This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Commerce > Business Studies > Class 12 Business Studies Chapter 2 Principles Of Management – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Business Studies Chapter 2 Principles Of Management Quiz 4 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is a key aspect of fulfilling social responsibility? A) Meeting environmental requirements. B) Ignoring community needs. C) Maximizing profits only. D) Reducing employee benefits. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meeting environmental requirements. 2. According to Michael Walzer's Spheres of Justice, how should political power be allocated? A) Based on the norms appropriate to their respective spheres, such as democratically for political power, by need for healthcare, and by merit for jobs. B) By hereditary succession, ensuring power remains within certain families. C) Through a lottery system to ensure complete randomness. D) By the accumulation of wealth, allowing the richest to govern. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Based on the norms appropriate to their respective spheres, such as democratically for political power, by need for healthcare, and by merit for jobs. 3. Doing the right things, or completed activities so that organizational goals are attained A) Efficiency. B) Effectiveness. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Effectiveness. 4. The following statement is true about management EXCEPT A) Every organization have their own objective and goals. B) Managers are the most expensive basic resources in most business. C) Management level will always change to achieve organization goals. D) The achievement of an organization depends on how effectively employees perform job. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Management level will always change to achieve organization goals. 5. Henri Fayol is known as A) The father of general management. B) The father of shop floor management. C) The father of scientific management. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The father of general management. 6. What is the significance of management principles in changing environments? A) They help in adaptation. B) They become irrelevant. C) They complicate processes. D) They reduce flexibility. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They help in adaptation. 7. ..... is a method by which a business forecasts how many and what type of employees it needs now and in the future, matching the right type of employees to the needs of the business. A) Planning. B) Fiscal policy. C) Human resource planning. D) Resources allocation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Human resource planning. 8. Boston Consulting Group matrix (BCG) is a framework for evaluating businesses relative to the ..... rate of their market and the organization's ..... of the market. A) Interest, share. B) Growth, competition. C) Growth, share. D) Interest, competition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Growth, share. 9. Is Fayolism still relevant today? A) It is relevant only in certain industries. B) No, it is outdated. C) Yes, it is still fresh and relevant. D) It was never relevant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yes, it is still fresh and relevant. 10. Organizes employees around outputs, clients, or geographic areas A) Divisional structure. B) Decentralization. C) Modernization. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Divisional structure. 11. Which of the following is NOT a core function of management? A) Manufacturing. B) Staffing. C) Planning. D) Organising. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Manufacturing. 12. A span of management can be referred to all except A) Span of Authority. B) Span of Responsibility. C) Span of Productivity. D) Span of Control. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Span of Productivity. 13. ..... is a tactic used by an advocacy group when it attempts to convince consumers not to purchase a product or service.Select one: A) Campaign for public office. B) Flie civil case. C) Product boycotts. D) Lobby local politicians. E) Racketeering. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Product boycotts. 14. During World War I, battlefield surgery was crude. Which of the following management theorists would most likely have used their understanding of how work is done to help surgeons eliminate unnecessary motions, operate more efficiently, and save lives. A) Frank Gilbreth. B) Heinry Fayol. C) Mary parker Follett. D) Ferderick Taylor. E) .Chester Barnard. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frank Gilbreth. 15. ..... is strong when decisions have large, certain, immediate consequences and when there is physically or psychologically closeness to those affected by the decision. A) Social commitment. B) Proximity of effect. C) None of the above. D) Magnitude of consequences. E) Location immediacy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Proximity of effect. 16. Which step precedes 'Comparing actual performance with standards'? A) Setting performance standards. B) Analysing Deviations. C) Measurement of Actual Performance. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Measurement of Actual Performance. 17. What is a key characteristic of the grapevine (informal communication)? A) It is multi-directional and spreads quickly. B) It always requires manager approval. C) It is slow but accurate. D) Information flows only from top to bottom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is multi-directional and spreads quickly. 18. Which management function involves setting goals and objectives and creating specific plans for completing them? A) Planning. B) Organizing. C) Leading. D) Controlling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Planning. 