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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.
| 1101. |
In question No. 201 if at `15,000, the dealer is prepared to supply on 1250 sets of TV the elasticity ofsupply is |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 0.75 |
| D. | 1.4 |
| Answer» B. 2 | |
| 1102. |
In question No. 286 what is the average revenue from sale of 26 units |
| A. | `10 |
| B. | `9.9 |
| C. | `9 |
| D. | `16 |
| Answer» C. `9 | |
| 1103. |
What does ERG stand for? |
| A. | Excellent, relationship, growth |
| B. | Expectancy, real, exist |
| C. | Employee, related, greatness |
| D. | Existence, relatedness, growth |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1104. |
Which of the following is not a contingency theory of leadership |
| A. | LPC theory |
| B. | Path Goal theory |
| C. | Vroom-Yetton-Jago theory |
| D. | Job centered Leadership |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1105. |
Market equilibrium of a commodity is determined by |
| A. | Balancing of demand and supply position |
| B. | Aggregate demand |
| C. | Aggregate supply |
| D. | Government intervention |
| Answer» B. Aggregate demand | |
| 1106. |
Conflict-handling behaviors are initiated in _____, in which there is a dynamic process of interaction. |
| A. | Stage II of the conflict process |
| B. | Stage III of the conflict process |
| C. | Stage IV of the conflict process |
| D. | Stage V of the conflict process |
| Answer» C. Stage IV of the conflict process | |
| 1107. |
Change in consumers tastes and preference causes – of the particular goods |
| A. | Change in quantity demanded |
| B. | Shift in demand curve |
| C. | Change in price |
| D. | No effect on quantity demanded |
| Answer» C. Change in price | |
| 1108. |
A(n) _____ is the way an individual perceives his or her feelings and situation to be at the present time. |
| A. | current state |
| B. | actual state |
| C. | desired state |
| D. | self-concept |
| Answer» C. desired state | |
| 1109. |
If a manager at Wipro wants to award a contract for printing the company's promotional literature and has obtained quotations from several printers, the manager can select a printer and know with ______ what the printing should cost. |
| A. | Ambiguity |
| B. | Risk |
| C. | Uncertainty |
| D. | Certainty |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1110. |
A firm that is involved in two or more distinct businesses is known as: |
| A. | A diversified company |
| B. | A ventured company |
| C. | A restructured company |
| D. | A multinational corporation |
| Answer» B. A ventured company | |
| 1111. |
According to the text, why should more attention be given to training in listening to oralcommunication? |
| A. | Responsibility for effective communication is usually assigned to the sender |
| B. | Evaluating the speaker seems easier than evaluating the audience |
| C. | Presentation Is thought of as a one way process |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1112. |
The philosophy of management known as total quality management developed primarily out of thework of: |
| A. | Henri Fayol |
| B. | Frederick Taylor |
| C. | Robert McNamara |
| D. | W. Edwards Deming |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1113. |
A manufacturing company has divided its departments into pattern making, fabric cutting, and fabriccoloring. What type of departmentalization is this? |
| A. | Geography Departmentalization |
| B. | Process Departmentalization |
| C. | Matrix/Project Departmentalization |
| D. | Function Departmentalization |
| Answer» C. Matrix/Project Departmentalization | |
| 1114. |
Which of the following is important in effectively implementing the chosen alternative in the decisionmaking process? |
| A. | Getting upper-management support |
| B. | Double-checking your analysis for potential errors |
| C. | Allowing those impacted by the outcome to participate in the process |
| D. | Ignoring criticism concerning your chosen alternative |
| Answer» D. Ignoring criticism concerning your chosen alternative | |
| 1115. |
Cost push inflation arises due to |
| A. | Persistent rise in factor cost |
| B. | Mismatch between demand and supply of commodities |
| C. | Combine phenomena of demand pull and cost-push inflation. |
| D. | Increase in price of precious metal |
| Answer» B. Mismatch between demand and supply of commodities | |
| 1116. |
When a firm enters the law of diminishing returns to scale |
| A. | TVC curve begins to fall at an increasing rate |
| B. | TVC curve begins to increase at an increasing rate |
| C. | TVC curve begins to fall at an decreasing rate |
| D. | TVC curve begins to increase at an decreasing rate |
