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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.
| 1501. |
Departmentation by „time‟ is one of the oldest forms of departmentation, generally used at lower levels of the organization. Which of the following is not an advantage of departmentation by „time?‟ |
| A. | It aids efficient utilization of manpower |
| B. | Round-the-clock services can be rendered |
| C. | It mostly results in improved coordination and communication |
| D. | It results in a continuous cycle without interruption |
| Answer» D. It results in a continuous cycle without interruption | |
| 1502. |
The General Manager‟s meeting was most likely a result of the following management function: |
| A. | Organizing |
| B. | Planning |
| C. | Decision-Making |
| D. | Controlling |
| Answer» D. Controlling | |
| 1503. |
The demand curve of a Monopoly firm is – |
| A. | Same that of a firm in a perfect competition |
| B. | Same as that of the total market demand |
| C. | Non-exist |
| D. | Perfectly elastic |
| Answer» C. Non-exist | |
| 1504. |
Unemployment that is caused by a mismatch between the composition of the labor force (in terms of skills, occupation, industries, or geographic location) and the make-up of the demand for labor is called |
| A. | Real wage unemployment |
| B. | Deficient-demand unemployment |
| C. | Frictional unemployment |
| D. | Structural Unemployment |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1505. |
If Nominal GDP is 11% and Real GDP is 6%, then the difference of 5% represent |
| A. | Depreciation |
| B. | Rate of inflation |
| C. | Rate of interest |
| D. | Tax burden |
| Answer» C. Rate of interest | |
| 1506. |
According to Robert Katz, when managers have the mental ability to analyze and diagnose complexsituations, they possess _____________ skills. |
| A. | Technical |
| B. | Leadership |
| C. | Problem-solving |
| D. | Conceptual |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1507. |
Which of these are exception to law of Demand |
| A. | Giffen effect/goods |
| B. | Future change in prices |
| C. | Change in fashion |
| D. | All the three |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1508. |
In economic theory the term “means” refers to |
| A. | Resources |
| B. | Arithmetic mean |
| C. | A characteristic |
| D. | None |
| Answer» B. Arithmetic mean | |
| 1509. |
If there are 5000 customers for the product, the aggregate market demand for the product at marketprice `2 in the question No. 269 will be …………. |
| A. | 40,000 |
| B. | 30,000 |
| C. | 20,000 |
| D. | 16,000 |
| Answer» B. 30,000 | |
| 1510. |
Which of the following is / are not direct method to solve intergroup conflicts |
| A. | Problem solving |
| B. | Domination by the management |
| C. | Removing key figures in conflict |
| D. | Persuasion |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1511. |
Which of the following is not a basic function of the management process? |
| A. | Controlling |
| B. | Organizing |
| C. | Working |
| D. | Leading |
| Answer» D. Leading | |
| 1512. |
If the average human being prefers to be directed, wishes to avoid responsibility, has relatively littleambition and wants security above all, the management attitude would be: |
| A. | Theory Y manager |
| B. | Theory X manager |
| C. | Theory Z manager |
| D. | All of the given options |
| Answer» C. Theory Z manager | |
| 1513. |
The management of people/labor should be handled by what department in an organization? |
| A. | Administration |
| B. | Human Resources |
| C. | Information Systems |
| D. | Accounting |
| Answer» C. Information Systems | |
| 1514. |
X a consumer spends his entire income on two commodities A and (B) if price of A increases by 10% and his expenditure on item B remains same, then the price elasticity of item A is |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | < 1 |
| C. | > 1 |
| D. | ≥ |
| Answer» B. < 1 | |
| 1515. |
Porter Lawler Model is an extension of |
| A. | Maslow’s theory |
| B. | Mc Clelland’s theory |
| C. | Stacy Adams theory |
| D. | Vroom’s theory |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1516. |
Which of these is associated with a monopolistic competitive market – |
| A. | Product differentiation |
| B. | Homogeneous Product |
| C. | Normal in short run |
| D. | Single buyer |
| Answer» D. Single buyer | |
| 1517. |
