MANAGEMENT QUESTION BANK

1.______ role involves receiving, collecting information, and distributing them

as required.

(a) Interpersonal

(b) Information

(c) Decisional

(d) Managerial

2.Decision roles include:

(a) Negotiator

(b) Monitor

(c) Disseminator

(d) Spokesperson

3.According to Peter Drucker, ______ is what the modern world is all about.

(a) Controlling

(b) Management

(c) Directing

(d) Innovation

4.What two major end results are managers seeking on a daily basis?
(a) A product or service
(b) Management and efficiency
(c) Energy and utilities
(d) Facilities and equipment

5.Administrative is also called as:

(a) Middle level management

(b) Low level management

(c) Top level management

(d) None of the above

6.For a manager, which should take priority- the job task or the employees
performing the job?
(a) The job task always takes priority over employee.
(b) Employees always take priority over the job task.
(c) Neither, a manager should balance interest in the job task with the needs of
the employees performing the job.
(d) Neither, administration of the business takes priority over the job task and the
employees.

7.Which of the following management functions involves measuring results,

comparing results to expectations, and taking corrective action?

(a) Planning

(b) Organizing

(c) Leading

(d) Controlling

8.Which influential thought leader is known as the father of Scientific

Management.
(a) Dale Carnegie
(b) Frederick W. Taylor
(c) W. Edwards Deming
(d) Peter F. Drucker

9.……….. not the element of managerial skills.

(a) Conceptual skill
(b) Human relation skill
(c) Technical skill
(d) Communication Skill

10.Which of the following characterizes a manager as being effective?

(a) Using a minimum amount of resources for the amount of outputs produced.

(b) Devoting a large amount of time to planning.

(c) Achieving their goals.

(d) Interviewing, selecting, and training people who are most suitable to fill open
jobs.
 11. By exceeding the monthly marketing budget set for a company, a manager
would fail to meet which type of performance measure?

(a) Quantity
(b) Quality and workmanship
(c) Cost and budget control
(d) Customer satisfaction

12.Which management principle states that each individual should report to only one
boss in order to avoid conflict and/or confusion?

(a) Division of command

(b) Chain of command
(c) Unity of direction
(d) Unity of command

13. Which of the following characterizes a manager as being efficient?

(a) Using a minimum amount of resources for the amount of outputs produced.

(b) Devoting a large amount of time to planning.

(c) Achieving their goals.

(d) Interviewing, selecting, and training people who are most suitable to fill open
jobs.

14. Which influential thought leader is known for his theory on organizational
forms?
(a) John Maxwell
(b) Tom J. Peters
(c) Henry Mintzberg
(d) John P. Kotter

15.According to ………. has given a keyword ‘POSDCORB’ where P stand for

Planning,O stand for Organizing, S stand for Staffing ,D for directing, Co for Co
ordination, R for Reporting and
B for Budgeting.

(a) Henri Fayol

(b) Koontz and O’Donnel
(c) Luther Gullick
(d) ME.Hurley
 16. A manager who possesses knowledge of the processes, equipment, and
potential problems of an industry would possess what type of managerial
skill?
( a) Technical
(b) Administrative
(c) Interpersonal
(d) Organizational

17.In management, the various roles that managers are called on to perform are
defined in which process?

 (a) Management process

 (b) Executive process
 (c) Supervisory process
 (d) Business process

18. Planning is…..

(a) Forward looking
(b) Backward looking
(c) Both forward and backward looking
(d) None of the above

19. If a manager leads a team to exceed their monthly goal of new clients, which
type of performance results have they attained?

(a) Quantity

(b) Quality and workmanship

(c) Cost and budget control

(d) Customer satisfaction

20. Top management does not belong to

(a) Board of directors

(b) Managing directors

(c) Chief executives

(d) Branch managers

21. Which of the following is not the element of direction?

(a) Supervision

(b) Motivation

(c) Authority

(d) Leadership

22. Manager is responsible for activities of his/her…..

(a)Employee

(b)Subordinates

(c) Ordinates

(d) Supervisor

23. Economic uncertainty, regulatory requirements, and new competitors are

examples of what type of factors that affect managers?

(a) Intrapersonal factors

(b) Internal factors

(c) Interpersonal factors

(d) External factors

24. Lower manager is also called as

(a) Foreman

(b) Inspector

(c) Director.

(d) Supervisor

25. The ability of a manager to interface and work effectively with individuals and
groups is descriptive of what type of managerial skill?

(a) Technical

(b) Administrative

(c) Interpersonal

(d) Organizational
26. The term "core competency," was coined by which of the following influential
businessthinkers?

(a) W. Edwards Deming

(b) C.K. Prahalad

(c) Ken Blanchard

(d) Frederick W. Taylor

27…….is related with the purchase of various materials required by the organization.