| Answer» B. TVC curve begins to increase at an increasing rate | |
| 1117. |
ERG theory of motivation was proposed by |
| A. | Maslow |
| B. | F. Herzberg |
| C. | Alderfer |
| D. | Mc Gregor |
| Answer» D. Mc Gregor | |
| 1118. |
In question No. 274 if the price is `4 the supply available in the market will be …….. |
| A. | 18 |
| B. | 13 |
| C. | 15 |
| D. | 23 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1119. |
A read garment factory pays `100 for suit length and `5 for cotton thread purchased and `50 to thelabour for stitching the suit which he sells in the market for `750. His contribution to GDP is |
| A. | `595 |
| B. | `750 |
| C. | `600 |
| D. | `400 |
| Answer» C. `600 | |
| 1120. |
Which of these is/are the feature of an underdeveloped economy? |
| A. | Greater inequalities |
| B. | High incidence of unemployment |
| C. | Orthodox means of production |
| D. | All the three |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1121. |
Two people see the same thing at the same time yet interpret it differently. Where do the factors thatoperate to shape their dissimilar perceptions reside? |
| A. | the perceivers |
| B. | the target |
| C. | the timing |
| D. | the context |
| Answer» B. the target | |
| 1122. |
Which of these are not the duties of EXIM Bank? |
| A. | Lending/Guarantee |
| B. | Advisory |
| C. | Promotional |
| D. | Trading activities |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1123. |
Which of these terms are/is appropriate for RBI? |
| A. | Banker’s Bank |
| B. | Banker’s to the Government |
| C. | Both |
| D. | None |
| Answer» D. None | |
| 1124. |
_____ conflict supports the goals of the group and improves its performance. |
| A. | Formal |
| B. | Informal |
| C. | Functional |
| D. | Dysfunctional |
| Answer» D. Dysfunctional | |
| 1125. |
What will happen to the equilibrium price and quantity of peanut butter if peanuts increase in price andthe price of jelly decreases? |
| A. | the equilibrium price and quantity increase |
| B. | the equilibrium price will fall and the equilibrium quantity will be indeterminate |
| C. | the equilibrium price will rise and the equilibrium quantity will be indeterminate |
| D. | None of above |
| Answer» D. None of above | |
| 1126. |
Economics cannot be given the status of science because |
| A. | Of non-uniformity of opinion and approach of economist |
| B. | Economic behaviour of human being is unpredictable |
| C. | Measuring rod of money is unstable |
| D. | All the three |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1127. |
Which of the following is not a requirement in your text‟s definition of conflict? |
| A. | must be perceived |
| B. | overt acts only |
| C. | incompatibility |
| D. | opposition |
| Answer» C. incompatibility | |
| 1128. |
Point elasticity of demand can be useful in which of the following cases |
| A. | A departmental store is thinking of increasing the price of gift packs |
| B. | A service station is considering to lower the service charges |
| C. | A health club is considering to lower the monthly membership fee |
| D. | An airlines company is considering to lower holiday packages |
| Answer» D. An airlines company is considering to lower holiday packages | |
| 1129. |
Which of the factors listed below is not a reason for decision making in organizations being a complexprocess? |
| A. | People have to make decisions in a historical context |
| B. | Several stakeholders will have an interest in the decision |
| C. | Modern information systems enable people to evaluate a range of possible outcomes |
| D. | Factors in the current context of the organization affect the decision |
| Answer» D. Factors in the current context of the organization affect the decision | |
| 1130. |
A__________ is the combining of two or more companies into one organization. |
| A. | Merger |
| B. | Acquisition |
| C. | Diversification |
| D. | None of the given options |
| Answer» B. Acquisition | |
| 1131. |
_____________ are mathematical models that describe the operating characteristics of queuing situations. |
| A. | Waiting line models |
| B. | Simulation models |
| C. | Decision trees |
| D. | All of the given options |
| Answer» B. Simulation models | |
| 1132. |
The type of unemployment that includes those persons who are unemployed for an intervening period ofchange over in job for better job is known as |
| A. | Seasonal unemployment |
| B. | Voluntary unemployment |
| C. | Frictional unemployment |
| D. | Technical unemployment |
| Answer» D. Technical unemployment | |
| 1133. |
A desire culminates into demand or effective desire only when it is backed by |
| A. | Purchasing power |
