly market is known for …………….. |
| A. | Price flexibility |
| B. | Price rigidity |
| C. | Price discrimination |
| D. | All the three |
| Answer» C. Price discrimination | |
| 1025. |
Goods or services that are necessary for living are |
| A. | Needs |
| B. | Desires |
| C. | Wants |
| D. | Essentials |
| Answer» B. Desires | |
| 1026. |
In the context of decision making, which of the following best describes a heuristic? |
| A. | A rule that a person relies upon to assess or categorise choices. |
| B. | One of many personal learned rules that a person applies in the process of decision making. |
| C. | A fixed set of internal rules that a person uses when making a decision. |
| D. | An attitude that prefers to look at a question as a whole. |
| Answer» C. A fixed set of internal rules that a person uses when making a decision. | |
| 1027. |
Increase in Demand is also known as – in economics |
| A. | Expansion in demand |
| B. | Compression in demand |
| C. | Extension in demand |
| D. | Extraction in demand |
| Answer» B. Compression in demand | |
| 1028. |
Financial interrelation ratio is equal to |
| A. | Total issues / National income |
| B. | Primary issues / Net capital formation |
| C. | Total issues / Net capital formation |
| D. | Total stock of financial assets/Stock of fiscal assets |
| Answer» D. Total stock of financial assets/Stock of fiscal assets | |
| 1029. |
Which of the following would be least likely to pose a barrier to cross-cultural communications? |
| A. | Tone difference |
| B. | Word connotations |
| C. | Political correctness |
| D. | Differences among |
| Answer» D. Differences among | |
| 1030. |
A problem solver is a style of problem solving reflected by the manager |
| A. | Who confronts the problem, reacts to it, and makes those changes necessary solve it. |
| B. | Who notices a problem and does not react. |
| C. | Who actively looks at situations, searching for problems or anticipating possible problems so that corrective action can be taken before the problem grows. |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Who notices a problem and does not react. | |
| 1031. |
_________ concluded that managers perform 10 interrelated activities that relate to decision making,using information and interpersonal relationships. |
| A. | Mintzberg |
| B. | Abraham Maslow |
| C. | Robert Owen |
| D. | Henri Fayol |
| Answer» B. Abraham Maslow | |
| 1032. |
When a manager knows little about the intended goals of a decision and the outcomes of the optionsare unclear, what type of situation are they in? |
| A. | Uncertainty |
| B. | Risk |
| C. | Certainty |
| D. | Ambiguity |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1033. |
Any point beyond PPF is |
| A. | Attainable |
| B. | Unattainable |
| C. | Attainable with increase in production facilities |
| D. | None |
| Answer» D. None | |
| 1034. |
If the actual rate of unemployment exceeds to natural rate of unemployment then |
| A. | Actual output of the economy will fall below its potential |
| B. | Production will increase more than potential |
| C. | Consumption of goods decreases |
| D. | Both (a) and (c) above. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1035. |
The relationship between aggregate consumption expenditure and aggregate income of household sector is known as ………………………. function. |
| A. | Consumption |
| B. | Saving |
| C. | Expenditure |
| D. | Income |
| Answer» B. Saving | |
| 1036. |
Berg and Chyung use an analogy to distinguish formal and informal learning. In this analogy, formallearning is represented as a journey by bus, whereas informal learning is characterized as what? |
| A. | Like flying an aeroplane |
| B. | Like riding a bicycle |
| C. | Like driving a car |
| D. | Like being on a train |
| Answer» C. Like driving a car | |
| 1037. |
The managers of a multinational company are located in France, India, Brazil, and the United States.Which decision-making technique seems most reasonable for this organization? |
| A. | A postal service interaction |
| B. | A brainstorming session |
| C. | A nominal discussion |
| D. | An electronic meeting |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1038. |
Which of these is an example of a transfer payment? |
| A. | Profit |
| B. | Retirement pension |
| C. | Rent |
| D. | Transportation and freight charges |
| Answer» C. Rent | |
| 1039. |
In addition to three Central problem of economy, the additional problem(s) raised by the Moderneconomists is / are |
| A. | Are the resources fully utilized or not |
| B. | How efficient is the production and distribution system |
| C. | Whether the capacity to produce or grow is increasing or is static |
| D. | All the three |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1040. |
Traditional approach to law of Demand was propounded by |
| A. | Giffen |
| B. | A Samulson |
| C. | Alfred Marshall |
| D. | Pique |
| Answer» D. Pique | |
| 1041. |
Which source of power is based on an individual's knowledge, special skills, abilities, or previousexperience? |
| A. | Referent power |
| B. | Expert power |
| C. | Referent power |
| D. | Legitimate power |
| Answer» C. Referent power | |
| 1042. |
Which of the following is a factor that affects delegation of authority from the delegant‟s aspect? |
| A. | Love for authority |
| B. | Fear of exposure |
| C. | Experiences of the superior |
| D. | Fear of criticism |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1043. |
GDP at factor cost exceeds GDP at market price |
| A. | When the factor income from abroad is negative |
| B. | When depreciation on fixed capital exceeds income in investment |
| C. | When direct tax exceeds indirect tax |
| D. | When subsidies exceeds indirect taxes. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1044. |
If price of sugar fills leading to fall in total outlay on sugar, the demand of sugar is |
| A. | Elastic |
| B. | Inelastic |
| C. | Unitary elastic |
| D. | Less than unit elastic |
| Answer» C. Unitary elastic | |
| 1045. |
Economic growth is best depicted by |
| A. | Outward shift in PPF |
| B. | Upward movement in PPF |
| C. | Inward movement in PPF |
| D. | Downward movement in PPF |
| Answer» B. Upward movement in PPF | |
| 1046. |
The Philips curve shows that |
| A. | High unemployment rates are associated with low increases in money wage rates |
| B. | Low unemployment rates are associated with low rates of inflation |
| C. | High unemployment rates are associated with low rates of inflation |
| D. | High inflation rates are associated with small increases in money wage rates. |
| Answer» D. High inflation rates are associated with small increases in money wage rates. | |
| 1047. |
Which type of conflict-handling intention results in a person‟s withdrawing from conflict? |
| A. | competing |
| B. | avoiding |
| C. | accommodating |
| D. | compromising |
| Answer» C. accommodating | |
| 1048. |
National income is the ……………. Of all the goods and services produced by a country during a period of year |
| A. | Physical quantity |
| B. | Money value |
| C. | `Value |
| D. | All the three |
| Answer» C. `Value | |
| 1049. |
Implicit cost refers to ……………… |
| A. | Value of inputs owned by the firm and used in its own manufacturing process |
| B. | Value of input or services purchased from outside and used in its own manufacturing process |
| C. | Value of inputs owned by the firm and sold to others |
| D. | Value of inputs or services for which no payments were made to outside |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1050. |
Which of the following is not one of the four primary management functions? |
| A. | Controlling |
| B. | Planning |
| C. | Staffing |
| D. | Organizing |
| Answer» D. Organizing | |