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WorksheetsPRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT QUIZ
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Who is called the Father of Scientific Management?
Henri Fayol
Elton Mayo
F.W. Taylor
Peter Drucker
Which principle of management advocates “one boss, one employee”?
Unity of command
Unity of direction
Scalar chain
Division of work
The main objective of management is:
Profit maximization
Achieving organizational goals
Employee satisfaction
Social service
Which of the following is NOT a level of management?
Top-level
Middle-level
Low-level
Informal-level
Elton Mayo is associated with:
Hawthorne experiments
Theory X and Y
Two-Factor Theory
Bureaucracy
Which management thinker introduced the 14 principles of management?
Max Weber
Henri Fayol
F.W. Taylor
Chester Barnard
Management is both:
Art only
Science only
Science and art
Neither science nor art
Concept of “knowledge worker” was given by:
Elton Mayo
Henry Gantt
Peter Drucker
Henri Fayol
Planning is:
The first function of management
The last function of management
An optional function
None
A plan that provides guidelines for repetitive action is called:
Rule
Policy
Budget
Program
Which is NOT a type of plan?
Objective
Procedure
Strategy
Supervision
Decision-making is:
Choosing among alternatives
Avoiding alternatives
Ignoring uncertainty
Delegating work
Which of the following is a single-use plan?
Policy
Budget
Procedure
Rule
Strategic planning is done by:
Top management
Middle management
Supervisors
Workers
Standing plans include:
Policies, procedures, rules
Budgets and projects
One-time activities
Forecasts only
Which step is NOT part of the planning process?
Setting objectives
Developing alternatives
Selection of best alternative
Directing
Organizing involves:
Defining jobs and authority
Monitoring performance
Motivating employees
Taking corrective action
Line organization is also known as:
Military organization
Matrix organization
Informal organization
Committee organization
A combination of line and staff authority is called:
Functional structure
Line and staff organization
Matrix structure
Project structure
Span of control means:
Number of levels in management
Number of subordinates a manager can supervise
Authority over resources
Scope of planning
Centralization refers to:
Retention of decision-making power at top level
Delegation to lower levels
Distribution of authority
Empowerment
Staffing involves:
Recruitment and selection
Control and supervision
Planning and organizing
Directing
Which is NOT a source of recruitment?
Internal
External
Informal
Virtual
Training that is given on the job is called:
Induction
On-the-job training
Off-the-job training
Apprenticeship
Directing is concerned with:
Guiding and supervising employees
Designing structure
Preparing budgets
Framing policies
Maslow’s theory is also known as:
Motivation-Hygiene theory
Hierarchy of needs theory
Expectancy theory
ERG theory
Theory X and Theory Y were proposed by:
Elton Mayo
Douglas McGregor
Herzberg
Fayol
Herzberg’s theory focuses on:
Hygiene and motivation factors
Safety needs
Authority and responsibility
Team spirit
Leadership style where authority is centralized is:
Autocratic
Democratic
Laissez-faire
Free-rein
Which is NOT a method of communication?
Oral
Written
Visual
Structural
Grapevine refers to:
Formal communication
Informal communication
Written rules
Official orders
Barrier in communication due to poor language is called:
Semantic barrier
Physical barrier
Psychological barrier
Cultural barrier
Controlling ensures:
Plans are implemented properly
Resources are wasted
Leadership is ignored
Motivation is unnecessary
The first step in the control process is:
Comparing performance
Establishing standards
Taking corrective action
Planning
Which is a budgetary control technique?
Cost audit
Sales budget
Break-even chart
PERT
Non-budgetary control includes:
Time study
Cash budget
Sales budget
Production budget
Break-even analysis is a tool of:
Planning
Controlling
Directing
Organizing
Relationship between planning and controlling is:
Independent
Interdependent
Contradictory
Irrelevant
Control should be:
Rigid
Flexible
Strict
None
Which is NOT a requisite of an effective control system?
Accuracy
Flexibility
Timeliness
Rigidity
Lean manufacturing aims at:
Waste elimination
Increasing overhead
Worker exploitation
None
Six Sigma aims to achieve:
3% defect rate
0.0034 defects per million
High waste level
Unlimited defects
Benchmarking refers to:
Comparing with best practices
Random checking
Internal audit
Copying blindly
TQM stands for:
Total Quality Management
Total Quantity Measurement
Timely Quality Monitoring
None
ISO certification is related to:
Quality standards
Financial audit
Market research
Training
MBO (Management by Objectives) was popularized by:
F.W. Taylor
Henri Fayol
Peter Drucker
Elton Mayo
The Japanese term “Kaizen” means:
Team spirit
Continuous improvement
Just-in-time
Benchmarking
A flat organizational structure emphasizes:
More levels
Fewer levels of management
More hierarchy
None
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) relates to:
Profit maximization
Business responsibility towards society
Employee recruitment
None
Which trend emphasizes flexibility, teamwork, and innovation?
Classical theory
Modern management practices
Bureaucratic model
Autocracy