| B. | Willingness of spend money |
| C. | Both |
| D. | None |
| Answer» D. None | |
| 1134. |
------------------- roles involve people and other duties that are ceremonial and symbolic in nature. |
| A. | Informational. |
| B. | Interpersonal. |
| C. | Decisional. |
| D. | All of the given options. |
| Answer» C. Decisional. | |
| 1135. |
Average Revenue of a monopolist firm is |
| A. | Always more than the Marginal revenue |
| B. | Always less than the Marginal revenue |
| C. | Equal to marginal revenue |
| D. | Any of the above three possible |
| Answer» B. Always less than the Marginal revenue | |
| 1136. |
If an Individual Y has a demand of 6 units of the product of market price of the product will be …………..(Ref. Q. No. 269) |
| A. | `4 |
| B. | `5 |
| C. | `3 |
| D. | `4.5 |
| Answer» D. `4.5 | |
| 1137. |
What is redundancy in messages? |
| A. | Information that recipient has already receive |
| B. | Extra information to persuade the receiver to accept and act upon the message |
| C. | Parts of the message that have no meaning and could be eliminated |
| D. | Message that have no purpose and need not be retained |
| Answer» C. Parts of the message that have no meaning and could be eliminated | |
| 1138. |
Elasticity of supply depends upon |
| A. | Nature of the commodity |
| B. | Production technology |
| C. | Future outlook of prices |
| D. | All the three |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1139. |
Role _________________ is a conflict between the role an individual has outside the group and the rolehe or she is expected to have in the group. |
| A. | Collision |
| B. | Transition |
| C. | Confusion |
| D. | Incompatibility |
| Answer» B. Transition | |
| 1140. |
Exchange Control and Management is done by |
| A. | RBI |
| B. | As per Defence of India Act |
| C. | SBI |
| D. | IDBI |
| Answer» B. As per Defence of India Act | |
| 1141. |
Economic efficiency means |
| A. | Production of goods of mass consumption at lower cost |
| B. | Production of goods and services for those who have purchasing power |
| C. | Getting greatest satisfaction from available resources |
| D. | Full employment of working force |
| Answer» D. Full employment of working force | |
| 1142. |
The supportive style is largely absent in the autocratic supervisory style. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| C. | none |
| D. | none |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 1143. |
Sun Petroleum Products departmentalizes by fuels, lubricants, and waxes and chemicals. This is anexample of departmentalization by……….. |
| A. | Product |
| B. | Functions |
| C. | Job design |
| D. | Customer |
| Answer» B. Functions | |
| 1144. |
___________ involves allocating resources by detailing what activities haveto be done, the order inwhich they are to be completed, who is to do each,and when they are to be complete(d) |
| A. | Benchmarking |
| B. | Budgeting |
| C. | Scheduling |
| D. | Competitor intelligence |
| Answer» C. Scheduling | |
| 1145. |
According to the punctuated-equilibrium model, all of the following are true about groups except: |
| A. | The first meeting sets the group’s direction |
| B. | A transition takes place at the end of the first phase which occurs exactly when the group has used up one third of its allotted time. |
| C. | The group’s last meeting is characterized by markedly accelerated activity. |
| D. | The first phase of group activity is one of inerti(a) |
| Answer» C. The group’s last meeting is characterized by markedly accelerated activity. | |
| 1146. |
What is the aggregate supply if the market price is `4.20 per unit (Ref. Q. No. 278) |
| A. | 20,000 |
| B. | 24,000 |
| C. | 25,000 |
| D. | 28,000 |
| Answer» C. 25,000 | |
| 1147. |
Change in cost of production of the concerned goods causes |
| A. | The demand curve to shift |
| B. | The supply curve to shift |
| C. | Increase in quantity demanded |
| D. | Decrease in quantity supplied |
| Answer» C. Increase in quantity demanded | |
| 1148. |
Which of these is not an essential feature of a market |
| A. | Buyers |
| B. | Sellers |
| C. | Commodity |
| D. | Building with loading and unloading facilities |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1149. |
Which is not one of the five conflict-handling intentions? |
| A. | Cooperating |
| B. | competing |
| C. | accommodating |
| D. | avoiding |
| Answer» B. competing | |
| 1150. |
A monopoly firm makes more profit because |
| A. | It has ability to choose among price and output combination |
| B. | It can discriminate price |
| C. | It leave the consumer with no consumer surplus |
| D. | it acts as a market leader |
| Answer» B. It can discriminate price | |