This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Commerce > Business Studies > Class 12 Business Studies Chapter 2 Principles Of Management – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Business Studies Chapter 2 Principles Of Management Quiz 7 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Refers to using insights from an organization's actual strategy to improve its intended strategy. A) Strategic learning. B) Process school. C) Content school. D) Strategic planning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Strategic planning. 2. The selection of best alternative from many alternatives is known as ..... A) Budgeting. B) Selection. C) Decision making. D) Organising. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Decision making. 3. A transactional leader does what: A) Maintaining the status quo. B) Is focused on and prioritises the needs of their team over their own personal needs. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maintaining the status quo. 4. Name the principal where all employees working together to achieve the same goal of organisation A) Initiative. B) Equity. C) Unity of direction. D) Order. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unity of direction. 5. Principles of management can be modified by the manager when the situation demands. This statement implies that the principles of management are A) Rigid. B) Contingent. C) Flexible. D) Universally applicable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flexible. 6. A manager wants to understand public attitudes towards the company's social responsibility efforts. Which method should they use? A) Opinion Surveys. B) Issues Management. C) Social Audits. D) Social Scanning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Opinion Surveys. 7. Pros of what Reduces management stress and workload.Allows senior management to focus on key tasks.Subordinates are empowered and motivated.Better decisions or use of resources (potentially).Good method of on-the-job training. A) Planning. B) Delegation. C) Inspiration. D) Coordination. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Delegation. 8. When the board of directors of an automotive parts company reviewed reports on the company?s performance to see if it was meeting its previously stated performance goals, it made suggestions for improvement. The board was demonstrating the ..... function of management. A) Organizing. B) Planning. C) Controlling. D) Restructuring. E) Leading. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Controlling. 9. Who has the highest level of authority in a centralized school PE program? A) Principal or school administrator. B) PE student. C) Assistant coach. D) Team captain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Principal or school administrator. 10. A relationship through which one person influences the behaviour or actions of other people is ..... ? A) Manager. B) Control. C) Leader. D) Leadership. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Leadership. 11. Planning is done for A) Past. B) Present. C) Future. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Future. 12. ..... are decision made in routine, repetitive, well-structured situations through the use of predetermined decision rules. A) Non-programmed decisions. B) Programmed decisions. C) Decision making. D) Complicated decision. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Programmed decisions. 13. What did Henri Fayol recognize about the skills of technicians? A) They were good at finance. B) They were good at technical tasks. C) They were good at marketing. D) They were good at managing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They were good at technical tasks. 14. What does formalization refer to in organizational structure? A) The process of hiring employees. B) The extent to which policies and procedures are documented. C) The evaluation of job performance. D) The allocation of resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The extent to which policies and procedures are documented. 15. What is the first step in the planning process? A) Hire employees. B) Create a budget. C) Define objectives or goals. D) Implement marketing strategies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Define objectives or goals. 16. Which of the following is not a characteristic of directing? A) Directing initiate action. B) Flows from top to bottom. C) It is a continuous process. D) Ensuring order & discipline. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ensuring order & discipline. 17. What does deontology place a strong emphasis on in business ethics? A) Moral duties and principles. B) Maximizing profits. C) Following popular opinion. D) Achieving personal success. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Moral duties and principles. 18. Which is NOT the characteristics of a leader? A) Exemplary characteristics. B) Analytically thinker. C) Biased. D) Committed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biased. 19. "Grouping activities on the basis of geography or territory."The statement refers to departmentalization by ..... A) Functional. B) Process. C) Geographic. D) Product. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Geographic. 20. Which of the following is a factor affecting organization design? A) Organizational size. B) Organizational color scheme. C) Organizational logo. