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1. __ involves harmony and team spirit among employees.
Discipline
Esprit de corps
Order
Standardisation
2. Principles of management are not
behavioural.
absolute
universal.
flexible
3. Principles of management provide
readymade solutions to problems.
general guidelines.
methods and procedures.
rules and regulations.
4. Management principles differ from pure science principles because management principles are
vague.
situation-bound.
rigid.
easy to learn.
5. Principles of management are significant because these result in
taking initiative.
adapting to new technology.
employee satisfaction.
optimum utilisation of resources.
6. Which one of the following is not a principle of scientific management?
Functional foremanship
Development of personnel
Harmony, not discord
Maximum, not restricted output
7. Management should find ‘one best way’ to perform a task. Which technique of scientific management is defined in this sentence?
Time Study
Method Study
Fatigue Study
Motion Study
8. Unity of command is related to
superiors and subordinates.
management and workers.
planned actions.
cooperation among employees
9. Gang plank is related to
communication.
motivation
supervision of workers.
incentives to workers
10. Management principles are flexible whereas ___ principles are rigid.
Pure Science
Employment
Scientific Management
Art
11. ___ denotes concentration of authority at the top level.
Decentralisation
Centralisation
Coordination
Delegation
12. ___ is the technique in which each worker is supervised by eight supervisors.
Functional foremanship
Unity of action
Centralisation
Simplification of work
13. ___ principle of management puts emphasis on judicious application of penalties by the management.
Esprit de corps
Order
Division of work
Discipline
14. ___ principle of management states that there should be a place for everything and everything should be in its place.
Equity
Discipline
Order
Esprit de corps
15. ____ means one plan, one boss.
Unity of direction
Unity of command
Centralisation
Gang plank
16. Which one of the following is not a feature of business environment?
Uncertainty
Interdependence
Complexity
Stability
17. Which one of the following is a part of economic environment?
Public debt
Lifestyle of people
Technological changes
Level of education
18. Proper understanding of business environment is not a prerequisite for
tapping of useful resources.
identification of opportunities and threats.
formulation of strategies.
better coordination of employee efforts.
19. Globalisation means
reduced role of public sector
integration of economies
lowering interest rates
control of inflation
20. Which one of the following is the impact of Government policy changes on business and industry?
Increase in agricultural productivity
Increase in product prices
Increase in competition
Increase in urbanisation
21. ___ nature of business environment suggests that environment keeps on changing.
Dynamic
Pervasive
Continuous
Multidimensional
22. ___ is the integration of world economy into a single market through removal of trade barriers between countries.
Privatisation
Liberalisation
Globalisation
Both(a) and (b)
23. ___ feature of business environment states that various factors of business environment affect each other.
Pervasive
Continuous
Dynamic
Interrelatedness
24. Legal rules and regulations relevant to business are included in ___ environment of business.
Legal
Political
Economic
Technological
25. The Government of India launched “Make in India” initiative in September, 2014 to increase foreign direct investment (FDI) in 25 sectors. As of April, 2015, FDI inflow in India increased by 48% since the launch of “Make in India” initiative. Identify the concept being described in the above lines, with regard to inflow of FDI.
Demonetisation
Privatisation
Liberalisation
Globalisation
26. According to a report by the India Staffing Federation (ISF), India has emerged as the fifth largest market worldwide in flexi-staffing in 2018 and the country would have 6.1 million flexi-workforce by 2021. It showed that Haryana, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana are the states with high growth potential for flexi- staffing but Andhra Pradesh tops the list of states with favourable business environment. Identify the feature of business environment being discussed above,
Relativity
Dynamic nature
Uncertainty
Interrelatedness
27. In order to boost and double India’s export of goods and services to over USD 1,000 billion by 2025, it is important to lower effective corporate tax rate, bring down cost of capital and simplify regulatory and tax framework. Identify the related dimension of business environment.
Social dimension and Legal dimension
Technological dimension and Political dimension
Political dimension and Social dimension
Economic dimension and Legal dimension
28. Pervasiveness of planning indicates that planning
is a top management function.
extends throughout the organisation.
is a future-oriented activity.
is the first element of management process.
29. Which one of the following is an importance of planning?
Reducing uncertainty
Identifying alternatives critically
Developing leadership
Selecting the most appropriate plan
30. Which one of the following is not a limitation of planning?
Dynamic environment
Costly process
Rigidity
Top management approach
31. Which one of the following is a step of planning?
Analysis of organisation structure
Analysis of environment
Analysis of employee behaviour
Analysis of employee morale
32. The basic role of strategy is to provide
setting procedures.
direction for action
direction for motivation.
direction for control
33. Which one of the following plans prescribes chronological steps for performing activities?
Procedure
Rule
Policy
Method
34. Which one of the following is a single-use plan?
Strategy
Rule
Budget
Method
35. Decision-making is the case of __
Planning
Organising
Staffing
Directing
36. __ is a statement of expected results in numerical terms.
Forecast
Budget
Plan
Estimate
37. ___ is a feature of planning also referred to as primacy of planning.
Pervasive
Primary function of management
Continuous
Integrating
38. ___ is a comprehensive plan for achieving its objectives.
Strategy
Method
Rule
Policy
39. ___ is the type of plan which is time-bound and linked with measurable outcome.
Strategy
Policy
Rule
Budget
40. ___ is a standardised way or manner of performing a routine activity considering its objectives.
Procedure
Method
Rule
Programme
41. ___ specifies the end to be achieved.
Objective
Strategy
Policy
Method
42. ___ are relevant to recurring activities.
Single-use plans
Standing plans
Objectives
Programmes
43. In 2019 alone, Swiggy has launched operations in 300 towns and cities. Swiggy follows a two-step sequence while expanding to a small town. First, it provides more laborious training to restaurants and delivery partners compared to their counterparts in the city. Second, it focuses on building scale in operations and increase the restaurant’s reach to a larger base of consumers, including optimizing kitchens, resource planning among others. Identify the type of plan being described in the above lines.
Method
Strategy
Programme
Procedure
44. The government has been doubling down on its efforts to switch to 100% electric vehicles by 2030. Many companies such as Tata Motors, Kinetic Motors, Maruti Suzuki and Hyundai Motors are all readying their EV models for a 2020 launch in order to support the plan. Identify the type of plan being described in the above lines.
Method
Strategy
Programme
Objective
45. Based on National Common Mobility Card standards, India’s first indigenously developed inter-operable transport card was launched in March 2019 to make travel across various modes convenient. Identify the type of plan being described in the above lines.
Strategy
Programme
Method
Rule
46. Organising process includes one of the following:
Grouping of activities
Prescribing disciplinary action
Determining objectives
Prescribing work schedule
47. One of the following is not an importance of organising:
Role clarity
Performance appraisal
Adaptation to change
Growth and expansion
48. Organisation structure establishes relationships between
organisation and environment.
people, work and resources.
organisation and society.
suppliers and customers.
49. One of the following is an advantage of functional structure:
Responsibility for end results
Flexibility
Personalised attention
Easier employee learning
50. Divisional structure leads to conflict in
resource allocation.
marketing management.
motivation.
planning process.
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