principles of management Quiz-1

principles of management Quiz-1

Quiz

 

1. Which of the following is a significance of principles of management?
   1.   Provide managers with useful insights into reality
   2.   Optimum utilisation of resources and effective administration
   3.   Scientific decisions
   4.   All of these
2. principles of management emphasis on logical and rational decision making rather than on the basis of buyers and Prejudice. The given statement highlights that the knowledge of principles of management leads to ___________
   1.   providing managers with useful insight into reality
   2.   scientific decisions
   3.   meeting changing environment requirements
   4.   all of the above
3. It is a well known fact that if two employees at the same level are not treated equally by their superior, it would lead to job satisfaction. Identify the related feature of the principles of management being highlighted in the given case
   1.   general guideline
   2.   Universal applicability
   3.   mainly behavioural
   4.   cause an effect
4. The principal of “Initiative” indicates that:
   1.   workers should be encourage to develop and carry out their plans for improvement.
   2.   remuneration payable to employees should be fair.
   3.   managers should be fair and impartial while dealing with their subordinates.
   4.   managers should remove the feeling of job insecurity from the mind of employees.
5. Which principle of management aims at securing the loyalty and devotion of employees by giving them fair and just treatment?
   1.   Unity of direction
   2.   Equity
   3.   Order
   4.   Unity of command
6. Assertion (A): Gang boss is one of the planning functional foremen.
   Reason (R): Gang boss is responsible for keeping tools and machines ready for operation.
   1.   Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A)
   2.   Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A)
   3.   Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false
   4.   Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true
7. ‘Flavours of South’ is a famous chain of South Indian restaurants. It believes in complete co-operation between the labour and management. Its management encourages the employees for their constructive suggestions. They take their employees into confidence for all important decisions.Which principle of scientific management has been followed by ‘Flavours of South’ ?
   1.   Science, not rule of Thumb
   2.   Harmony, not Discord
   3.   Co-operation, not Individualism
   4.   Development of each and every person to his or her greatest efficiency and prosperity
8. Fayol says that discipline requires:
   1.   good supervisors at all levels.
   2.   agreements should be clear and fair.
   3.   penalties should be fairly imposed.
   4.   All of these
9. Assertion (A): Motion study helps to improve the efficiency of the workers.
   Reason (R): It eliminates wasteful and inefficient motions by workers and machines to identify best method of work.
   1.   Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A)
   2.   Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A)
   3.   Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false
   4.   Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true
10. Which principle of management is violated if an employee receives orders from two or more superiors?
    1.   Unity of direction
    2.   Discipline
    3.   Unity of command
    4.   Division of work
11. Which of the following principles of management formulated by Taylor for managing an organisation scientifically?
    1.   Harmony, not discord
    2.   Cooperation, not individualism
    3.   Science, not rule of thumb
    4.   All of these
12. Which of the following is not concerned with Henri Fayol?
    1.   Scalar chain
    2.   Order
    3.   Initiative
    4.   Time study
13. Which of the following statements is related to division of work?
    1.   Resources should be divided equally among departments.
    2.   Work should be divided into smaller tasks.
    3.   Subordinates should be divided among superiors.
    4.   Departments should be divided into sub sections.
14. Which of the following statements describes “Unity of direction” the best?
    1.   One head one plan
    2.   One subordinate one superior
    3.   Work should be divided into different tasks
    4.   There should be a place for everything and everything should be at its right place.
15. Method study means:
    1.   study of movement like lifting, putting, sitting of workers etc.
    2.   study to find out the best way of doing a particular job.
    3.   study of time taken to perform a well-defined job.
    4.   study of amount and frequency of rest intervals required in completing a task.
16. A manager should have the right to punish a subordinate for wilfully not obeying his orders but only after sufficient opportunity has been given to him for presenting his or her case. Name the management principle highlighted here.
    1.   Discipline
    2.   Authority and responsibility
    3.   Unity of command
    4.   Equity
17. What was the profession of FW Taylor?
    1.   Mechanical engineer
    2.   Doctor
    3.   Scientist
    4.   Psychologist
18. Which work study is used to study the various movements like lifting, putting objects and sitting of workers?
    1.   Time study
    2.   Motion study
    3.   Fatigue study
    4.   Method study
19. Suraj works as a production manager in a company. The knowledge of the principles of management has guided him to impersonalize managerial conduct so as to enable him to use his managerial power with discretion for the benefit of the organisation.
    1.   Management training education and research.
    2.   Providing managers with useful insight into reality.
    3.   Optimum utilisation of resources and effective administration
    4.   full feeling social responsibility
20. What is the purpose of time study?
    1.   To estimate the amount of rest interval
    2.   To differentiate between efficient and inefficient workers
    3.   To determine the fair days work
    4.   To eliminate unnecessary motion of workers