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Organizational size. 21. What does the term "organization" refer to in the context of management principles? A) A type of software. B) A group of people working together for a common goal. C) A physical location. D) A collection of unrelated individuals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A group of people working together for a common goal. 22. According to Maslow, apart from fulfilling the need of being accepted by other people, human also like to be respected, appreciated and honoured, is probably in need of, A) Social needs. B) Esteem needs. C) Self actualization needs. D) Physiological needs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Esteem needs. 23. Motivation is derived from a ..... word A) Greek. B) French. C) Latin. D) German. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Latin. 24. When an employee is not satisfied on the job, applying principles from this management thought would give insight into motivation, employee engagement, etc. A) Hand Motion Study. B) Organizational Behavior. C) Operations management. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Organizational Behavior. 25. What is management defined as? A) The art of getting work done efficiently and effectively. B) The study of organizational behavior. C) The process of hiring employees. D) The act of controlling finances. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The art of getting work done efficiently and effectively. 26. The managerial grid model was developed by ..... A) Henri Fayol. B) Blake and Mouton. C) Luther Gullick. D) F.W Taylor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blake and Mouton. 27. A current medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes; coins and banknotes collectively. A) Money. B) Men. C) Machines. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Money. 28. What is the primary function of management? A) To increase company profits at any cost. B) To maintain the status quo in the organization. C) To achieve organizational goals effectively and efficiently. D) To manage employee schedules effectively. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To achieve organizational goals effectively and efficiently. 29. Planning is required at all levels of management as well as in all departments of the organisation. It means A) Planning is continuous. B) Planning is all pervasive. C) Planning focuses on achieving objectives. D) It is a primary functionof management;. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Planning is all pervasive. 30. MBO (Management by Objectives) was popularized by: A) F.W. Taylor. B) Henri Fayol. C) Elton Mayo. D) Peter Drucker. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Peter Drucker. 31. How do principles of management contribute to the development of management? A) They have no impact on the development of management. B) They provide a learnable and teachable discipline. C) They are irrelevant to the practice of management. D) They hinder the professionalization of management. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They provide a learnable and teachable discipline. 32. Mohan always comes 1 hour late in the office and leave half an hour before the scheduled time. No penal action is taken against him. Other employees also started coming late in the office. Management is very disturbed with this and has started scolding the employees.(a) Which management principle is being violated in the given case? A) Discipline. B) Efficiency. C) Transparency. D) Loyalty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Discipline. 33. Concepts of management are classified into: A) Traditional Concept. B) Modern Concept. C) Both of them. D) None of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both of them. 34. List the three requirements for ethical decision-making according to Exhibit 5.6. A) Moral awareness, moral judgment, moral character. B) Moral reasoning, moral intent, moral outcome. C) Moral flexibility, moral intuition, moral luck. D) Moral perception, moral action, moral consequence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Moral awareness, moral judgment, moral character. 35. While other functions prepare a setting for action, name the function that initiates action in the organisation. A) Planning. B) Organising. C) Staffing. D) Directing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Directing. 36. According to Friedman, who should address societal concerns beyond profit maximization? A) The government, through intervention and regulation, not voluntary corporate actions. B) Individual employees acting on their own within the company. C) Shareholders through direct voting on company policies. D) Corporate managers acting on personal moral beliefs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The government, through intervention and regulation, not voluntary corporate actions. 37. "Whoever is engaged in the same activity should have a unified goal" Sentence refers to A) Unity of Command. B) Unity of Direction. C) Discipline. D) Authority and Responsibility. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unity of Direction. 38. .... are cultures in which key values are deeply and widely held. A) Strong culture. B) Weak culture. C) Structures. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Strong culture. 39. There is chaos and discord amongst the workers in a supermarket. Applying this principle could improve the situation. A) Esprit de corps. B) Forming unions. C) Unity of command. D) Unity of direction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Esprit de corps. 