Question: 753
Management is defined as;
1. getting things done so that demand is fulfilled
2. getting things done through other people
3. to know what actually has been produced and which should have been
4. to work for others.
5.
Question: 754 Management is :
1. an art
2. a science
3. both an art and a science
4. neither an art nor a science
5.
Question: 755 Administrative Management means:
1. coordinating and communicating in the organization with the responsibility for overall
operations of the enterprise
2. coordinating the activities of sales and making people
3. a body which is concerned in setting various rules to run a business concern
4. none of these.
5.
Question: 756 The difference between administration and management is that:
1. administration is largely while management is essentially executive
2. management is largely determinative while administration is essentially executive
3. management is performed at higher level of management while administration is
performed at lower levels
4. none of these.
5.
Question: 757 The founder of scientific management movement was:
1. Henri Fayol
2. F.W.Taylor
3. Elton Mayo
4. M.P.Follett.
5.
Question: 758 Paternalism refer to :
1. the hiring of many father -son teams of employees
2. the governing of a people in a fatherly manner
3. a very autocratic ,directive leadership pattern
4. the handicraft method of production.
5.
Question: 760 Taylor's pig iron experiment were cost-effective.For example:
1. Schmidt produced four times as much for a 60% incentive
2. Schmidt produced ten times as much for a 100% incentive
3. Schmidt produced the same amount for a 10% incentive
4. Schmidt produced four times as much for no additional pay.
5.
Question: 761 The person at the top of the organizational hierarchy is least likely to be
called;
1. President
2. General Manager
3. Executive officer
4. First-line supervisor.
5.
Question: 762 The primary measure of the effectiveness of a manager is :
1. the number of employees supervised
2. the total size of the organization
3. the results obtained
4. how busy the person is .
5.
Question: 763 A study to Mintzberg characterized the manager's job as:
1. ordered
2. verbal
3. routine
4. structured.
5.
Question: 764 In comparison to top level managers, a first -line supervisor will spend
more time in :
1. direction of subordinates
2. policy making
3. public relations
4. long range planning
753 . D 754 . C 755 . B 756 . A 757 . A 758 . C 760 . A 761 . D 762 . C
763 . B 764 . A
Question: 763 A study to Mintzberg characterized the manager's job as:
1. ordered
2. verbal
3. routine
4. structured.
5.
Question: 764 In comparison to top level managers, a first -line supervisor will spend
more time in :
1. direction of subordinates
2. policy making
3. public relations
4. long range planning
5.
Question: 765 Technical supervisor will be most needed where:
1. operations are complex and organizational level is low
2. operations are simple and organizational level is low
3. operations are simple and organizational level is high
4. operations are complex and organizational level is high
5.
Question: 766 In the economic model of the firm,the input that is NOT explicitly
included is :
1. materials
2. money
3. information
4. machines.
5.
Question: 767 The lowest management level in the hierarchy is engaged in:
1. adaptation
2. processing
3. coordination
4. operations control
5.
Question: 768 According to Theo Haimann,a managerial linking process would be:
1. communication
2. coordination
3. adaptation
4. representing ,
5.
Question: 769 The managerial task most clearly identified with the external
environment is :
1. operations control
2. adaptation
3. coordination
4. processing
5.
Question: 770 The first person to suggest the of functions of management was:
1. Henri Fayol
2. F.W.Taylor
3. Elton Mayo
4. P.F.Drucker.
5.
Question: 771 To the extent that an executive is carrying out the functions of
planning ,organizing ,staffing ,directing and controlling ,he is involved in:
1. managerial activities
2. technical activities
3. financial activities
4. non-managerial activities.
5.
Question: 772 The time spent on technical activities is usually greatest at the
--------managerial level:
1. top
2. middle
3. first-line
4. all of these.
5.
Question: 773 Which level of management would be most involved in the function of
planning and organizing ?
1. top
2. middle
3. first level
4. all of these.
5.
