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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.
| 1151. |
The presence of conditions that create opportunities for conflict to arise is the _____ stage of the conflictprocess. |
| A. | potential opposition |
| B. | cognition |
| C. | vision |
| D. | intentions |
| Answer» B. cognition | |
| 1152. |
The planning process can be used to promote _______________ inorganization |
| A. | Advancement |
| B. | Technologies |
| C. | Innovation |
| D. | Discoveries |
| Answer» D. Discoveries | |
| 1153. |
Fixed costs are |
| A. | Avoidable in the short run |
| B. | Sunk cost in the short run |
| C. | Sunk cost in the long run |
| D. | Unavoidable in the long run |
| Answer» C. Sunk cost in the long run | |
| 1154. |
Forecasts used for new product planning, capital expenditures, facility location or expansion, and R&Dtypically utilize a………. |
| A. | short-range time horizon |
| B. | long-range time horizon |
| C. | naive method, because there is no data history |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» C. naive method, because there is no data history | |
| 1155. |
When “yes” people are hired and promoted, _____ outcomes are likely to result. |
| A. | improved organizational |
| B. | functional |
| C. | dysfunctional |
| D. | better decisions |
| Answer» D. better decisions | |
| 1156. |
General equilibrium analysis refers to |
| A. | Behaviour of individual economic decision making units and individual markets in isolation |
| B. | Behaviour of all the individual decision making units and market viewed in totality |
| C. | Both ; (d) |
| D. | none |
| Answer» C. Both ; (d) | |
| 1157. |
The decision-making model consists of four styles: directive, analytic, behavioral and _______________. |
| A. | Conceptual |
| B. | Intuitive |
| C. | Group interaction |
| D. | Laggard |
| Answer» B. Intuitive | |
| 1158. |
What is the term used to define the number of subordinates directly controlled by a manager? |
| A. | Division management |
| B. | Departmentation |
| C. | Investment span |
| D. | Span of management |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1159. |
Which of the following steps is important to improving expectancy? |
| A. | Create the belief that effort is related to performance. |
| B. | Ask employees what rewards they value. |
| C. | Deliver rewards as promised. |
| D. | Make the rewards meaningful. |
| Answer» B. Ask employees what rewards they value. | |
| 1160. |
The traditional view of conflict argues that conflict: |
| A. | cannot be avoide(d) |
| B. | indicates a malfunctioning within the group. |
| C. | is good for a group. |
| D. | improves productivity. |
| Answer» C. is good for a group. | |
| 1161. |
Which of the following function does money serve when used to measure the prices of different goodsand services? |
| A. | Store of value |
| B. | Medium of exchange |
| C. | Standard of value |
| D. | Display of power |
| Answer» D. Display of power | |
| 1162. |
In free economy the decision about investment, saving and consumption are decided by |
| A. | Price mechanism |
| B. | Central bank |
| C. | Planning Commission |
| D. | Finance budget |
| Answer» B. Central bank | |
| 1163. |
In question No. 123 the average fixed cost of producing 3 units is |
| A. | `17.5 |
| B. | `15 |
| C. | `10 |
| D. | `14 |
| Answer» D. `14 | |
| 1164. |
Maslow‟s “basic needs” are also known as |
| A. | Social needs |
| B. | Esteem needs |
| C. | Safety needs |
| D. | Physiological needs |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1165. |
If the country is passing through recession, the RBI would |
| A. | Buy bonds |
| B. | Reduce CRR |
| C. | Ease out bank rate |
| D. | All or any of the above three |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1166. |
Power based upon identification with a person who has desirable resources or personal traits is known as |
| A. | Coercive power |
| B. | Legitimate power |
| C. | Expert power |
| D. | Referent power |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1167. |
Research in the styles of leadership preferred by different generations was completed by Arsenault(2004). What was the style of leadership that Generation X was found to prefer? |
| A. | Directive |
| B. | Authoritarian |
| C. | Participative |
| D. | Egalitarian |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1168. |
Optional money is a |