Which one of the following is an example of organization? |
| A. | Hospitals |
| B. | Colleges |
| C. | Factories |
| D. | All of the given options |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1518. |
In which stage of the conflict process does conflict become visible? |
| A. | Illumination |
| B. | Intentions |
| C. | Behaviour |
| D. | Cognition |
| Answer» D. Cognition | |
| 1519. |
The quantity of a commodity which an individual is willing to purchase over a specific period of time is a function of |
| A. | Price of the product |
| B. | Disposal income |
| C. | Taste and price of other commodities |
| D. | All the three |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1520. |
Personal disposable income is equal to …………………….. |
| A. | Wages and salaries + Dividends paid at home – Personal income tax |
| B. | Wages and salaries + Dividends paid at home + Factor income received from abroad – Personal income tax |
| C. | Wages and salaries + Dividends paid at home + Factor income received from abroad + Transfers from government – Personal income tax. |
| D. | Wages and salaries + Dividends paid at home + Factor income received from abroad - Transfers from government – Personal income tax. |
| Answer» D. Wages and salaries + Dividends paid at home + Factor income received from abroad - Transfers from government – Personal income tax. | |
| 1521. |
Luxury goods have --- -- degree of elasticity |
| A. | High |
| B. | Low |
| C. | Moderate |
| D. | Completely inelastic |
| Answer» B. Low | |
| 1522. |
Which of the following is/are OD intervention techniques |
| A. | Sensitivity training |
| B. | MBO |
| C. | Quality of work life |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1523. |
Unemployment due to mismatch between skill possessed and present available jobs |
| A. | Cyclical unemployment |
| B. | Structural unemployment |
| C. | Frictional unemployment |
| D. | Seasonal unemployment |
| Answer» C. Frictional unemployment | |
| 1524. |
_____________ is reliability, predictability, and good judgment in handling situations. |
| A. | Consistency |
| B. | Openness |
| C. | Loyalty |
| D. | Integrit |
| Answer» B. Openness | |
| 1525. |
______ is discretionary behaviour that is not part of an employee‟s formal job requirement, but thatpromotes the effective functioning of the organization. |
| A. | Productivity |
| B. | Motivation |
| C. | Organizational citizenship |
| D. | Organizational behavior |
| Answer» D. Organizational behavior | |
| 1526. |
The Behavioral approach to management focused on: |
| A. | The worker |
| B. | The manager |
| C. | The owner |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» B. The manager | |
| 1527. |
…………… has excess production capacity in the long run |
| A. | Perfect competition market |
| B. | Monopolistic competition market |
| C. | Oligopolistic market |
| D. | None |
| Answer» C. Oligopolistic market | |
| 1528. |
The net factor income earned within the domestic territory of a country must be equal to |
| A. | Net Domestic Product at factor cost |
| B. | Net Domestic Product at market price |
| C. | Net National Product at market price |
| D. | Personal income. |
| Answer» B. Net Domestic Product at market price | |
| 1529. |
Demand of salt is inelastic because |
| A. | Of low price |
| B. | No substitute |
| C. | Absence of it makes food tasteless |
| D. | All the three |
| Answer» C. Absence of it makes food tasteless | |
| 1530. |
Challenging goals usually lead to __________ performance from individuals and groups. |
| A. | Higher |
| B. | Lower |
| C. | Excellent |
| D. | None of the Above |
| Answer» B. Lower | |
| 1531. |
Least Preferred Co-worker ( LPC) model of leadership was developed by |
| A. | Martin Evans |
| B. | Robert House |
| C. | Fred Fielder |
| D. | Whetton |
| Answer» D. Whetton | |
| 1532. |
Which of the following is best described as doing something differently and has been described asdiscontinuous or complementary change? |
| A. | Entrepreneurship |
| B. | Innovation |
| C. | Variance |
| D. | Enterprise |
| Answer» C. Variance | |
| 1533. |
A ___________ refers to the authority and responsibility for achieving the major goals of the Organization. |
| A. | Line position |
| B. | Staff position |
| C. | Line authority |
| D. | None of the given options |
| Answer» B. Staff position | |
| 1534. |
Given Real GDP 8.25%, Nominal GDP 11.25%, Rate of inflation will be |