Question: 774 Which level of management would be most involved in the function of
directing and controlling?
1. top
2. middle
3. first level
4. all of these.
5.
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763 . B 764 . A 765 . A 766 . C 767 . D 768 . A 769 . B 770 . A
771 . A 772 . C 773 . A 774 . C
Which level of management would be most involved in the function of planning and organizing ?
1. top
2. middle
3. first level
4. all of these.
5.
Question: 774 Which level of management would be most involved in the function of directing
and controlling?
1. top
2. middle
3. first level
4. all of these.
5.
Question: 775 The identification of objectives and the formulation of policies,procedures and
methods make up the:
1. planning process
2. organizing process
3. directing process
4. controlling process
5.
Question: 776 Planning function of management is relatively more performed by:
1. top management
2. middle management
3. lower management
4. all of these.
5.
Question: 777 The determination and grouping of activities,delegation of authority, span of
management etc,are involved in the function of :
1. planning
2. organizing
3. directing
4. controlling
5.
Question: 778 The result of the process of organising are typically represented by means of an:
1. organization
2. organization manual
3. organization matrix
4. organization committee.
5.
Question: 779 The managerial function of organizing is :
1. to review and adjust plan in the light of changing conditions
2. to establish a program for the accomplishment of objectives
3. to create a structure of functions and duties to be performed by a group of people
4. to get things done through and with the help of people.
5.
Question: 780 According to "Scalar Principle of Organization"
1. a manager can directly supervise a limited number of people
2. the line of authority must be clearly defined
3. exceptionally complex problems are referred to higher levels of management
4. each subordinate should have one superior,
5.
Question: 781 Managerial planning should take place:
1. before doing work
2. after facts are known about the future
3. after the constraints of the managerial efforts are minded
4. none of these.
5.
Question: 782 An outstanding characteristic of managerial planning is that it is :
1. made up of variable components only
2. a tentative process
3. impervious to the influence of the human elements
4. all of these.
5.
Question: 783 The chief informational needs required for effective planning are:
1. objective,personnel and political
2. environmental,competitive and of the individual enterprise
3. environmental,political and price levels
4. none of these.
5.
Question: 784 Which of the following represents the proper sequence of events?
1. execution-planning-control
2. planning-control-execution
3. control-executive-planning
4. planning-executive-control
5.
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773 . A 774 . C 775 . A 776 . A 777 . B 778 . A 779 . C 780 . B 781 . A
782 . B 783 . B 784 . D
Question: 783 The chief informational needs required for effective planning are:
1. objective,personnel and political
2. environmental,competitive and of the individual enterprise
3. environmental,political and price levels
4. none of these.
5.
Question: 784 Which of the following represents the proper sequence of events?
1. execution-planning-control
2. planning-control-execution
3. control-executive-planning
4. planning-executive-control
5.
Question: 785 Several results are known to be a product of formalized planning .Which is the
least likely?
1. the company will grow faster
2. performance will improve
3. the need for control will decrease
4. profits will improve.
5.
Question: 786 When performance is measure and evaluated against the plans,several
alternatives may be pursed.Which of the following would probably NOT be a viable option?
1. modify the measurement technique
2. modify the plans
3. modify operations
4. take no action.
5.
Question: 787 Three types of plans are usually used in large business corporations.Which of the
following is least useful?
1. strategic
2. annuual operating
3. short-range operational
4. informal
5.
Question: 788 What is the typical time horizon for long-range(strategic) plans for most
organizations?
1. 3 to 6 months
2. 1 year
3. 5 years
4. 10 years
5.
Question: 789 The most current flow of formalized planning process is initiated at:
1. the top and flows downwards
2. the middle levels and flows up and down
3. the top and bottom and flows toward the middle
4. the bottom and flows upwards.
5.
Question: 790 The accuracy of a forecast is least dependent upon :
1. the plan
2. the time span involved
3. the number of influencing variables
4. the predictability of the variables
5.
