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Management Process and Organization Behavior (MPOB) Solved MCQs (Set-2)

The document contains 50 multiple choice questions about management processes and organizational behavior. The questions cover topics such as the Hawthorne studies, management skills, principles of management, total quality management, management by objectives, leadership styles, and types of communication in organizations. Management by objectives is discussed in several questions, focusing on its definition, advantages, disadvantages, and processes.

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Management Process and Organization Behavior (MPOB) Solved MCQs (Set-2)

The document contains 50 multiple choice questions about management processes and organizational behavior. The questions cover topics such as the Hawthorne studies, management skills, principles of management, total quality management, management by objectives, leadership styles, and types of communication in organizations. Management by objectives is discussed in several questions, focusing on its definition, advantages, disadvantages, and processes.

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Management Process and Organization Behavior (MPOB)

MCQs [set-2]

26. The Hawthorne studies are of utmost significance as they form an


honest and concerted attempt to understand:

A. The human factor

B. Employee attitudes
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27. Which one is not a recognised

A. Conceptual skills

B. Human skills

C. Technical skills

D. Writing skills

Answer: B

28. Authority, discipline, unity of command, and unity of direction are:

A. Taylor's four principles of management.

B. Principles of the human relations movement.

C. Elements of Weber's ideal bureaucratic structure.

D. Four of Fayol's fourteen principles of management.

Answer: A

29. Some of the other fields of study that affect management theory or
practice include:

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A. Political science, philosophy, anthropology and sociology

B. Zoology, psychology, sociology and philosophy.

C. Anthropology, astrology, political science and psychology.

D. Political science, sociology, typography and economics.

Answer: D

30. The philosophy of management known as total quality management


developed primarily out of the work of:

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31. ------------------- roles involve people and other duties that are ceremonial
and symbolic in nature.

A. Informational.

B. Interpersonal.

C. Decisional.

D. All the given options

Answer: B

32. Which of the following is NOT an interpersonal role of a manager?

A. figurehead

B. leader

C. disseminator

D. liaison

Answer: B

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33. Management by Objective (MBO) is also known as

A. Management by results

B. Management by goals

C. Management by planning

D. Management by evaluation

Answer: A

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35. In Management by Objective (MBO), the manager and subordinate


jointly

A. Identify Common goals

B. Defines each individual’s major areas of responsibility

C. Assess the contribution of each of its members

D. All of the above

Answer: D

36. The following is not true for MBO

A. It acts an effective Performance appraisal tool

B. The superior evaluate the individual concerned

C. It forces the management to plan the activities in a systematic way

D. Better management and improved communication

Answer: B

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37. The following is (are) the disadvantage(s) of Management by Objective
(MBO).

A. Inflexibility

B. Lack of relevant skill

C. Lack of individual motivation

D. All of the above

Answer: D

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C. Review organizational goal – monitor progress – set worker objective –Evaluation – Give
reward

D. Review organizational goal – set worker objective –monitor progress–Give reward–Evaluation

Answer: B

39. In MBO, objectives can be set in the following domain(s)

A. Production

B. Marketing

C. R&D

D. All of the above

Answer: D

40. In MBO, objectives can be

A. Collective

B. individual

C. both (A) and (B)

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D. none of the above

Answer: C

41. Management by objectives (MBO) was first popularized by

A. Henry Fayol

B. Peter Drucker

C. George S. Odiorne

D. Mary Parker
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A. within a department

B. among the customers

C. within an organization

D. all of the above

Answer: C

43. One of the factors which learning organizations possess is a climate of


openness and the other is

A. Motivation

B. Closeness

C. Trust

D. Delegation

Answer: C

44. According to Herzberg, which of the following is a maintenance factor?

A. Salary

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B. Work itself B

C. Responsibility

D. Recognition

Answer: B

45. Individual employees can be converted into team player through

A. Appropriate feedback

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46. Budget is what type of control?

A. Standard

B. Process

C. Division

D. Financial

Answer: D

47. Leadership can_______ subordinates to help the organization achieve


its goals.

A. Motivate

B. Communicate

C. Direct

D. All of the above

Answer: A

48. Leaders who inspire followers to transcend their own self-interests for
the good of the organization, and can have a profound and extraordinary

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effect on followers are_____ leaders.

A. Transactional

B. Transformational

C. Democratic

D. Autocratic

Answer: B

49. Controlling activities which are in process is


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50. __________ is a communication that flows from a higher level to one or
more lower levels in the organization.

A. Horizontal communication

B. Upward communication

C. Downward communication

D. None of given option

Answer: D

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