Gujarat Technological University

MCQ Test for Recruitment of

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Assertion (A): Today managers with leadership qualities and skills are preferred to managers with expertise alone.
Reason (R): The major organizational changes now emphasis managing people and process
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A

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of B

Both A and R are true but R is not the correct

A.

explanation of A.

A is true but R is false

A is false but R is true.

Brainstorming is used by the management for:

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Work allocation on the shop floor

Generating alternative for problem solving

The promotion of research and development

Training employees

Assertion (A): MBO is effective way of planning and organising the work. Reason (R): Employees participate in
setting the objectives.
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Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of B

Both A and R are true but. R is not the correct

A.

explanation of A.

A is true but R is false.

A is false but R is true.

Fine the odd one out:

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Human relations theory

Informal functioning

Humanistic theory

None of the above

The Human Relations Theory rejects:

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Formal institutionalization

Informal functioning

Human Motivation

People

Who wrote Management and Moral?

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Taylor

Roethliberger

Riggs

None of the above

Which pattern reflects a pure executive form of management?

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Functional

Line

Line and Staff

Committee

Which one of the following is NOT the main concern of 'Scientific Management'?

Production

Efficiency

Mechanistic Methods

Rationality

The Trait theory of leadership

The Greatman theory of leadership led to the rise of

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The Behavioural theory of leadership

The situational theory of leadership

D
None of the above

The central principle which derives from McGregor's Theory

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is:

Directional and control

Co-ordination

Scalar Principle

Integration

The famous book "The Philosophy of Management" was written by

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Henery Fayol

Oliver Sheldon

F. W. Taylor

Urwick

Burns and Stalker model for categorising organisations by structural design uses the terms:
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A

Functional and geographic

Functional and organic

Geographic and mechanistic

Mechanistic and organic.

Which of the following traits is not among those that differentiate leaders from non leaders?
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job-relevant knowledge

self-confidence

enthusiasm

Intelligence

A leader who tends to centralize authority, dictate wor leader. methods, and make unilateral decisions is a(n)
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democratic

laissez-faire

autocratic

democratic-consultative

A leader who involves employees in decision making, delegates authority, and allows the employees to have direct
input into the final decision, with the leader serving as only one input from the group is using the
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style of

leadership.
A

democratic-participative

laissez-faire

democratic-consultative

democratic-delegative

A leader who allows his employees complete freedom to make decisions and to complete work in whatever way they
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think is best is using which leadership style?

A

democratic-participative

laissez-faire

autocratic

democratic-consultative

According to Tannenbaum and Schmidt, in the long run, which leadership style should managers move toward?

autocratic

laissez-faire

democratic-participative

democratic-consultative

Women tend to use a more style of leadership

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Autocratic

laissez-faire

Democratic

Directive

The most critical dimension in determining another's trustworthiness is:

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integrity

Loyalty

competence

Consistency

As

tie new manager explained the recent sales trend, others began to wonder if he really knew what /as talking

he v\ about .Their doubt relates to the---------------------------------- dimension of trust

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integrity

Competence

openness

Loyalty

Management is defined as :
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getting things done so that demand is fulfilled

getting things done through other people

to know what actually has been produced and which

to work for others

should have been

Management is
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an art

a science

both an art and science

neither an art nor science

coordinating the activities of sales and

none of these

Administrative Management means

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coordinating and communicating in the organization

with the responsibility for overall operations of the

marketing people

enterprise .
C

a body which is concerned in setting rules to run a

business concern

The difference between administration and management is that

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administration is largely leadership while management is

essentially executive

management is performed at higher level of management

while administration is performed at lower levels.

management is largely determinative while

administration is essentially executive

none of the above

The founder of scientific management was

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Henri Fayol

F.W.Taylor

Elton Mayo

M.P. Follett

Paternalism refer to
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the hiring of many father-son teams of employees

the governing of a people in a fatherly manner

a very autocratic, directive leadership pattern

the handicraft method of production

The primary measure of the effectiveness of a managers is :

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the number of employees supervised

the total size of the organization

the results obtained

how busy the person is

Verbal

A study of Minzberg characterized the manager's job as :