Question: 791 The most popular technological forecasting method is :
1. trend extrapolations
2. scenario writing
3. delphi technique
4. model building .
5.
Question: 792 The best way to keep up with socio-cultural trends is through:
1. delphi technique
2. reading trade journals
3. contacting government agencies
4. wharton econometric model
5.
Question: 793 The forecasting technique involving expert-opinions is:
1. sale force composite
2. time -series forecast
3. correlation analysis
4. econometric model.
5.
Question: 794 MBA evaluates the performance of operating units and individuals in terms of :
1. employee characteristics
2. employee personal traits
3. objective work goals
4. all of these.
5.
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783 . B 784 . D 785 . C 786 . A 787 . D 788 . C 789 . A 790 . A 791 . C
792 . B 793 . A 794 . C
Question: 783 The chief informational needs required for effective planning are:
1. objective,personnel and political
2. environmental,competitive and of the individual enterprise
3. environmental,political and price levels
4. none of these.
5.
Question: 784 Which of the following represents the proper sequence of events?
1. execution-planning-control
2. planning-control-execution
3. control-executive-planning
4. planning-executive-control
5.
Question: 785 Several results are known to be a product of formalized planning .Which is the
least likely?
1. the company will grow faster
2. performance will improve
3. the need for control will decrease
4. profits will improve.
5.
Question: 786 When performance is measure and evaluated against the plans,several
alternatives may be pursed.Which of the following would probably NOT be a viable option?
1. modify the measurement technique
2. modify the plans
3. modify operations
4. take no action.
5.
Question: 787 Three types of plans are usually used in large business corporations.Which of the
following is least useful?
1. strategic
2. annuual operating
3. short-range operational
4. informal
5.
Question: 788 What is the typical time horizon for long-range(strategic) plans for most
organizations?
1. 3 to 6 months
2. 1 year
3. 5 years
4. 10 years
5.
Question: 789 The most current flow of formalized planning process is initiated at:
1. the top and flows downwards
2. the middle levels and flows up and down
3. the top and bottom and flows toward the middle
4. the bottom and flows upwards.
5.
Question: 790 The accuracy of a forecast is least dependent upon :
1. the plan
2. the time span involved
3. the number of influencing variables
4. the predictability of the variables
5.
Question: 791 The most popular technological forecasting method is :
1. trend extrapolations
2. scenario writing
3. delphi technique
4. model building .
5.
Question: 792 The best way to keep up with socio-cultural trends is through:
1. delphi technique
2. reading trade journals
3. contacting government agencies
4. wharton econometric model
5.
Question: 793 The forecasting technique involving expert-opinions is:
1. sale force composite
2. time -series forecast
3. correlation analysis
4. econometric model.
5.
Question: 794 MBA evaluates the performance of operating units and individuals in terms of :
1. employee characteristics
2. employee personal traits
3. objective work goals
4. all of these.
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783 . B 784 . D 785 . C 786 . A 787 . D 788 . C 789 . A 790 . A 791 . C
792 . B 793 . A 794 . C
Question: 803 The least common,rarely feasible ,approach to developing strategy and long -rang
plans is :
1. have top management do it
2. delegate the responsibility to subordinates
3. use of professional staff
4. use a long-range planning committee.
5.
Question: 804 The most accurate statement regarding long-range planning is that:
1. execution follow control
2. strategies follow objectives
3. objectives precede planning staff
4. resource requirements precede program activities.
5.
Question: 805 What is the typical time horizon for long-range plans for most organization ;
1. 3 to 6 months
2. 12 months
3. 5 years
4. 10 years
5.
Question: 806 The best statement of a goal is :
1. increase our sales by 22 percent
2. change our method of assembly by June 17
3. reduce the scrap rate 35% before year end
4. do a better job than we did previously.
5.
Question: 807 The participation rate of large firms (Fortune 's 500 largest U.S .Corporations )in
MBO systems has been:
1. none of them have tried it
2. about 15 percent
3. about 70 percent
4. all of them have tried it .
