This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Commerce > Business Studies > Class 12 Business Studies Chapter 2 Principles Of Management – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Business Studies Chapter 2 Principles Of Management Quiz 19 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Management should and one best way to perform.Which technique of scientific management is defined in this sentence A) Fatigue study. B) Time study. C) Method study. D) Motion study. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Method study. 2. Ethical leadership in virtue ethics is associated with leaders who exemplify virtuous qualities and serve as role models for their employees. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. Plan that establishes a required method of handling future activities is called ..... A) Methods. B) Rules. C) Policy. D) Procedures. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Methods. 4. What is the primary focus of management by exception? A) To manage all tasks equally. B) To avoid decision-making. C) To focus on significant deviations from the norm. D) To micromanage every detail. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To focus on significant deviations from the norm. 5. Henri fayol introduce ..... principle of management A) 15. B) 13. C) 9. D) 14. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 14. 6. Which of the following is not the importance of directing? A) Initiate action by people in the organisation. B) Bring stability and balance in the organisation. C) Takes place throughout the life of the organisation. D) Facilitates introduction of needed changes in the organisation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Takes place throughout the life of the organisation. 7. The behavioral dimension of leadership involving the concern that the leader has for the feelings, needs, personal interest, problems, and well-being of followers is referred to as which of the following? A) Autocratic. B) Consideration. C) Initiating structure. D) Democratic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Democratic. 8. Employees need a non-punitive mechanism for reporting ..... abuses in the organization. A) Personal. B) Financial. C) Technical. D) Ethical. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ethical. 9. Which of the following is the best example for centralization and decentralization A) A manager should not fall In the temptation of misusing his/her powers of personal gains. B) Personnel should be given reasonable time to show results. C) Company has suggestion box system to encourage suggestions from employees. D) Panchayats in India have been given more powers to decide spend fund for welfare of people of their village. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Panchayats in India have been given more powers to decide spend fund for welfare of people of their village. 10. When set the standard, the manager must make sure it is not too high or too low for the employees to achieve it. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 11. In which book Henry Fayol has mentioned the 14 principles of management:A) B) C) D) A) General and industrial management. B) Principles based management. C) General management. D) Industrial management. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) General and industrial management. 12. Which statement correctly compares formal and informal communication? A) Formal is faster, informal is slower. B) Both follow strict company policy. C) Formal is official and structured; informal is casual and personal. D) Informal has more written records. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Formal is official and structured; informal is casual and personal. 13. Describe in advance how managers will respond to possible future events that could disrupt existing plans. A) Crises. B) Contingency plans. C) Back-up Plan. D) None of the selection. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contingency plans. 14. A decision is a discrepancy between an existing and a desired state of affairs. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. Our firm has highly skilled works A) Weakness. B) Strength. C) Opportunity. D) Threats. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Strength. 16. Operational planning is divided into two types, which are ..... A) Budget and project. B) Project and rule. C) Policy and program. D) Single use plan and standing plan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Single use plan and standing plan. 17. 10) True of false:According to the principle of Remuneration, overall pay of both males and females should be the same. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 18. Wendell notices that the company's top executives share a belief that managers are directly responsible for the organization's success or failure. This belief reflects a(n) ..... view of management. A) Traditional. B) Omnipotent. C) Symbolic. D) Omniscient. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Omnipotent. 19. What is the main focus of 'Co-ordination' in management? A) Creating conflicts among team members. B) Ignoring team dynamics. C) Aligning activities and efforts towards a common goal. D) Ensuring all employees are working independently. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aligning activities and efforts towards a common goal. 20. According to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, what is the first need that must be met? A) Esteem. B) Safety. C) Belonging. D) Physiological. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Physiological. 21. Espirit de corps means? A) Union is Victory. B) Union is strength. C) Unitedly we stand. D) Love one and all !!. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Union is strength. 22. The primary responsibility of a manager in the planning function is to monitor and regulate organizational activities A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 23. The significance of relativism in business ethics is: A) That ethical standards can vary depending on cultural or individual perspectives. B) That there is only one universal ethical standard for all businesses. C) That business ethics are irrelevant in modern society. D) That ethical decisions are always based on legal requirements. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That ethical standards can vary depending on cultural or individual perspectives. 24. Which functional area focuses on recruitment, training, and development? A) Marketing. B) Finance. C) Human Resource Management. D) Production. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Human Resource Management. 25. What is the role of a good leader? A) To maintain the status quo. B) To avoid taking risks. C) To inspire and motivate team members. D) To control every aspect of work. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To inspire and motivate team members. 26. The study of the morality of human actions. A) Sociology. B) Human Behavior. C) Ethics. D) Philosophy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ethics. 27. Skills in understanding and getting along with other people are called ..... A) Technical skill. B) Human relation skill. C) Marketing skill. D) Conceptual skill. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Human relation skill. 28. Esprit De Corpse stands for A) Values. B) Group dynamic. C) Team spirit. D) Morale. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Team spirit. 29. ..... is the process of getting results accomplished through others A) Delegating. B) Working. C) Ordering. D) Mandating. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Delegating. 30. Which of the following statement best describes the principle of 'Division of Work'? A) Work should be divided into small tasks. B) Labour should be divided. C) Resources should be divided among job. D) It leads to specialization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Work should be divided into small tasks. 