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Principles of Management

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Management is_________________.

a)

An art

b)

A science

c)

Both (a) and (b)

d)

Neither art nor science

2.

Henry Fayol is famous for_________________.

a)

Scientific Management

b)

Rationalization

c)

Industrial Psychology

d)

Principles of Management

3.

Who is known as ‘the father of Scientific Management’?

a)

Henry Fayol

b)

Elton Mayo

c)

Peter F. Drucker

d)

F.W. Taylor

4.

The principle that a subordinate should receive the order and be responsible to the only boss is known as _________________.

a)

Unity of Command

b)

Unity of Direction

c)

Span of Control

d)

All of the Above

5.

In order to communicate, motivate and delegate a manager must have ___________________.

a)

Interpersonal Skills

b)

Technical Skills

c)

Conceptual Skills

d)

Political Skills

6.

Which of the following management functions are closely related?

a)

Planning and Organizing

b)

Staffing and Control

c)

Planning and Control

d)

Planning and Staffing

7.

Marketing manager may be classified in the category of____________________.

a)

Top-level management

b)

Middle-level management

c)

Lower-level management

d)

All of the Above

8.

Which term best describes the process of obtaining, deploying, and utilizing a variety of essential resources to contribute to an organization’s success?

a)

Planning

b)

Organizing

c)

Staffing

d)

Management

9.

Which management function involves setting goals and objectives and creating specific plans for completing them?

a)

Planning

b)

Organizing

c)

Controlling

d)

Leading

10.

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

11.

Which management principle states that work should be divided so that each person will perform a specialized portion?

a)

Division of work

b)

Chain of command

c)

Unity of direction

d)

Unity of command

12.

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

13.

--------------- is the most basic for all management functions.

a)

Controlling

b)

Planning

c)

Directing

d)

Organizing

14.

Planning is a -------------- process

a)

Static process

b)

Dynamic process

c)

Idle

d)

None of the mentioned

15.

Goal or target to be achieved is known as

a)

Schedule

b)

Budget

c)

Procedures

d)

Objective

16.

Set of clear instruction in a clear and logical sequence to perform a particular task is known as

a)

Rules

b)

Programme

c)

Policy

d)

Methods

17.

The total organization is directed through corporate objective provided by the top level management is called

a)

Bottom up approach

b)

Top down approach

c)

Top level approach

d)

Bottom level approach

18.

MBO stands for

a)

Management by Objective

b)

Management Business Objectives

c)

Measurable by Objective

d)

Measurable Business Objectives

19.

The aim of forecasting is to provide information for

a)

Planning

b)

Decision making

c)

Planning and decision making

d)

None of the above

20.

Forecasts are usually classified by time horizon into three categories

a)

short-range, medium-range, and long-range

b)

strategic, tactical, and operational

c)

departmental, organizational, and industrial

d)

finance/accounting, marketing, and operations