Unit I: Introduction to Management

Concepts and Managerial Skills

:MCQ’S:
Q.1. Types of business:

a. manufacturing c. service

b. trade d. all of the above

Q.2. _____ is the function of putting together the different types

parts of the enterprise into working order:

a. Planning c. Organization

b. Management d. Administration

Q.3. The art of getting things done by people is called:

a. organization c. direction

b. management d. staffing

Q.4. What is Management?

a. Channelizing c. Administration

b. Administration d. Getting things done

from others

Q.5. Process of Management is:

a. Planning c. Controlling

b. Organizing d. All of the above

Q.6. Policy making (in an industry) is the role of:

a. management c. administration

b. public d. workers

Q.7. What are the characteristics of Management?

a. Clear defined objective

b. Coordinating activities with people

c. Shared environment

d. All of the above

Q.8. Business firm produce and supply wide varieties of goods and
_______ required by the society:

a. money c. entities

b. services d. social services

Q.9. Which type of industry involves large investment and a high

level of automation process?

a. village c. small scale

b. large scale d. medium scale

Q.10. The function of administration is ___________

a. Decision making

b. Controlling and ensuring discipline

c. Policy making
 d. All of the above

Q.11. In ______ type of organization the sub-ordinates receive

orders from their immediate boss

a. line organization c. line and staff organization

b. functional organization d. project organization

Q.12. When a group of people are pulled together for a special task,
the structure of such organization is called _______ organization:

a. project c. line and staff

b. line d. functional

Q.13. Which fact is responsible in the selection of type of

ownership?

a. Capital required c. Types of business

b. Scope of business d. All

Q.14. Which statement is wrong?

a. Organization is a group of working people

b. It has aims and objectives

c. Organization has no boundaries

d. Organization is a system
Q.15. Which of these is not the correct disadvantage of Line
organization?

a. Poor Performance c. Overlapping of activities

b. Lack of performance d. Nobody is overloaded

Q.16. Which is not the correct disadvantage of Staff Organization?

a. Discipline is lacking c. Ego of Speciality

b. Lack of Specialization d. Difficult to handle experts

Q.17. Principles proposed by _____ are very useful for the

contemporary managers to manage their work efficiently and
effectively

a. controlling c. organizing

b. directing d. planning

Q.18. Communication, Leadership and Motivation are sub-functions

of:

a. directing c. coordinating

b. decision making d. controlling

Q.19. Functions of controlling are:

a. establishing standards c. measuring performance

b. taking corrective actions d. All of the above

Q.20. What is organization?

a. Formal structure c. people working together for

common goal

b. Coordinating activities d. Shared environment

Q.21. The process of establishing the orderly use of resources by

assigning and coordinating tasks is called _______

a. decision making c. organizing

b. planning d. controlling

Q.22. Line organization is also called?

a. line and staff organization c. scalar or military

organization

b. functional organization d. project organization

Q.23. Advantages of the line organization?

a. Simple and easy structure

b. Simple division of authority

c. No confusion and high discipline

d. All of the above

Q.24. Disadvantages of Line Organization?

a. Lacks in employee specialization

b. High skilled people are used

 c. Not suitable for large organizations

d. All of the above

Q.25. The management of interdependence in work situations is also

known as __________________

a. organizing c. decision making

b. coordinating d. controlling

Q.26. Advantages of Line and Staff Organization are:

a. Responsibilities are fixed

b. Low wastage due to high skilled employee

c. Division of work is easy

d. All of the above

Q.27. Disadvantages of Line-Staff Organization:

a. Maintaining discipline is difficult

b. May give rise to confusion

c. Requires more cost

d. All of the above

Q.28. Functional Organization is specialized in ________?

a. Hierarchy of Organization

b. Structure of Organization

c. Functions of Organization
 d. None of the above

Q.29. Advantages of Functional Organization are:

a. Specialization can be done

b. Highly qualified people are required

c. Cost of such a structure is more

d. better quality if products can be produced

Q.30. Line Organization is suitable for:

a. small organization c. large organization

b. medium organization d. None of the above

Q.31. ______ is recruitment of right people at the right place in an

organization:

a. Planning c. Organizing

b. Staffing d. Controlling

Q.32. A process of solving a problem or finding out the new business

opportunity is called?

a. Directing c. Decision Making

b. Coordinating d. Organizing
Q. 33. ______ can be called as leading, motivating and so on.

a. Directing c. Controlling

b. Coordinating d. Organizing

Q.34. A very few number of people at work at ______ level.

a. low level c. top level

b. tactical level d. middle level

Q.35. ____________ skill is needed at top level management.

a. Technical c. conceptual, technical

and human

b. Conceptual and technical d. Conceptual

Q.36. A very large number of people work at ______ level.

a. middle level c. strategic level

b. tactical level d. low level

Q.37. Which of the following post comes under the middle level
management?

a. Director c. Branch manager

b. Foreman d. Supervisor

Q.38. The top level is known as _____ because all important

decisions related to the organization is taken by top management

a. Operational Level c. Strategical Level

b. Tactical Level d. All of the above