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ordered

routine

Structured

In comparison to top level managers, a first-line supervisor will spend more time in:
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direction of subordinates

policy making

public relations

long range planning

Which level of management would be most involved in the function of planning and organizing ?
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top

Middle

first level

all of these

The identification of objectives and the formulation of policies, procedures and methods make up the:
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planning process

organizing process

directing process

controlling process

The determination and grouping of activities, of authority, span of management etc, are involved in the function of:
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planning

Organizing

directing

Controlling

The result of the process of organising are typically represented by means of an:
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organization

organization manual

organization matrix

organization committee.

the line of authority must be clearly defined

each subordinate should have one superior

According to "Scalar Principle of Organization"

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a manager can directly supervise a limited number of

people

exceptionally complex problems are referred to higher

levels of management

The chief informational needs required for effective planning are:

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objective, personnel and political

environmental, competitive and of the

environmental, political and price levels

individual enterprise
none of these

MBO evaluates the performance of operating units and individuals in terms of:

employee characteristics

objective work goals

employee personal traits

all of these

Planning function of management is performed by

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. top managements

lower management

middle management

all of these levels.

The final step in long range planning is

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develop and planning premises

control to the plans

establish strategies

execute the plan

evaluates performance, define the job, set

The proper sequence of MBO activities is :

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implement the program , define the job ,set objectives,

evaluate performance

objectives, implement the program

set objectives, evaluate performance , implement the

program

define the job, set objectives, evaluate

performance, implement program

Advantage of MBO is that:

A

a worker's job tasks become more clarified

worker's may adhere rapidly to establish goals

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self evaluation and self control are emphasized
C

appraisals are now based on results

Which of these is not part of the recognised challenges

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more than before

or modern managers?

A Micro-managing the workforce

Managing Communications

C Managing Change

Managing the learning organisation

As what are key factors that reflect the situation of an organisation referred to?
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A Administrations

Processes

C Contingencies

Activities

A Long Term

Medium Term

C Short Term

Unspecified time it takes to achieve an aim

To what time-frame do strategic plans relate?

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Which is not a recognised form of business continuity planning?

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A Contingency Planning

Scenario Planning

C Financial Planning

Building Planning

What is the definition of a scenario in scenario planning?

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A An imagined sequence of future events

An Unpredictable event

C A planned for even

An unplanned for event

What is a succession plan?

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A Dismissing an employee for a more favourable

employee
C A vote of no confidence in a board member

B A formal process of planning to fill a role that will

become vacant
D The formal process of acquiring a new staff member

Enhancement of job satisfaction and productivity are key characteristics of which theoretical perspective of work
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design?
A Process improvement

B Techno-structural change model

C Job characteristics model

D Socio-technical systems

What is a Gantt chart a type of?

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A Work flow design?

B Work schedule design

C Work rate design

D Work output design

Game theory involves:

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A conflict of interest situations

B Economic order quantity

C linear programming

D Waiting-line theory

Monto Carlo technique uses:

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A Simulation

B Calculated pay-offs

C assigned probability

D subjective technique

Linear programming technique can be applied for:

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A optimisation of systems

B Minimization of cost

C improving human relations

D Minimization of efforts

The organization chart will not show:

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A How the work is devided

B the informal organization

C the nature of the work performed by the

D Chain of command

components
The statement "We desire to reduce absenteeism to 3.4% by March 15,1990" is an example of:
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A an objective

B A strategy

C A rule

D A policy

The least common,rarely feasible approach to developing strategy and long -rang plans is:
A have top management do it

B delegate the responsibility to subordinates

use a long-range planning committee

C

use of professional staff

D

The most accurate statement regarding long-range planning is that:

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A strategies follow objectives

B Execution follow control

C resource requirements precede program activities

D Objectives precede planning staff

The removal of an unpleasant stimulus is called:

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A The law of effect

B Punishment

C negative reinforcement

D Positive reinforcement

Which regard to power and authority ,we may cone

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A supervisor should never have to rely on coercive

power to obtain results
C constant reliance on authority indicates a potential
supervisory problem

ude all but which one of the following:

