Practice Test

Q1) The word "management" derives its origin from a Greek word ________. Show Answer

Q2) Hick defines management as "the process of getting things done by the ______ and through the ________". Show Answer

Q3) Koontz & O'Donnell state that management means, "Getting things done _______ people". Show Answer

Q4) According to Henry Fayol,"to manage is ______ to organize to command, to coordinate and to command". Show Answer

Q5) Haimann observes that,"management is the function of _______". Show Answer

Q6) To a very large extent the success of an organisation is dependent on its ________. Show Answer

Q7) Importance of management __________. Show Answer

Q8) Importance of management __________. Show Answer

Q9) Which of the following is exact science? Show Answer

Q10) Which of the following is social science? Show Answer

Q11) Which of the following statement is false? Show Answer

Q12) Management is _________ Science. Show Answer

Q13) Management is _________ Science. Show Answer

Q14) Management is ________. Show Answer

Q15) Management is an art because of : _______. Show Answer

Q16) Management qualifies all tests of a profession except __________. Show Answer

Q17) Which of the following approach or its scholars believe that clear understanding of the management theories can only be developed by the study and analysis of cases and comparative approach? Show Answer

Q18) Scholars belonging to ________ feel that study of management should be based on interpersonal relations. Show Answer

Q19) ________ is termed as 'behavioural science', 'leadership'or 'human relations'approach by different group of scholars. Show Answer

Q20) ________ has basically centered on studying the behavioural pattern of members and groups in an organisation. Show Answer

Q21) _________ is concerned with the persons, or organizational groups making the decision, or with the analysis of the decision making process. Show Answer

Q22) Operation researchers and analysis primarily belong to group of ________. Show Answer

Q23) Scholars belonging to ________ are of the opinion that if planning, decision-making, organising etc, conform to logical processes then the same can easily and suitably be presented in mathematical symbols. Show Answer

Q24) ________, popularly known as the 'founder of modern management theory'. Show Answer

Q25) Henry Fayol, the _________ industrialist and popularly known as the 'founder of modern management theory'. Show Answer

Q26) ________ coined the word POSDCORB. Show Answer

Q27) Which word did Luther Gulick coin using the initial letters of management? Show Answer

Q28) Planning is deciding in advance ________. Show Answer

Q29) ________ is thus the preparatory step for actions and help in bridging the gap between the present and the future. Show Answer

Q30) ________ comprises determination and laying down of objectives, policies, procedures, rules, programmes, budget, and strategies. Show Answer

Q31) Management might plan ________. Show Answer

Q32) ________ is a fundamental function of management and all other functions of management are greatly influenced by it. Show Answer

Q33) ________ is a concerned with both the "orderly"assemblage of human and material resources as well as the process of development of a structure of formally identified and distinguished tasks, roles and relationships that may be attributable to the various members so that they may effectively work as a group. Show Answer

Q34) Organizing as a function of management involves _______. Show Answer

Q35) Division of work among people and coordination of their efforts to achieve specific objectives are the fundamental aspects of _______. Show Answer

Q36) _______ provides the organization with adequate number of competent and qualified personnel at all levels in the enterprise. Show Answer

Q37) ________ starts issuing orders and instructions to subordinates and ends with getting things done by satisfaction of various need of subordinates. Show Answer

Q38) Directing the subordinates involves: _____. Show Answer

Q39) Maintaining discipline and rewarding effective performance is part of ________ function of management. Show Answer

Q40) _______ consist in knowing the extent to which actions are in conformity with plans adopted and instructions issued so that errors and deviations are promptly reported and analyzed, and suitable corrective actions taken. Show Answer

Q41) Controlling involves ________. Show Answer

Q42) A true manager can continue to manage the same way as he has been doing it in the past. Show Answer

Q43) Considerations of efficiency and survival require that a manager should be constantly engaged in the task of innovation i.e. Introducing new changes. Show Answer

Q44) ________ deals with harmonizing the work relations and efforts at all levels for common purpose. Show Answer

Q45) ________ is a voluntary collective action to serve a common purpose. Whereas ______ is the orderly synchronization of group efforts so as to provide unity of action in the pursuit of common purpose. Show Answer

Q46) Co-ordination should be viewed as a responsibility of every manager right from the bottom to the top. Show Answer

Q47) Co-ordination and Co-operation are same. Show Answer

Q48) _________ is popularly known as the 'father of scientific management'. Show Answer

Q49) The scientific management movement early in the century was hailed as a "second industrial revolution". Show Answer

Q50) _________ is popularly known as the 'father of modern management theory'. Show Answer

Q51) Henry Fayol started his career as a _______. Show Answer

Q52) In the year _______, Henry Fayol published his well-known work in French entitled Administration Industrielle et Generale" (Industrial and General Administration). Show Answer

Q53) Henry Fayol suggested the ________ principles of management. Show Answer

Q54) Out of fourteen principles of management of Henry Fayol 'Discipline'is necessary to ensure obedience and respect for _________. Show Answer

Q55) "Unity of Command" means: one employee shall receive orders from more than one senior. Show Answer

Q56) "Unity of Command" means: An employee shall receive orders from one senior only. Show Answer

Q57) "Unity of Direction"means: A group of activities with common objectives shall have ________. Show Answer

Q58) A group of activities with common objectives shall have one head and one plan. This principle is known as _________. Show Answer