31. A common set of activities that make up a manager's job is called A) Management Role. B) Employee's Role. C) Accountant's Role. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Management Role. 32. What is the primary purpose of staffing? A) To develop marketing strategies. B) To create a budget. C) To recruit and select employees. D) To manage financial resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To recruit and select employees. 33. What are principles of management? A) Specific rules for individual tasks. B) Broad and general guidelines for decision-making and behavior in organizations. C) Detailed instructions for every organizational process. D) Strict regulations for employee conduct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Broad and general guidelines for decision-making and behavior in organizations. 34. What is the essence of effective management? A) Controlling. B) Communication. C) Coordination. D) Cooperation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Communication. 35. This approach looks at how businesses compete in a specific industry. A) Differentiation Strategy. B) Corporate Level Strategy. C) Business Level Strategy. D) Cost Leadership Strategy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Business Level Strategy. 36. ..... popularized the concept of managerial skill. A) Luther Gullick. B) Henri Fayol. C) Robert Blake. D) F.W Taylor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Robert Blake. 37. Concept of "knowledge worker" was given by: A) Henri Fayol. B) Peter Drucker. C) Elton Mayo. D) Henry Gantt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peter Drucker. 38. Which principle of management suggest the concept of replacing I with we. A) ORDER. B) EQUITY. C) ESPIRIT DE CORPS. D) NONE OF THESE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ESPIRIT DE CORPS. 39. Orderly planning of personnel & available replacements for vacancies A) Equity. B) Subordination of individual interests. C) Stability of tenure of personnel. D) Equity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stability of tenure of personnel. 40. As a manager, what type of skill would you need to use if you had to decide if falling sales were a result of a faulty product or an ineffective marketing plan? A) Negotiating skill. B) Human skill. C) Technical skill. D) Conceptual skill. E) Intuitive skill. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conceptual skill. 41. Ethics is the system of rules that governs the ordering of ..... A) Opinions. B) Values. C) Facts. D) Laws. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Values. 42. Kai is a marketing manager at a company that aims to build a strong emotional connection with its customers to foster brand loyalty. Which marketing strategy is Kai likely using? A) B. Relationship marketing. B) D. Viral marketing. C) A. Direct marketing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) B. Relationship marketing. 43. This strategy is a company's approach for resolving existing and future problems in order to achieve its expansion objectives. A) Retrenchment Strategy. B) Stability Strategy. C) Growth Strategy. D) Focus Strategy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Growth Strategy. 44. Which principle of management is violated if employees are being discriminated on basis of gender? A) PRINCIPLE OF DIRECTION. B) PRINCIPLE OF INITIATIVE. C) PRINCIPLE OF EQUITY. D) PRINCIPLE OF DIVISION OF WORK. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) PRINCIPLE OF EQUITY. 45. Is the process of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling human and other resources towards the effective achievement of organizational goals A) Management. B) Entrepreneurial Management. C) Business. D) Principles of Management. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Management. 46. Right people are placed at right jobs and materials are kept at proper locations. Which principle is applied? A) Equity. B) Discipline. C) Order. D) Authority. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Order. 47. Which management function involves monitoring employees' activities, determining whether the organization is on target toward its goals and making any correction as needed? A) Leading. B) Planning. C) Controlling. D) Organizing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Controlling. 48. Employees bypass hierarchy only in emergency with permission. Which principle applies? A) Gang Plank. B) Discipline. C) Unity of Direction. D) Authority. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gang Plank. 49. Dynamically interact to their environments by taking in inputs and transforming them into outputs that are distributed into their environments. A) *Closed systems. B) *open systems. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) *open systems. 50. Informal authority flows upwards to downwards or horizontally in ..... A) Formal organization. B) Informal organization. C) Strategic management. D) Strategic organization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Informal organization. 51. ..... means every employee should get order from one superior only A) (a) Unity of command. B) (b) Unity of direction. C) C) Centralisation. D) (d) Order. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (a) Unity of command. 52. A human resource manager attending a local Society for Human Resource Management meeting would be functioning in which of the following role? A) Liaison. B) Disseminator. C) Informational. D) Leader. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Liaison. 53. What does the principle of Unity of Command emphasize? A) An employee should receive orders from only one superior. B) Employees should have multiple superiors. C) Unity of command is not important. D) Employees should not follow any orders. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An employee should receive orders from only one superior. 54. In Fiedler's Model, task structure speaks about whether the task at hand is: A) Aligned with vision. B) Difficult. C) Properly done. D) Clear. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Clear. 55. The process of monitoring performance, comparing it with objectives, and correcting significant deviations is the definition of A) Organizing. B) Controlling. C) Planning. D) Leading. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Controlling. 56. LMN Corporation has a strict policy of promoting employees based solely on seniority rather than performance. This has led to dissatisfaction among high-performing employees who feel undervalued. Which principle of management is being overlooked by LMN Corporation? A) Unity of Command. B) Equity. C) Scalar Chain. D) Division of Work. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Equity. 57. What is the purpose of coordination in an organization? A) To create chaos and confusion. B) To ensure smooth functioning and unity of effort. C) To promote individualism and competition. D) To discourage teamwork and collaboration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To ensure smooth functioning and unity of effort. 58. Is a goal-directed, deliberately-structured group of people working together to provide specific good and services. A) Objective. B) Vision. C) Mission. D) Organization. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Organization. 59. Henri Fayol was a French ..... A) Manager. B) Actor. C) Writer. D) Industrialist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Industrialist. 60. A manager who is responsible for the daily supervision of nonmanagerial employees. A) CEO. B) First-line manager. C) Supervisor. D) Boss. 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