General Management Quiz: Trivia!
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- 1.Which of the following is not true in respect of planning?
- A.
Planning is forward looking
- B.
Planning is an intellectual activity
- C.
Planning is related to objective
- D.
Planning function is not performed by the top management
- 2.According to the principle of "span of control" there is:
- A.
A limit to delegation of authority to the subordinate
- B.
A tendency of overload supervisors with too much of work
- C.
No limit to the number of subordinates a supervisor can supervise
- D.
A limit to the number of subordinates a supervisor can effectively supervise
- 3.Which is the second level need as per the Maslow's Need Hierarchy ?
- A.
Self-Actualization need
- B.
Belongingness need
- C.
Physiological need
- D.
Safety/security need
- 4.A person who encourages staff participation in decision-making process is which type of leader?
- A.
Participative
- B.
Situational
- C.
Charismatic
- D.
Bureaucratic
- 5.The extent to which power and authority are retained at the top management is called:
- A.
Centralization
- B.
Decentralization
- C.
Responsibilty
- D.
Accountability
- 6.Which of the following is correct definition of management?
- A.
Management is an art or technique of getting things done
- B.
Management is a process of planning, organizing, directing and controlling
- C.
Management is set of activities directed and effective utilization of resources in pursuit of one or more goals
- D.
All of the above
- 7.Men, money, material, and machines are included in:
- A.
Factors of production
- B.
Resources
- C.
Budget preparation
- D.
Cost analysis
- 8.Which one of the following is not a disadvantage of planning?
- A.
Time consuming
- B.
Rigidity
- C.
False sense of security
- D.
Reduces employee morale
- 9.Who is regarded as the father of Scientific Management?
- A.
Henri Fayol
- B.
Peter Drucker
- C.
F.W.Taylor
- D.
Harold Koontz
- 10.Which of Fayol's principles states that workers should be encouraged to develop and carry out plans for improvement?
- A.
Initiative
- B.
Unity of direction
- C.
Discipline
- D.
Co-ordination
- 11.Luther Gullick coined the word ________ to describe the function of management?
- A.
PODSCORB
- B.
POSCORD
- C.
DOBSCORD
- D.
None of the above
- 12.If a general manager asks the sales manager to recruit some salesmen on his behalf, it is an instance of:
- A.
Division of authority
- B.
Delegation of authority
- C.
Delegation of responsibility
- D.
Decentralization of responsibility
- 13.According to management 2.0, leaders will no longer be seen as _______, instead they will need to become ______. Choose the correct option.
- A.
Grand visionaries, social architects
- B.
Constitution writers, all-wise decision makers
- C.
Entrepreneurs of meaning, iron-fisted disciplinaries
- D.
All of the above
- 14.Managers male rational decisions but withing the limits of their mental capabilities and information available to them. This theory is known as:
- A.
Limited Rationality
- B.
Bounded Rationality
- C.
Pragmatic Rationality
- D.
None of the Above
- 15.Recruitment can be described as:
- A.
Invitation of potential employees to an organization
- B.
Selection of potential employees to an organization
- C.
Scrutiny of potential employees to an organization
- D.
Attraction of potential employees to an organization
- 16.In Line and staff organization authority lies in:
- A.
Line
- B.
Staff
- C.
Both line and staff
- D.
None of the above
- 17."To manage is to forecast and plan, to organize, to compound, to co-ordinate and to control" - This definition was given by:
- A.
Peter Drucker
- B.
Henri Fayol
- C.
Louis Allan
- D.
Terry
- 18.Administration is a higher level of activity while management is a lower level function.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 19.Which one of the following statements is correct?
- A.
Controlling is substitute of planning
- B.
Controlling is the part of the planning process
- C.
Controlling is meaningless without preset goals
- D.
Planning and controlling are essentially the same
- 20.Which one of the following is not a role under "interpersonal" category of Mintzberg's Managerial roles?
- A.
Figurehead
- B.
Negotiator
- C.
Leader
- D.
Liaison
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