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Principles of Management

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Learder is a (an)

a)

Head of group

b)

Who can influence others

c)

Managers

d)

Authority

2.

Organisation interest supersede employees interest is indicated in

a)

Principle of subordination of individual interest to general interest

b)

Principle of Esprit de corps

c)

Principle of initiative

d)

Principle of discipline

3.

Principle of Responsibility and authority insists on

a)

Responsibility> Authority

b)

Authority> Responsibility

c)

Authority= Responsibility

d)

All of the above

4.

Unity of command insists on

a)

One boss one employee

b)

Orders from a single superior

c)

Match between orders of different bosses

d)

All of the above

5.

Management is:

a)

Tangible

b)

Intangible

c)

Both

d)

None of these

6.

Effectiveness means

a)

Doing right things

b)

Doing things rightly

c)

Both

d)

None of these

7.

Management helps:

a)

To achieve goals

b)

Increase efficiency

c)

To create dynamic organization

d)

All of these

8.

Which principle of management leads to specialisation?

a)

Division of work

b)

Unity of command

c)

Unity of direction

d)

Scalar chain

9.

Management aims of achieving goals:

a)

Effectively

b)

Efficiently

c)

Both of them

d)

None of them

10.

Principles of management do not helps in taking :

a)

Timely decisions

b)

Realistic decisions

c)

Thoughtful decisions

d)

None of these

11.

Which is not the importance of principles of management?

a)

Providing managers with useful insights into reality

b)

Meeting changing environment

c)

Helping in taking scientific decisions

d)

Reducing competition fully

12.

Management is_________________.

a)

An art

b)

A science

c)

Both (a) and (b)

d)

Neither art nor science

13.

Henry Fayol is famous for_________________.

a)

Scientific Management

b)

Rationalization

c)

Industrial Psychology

d)

Principles of Management

14.

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

15.

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

a)

Interpersonal Skills

b)

Technical Skills

c)

Conceptual Skills

d)

Political Skills

16.

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

17.

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

18.

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

19.

According to Henri Fayol, if this principle of general management is violated, "authority is undermined, discipline is in jeopardy, order disturbed and stability threatened." Identify the principle.

a)

Authority and responsibility

b)

Discipline

c)

Unity of command

d)

Equity

20.

The principles of management have been developed on the basis of

a)

Observation

b)

Experimentation

c)

Personal experiences of the manager

d)

All of the above

21.

Name the principle of management suggested by Henri Fayol, which advocates that, "there should be good superiors at all levels, clear and fair agreement and judicious application of penalties."

a)

Authority and responsibility

b)

Esprit De Corps

c)

Unity of command

d)

Order

22.
a collections of person working together with the-same objectives
a)
organization
b)
firm
c)
forms
23.
a group of individuals who are cooperating willingly and effectively with a common goal
a)
organization
b)
forms
c)
business
24.
a group of individuals who are cooperating willingly and effectively with a common goal
a)
organization
b)
forms
c)
business
25.
division of activities into defined functions and responsibilities
a)
organizational structure
b)
management
c)
systems
26.
the process of dealing with or controlling things or people.
a)
management
b)
people
c)
leader
27.
Formal decision making authority is held by a few people, usually at the top
a)
centralization
b)
decentralization
c)
organization
28.
Decision making authority is
dispersed throughout the organization
a)
decentralization 
b)
centralization
c)
organization
29.

Fred the football coach must meet with the media and answer questions about team performance after every game. Which one of Mintzberg's managerial roles is Fred fulfilling?

a)

Speaker

b)

Spokesperson

c)

Disseminator

d)

Monitor

30.

Rita is the regional manager for a clothing retailer. She attends a ribbon cutting ceremony every time a new store opens for business. Which one of Mintzberg's managerial roles is she fulfilling?

a)

Figurehead

b)

Liaison

c)

Leader

d)

Communicator

31.

Which category of roles does Sara the store manager use when she makes up the weekly schedule for her employees?

a)

Directive

b)

Decisional

c)

Interpersonal

d)

Informational

32.

Which of the following is not an example of a decisional role?

a)

resource allocator.

b)

disturbance handler.

c)

negotiator.

d)

figurehead.

33.

According to Mintzberg, managerial roles can be broken down into interpersonal, informational, and

a)

liaison.

b)

decisional.

c)

technical.

d)

conceptual.

34.

Taking visitors to dinner and attending ribbon-cutting ceremonies are part of the

a)

Figure Head Role

b)

Leadership Role

c)

Liaison Role.

35.

A manager at Computers India might be responsible for handling all price negotiations’ with key suppliers of electronic circuit boards

a)

Figure Head Role

b)

Leadership Role

c)

Liaison Role.

36.

The manager who transmits information that might be of value to the organization to others is carrying out the role of

a)

disseminator

b)

monitor

c)

spokesperson

37.

Initiates change, such as innovations or new strategies, in the organization

a)

the entrepreneur,

b)

the disturbance handler,

c)

the resource allocator,

d)

the negotiator

38.

the part of planning

a)

figurehead,

b)

the leader

c)

the resource allocator,

d)

the liaison.

39.

A manager may have to choose between spending money in either promoting the existing portfolio of products or in research and development for creating new innovative products

a)

entrepreneur

b)

disturbance-handler

c)

resource allocator

d)

leader

40.

They bargain with supplier, customers and others for better quality, lower prices, better delivery and prices etc.

a)

Negotiators

b)

Resource Allocators

c)

Entrepreneurs

d)

Spokesmen