| A. | Legal tender money |
| B. | Non-legal tender money |
| C. | Limited legal tender money |
| D. | Full bodied money |
| Answer» C. Limited legal tender money | |
| 1169. |
A levy of excise duty on consumption of an item consumed will …………….. |
| A. | Induce suppliers to pump in more quantity in the market |
| B. | Result in fall in the consumption of the commodity and lower total expenditure on it by the consumer |
| C. | Lead to inflationary conditions |
| D. | Place the consumer on lower indifference curve |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1170. |
What sort of actions is most likely to be attributed to external causes? |
| A. | Actions that have high distinctiveness, high consensus and high consistency |
| B. | Actions that have high distinctiveness, high consensus and low consistency |
| C. | Actions that have high distinctiveness, low consensus and low consistency |
| D. | Actions that have low distinctiveness, low consistency and high consensus |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1171. |
Under ERG theory, “R” stands for--------- |
| A. | Rationality |
| B. | Responsibility |
| C. | Remuneration |
| D. | Relatedness |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1172. |
Who defined economics as “ Science which deals with wealth” |
| A. | J. (B) Say |
| B. | (A) (C) pigou |
| C. | Alfred Marshall |
| D. | Robbins |
| Answer» B. (A) (C) pigou | |
| 1173. |
The process of monitoring performance, comparing it with goals and correcting any significantdeviations is known as: |
| A. | Planning |
| B. | Organizing |
| C. | Leading |
| D. | Controlling |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1174. |
-----------leadership emphasize on rules and regulation in an organization |
| A. | Democratic |
| B. | Autocratic |
| C. | Laissez-faire |
| D. | Bureaucratic |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1175. |
During the downturn portion of a business cycle, the economy is characterized by |
| A. | rising unemployment and rising investment |
| B. | falling unemployment and falling output |
| C. | rising profits and falling wages |
| D. | falling output and rising unemployment |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1176. |
Which of the following would be classified by Herzberg as a hygiene factor? |
| A. | Responsibility |
| B. | Company policy |
| C. | Personal growth |
| D. | Achievement |
| Answer» C. Personal growth | |
| 1177. |
If a dealer is prepared to supply 1000 sets of a 29” Color TV if the price is `12,000 per set, however if theprice raises to `15,000 he is prepared to supply 1,500 pieces. The elasticity of supply of TV set is |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 0.75 |
| D. | 1.4 |
| Answer» C. 0.75 | |
| 1178. |
When designing reward systems for teams, it is best to encourage cooperative efforts rather than____________ ones. |
| A. | Collectivist |
| B. | competitive |
| C. | cooperative |
| D. | individualistic |
| Answer» C. cooperative | |
| 1179. |
The external environment factor that includes: Factors that have a less immediate effect on a businesssuch as the nation's rate of inflation or recession, unemployment rate, or standard of living, is |
| A. | Political factors |
| B. | Sociological factors |
| C. | Indirect economic factors |
| D. | Direct economic factors |
| Answer» D. Direct economic factors | |
| 1180. |
TRAI stands for |
| A. | Trans Communication Regulatory Authority of India |
| B. | Telecom Regulatory Authority of India |
| C. | Telegraphic Regulatory Authority of India |
| D. | Traffic Regulatory Authority of Indi(a) |
| Answer» C. Telegraphic Regulatory Authority of India | |
| 1181. |
Within an organisation, leadership influence will be dependent upon the type of ________ that the leadercan exercise over the followers. |
| A. | Power |
| B. | friendship |
| C. | knowledge |
| D. | delegation |
| Answer» B. friendship | |
| 1182. |
You have decided to try to find a win-win situation. You have decided to find a way to engage in: |
| A. | integrative bargaining. |
| B. | distributive bargaining. |
| C. | mediation. |
| D. | BATN(A) |
| Answer» B. distributive bargaining. | |
| 1183. |
Today‟s managers understand that the success of any effort at improving quality and productivity mustinclude _____. |
| A. | Quality management programs |
| B. | Customer service improvements |
| C. | Employee's participation |