19. Who is responsible for the forming of operational planning? A) Top-line managers. B) Middle-line managers. C) First-line managers. D) All the managers above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) First-line managers. 20. ..... are the things we learn that help us carry out tasks A) Team building. B) Skills. C) Communicating. D) Decision making. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skills. 21. What are some benefits of motivation among employees? A) Increased productivity. B) Employee well-being and thriving. C) Higher revenue. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 22. The two main causes of global crises or disasters are ..... causes. A) Climate and terrorist. B) Environmental and political. C) Geographic and political. D) Natural and human. E) Local and global. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Natural and human. 23. Which of the following is NOT one of the four functions managers perform? A) Organizing. B) Controlling. C) Serving. D) Planning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Serving. 24. Tactical plans describe how an organization decides on and implements to grow. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 25. The first step in the decision-making process is which of the following? A) Developing decision criteria. B) Allocating weights to the criteria. C) Analyzing alternatives. D) Identifying a problem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Identifying a problem. 26. Standards can be measured through quantitative whereby it involve to measure in improving service and employee relations. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 27. What is the primary challenge of a manager? A) To lead teams efficiently. B) To solve problems creatively. C) To manage finances effectively. D) To maintain customer satisfaction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To solve problems creatively. 28. The cause or reason for particular effect can be occurred due to ..... ? A) Non-flexibility. B) Cause and effect of relationship. C) Non-guidelines. D) All principles of equal importance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cause and effect of relationship. 29. Herzberg's theory focuses on: A) Hygiene and motivation factors. B) Safety needs. C) Authority and responsibility. D) Team spirit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hygiene and motivation factors. 30. Who is called an ethical leader according to the text? A) One who is both a moral person and a moral manager influencing others to behave ethically. B) One who always follows the majority opinion regardless of ethics. C) One who focuses only on achieving organizational goals. D) One who avoids making difficult decisions to maintain harmony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One who is both a moral person and a moral manager influencing others to behave ethically. 31. Which among the following is not among the 5 m of management? A) Machine. B) Motion. C) Men. D) Material. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motion. 32. Technique of Taylor which is the stongest motivator for workers to reach standard performance A) Mental Revolution. B) Work study. C) Functional foremanship. D) Differential piece rate system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Differential piece rate system. 33. The number of workers who leave an organisation taking into account employees who-Resign-the employee decides to leave the companyAttrition-when an employee leaves due to natural reasons e.g. retirementDismissal-the company decides to ask the employee to leave A) Productivity. B) Absenteeism. C) Human resource planning. D) Labour turnover. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Labour turnover. 34. What is definition of planning A) Refers to the way managers give orders to their subordinates and influence them to perform task. B) Process of identifying and selecting a course of action to solve a specific problem. C) Is the process of establishing goals, setting out objectives and defining the methods by which these goals and objectives are to be attained. D) Process of directing and inspiring people towards a common goal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is the process of establishing goals, setting out objectives and defining the methods by which these goals and objectives are to be attained. 35. Managing the work of non-individual employees who are usually involved with producing organizational products or serving the organization's customers, is the manager's job? A) First line managers. B) Top managers. C) Operatives. D) Middle managers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First line managers. 36. Efficiency is a measure of A) The speed with which a manager responds to an unforeseen event in the organization. B) How easily managers can alter the way they perform their activities to respond to actions of their competitors. C) The degree of novelty of innovation in products or production. D) The appropriateness of the goals that managers have selected for the organization to pursue. E) How productively resources are used to achieve a goal. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) How productively resources are used to achieve a goal. 37. How does human resources planning contribute to the overall success of an organization according to BTEC Unit 6 Principles of Management? A) By failing to address employee turnover and retention issues. B) By ensuring the organization has the right people with the right skills in the right positions at the right time. C) By hiring unqualified individuals for key positions. D) By neglecting to consider the organization's goals and objectives. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By ensuring the organization has the right people with the right skills in the right positions at the right time. 38. The principle which is based on 'a place for everything and everything in its place'.