5.
Question: 808 The proper sequence of MBO activities is :
1. implement the program,define the job,set objectives,evaluate performance
2. evaluate performance,define the job,set objectives,implement the program
3. set objectives,evaluate performance,implement the program
4. define the job ,set objectives, evaluate performance,implement the program.
5.
Question: 809 Advantage of MBO is that :
1. a worker's job tasks become more clarified
2. worker's may adhere rapidly to establish goals
3. appraisals are now based on results
4. Self-evaluation and self-control are emphasized more than before.
5.
Question: 810 The decision to promote the sale of service contrasts with T.V .sales to ensure that
customers maintain the T.V.properly is an example of :
1. imposed policy
2. originated policy
3. appealed policy
4. none of these.
5.
Question: 811 A policy a paying 8.33% of the pay as bonus to employees every years that is
formulated because of "Payment of Bonus Act" is an example of :
1. imposed policy
2. originated policy
3. appealed policy
4. none of these.
5.
Question: 812 A decision to restrict the distribution of sugar,vanaspati etc.before a week to the
buget presentation in the Parliament constitutes a:
1. production policy
2. finance policy
3. sales policy
4. personnel policy
5.
Question: 813 The decision to locate new plants within a certain distance from the major market
area constitutes a:
1. production policy
2. finance policy
3. sale policy
4. personnel policy.
5.
Question: 814 The decision to lease rather than purchase retail sales outlets is an example of the
formation of:
1. production policy
2. finance policy
3. sales policy
4. personnel policy.
5.
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803 . B 804 . B 805 . C 806 . C 807 . C 808 . D 809 . B 810 . B 811 . A 812
. C 813 . A 814 . B
Question: 813 The decision to locate new plants within a certain distance from the major market
area constitutes a:
1. production policy
2. finance policy
3. sale policy
4. personnel policy.
5.
Question: 814 The decision to lease rather than purchase retail sales outlets is an example of the
formation of:
1. production policy
2. finance policy
3. sales policy
4. personnel policy.
5.
Question: 815 The decision that applicants should be placed in an apprentice program on the
basis of ability test is an example of a:
1. production policy
2. finance policy
3. sales policy
4. personnel policy.
5.
Question: 816 The basic policy,which is very broad in scope and affects the organization as a
whole ,used mainly by:
1. top managers
2. middle managers
3. first-level managers
4. lower managers
5.
Question: 817 A great deal of which type of policy formulation indicates that top managers have
not successfully anticipated the policy needs of the organization?
1. appealed policy
2. imposed policy
3. originated policy
4. all of these.
5.
Question: 818 A description of how each of a series of takes is to take place when it will take
place and by whom it is to be accomplished is normally included in a statement of :
1. objectives
2. policy
3. procedures
4. methods.
5.
Question: 819 The selection of action represents the culmination of the :
1. control process
2. planning process
3. management process
4. decision-making process
5.
Question: 820 The vast majority of supervisory decision are:
1. intuitive
2. judgemental
3. problem-solving
4. group decisions
5.
Question: 821 The decision making process has several characteristics. Which of the following
wing is NOT typically included?
1. it is goal oriented
2. it occurs in sequential chains
3. it occurs over time
4. it cannot be learned in the classroom
5.
Question: 822 The decision making process is conducted in three different ways .Which is NOT a
typically method?
1. intuitively
2. based on judgement
3. by fate
4. by a problem solving process.
5.
Question: 823 Business firms typically seek ------- solutions to problems:
1. minimal
2. satisfactory
3. maximal
4. optional
5.
Question: 824 The decision making -process is made up of :
1. diagnosis
2. discovery of alternatives
3. analysis of alternatives
4. all of these.
5.
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813 . A 814 . B 815 . D 816 . A 817 . A 818 . C 819 . D 820 . B 821 . D
822 . C 823 . B 824 . D