| D. | Manufacturing simplification |
| Answer» D. Manufacturing simplification | |
| 1184. |
___________shows the management structure of an organization. |
| A. | Hierarchy |
| B. | Decision Tree |
| C. | Incremental Model |
| D. | Satisfying model |
| Answer» B. Decision Tree | |
| 1185. |
Demand pull inflation rises 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» C. Combine phenomena of demand pull and cost-push inflation. | |
| 1186. |
When the Demand curve of a pure monopoly firm is elastic, MR will be |
| A. | Negative |
| B. | Positive |
| C. | Zero |
| D. | Any of these |
| Answer» C. Zero | |
| 1187. |
Increasing the number of periods in a moving average will accomplish greater smoothing, but at theexpense of………. |
| A. | manager understanding |
| B. | accuracy |
| C. | stability |
| D. | responsiveness to changes |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1188. |
The quantity of a commodity that an individual is willing to purchase over a specified period of time is afunction of except ………. |
| A. | Price of the commodity |
| B. | Price of the competitive products |
| C. | His disposal income |
| D. | Price of factor of production |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1189. |
According to traditional approach the factor responsible for operation of downward slope of demand curve are |
| A. | Change in number of consumers |
| B. | Law of decreasing marginal utility |
| C. | Alternative uses of goods |
| D. | All the three |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1190. |
Which of the following is/are pre-judgement(s) of the „Hawthorne Studies?‟I. Perceived meaning and importance of the work determine the output. II. Job performance depends on the individual worker. III. Workplace culture sets its own production standards. |
| A. | Only (I) above |
| B. | Only (II) above |
| C. | Only (III) above |
| D. | Both (II) and (III) above |
| Answer» C. Only (III) above | |
| 1191. |
If the cost of production of a cake in bakery is `20 per cake which is ultimately sold to the customer after packing and transporting to the retail shops at `25 per cake. The value added is |
| A. | `5 |
| B. | `20 |
| C. | `25 |
| D. | `4 |
| Answer» B. `20 | |
| 1192. |
Breakeven point refers to the situation when |
| A. | Total revenue is equal to total cost |
| B. | Total revenue is more than total cost |
| C. | Total revenue is less than total cost |
| D. | Total revenue is equal to total variable cost |
| Answer» B. Total revenue is more than total cost | |
| 1193. |
Which of the following is a central problem of every economy |
| A. | Abundance of resources |
| B. | Scarcity of economic resources |
| C. | Poverty |
| D. | Moral and ethical values |
| Answer» C. Poverty | |
| 1194. |
Which of these costs will increase or decrease with increase in production |
| A. | Marginal cost |
| B. | Financial costs |
| C. | Fixed costs |
| D. | All the three |
| Answer» B. Financial costs | |
| 1195. |
The matrix structure combines which two forms of departmentalization? |
| A. | Simple And functional |
| B. | Functional and product |
| C. | Virtual and team |
| D. | Product and organic |
| Answer» C. Virtual and team | |
| 1196. |
If the disposal income of a household increases by 10% and the demand for bread falls by 5%. Theincome elasticity of bread is |
| A. | 0.5 |
| B. | -0.5 |
| C. | 1.0 |
| D. | -1.0 |
| Answer» C. 1.0 | |
| 1197. |
Real GDP is measured in………….prices |
| A. | Base year |
| B. | Current year |
| C. | 1980 |
| D. | 2000 |
| Answer» B. Current year | |
| 1198. |
To determine whether one's leadership style is task- or relationship-oriented, the leader must fill in theLeast Coworker Participation (LCP) scale. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| C. | none |
| D. | none |
| Answer» C. none | |
| 1199. |
Which of the following is an example of a government transfer payment? |
| A. | Purchase of a new car for the Ministry of Finance |
| B. | Funding of a clinic to provide free vaccinations. |
| C. | Free food coupons issued to persons in an anti-poverty program. |
| D. | Funding of a new bridge in an urban area |
| Answer» D. Funding of a new bridge in an urban area | |
| 1200. |
The minimum price that a supplier expect to make available a specific quantity for sale is called |
| A. | Demand price |
| B. | Administered price |
| C. | Cost price |
| D. | Supply price |
| Answer» E. | |