B authority is only one source of influence among
many
D group acceptance of authority is necessary for it to
become useful influence

In terms of the three focal points of control systems, people in our society generally likebest.
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A Self control

B Centralized control

C Personalized control

D None of the above

The strengths and weaknesses of each alternative become obvious in which step of the decision making-process:
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A Identifying the problem

B Identifying the decision criteria

C Analyzing the alternatives

D Implementing the alternative

Inventory is vital to organizations, as it represents consid erable costs. Various methods have been ntory
developed to control inventory related costs. Which inve control method minimizes ordering and
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holding costs, while avoiding stock-out costs?

A Mathematical model

B Liner programming

C JIT inventory system

D Economic Order Quantity

Which model/theory of leadership does Bharti Pathak use, when she determines the effectiveness of decisions as
measured by group performance/participation; quality and acceptance?
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A House's Path-Goal Theory

B Fiedlers Contingency approach

C Herseyand Blanchard's Situational Leadership

D Vroom and Yetton's Normative Decision Model

Model
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The bargaining power of buyers, as described by Porter, is high when:

A There are only a few players in the industry

B Their purchases form a large chunk of the sellers'

total sales

C There are no substitutes for products being

purchased

D Products or services are critical to the buyer's

business

Using the BCG matrix requires considering which of the following factors?

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A Types of risk associated with product development

B Social and Political Factors

C Market shares and growth of markets in which

D Threats that economic conditions can create in future

products are selling

LUX makes sixteen different laundry soap products and completely dominates the laundry detergent market.
Through constant changes in packaging, it is trying to influence the perception of customers that its products are
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unique. Which of the following generic strategies is LUX using?

A Cost leadership

B Focus

C Differentiation

D Niche strategy

The conflict-resolution approach that corresponds with a high level of assertiveness and a low level of
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cooperativeness, is referred to as:

A Accommodating

B Compromising

C Avoiding

D Collaborating

Which approach to decision-making under conditions of uncertainty believes that individual attitudes toward risk
vary with events, with people and positions?
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A Risk Analysis

B Risk Communication

C Utility theory

D Decision Tree

The major disadvantage of the divisional structure is:

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A Requires people with general managerial

B Dis-economics of scale

capabilities
C Managerial Vacuum

D None of the above

Power based upon identification with a person who has desirable resources or personal traits is known as:
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A Coercive power

B Legitimate power

C Reward Power

D Referent power

Management by Objectives (MBO) is a joint setting of goals and objectives by superiors and subordinates. If you
were responsible for setting up an MBO program, which of the following steps would you need to complete before
the others?
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A Establish specific goals for various departments,

B Formulate action plans

subunits and individuals

C Clarify organizational roles

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D Implement and maintain self control

Which of the following is not true regarding programmed decisions?

A They are made in well-structured situations

B They require managers to exercise discretion

C They are based on established policies and procedures

D They are made mostly by lower-level managers

If a cricket coach calculates batting averages, what scale would be used?

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Interval scale

Ratio scale

Nominal scale

Ordinal scale

Ideally, the research participant's identity is not known to the researcher. This is called:
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Anonymity

Confidentiality

Deception

Desensitizing

Identify the term that refers to a post study interview in w lich all aspects of the study are revealed, sants'
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reasons for the use of deception are given, and the partici
A
Desensitizing

questions are answered?

B Debriefing

Dehoaxing

D Deploying

Interval

B Ordinal

Nominal

D Ratio

A researcher is interested in studying approaches to teaching writing in schools during the 1800s. She discovers a
grammar book, but there is no author or copyright date in the book. She examines the typeface in the book as well as the
writing style. After investigating further, she finds a reference to the book from a teacher's diary from the 1800s. The
diary also mentions an author's name. After further searching around she is able to identify the author of the book. The
investigator was engaged in what process?
A
Sourcing
C

B Positive criticism

Presentism

D Axial coding

A researcher studying the history of medical education finds a manuscript that purports to be from the 14 th perts
century. Before he uses the source, he goes to three other ex who help him identify whether the ect is referred to
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manuscript is authentic or not. His authentification of the ob