40. Planning has no meaning unless it contributes to thea achievement of predetermined organisational goals. It means A) Planning focuses on achieving objectives. B) Involves decision making;. C) Planning is pervasive. D) Planning is Forward looking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Planning focuses on achieving objectives. 41. Apa perbedaan antara komunikasi dan informasi? A) Komunikasi kurang kompleks. B) Mereka sama. C) Informasi lebih penting. D) Mereka berlawanan tetapi saling bergantung. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mereka berlawanan tetapi saling bergantung. 42. Manakah di antara berikut yang menggambarkan komunikasi sebagai suatu proses? A) Dinamika. B) Unidirectional. C) Sederhana. D) Statis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dinamika. 43. Which of the following is not a principle by Henry Fayol? A) Division of work. B) Harmony not discord. C) Discipline. D) Unity of command. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Harmony not discord. 44. In which of the following situations would a Gantt chart be appropriate to use? A) Installing a local area network for a computer system. B) Building a bridge. C) Rebuilding communication towers destroyed by a hurricane. D) Planning a mardi gras parade. E) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All of these. 45. Who introduced the concept of the bureaucratic organization and emphasized the importance rules, hierarchy, and impersonal relationships in Management? A) Chester Barnard. B) Henri Fayol. C) Max Weber. D) Frederick Taylor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Max Weber. 46. Management tool used to monitor, review and evaluate staff performance against a set of targets aligned with the business objectives A) Grade. B) Performance. C) Performance appraisal. D) Evaluation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Performance appraisal. 47. As discussed in class, the warmer states in the south and southwest are known as which Belt? A) Sand Belt. B) Sun Belt. C) Southern Belt. D) Rust Belt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sun Belt. 48. The total organization is directed through corporate objective provided by the top level management is called A) Top level approach. B) Top down approach. C) Bottom up approach. D) Bottom level approach. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Top down approach. 49. He stated 14 principles of management A) 1.Henri Fayol. B) 2.Max Weber. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1.Henri Fayol. 50. Irish Rail has a bad industrial relationship with its employees A) Opportunity. B) Weakness. C) Strength. D) Threats. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weakness. 51. Which of the following is a key benefit of effective communication in an organization? A) Improved team collaboration. B) Reduced customer satisfaction. C) Increased employee turnover. D) Higher operational costs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Improved team collaboration. 52. In traditional goal setting, the goals are set at the top level of management and after that they: A) Become the responsibility of first-line management. B) Are broken down into sub goals for each level of the organization. C) All the efforts to achieve the goals are directed by top management. D) Are delegated to the next lower level to be achieved. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are broken down into sub goals for each level of the organization. 53. Maintaining the best way of interacting with customers and keeping the quality of their work despite informal meetings and conversations A) Subordination of individual interest to general interest. B) Discipline. C) Initiative. D) Esprit de corps. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Discipline. 54. Which function of management is involved in assigning tasks among individuals in the organization? A) Organizing. B) Planning. C) Controlling. D) Leading. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Organizing. 55. A supervisor bypasses hierarchy only in urgent situations with mutual consent. This represents: A) Authority. B) Unity of Command. C) Gang Plank. D) Order. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gang Plank. 56. Which of the following is NOT a key element of the Total Quality Management approach? A) Employee involvement. B) Continuous improvement. C) Focus on the supplier. D) Focus on the customer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Focus on the supplier. 57. It is a modern approach to overseeing a business and involves activities like planning, decision-making and monitoring. A) Contemporary Approach. B) Approaches. C) Temporary Approach. D) Temporary Appeal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Contemporary Approach. 58. Which of the following statements is not true with reference to planning? A) Planning enables a manager to look ahead and anticipate changes. B) Planning facilitates co-ordination among departments and individuals in the organisation. C) Planning does not lead to rigidity. D) Planning is a pre-requisite for controlling. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Planning does not lead to rigidity. 59. It is a professional trade services A) Service. B) Manufacturing. C) Merchandising. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Service. 60. Individual values constitute the ultimate guide for ..... behavior. A) Ethical. B) Physical. C) Economic. D) Political. 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