Q59) An employee shall receive orders from one senior only. This principle is known as _____. Show Answer

Q60) As per Henry Fayol principle of "Subordination"_________. Show Answer

Q61) Which of the following principle of Henry Fayol refers to superior-subordinate relations? Show Answer

Q62) Which of the following principle of Henry Fayol emphasizes the need for teamwork? Show Answer

Q63) A Hawthorne experiment was conducted by ________. Show Answer

Q64) _________ defines organization as a complex whole consisting of mutually interdependent parts or sub-systems and interacting with the environment of which it is a part. Show Answer

Q65) Management is _________ system. Show Answer

Q66) Management theory and sccience advocate the "one best way to do things" in the light of every situations. Show Answer

Q67) Drucker assigns three jobs to management: ________. Show Answer

Q68) According to Henry Mintzberg, a manager's work has role of: __________. Show Answer

Q69) Administration is concerned with _______. Show Answer

Q70) Broadly speaking, administration is concerned with _________. Show Answer

Q71) Administration is done by _________. Show Answer

Q72) Board of directors of any company is normally concerned with _________. Show Answer

Q73) Administration is a process of _________. Show Answer

Q74) It is also said that administration is a ______. Show Answer

Q75) Management includes _________. Show Answer

Q76) Managerial skills are classified as technical, human and conceptual by ________. Show Answer

Q77) Human relations skills are also called _____. Show Answer

Q78) ________ is the ability to visualize the organization as a whole. Show Answer

Q79) A ______ is the ability to perform the given job. Show Answer

Q80) ________ is the ability to influence human behaviour. Show Answer

Q81) A manager should know how to identify a problem and possess the ability to find a best solution for solving any specific problem. This can be termed as _________. Show Answer

Q82) Decision-making skills are required at ______. Show Answer

Q83) ________ state that management means , "Getting things done through and with people".
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Q84) According to _______, "to manage is to forecast, and to plan, to organize to command, to coordinate and to command".
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Q85) ________ observes that, "management is the function of getting things done through people and directing the efforts of individuals towards a common objective". Show Answer

Q86) The economic environment consists of 3 basic entities: Show Answer

Q87) Management is an art because it involves __________ and _______ Show Answer

Q88) Which approach involves making generalizations from case study to establish theories as a useful guide? Show Answer

Q89) Inter personal behaviour approach also know as: Show Answer

Q90) _______ is the core of management according to decision theory approach. Show Answer

Q91) Mathematical approach is closely related to: Show Answer

Q92) True or false: Success on part of executives essentially calls for capability to promote self appraisal. Show Answer

Q93) ______ and ______ are fundamental aspects of organisation. Show Answer

Q94) ______ function calls for properly motivating, communicating, leading & supervising the subordinates. Show Answer

Q95) ‘Task and Bonus Plan’ was devised by: Show Answer

Q96) Authority and responsibility are _______. Show Answer

Q97) Entrepreneur’s, role of a disturbance handler, allocator of resources & negotiator’s role are the ________ roles that the manager has to perform
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Q98) ________ is one of the objectives of the management Show Answer

Q99) Management as an Art denotes the mode of: Show Answer

Q100) Management fails to quality the test of Professionalism relating to : Show Answer

Q101) Which of these provides the organisation with adequate number of competent and qualified personal at all levels of Management? Show Answer

Q102) “A leader can be a manager but a manger is not necessary a leader " said by Show Answer

Q103) “Maintaining discipline and rewarding effective Performance” comes under. Show Answer

Q104) According to which Principle “The need for team work and the importance of effective communication is needed.” Show Answer

Q105) Which managerial skills are also called as ‘design skill’? Show Answer

Q106) Administration does the function of: Show Answer

Q107) Which of the following is the third step in the process of organising? Show Answer

Q108) Behaviouralist and Psychologist approach was given by: Show Answer

Q109) Who coined the word POSDCORB about functions of management? Show Answer

Q110) Who corrected the difficulties of Taylor’s differential piece rate system? Show Answer

Q111) Superior – Subordinate theory was given by. Show Answer

Q112) Which of the following is a concept given by Frederick Taylor? Show Answer

Q113) Functions of administration are : Show Answer

Q114) According to decision theory approach, which one of the following is the core of management? Show Answer

Q115) Which of the following principles is not related to Henry Fayol’s principle? Show Answer

Q116) Which is the ‘last’ Process of Management? Show Answer

Q117) “Knowhow and skill” are the features of: Show Answer

Q118) According to Katz which one of the following is a combination of technical Human and conceptual skills? Show Answer

Q119) Who gave manager’s role three phases: Show Answer

Q120) Technical, human, and Conceptual are type: Show Answer

Q121) Who has defined management as the process of getting things done by the people and through the people? Show Answer

Q122) Which of the following refers to superior-subordinate relations, throughout the organisation Show Answer

Q123) Objectives of Management are Show Answer

Q124) Which is not objective of management? Show Answer

Q125) Importance of Management are Show Answer

Q126) Which is not importance of Management? Show Answer

Q127) Features of Management are Show Answer

Q128) Which is not a feature of Management as a science? Show Answer

Q129) Which is not known as exact science? Show Answer

Q130) Which is not social science? Show Answer

Q131) Business are made or broken in the long run not by market or capital patents, or equipment but by men. Show Answer