(a) Material management

(b) Purchasing

(c) Taxation

(d) Costing

28. Identification of activities is the part of which management function?

(a) Planning

(b) Organizing

(c) Directing

(d) Controlling

29.Executory level is nothing but the

(a) Middle level management

(b) Top level management

(c) Lower level management

(d) None of the above

30…….. serve important roles in organizations.

(a) Supervisors

(b) Subordinates

(c) Managers

(d) Employees
31. Which of the following is a single use plan?

(a) Objectives

(b)Policies

(c) Rules

(d)Budget

32. Organization is a process of

(a) Identifying and grouping of word to be performed

(b) Defining and delegating the responsibility and authority

(C) Both A and B

(d) None

33. Which of the following is not the principle of organization?

(a) objectives

(b)Span Of control

(c) Span of control

(d) Interview

34. Responsibility always flows from

(a) Superior to subordinate

(b) Subordinate to superior

(c) Both A and B

(d) None of these

35. Planning process began with

(a) Setting objectives

(b) Identity alternatives

(c) Developing planning premise

(d) Selecting alternatives

36. Budget is an instrument of

(a) Planning only

(b) Control only

(e) Both planning and control

(d) None of these

37. Authority always flows from

(a) Superior to subordinate

(b) Subordinate to superior

(c) Both A and B

(d) None

38. Effective organization must promote

(a) Interviews

(b) Creativity

(c) Specialization

(d) Responsibility

39. The activities of the should be divided according to functions and assigned to
persons according to their specialization.

(a) Enterprise

(b) Objectives
(c) Planning

(d) Supervision

40. which of the following policies do not comes under the criteria regarding of
source.

(a) Originated policies

(b)Appealed policies

(e) Production policies

(d)External policies

41. which of the following policies do not comes under the criteria regarding of
functions.

(a) Production policy

(b)Marketing policy

(c) Financial policy

(d)Basic policy

42. which of the following policies do not comes under the criteria regarding of level.

(a) General policy

(b)Basic policy

(c) Marketing policy

(d)Departmental policy

43. According to whom objectives are goals, they are aims which management wish
organisations to achieve.

(a) John Maxwell

(b) Tom J. Peters

(e) Robert C.

(d) John P. Kotter

44. .....is the decision making body of an organization?

(a) Administration

(a) Decentralisation

(c) Functional organisation

(d) Leadership

45. MBO was developed by ----

(a) Peter.F.Drucker

(b) Chester Bernard

(c) Fayol

(d)None

46. The process of MBO starts with

(a) Setting up of obligation

(b) Fetron plan

(c) Review

(d) All

47. Planning is ----process

(a) Directing

(b)Thinking

(c) Forecasting
(d) None of these

48.The line of authority from the chief executives to the lowest level of organisation
is called-----

(a) Unity of command

(b) Unity of direction

(e) Scalar Chain

(d) Order

49. first step in organizing is

(a) Establishing authority relationship

(b) Co-ordination of activities

(c) Groping of jobs into departmentation

(d) Division of work

50. Which among the following is true for formal organisation

(a) It is not clear

(b) To satisfy the members

(c) Importance to persons and feelings

(d) To fulfill the firm's goal

51. Planning is…..

(a) Forward looking
(b) Backward looking
(c) Both forward and backward looking
(d) None of the above

52. Which of the following statement is true?

(a) There is scope for specialisation in line Organisation
 (b) It is difficult to fix responsibility in line Organisation
(c) The line of authority in line Organisation is vertical
(d) Line Organisation is only suitable for large-scale operation

53. Responsibility always flows from

(a) Superior to subordinate
(b) Subordinate to superior
(c) Both A and B
(d) None of these

54. which of the following policies do not comes under the criteria regarding of
source.
(a) Originated policies
(b) Appealed policies
(c) Production policies
(d) External policies

55. MBO was developed by ----

(a) Peter.F.Drucker
(b) Chester Bernard
(c) Fayol
(d) None

56. According to whom objectives are goals, they are aims which management wish
organisation to achieve
(a) John Maxwell
(b) Tom J. Peters
(c) Robert C.
(d) John P. Kotter

57. Groping of activities on the basis of products line is a part of ?

(a) Delegated organisations
(b) Divisional organisations
(c) Functional organisations
(d) Autonomous organization

58.Which among the following is considered as reluctance on the path of

subordinates in delegation?
(a) Perfectionism
(b) Fear of criticism
(c) Autocratic attitude.
(d) Absence of control

59. Empowerment is related to

(a) Planning
(b) Organizing
(c) Controlling
(d) Directing

60. Delegation is……

(a) Getting things done by others

(b) Fixing of responsibility

(c) Assigning the task

(d) Unity of command