A
Positive criticism
C

Secondary criticism

as:
Internal criticism

External criticism

Focusing on describing or explaining data versus going beyond immediate data and making inferences is the difference
between
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Central tendency and common tendency

Mutually exclusive and mutually exhaustive

properties

Descriptive and inferential

Positive skew and negative skew

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A researcher is interested in studying approaches to teaching writing in schools during the 1800s. She discovers a
grammar book, but there is no author or copyright date in the book. She examines the typeface in the book as well as
the writing style. After investigating further, she finds a reference to the book from a teacher's diary from the 1800s.
The diary also mentions an author's name. After further searching around she is able to identify the author of the
book. The investigator was engaged in what process?
A

Sourcing

B Positive criticism

Presentism

D Axial coding

A researcher studying the history of medical education 14 thinds a manuscript that purports to be from the e other
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century. Before he uses the source, he goes to thre the experts who help him identify whether of the object is
manuscript is authentic or not. His authentification
A
Positive criticism

referred to as:
B Internal criticism

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Secondary criticism

D External criticism

z score

B SDU score

t score

D e score

Non-overlapping categories or intervals are known as

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Inclusive

B Exhaustive

Mutually exclusive

D Mutually exclusive and exhaustive

Mean

B Median

Mode

D Range

. False positive

B False negative

Double negative

D Positive negative

Approximately what percentage of scores falls within one standard deviation of the mean in a normal distribution?
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34%

B 68%

95%

D 99%

A statistical test used to determine whether a correlation coefficient is statistically significant is called the
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One-way analysis of variance

B t-test for independent samples

Chi-square test for contingency tables

D t-test for correlation coefficients

Repeated sampling

B Small sample

Large sample

D Large population

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What is the standard deviation of a sampling distribution called?

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Sampling error

Sample error

Standard error

Simple error

Which of the following is one of Spradley's types of relationships?

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Strict inclusion

Sequence

Cause-effect

All of the above

If you crew all possible samples from some population, calculated the mean for each of the samples, istructed a
corline graph (showing the shape of the distribution) based on all of those means, what /ou have?

and
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would
A

A population distribution

A sample distribution

A sampling distribution

A parameter distribution

The process of marking segments of data with symbols, descriptive words, or category nam&s is known as
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Concurring

Coding

Coloring

Segmenting

A researcher is doing a study of peer groups in midc le school. She interviews 5 girls and 5 boys. She is to
doing a grounded theory study; hence, she decides generate her codes as she scans through her
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transcriptions of her data. These codes are labeled:

A
A priori codes
C

Inductive codes

When a citation includes more than

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Post hoc codes

Master list codes

authors, only the surname of the first author is cited followed

Everyday life

Practical issues

Past research

All of the above are sources of research ideas

A researcher studies achievement by children in poorly funded elementary schools. She develops a model that posits
parent involvement as an important variable. She believes that parent involvement has an impact on children by
increasing their motivation to do school work. Thus, in her model, greater parent involvement leads to higher
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student motivation, which in turn creates higher student achievement. Student motivation is what kind of variable in
this study?
A
Manipulated variable

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Extraneous variable

Confounding variable

Mediating or intervening variable

Making predictions

Explaining phenomena

Integrating and summarizing current knowledge D

All of the above are important functions of theory

Research in which the researcher uses the qualitative paradigm for one phase and the quantitative paradigm for
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another phase is known as

A
mixed model research
C

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mixed method research

.
B basic research
D action research

A condition or characteristic that can take on different values or categories is called ____________.
A

a constant

B a variable

a cause-and-effect relationship

D a descriptive relationship

The development of a solid foundation of reliable know edge typically is built from which type of
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research?
A

basic research

B action research

evaluation research

D orientational research

Research that is done to examine the findings of someone else using the "same variables but different people" is
which of the following?
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A

exploration

B hypothesis

replication

D empiricism

Which
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form of reasoning is the process of drawing a specific conclusion from a set of premises?

rationalism

B deductive reasoning

inductive reasoning

D probabilistic

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