- A) Discipline. B) Principle of order. C) Unity of Command. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Principle of order. 39. Learning organizations are adaptive to which environment? A) Internal. B) External. C) Work. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) External. 40. Who was the Father of Scientific management? A) Henry Fayol. B) F.W. taylor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) F.W. taylor. 41. ..... means introducing a new entrant to the organisation. A) Placement. B) Training. C) Orientation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Orientation. 42. 2) 'Both workers and management should honour their commitments without any prejudice towards one another.' Which principle of management is being highlighted? A) Authority and responsibility. B) Discipline. C) Unity of Command. D) Division of work. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Discipline. 43. Which of the following is a general statement or understanding that guide or channelize thinking in decision making? A) Rule. B) Project. C) Procedure. D) Policy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Policy. 44. What is the credit value of the Principles of Management course? A) 2 credits. B) 4 credits. C) 3 credits. D) 6 credits. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3 credits. 45. When Ruth was hired to be the second-in-command at Gordan Mailing Services, she was told that her job was to deal with the employees to make sure they got the mailing done to the customers specifications. She was not instructed on how to run machines or in any other technical area because hers was a job in: A) Relationship control. B) Strategizing. C) Customer Serviceb.Marketingc.Strategizingd.Managemente.Relationship Control. D) Management. E) Marketing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Management. 46. In MNO Ltd, authority flows from top management to workers through a clear chain. This represents: A) Unity of Command. B) Scalar Chain. C) Authority. D) Order. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scalar Chain. 47. Ibn-Khaldun views that leadership should have several perfection qualities such as kindness, generosity and kindness of error. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 48. A systematic development of skills, attitude and behavior pattern for adequate performance of a given task. A) Simulation. B) Role Playing. C) Management Development Program. D) Training. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Training. 49. What does deontology provide a framework for evaluating in business actions? A) Market competitiveness of actions. B) Ethical constraints on actions. C) Legal enforceability of actions. D) Financial profitability of actions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ethical constraints on actions. 50. The principles of management are universal in nature. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 51. Why are principles of management important? A) They provide readymade solutions to all managerial problems. B) They are rigid prescriptions that must be followed absolutely. C) They are flexible and can be modified by managers. D) They have no impact on solving business problems. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They are flexible and can be modified by managers. 52. According to Mary Parker Fillet, management is an ..... of getting thing done through people. A) Art. B) Management. C) Science. D) Profession. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Art. 53. The marketing manager observes declining sales and plans a promotional campaign. Which function is this? A) Directing. B) Planning. C) Controlling. D) Organising. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Planning. 54. Which word denotes a function, a task, a discipline? A) Management. B) Leadership. C) Motivation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Management. 55. ..... refers to volunteering to do the work in innovative way A) Initiative. B) Unity of command. C) Teamwork. D) Stability of tenure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Initiative. 56. ..... was regarded as Father of Scientific Management. A) F W Taylor. B) Henry Fayol. C) Philip Kotler. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) F W Taylor. 57. Which quality helps managers handle unexpected challenges efficiently? A) Problem-solving ability. B) Avoiding issues. C) Delegating all tasks blindly. D) Overreacting to problems. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Problem-solving ability. 58. Company structure can be changed by A) Selecting. B) Controlling. C) Leading. D) Planning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Planning. 59. Which of the following business types is most affected by the death or insolvency of the owner? A) Joint Stock Company. B) Co-operative Society. C) Public Sector Enterprise. D) Sole Proprietorship. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sole Proprietorship. 60. Ethical behavior must exist on a plane above the law, which merely specifies the ..... common denominator of acceptable behavior. A) Greatest. B) Average. C) Lowest. D) Highest. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lowest. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesCommerce QuizzesClass 12 QuizzesClass 12 Business Studies Chapter 2 Principles Of Management Quiz 1Class 12 Business Studies Chapter 2 Principles Of Management Quiz 2Class 12 Business Studies Chapter 2 Principles Of Management Quiz 3Class 12 Business Studies Chapter 2 Principles Of Management Quiz 5Class 12 Business Studies Chapter 2 Principles Of Management Quiz 6Class 12 Business Studies Chapter 2 Principles Of Management Quiz 7Class 12 Business Studies Chapter 2 Principles Of Management Quiz 8Class 12 Business Studies Chapter 2 Principles Of Management Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books