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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.
| 1551. |
In short run a monopolistic competition firm will be in equilibrium where |
| A. | MR = curve intersect SMC curve from above |
| B. | MR curve intersect SMC curve from below |
| C. | MC = AR |
| D. | MR curve intersect SMC from below and P is equal to or more than AVC |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1552. |
----------------- is the use of scientific method to define the “one best way” for a job to be done. |
| A. | Scientific management |
| B. | Bureaucratic management |
| C. | Administrative management |
| D. | Management |
| Answer» B. Bureaucratic management | |
| 1553. |
What term did Lengl and Daft use for failure when face-to-face talking is used to convey routinemessages? |
| A. | Data richness |
| B. | Channel richness |
| C. | Data processing |
| D. | Data glut |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1554. |
Which of these resources would be called as land in economics |
| A. | Coal mines of Bihar |
| B. | Water resources of Uttaranchal |
| C. | Mineral deposits of Jharkhand |
| D. | All the three |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1555. |
When objectives are not written down or rarely verbalized, and the planning is general and lackscontinuity, which of the following types of planning is used? |
| A. | Environmental planning |
| B. | Economic planning |
| C. | Informal planning |
| D. | Formal planning |
| Answer» D. Formal planning | |
| 1556. |
In question No. 286 what is the total revenue from sale of 26 units |
| A. | `16 |
| B. | `9 |
| C. | `234 |
| D. | `257.4 |
| Answer» D. `257.4 | |
| 1557. |
Expectancy theory is an example of a: |
| A. | Process Theory |
| B. | Goal-setting Theory |
| C. | Needs Theory |
| D. | Cognitive Evaluation Theory |
| Answer» B. Goal-setting Theory | |
| 1558. |
_____ is a process that begins when one party perceives that another party has negatively affected, or isabout to negatively affect, something that the first party cares about. |
| A. | Politics |
| B. | Consideration |
| C. | Power |
| D. | Conflict |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1559. |
The degree to which jobs within an organization are standardized is referred to as…….. |
| A. | job variation |
| B. | routineness |
| C. | formalization |
| D. | centralization |
| Answer» D. centralization | |
| 1560. |
Dual structure approach of motivation is developed by |
| A. | Maslow |
| B. | F. Herzberg |
| C. | Alderfer |
| D. | Mc Gregor |
| Answer» C. Alderfer | |
| 1561. |
Conceptual skills relate to a manager‟s ability to |
| A. | Take a strategic view of how parts of the organization function |
| B. | Solve detailed problems in groups |
| C. | Correctly evaluate organizational problems |
| D. | Understand and interact effectively with others in the organization |
| Answer» B. Solve detailed problems in groups | |
| 1562. |
All of the following are advantages of diversity except: |
| A. | greater openness to new ideas. |
| B. | increased cohesiveness |
| C. | increased creativity. |
| D. | increased flexibility. |
| Answer» C. increased creativity. | |
| 1563. |
Alfie Kohn suggests that for people to be motivated it is only necessary to provide the right : |
| A. | Incentives |
| B. | Rewards |
| C. | Environment |
| D. | Compensation |
| Answer» D. Compensation | |
| 1564. |
In question No. 53 if the economy produces only 3 guns and 900 tons of wheat instead of 1100 tons of wheat what does it indicates |
| A. | Under employment of resources |
| B. | Production in efficiency |
| C. | Sub-optimal production |
| D. | All the three |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1565. |
The individual demand and supply curve of a product are Dx = 12-2px, Sx=3+5px, where Px stand for price and Dx and Sc respectively stands for quantity demanded and quantity supplie(d) If there are 5000 consumers and 1000 suppliers for the product under question. What will be the equilibrium price |
| A. | `4 |
| B. | `5 |
| C. | `3 |
| D. | `4.5 |
| Answer» D. `4.5 | |
| 1566. |
Regulatory framework for Telecom sector is provided by |
| A. | MTNL |
| B. | VANL |
| C. | BSNL |
| D. | TRAI |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1567. |
Long run supply curve of a constant cost industry is |
| A. | Horizontal line at a price that is equal to the long run minimum average cost of production |
| B. | Horizontal line overlapping X axis |
| C. | Vertical line at mid of X axis |
