Nextgen Gurumantra (Academy of Commerce)

Date : 26-05-2024 STD 12 Commerce Business Studies Total Marks : 30

Principles of Management

SECTION A

* Choose The Right Answer From The Given Options.[1 Marks Each] [3]
1. Purchase Manager and Sales Manager are a part of:
a. Top level management.
b. Middle level management.
c. Lower level management.
d. None of these.

2. Which of the following principles of management formulated by Taylor for managing an

organisation scientifically?
a. Harmony, not discord.
b. Cooperation, not individualism.
c. Science, not rule of thumb.
d. All of these.
3. Fayol says that discipline requires:
a. Good supervisors at all levels.
b. Agreements should be clear and fair.
c. Penalties should be fairly imposed.
d. All of these.

* Fill In The Blanks With Correct Alternative.[1 Marks Each] [2]

4. _________ helps to frame suitable incentive schemes and determining labour costs.

5. _______ aims at elimination of superfluous varieties, sizes and dimensions of the

product.

* State Whether The Following Sentences Are True Or False.[1 Marks Each] [2]
6. The principles of management are contingent. (True/ False)

7. 'Motion study' helps in improving the efficiency of workers. (True/ False)

SECTION B

* Given Section consists of questions of 3 marks each. [9]

8. Is there any difference in planning, organising, staffing, directing and controlling of
various organisations such as a school, a club, a restaurant and a steel plant?
To which characteristic of management is this case related?

9. Dharam is a well-known businessman in the field of publishing. He owes the success of

his business to his own education in business management and his team of certified
management consultants. Therefore, he decides to send both his children Danush and
Damini abroad to acquire a degree in business management in their individual area of
expertise. He feels that all over the world there is marked growth in management as a

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 discipline, but still it is not considered to be a full-fledged profession for certain reasons.
In the context of the above case :
1. Explain the reasons because of which Dharam considers management as a
discipline.
2. Critically examine the various reasons because of which management is not
considered to be a full-fledged profession.
10. What is meant by 'flexibility' of management principles?
OR
Mention the feature of management principle in the following statement 'The principles
of management are not rigid prescriptions, which have to be followed absolutely'.

SECTION C

* Given Section consists of questions of 4 marks each. [8]

11. Name any two important characteristics of management.
12. a. Name and explain the principle of management which requires judicious
application of penalties by the management.
b. Name and explain the technique of scientific management which helps in
establishing interchangeability of manufactured parts and products.

SECTION D

* Given Section consists of questions of 6 marks each. [6]

13. Explain the following principles of management given by Fayol.
i. Unity of command.
ii. Order.

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