| A. | 2.5% |
| B. | 3% |
| C. | 4.25% |
| D. | 3.5% |
| Answer» C. 4.25% | |
| 1535. |
The opportunity cost of capital investment is |
| A. | Sacrifice of current consumption |
| B. | More consumption on luxury items |
| C. | Lower capital growth in future |
| D. | Wastage of Resources |
| Answer» B. More consumption on luxury items | |
| 1536. |
Long run supply curve of a decreasing cost industry is |
| A. | Downward sloping curve |
| B. | Upward sloping curve |
| C. | Straight line parallel to X axis |
| D. | Straight line parallel to y axis |
| Answer» B. Upward sloping curve | |
| 1537. |
The central problem of how to produce is resolved by |
| A. | Demand and supply of factor inputs |
| B. | Demand and supply of goods |
| C. | Relative prices and availability of factors of production |
| D. | Government intervention |
| Answer» D. Government intervention | |
| 1538. |
If the balance on current and capital accounts of Balance of Payments (BoP) taken together is negative, then |
| A. | It is a case of BoP surplus |
| B. | It is a case of BoP surplus where the official reserve account is in surplus |
| C. | It is a case of BoP deficit |
| D. | It is case of BoP disequilibrium |
| Answer» D. It is case of BoP disequilibrium | |
| 1539. |
If price of sugar increase, the demand for tea will …………. |
| A. | Fall |
| B. | Increase |
| C. | Not affected |
| D. | No relation |
| Answer» B. Increase | |
| 1540. |
The three major types of forecasts used by business organizations are |
| A. | strategic, tactical, and operational |
| B. | economic, technological, and demand |
| C. | exponential smoothing, Delphi, and regression |
| D. | departmental, organizational, and territorial |
| Answer» C. exponential smoothing, Delphi, and regression | |
| 1541. |
According to ----------employees love work as play or rest |
| A. | X theory |
| B. | Y theory |
| C. | Z theory |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Z theory | |
| 1542. |
If we add……………. to national income we get NDP |
| A. | Depreciation |
| B. | Net foreign factor income |
| C. | Indirect-tax |
| D. | Transfer payment |
| Answer» C. Indirect-tax | |
| 1543. |
Which of the following faces a downward sloping demand curve |
| A. | Firm in a competitive market |
| B. | Firm in a monopoly market |
| C. | Both |
| D. | None |
| Answer» C. Both | |
| 1544. |
Nominal decision making is sometimes referred to as _____. |
| A. | habitual decision making |
| B. | routine decision making |
| C. | simple decision making |
| D. | automatic decision making |
| Answer» B. routine decision making | |
| 1545. |
A threatened strike action by a labour union to force the management to accept their demands is anexample of which of the following power? |
| A. | Referent power |
| B. | legitimate power |
| C. | Reward power |
| D. | Coercive power |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1546. |
The belief that a firm's obligation goes beyond that required by law and economics, and includes apursuit of long-term goals that are good for society is known as: |
| A. | Social responsiveness |
| B. | Ethical responsibility |
| C. | Social responsibility |
| D. | Social obligation |
| Answer» D. Social obligation | |
| 1547. |
If RBI sucks excess money into circulation this will effect |
| A. | M1 |
| B. | M2 |
| C. | Both |
| D. | None |
| Answer» D. None | |
| 1548. |
…………… it is the form of the market in which the only seller of a commodity has fully control over the prices |
| A. | Monopoly |
| B. | Pure monopoly |
| C. | Simple monopoly |
| D. | All the three |
| Answer» C. Simple monopoly | |
| 1549. |
Tea and coffee are |
| A. | Complementary goods |
| B. | Alternative goods |
| C. | Unrelated goods |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Unrelated goods | |
| 1550. |
On the basis of the Keynesian model of output determination, a multiplier of 3 implies that |
| A. | An increase in consumption by `3 will result in an increase in investment by Re. 1 |
| B. | An increase in investment by Re. 1 will result in an increase in consumption by `3 |
| C. | An increase in investment by Re. 1 will result in an increase in consumption by `2 |
| D. | An increase in investment by Re. 1 will result in an increase in consumption by Re. 1 |
| Answer» D. An increase in investment by Re. 1 will result in an increase in consumption by Re. 1 | |