| D. | Vertical line overlapping Y axis |
| Answer» B. Horizontal line overlapping X axis | |
| 1568. |
In question No. 224 X can be considered as |
| A. | An essential goods |
| B. | Luxury goods |
| C. | Inferior goods |
| D. | Normal goods |
| Answer» B. Luxury goods | |
| 1569. |
A well-designed goal should be: |
| A. | Short and very specific about expected outcomes |
| B. | Written in terms of outcomes rather than actions |
| C. | Identifiable to even the first-line supervisors |
| D. | Specific and within a manageable time frame |
| Answer» C. Identifiable to even the first-line supervisors | |
| 1570. |
__________ is the capacity to affect the behaviors of others. |
| A. | Leadership |
| B. | Power |
| C. | Trait |
| D. | Aggression |
| Answer» C. Trait | |
| 1571. |
An individual is spending his entire income on two items A and B equally. If income elasticity of A is 4what is income elasticity of B |
| A. | 4 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 3 |
| D. | 1 |
| Answer» D. 1 | |
| 1572. |
Market demand curve for a commodity is……………… |
| A. | Horizontal summation of the individual demand curve for the commodity |
| B. | Summation of individual demand curve for 3 years |
| C. | Demand curve of complementary goods |
| D. | Demand curve of supplementary goods |
| Answer» B. Summation of individual demand curve for 3 years | |
| 1573. |
When a monopolist charges different prices to each customer it is called price discrimination of – |
| A. | First order |
| B. | Second order |
| C. | Third order |
| D. | Fourth order |
| Answer» B. Second order | |
| 1574. |
What kind of organizational structure combines a vertical chain of command with horizontal reportingrequirements? |
| A. | Line authority |
| B. | Matrix |
| C. | Functional |
| D. | Line-and-staff |
| Answer» C. Functional | |
| 1575. |
Which of these would lead to increase in quantity supplied at a given price |
| A. | Increase in VAT |
| B. | Increase in excise duty |
| C. | Increase in import duty |
| D. | Reduction in levies |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1576. |
In question No. 123 the average total cost of producing 3 units is |
| A. | `14.5 |
| B. | `15.5 |
| C. | `13 |
| D. | `21 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1577. |
When the price of complementary products falls, the demand of the other product will |
| A. | Fall |
| B. | Increases |
| C. | Remain stable |
| D. | Drops by 25% |
| Answer» C. Remain stable | |
| 1578. |
An increase in price will result in no change in total revenue if |
| A. | Percentage change in price equal the percentage change in price |
| B. | Percentage change in demanded is more than the percentage change in price |
| C. | Percentage change in price is less than percentage change in demand |
| D. | Change in price is more than change in demand in absolute terms |
| Answer» B. Percentage change in demanded is more than the percentage change in price | |
| 1579. |
When a group gives some of its leadership positions to the members of other group, it is |
| A. | Contracting |
| B. | Co-opting |
| C. | Co-alition |
| D. | Competition |
| Answer» C. Co-alition | |
| 1580. |
Which Indian State has favourable sex ratio? |
| A. | Kerala |
| B. | Uttar Pradesh |
| C. | Haryana |
| D. | Bihar |
| Answer» B. Uttar Pradesh | |
| 1581. |
The Hawthorne studies: |
| A. | Found that to increase worker efficiency, management must analyze and minimize the motions required to complete a task. |
| B. | Found that when workers know they are being watched, their productivity increases. |
| C. | Found that a worker is inherently lazy and will use any excuse not to perform their duties. |
| D. | Found that workers accept a managerial directive only if it is acceptable in terms of their personal interests. |
| Answer» C. Found that a worker is inherently lazy and will use any excuse not to perform their duties. | |
| 1582. |
Transformational leadership focuses on middle and first line managers. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| C. | none |
| D. | none |
| Answer» C. none | |
| 1583. |
Division of labor, authority hierarchy, formal selection, formal rules and regulations, impersonality, andcareer orientation are all features of: |
| A. | Weber's ideal type bureaucracy. |
| B. | General administrative theory. |
| C. | Fayol's principles of management. |
| D. | Taylor's principles of management. |
| Answer» B. General administrative theory. | |
| 1584. |
Theory X suggests that employees: |
| A. | Dislike work |
