Directing Quiz-3

Directing Quiz-3

Quiz

1 / 20

1. Which of the following best describes directing in management?
   1.   Assigning tasks to employees
   2.   Setting long-term organizational objectives
   3.   Creating marketing strategies
   4.   Providing guidance and leadership to achieve goals
2. It is very difficult to detect the source of such communication.
   1.   Upward communication
   2.   Vertical communication
   3.   Lateral communication
   4.   Informal communication
3. Which of the following is not an example of a financial incentive?
   1.   Perquisites
   2.   Job Enrichment
   3.   Profit Sharing
   4.   Co-partnership
4. Identify the correct sequence of steps involved in the communication process.
   1.   Sender, Message, Encoding, Media, Decoding, Feedback, Receiver
   2.   Sender, Decoding, Receiver, Feedback, Message, Encoding, Media
   3.   Sender, Message, Encoding, Media, Decoding, Receiver, Feedback
   4.   Sender, Media, Decoding, Receiver, Message, Encoding, Feedback
5. What is the meaning of "directing" in the context of management?
   1.   Deciding the long-term goals of an organization.
   2.   Assigning tasks and responsibilities to employees.
   3.   Monitoring financial performance and budgeting.
   4.   Developing marketing strategies for a product.
6. Which of the following is not a type of semantic barriers?
   1.   Badly expressed message
   2.   Unclarified assumptions
   3.   Technical jargon
   4.   Premature evaluation
7. Which of the following is not an example of non-financial incentive?
   1.   Career Advancement Opportunity
   2.   Perquisites
   3.   Status
   4.   Organisational Climate
8. Which of the following is not a characteristic of directing?
   1.   It is a continuous process.
   2.   It is a pervasive function.
   3.   It is a human factor.
   4.   It is a goal-oriented function.
9. Mohit recently got a raise in his salary due to annual increment. Which of his human needs is being satisfied through this?
   1.   Security Needs
   2.   Belonging Needs
   3.   Self Actualisation Needs
   4.   Basic Physiological Needs
10. Which of the following ways help in improving communication effectiveness?
    1.   Ensuring proper feedback
    2.   Being a good listener
    3.   Ensuring follow up patience
    4.   All of the above
11. Which of the following is a way to provide feedback in the context of directing?
    1.   Giving employees a performance review.
    2.   Telling employees how they are doing on a regular basis.
    3.   Providing employees with constructive criticism.
    4.   All of the above.
12. Which level of needs is the most basic?
    1.   Physiological needs.
    2.   Safety needs.
    3.   Love and belonging needs.
    4.   Esteem needs.
13. Which of the following is an example of a safety need?
    1.   Security of employment.
    2.   Health insurance.
    3.   A safe place to live.
    4.   Love and belonging.
14. Which of the following is not a type of communication barrier?
    1.   emantic barriers
    2.   Psychological barriers
    3.   Rational barriers
    4.   Organisational barriers
15. _____ is the process of influencing the behaviour of people by making them strive voluntarily towards the achievement of organisational goals.
    1.   Supervision
    2.   Communication
    3.   Leadership
    4.   Motivation
16. Downward communications refer to the flow of communication from _____.
    1.   One departmental manager to another
    2.   Superior to subordinate
    3.   Subordinate to superior
    4.   All of the above
17. Directing is important because it helps to:
    1.   Ensure that employees are working towards the same goals.
    2.   Coordinate the activities of different departments and individuals.
    3.   Motivate employees to perform their best.
    4.   All of the above.
18. On the successful completion of two years in a company, Harsh received a letter confirming his job as a permanent employee. Identify the need of Harsh being fulfilled as per Maslow’s Need Hierarchy Theory.
    1.   Esteem Needs
    2.   Security Needs
    3.   Self Actualisation Needs
    4.   Basic Physiological Needs
19. Which of the following is not an assumption of Maslow’s theory?
    1.   People’s behaviour is not based on their needs
    2.   Satisfaction of such needs influences their behaviour
    3.   A satisfied need can no longer motivate a person; only the next higher level need can motivate him
    4.   A person moves to the next higher level of the hierarchy only when the lower need is satisfied
20. What is the pervasive nature of directing in an organization?
    1.   It is limited to top-level management
    2.   It is only relevant during crises
    3.   It extends to all levels and functions of management
    4.   It primarily focuses on financial matters