Types of Planning

Name the function of management which involves setting objectives and developing appropriate courses of action to achieve these objectives.

• Directing

• Organising

• Planning

• Staffing

Which of the following is not a benefit of planning?

• Planning reduces overlapping and wasteful activities

• Planning is a mental exercise.

• Planning provides directions.

• Planning reduces the risks of uncertainty.

Which of the following is not a feature of planning?

• Planning is futuristic.

• Planning is pervasive.

• Planning establishes standards for controlling.

• Planning focuses on achieving objectives.

What is known as the primary function of management?

• Controlling

• Organising

• Planning

• Staffing

Organising an event or a seminar or a conference is a __________

• Single use plan

• Standing Plan

____________is a statement of expenses, revenue and income for a specified period.

• Programme

• Budget

• Objective

• Rule

___________ will include the entire gamut of activities as well as the organisation's policy and how it will contribute to the overall business plan.

• Policy

• Programme

• Budget

• Objectives

___________ reflects a managerial decision that a certain action must or must not be taken.

• Policy

• Rule

• Method

• Objective

__________ details the exact manner in which any work is to be performed.

• Procedures

• Methods

• Rules

• Policies

_________ provide the prescribed ways or manner in which a task has to be performed considering the objective.

• Procedures

• Methods

• Rules

• Policies