| B. | Dislike their manager |
| C. | Like work |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Dislike their manager | |
| 1585. |
Labour cost consists of |
| A. | All people officially employed or unemployed |
| B. | All people over the age of 18 but less than 58 years of age |
| C. | All youth having passed matriculate examination |
| D. | All the three |
| Answer» B. All people over the age of 18 but less than 58 years of age | |
| 1586. |
RBI check inflation by |
| A. | Increasing bank rate |
| B. | Increasing CRR |
| C. | Both |
| D. | None |
| Answer» D. None | |
| 1587. |
Earley and Mosakowski (2004) developed the concept of cultural intelligence in the context of attitudes and skills. Which of the following did they identify which related to learning strategies whereby people acquire and develop coping strategies? |
| A. | Mind |
| B. | Knowledge |
| C. | Heart |
| D. | Body |
| Answer» B. Knowledge | |
| 1588. |
Goods which are perfect substitute of each other will have rate of substitution |
| A. | Unity |
| B. | Less than 1 |
| C. | More than 1 |
| D. | Zero |
| Answer» B. Less than 1 | |
| 1589. |
Who propounded X and Y theory of motivation |
| A. | Maslow |
| B. | F. Herzberg |
| C. | Alderfer |
| D. | Mc Gregor |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1590. |
Which of the following would not be considered a normal good? |
| A. | Steaks |
| B. | flour |
| C. | . oranges |
| D. | meals at restaurants |
| Answer» C. . oranges | |
| 1591. |
Sharon Moro, office manager at Willow Manufacturing stated, “We‟d had manufacturing work cells in place for at least two years, but change didn‟t really happen until we added teamwork.” To effectively integrate teamwork into their corporate strategy, all of the following actions were undertaken by Willow except: |
| A. | Old ways were readily discarded. |
| B. | Everyone’s input was sought and valued |
| C. | Individual employee success was recognized and celebrated. |
| D. | Employees believed in what they were doing. |
| Answer» D. Employees believed in what they were doing. | |
| 1592. |
The income elasticity of demand of normal goods is generally |
| A. | >1 |
| B. | < 1 |
| C. | < 0 |
| D. | > 0 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1593. |
The SWOT approach assesses an organization's |
| A. | Speed, Wants, Order, Timing |
| B. | Structure, Workforce, Organization, Types |
| C. | Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats. |
| D. | Signs, Worries, Objectives, Techniques |
| Answer» D. Signs, Worries, Objectives, Techniques | |
| 1594. |
…………is the dynamic organization within the individual that determine his unique adjustment to theenvironment |
| A. | Perception |
| B. | Attitude |
| C. | Behavior |
| D. | Personality |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1595. |
The fundamental difference between cycles and seasonality is the |
| A. | duration of the repeating patterns |
| B. | magnitude of the variation |
| C. | ability to attribute the pattern to a cause |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» B. magnitude of the variation | |
| 1596. |
The difference between Gross National Product (GNP) and Gross Domestic Product GDP) is |
| A. | Excess of subsidies over indirect taxes |
| B. | Depreciation |
| C. | Net foreign income from abroad |
| D. | Excess of indirect taxes over subsidies |
| Answer» D. Excess of indirect taxes over subsidies | |
| 1597. |
When a manger made a decision and he is uncertain about the outcomes. His decision is likely to be: |
| A. | Of Poor Quality |
| B. | Unacceptable |
| C. | Successful |
| D. | Risky |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1598. |
The decision making model which emphasises that organisations contain diverse interest groups who will bargain about goals and alternative actions, often with incomplete information is known as the………… |
| A. | Inspirational or garbage can model |
| B. | Political model |
| C. | Administrative or incremental model |
| D. | Computational and rational model |
| Answer» C. Administrative or incremental model | |
| 1599. |
In the second stage of group development: |
| A. | Close relationships are developed. |
| B. | The job task is performed. |
| C. | intragroup conflict often occurs. |
| D. | Group objectives are clearly formulated. |
| Answer» D. Group objectives are clearly formulated. | |
| 1600. |
Which of the following is the oldest system of money? |
| A. | Barter |
| B. | Plastic money |
| C. | Credit money |
| D. | Gold |
| Answer» B. Plastic money | |