1.         All departments and individuals are interdependent and they have to depend on each other for information to perform their activities. The activity of each department needs to be focused on attainment of common organizational goals. The process of linkingtheactivities of various departments is accomplished by this aspect of management. Which significance of the aspect of Management is highlighted in the above lines?

(a)       Functional Differentiation     (b) Coordination

(c) Management                                (d) Management as goal-oriented process

Ans: (a) Functional Differentiation  

2.         All departments and individuals are interdependent and they have to depend on each other for information to perform their activities. The activity of each department needs to be focused on attainment of common organizational goals. The process of linking the activities of various departments is accomplished by a concept. Identify the concept.

(a)       Coordination                          (b) Management

(c) Organization Structure                (d) Top Management

 

Ans: (a) Coordination

3.         The term         denotes a function, a process and is cross-disciplinary in

nature.

(a)       Organizing                 (b) Staffing

(c) Planning                            (d) Management

Ans:  (d) Management

4.         A production manager was able to produce the desired output with minimum cost but not within the required time. In this case the manger was:

(a)       Effective only

(b)       Efficient only

(c)        Both effective and efficient

(d)       Neither effective nor efficient

Ans: (b) Efficient only

5.         Which of the following statement best explains the “Management is an Art”?

(a)       Two managers deal with the same problem differently.

(b)       Management has drawn its knowledge from other disciplines also.

(c)        No formal qualification is required for the appointment as a manager in

a company.

(d)       Outcomes of managerial actions cannot be predicted accurately

 Ans: (a)          Two managers deal with the same problem differently

6.         Match the example in column I with the function in column II:

Column I (Example)                                      Column II (Function)

(i)         Matching outcomes with targets      A. Planning

(ii)        Objectives                                          B. Organizing

(iii)       Resources for implementation        C. Directing

(iv)       Recruitment and training                  D. Staffing

(v)        Supervision and motivation E. Controlling Select from the following choices:

(a) (i)-E ; (ii)-C; (iii)-D; (iv)-A; (v)-B                          (b) (i)-E; (ii)-A; (iii)-C; (iv)-B; (v)-D

(c ) (i)-E; (ii)-A; (iii)-B; (iv)-C; (v)-D                          (d) (i)-E; (ii)-A; (iii)-B; (iv)-D; (v)-C

       Ans:  (d) (i)-E; (ii)-A; (iii)-B; (iv)-D; (v)-C

7.         ‘Management is performed in terms of solving problems, making decisions, establishing plans, preparing budgets, assigning responsibilities and delegating authority.’

Which dimension of management is highlighted here?

(a)       Management of work                        (b) Management of people

(c) Management of operations                    (d) None of the above

Ans: (a) Management of work        

8.         Which of the following is NOT an organizational objective of management?

(a)       Profit                                                   (b) Running créches

(c) Survival                                                     (d) Growth

Ans: (b) Running créches

9.         “It is sometimes considered as a separate function of management. It is implicit and inherent in all functions of the management.” Name the term referred in the above statement.

(a)       Efficiency                                           (b) Co-operation

(c) Effectiveness                                           (d) Coordination

Ans: (d) Coordination

10.       Management, as systematic body of knowledge may be said to be a matter

of ......... and their creative application may be regarded as ......... .

(a)       Profession and science                               (b) Art and science

(c) Art and profession                                               (d) Science and art

Ans: (d) Science and art

11.       ‘The effect of management is noticeable in an organization where targets are met according to plans, employees are happy and satisfied, and there is orderliness instead of chaos’. This sentence illustrates which characteristic of Management?

(a)       Management is all pervasive

(b)       Management is an intangible force

(c)        Management is a group activity

(d)       Management is a dynamic function

Ans: (b)           Management is an intangible force

12.       Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a profession?

(a)       Service Motive

(b)       Restricted Entry

(c)        Based on Practice and Creativity

(d)       Well defined body of knowledge

Ans: (c) Based on Practice and Creativity

13.       Your grandfather is working in an MNC as a chief operating officer. At what

level of management is he working?

(a)       Middle level    (b) Operational level

(c) Supervisory level (d) Top level

Ans: (d) Top level