Management Skills MCQ Questions Answers

1. Progressive women reformers worked to _____.

2. In the context of the reinforcement theory, reinforcers are ________.

3.

Read the given scenario and answer the question that follows.

Consider yourself as a leader of the logistics team and due to heavy workload, you need to delegate the responsibility to other team members.

Which of the following options should be kept in mind when you plan to delegate?

4. In relation to multitasking skills, which of the following options is the potential factor wherein the important critical issues and genuine bottlenecks cannot be identified and the resources of the organization are actually wasted on the wrong problems.

5.

Read the given scenario and answer the question that follows.

Imagine yourself in a situation where you are start feeling that you have been burdened with more work than others and are facing issues to cope up with the tasks assigned to you. Your workload has grown to the point where you are feeling completely overloaded.

In such a scenario, which of the following options can be considered the work-related stress sources?

6. In which of the following phases of team development, the team members with the help of their past experiences solve problems and pull together as a cohesive group?

7. In relation to workload management, which of the following options can be used to monitor and measure data with related to a workload issue?

8.

Choose True or False.

Multitasking conserves energy.

9. Which of the following can be the possible advantages when people gravitate to multitasking in an organization

10.

Which of the following are the principles of effective workload management?

1.Transparent and open decision making with equitable distribution of workloads.

2.Maintenance of discretion and flexibility in applying workload management to ensure that local and business area needs are met.

3.Adherence to the safe work environments, practices, and legislations.

4.Dispute resolution mechanisms and issue escalation processes to be in place.

11. Which of the following options can be the reasons for delegation of authority?

12. In relation to multitasking, which of the following options are the potential examples of multitasking?

13. In which context are the terms Unfreezing and Refreezing used?

14. Which term refers to a document that sets out an organization's 'rules' regarding a particular issue?

15. Budgetary control systems involve ______________.

16. Why do businesses use cash-flow forecasts as part of the internal planning process?

17.

Which of the following are incorrect?

1.Policies are established after a thorough study and analysis of work. Procedures are often established without any study and analysis.

2.Policies help us in fulfilling the objectives of the enterprise. Procedures show us the way to implement policies.

3.Policies are specific and lay down the sequence of definite acts. Procedures are generally broad and allow some discretion.

4.Policies are general guides to both thinking and action of people at higher levels. Procedures are general guides to action only, usually at lower levels.

18. Which of the following constitutes a fixed asset in a business?

19. Which of the following represents the implementation of a 'Just-in-Time' production approach?

20. Which motivation strategy is characterized by a high emphasis on performance and a low emphasis on satisfaction?

21. Which one of the following best completes the sentence:The principle of 'Unity of Command' is concerned with ------------------ .

22. According to Bruce Tuckman's model of group development, which is the second stage through which a team passes?

23. An employee's desire and commitment to perform that is manifested in job related effort defines his/her----------------------- .

24. According to the team roles identified by Belbin, a 'plant' is someone who is------------- .

25. Which of the following is incorrect?

26. Which of the following is neither a cash in-flow nor cash out-flow?

27. Why does a business analyze its financial accounts to assess its solvency?

28. Delegation takes place when ______________.

29. Which of the following best completes the sentence: "Repetitive decisions are known as _____________ ."

30. If a company's productivity is rising, it means ------------ .

31. A member of the Board of Directors of a company who is not an employee of the company is called a-------------------- .

32. Which of the following statements is false?

33. Which is not a characteristic of a 'democratic leader' as identified by Lewin, Lippitt and White?

34. Which of the following is not a feature of a good organizational structure?

35. Which of the following is correctly ordered as a Management Process?

36. Which of the following characterizes the difference between Managers and Leaders?

37. According to the Myers-Briggs classification of personality types, the opposite of 'perception' is--------------- .

38. Which of the following reveals whether or not a company is earning a profit?

39. Recruitment, selection, and training is a function of-------------- .

40. The degree to which a company owns its upstream suppliers and its downstream buyers is known as---------------- .

41. Which of the following statements regarding the five core job dimensions is true?

42. A tool for evaluating organizational performance across the full range of a business is known as a 'balanced ________'.

43. A Mission Statement: ------------------- .

44. In the 'situational' leadership style, the manager is concerned with ___________.

45. Which of the following can be used as a term for Supervisor?

46. What is a 'stakeholder map'?

47. If a subordinate is having difficulty carrying out a delegated task, what should a manager do?

48. Which one of the following is another term for the Scalar Principle?

49. Jack Smith was reviewing the performance of his employees and was trying to decide which of them could profit the most from some additional managerial involvement. Listed below are the four employees he is considering. Everything else being equal, which of the following employees will benefit from the additional managerial involvement as a result of his/her performance being most appreciated?

50. What is the main advantage of employing staff on a temporary basis?

51.

In which order would the following strategic planning activities take place? 

1.Evaluating performance

2.Devising strategy

3.Documenting plans

4.Executing plans

52. The 'Principle of Order' applies to-------------- .

53. Selling stock not actually owned in the expectation that the price will fall is known as----------------------- .

54. In which of the following circumstances is the directive method of introducing planned change inappropriate?

55. Computers have helped immensely in the design and development of products for the manufacturing sector. With reference to this statement, which computer-related technology supports the above statement?

56. Which of the following activities should not be outsourced?

57. Which one of the following is not the function of Personnel Management?

58. Set-up costs that make it difficult for new companies to enter a particular market are known as--------------------- .

59. Which of the following defines 'apprenticeship' training?

60. If the financial year starts in January, the Fixed Budget will be prepared ------------ .

61. Which one of the following best completes the sentence: "Division of work promotes ____________."

62. Which of the following types of costs is not typically 'variable':

63. Which term refers to a document that sets out an organization's 'rules' regarding

64. Which of the following is not a financial statement?

65. Which of the following is not a function of a 'transactional' leader?

66. Which item appears in both the balance sheet and the profit and loss account?

67. Operations can be classified according to their volume and variety of production, as well as the degree of variation and visibility. Which of the following operations would be classified as high-volume, low-variety?

68. Which of the following is not a key function of leadership?

69. Which of the following is generally an inappropriate reason for delegation?

70. 'Span of Control' relates to the ------------ .

71. If a manager is attempting to establish motivational goals for his employees, which of the following should he do?

72. Which term refers to an activity or a series of activities that transform inputs into outputs?

73. Long-term budgets are useful for those industries where the gestation period is long. Which of the following is not relevant to the above statement?

74. Self-regulation, one of the characteristics of an effective leader, is defined as the ability to -----.

75. A manager is seeking to introduce new working conditions. Which of the following is the best way to gain employees' cooperation?

76. Which of the following is not included in calculating working capital?

77. A tool to plot the duration of activities in a project and its dependencies is named after:

78. In decentralization, subordinates ----------------- .

79. What does the term 'Unity of Control' stand for under Principles of Organizing?

80. Which term refers to an internal framework for ensuring that an organization behaves responsibly?

81. Which of the following is a current liability of a business?

82. Which two factors are combined to evaluate the size of risks facing an organization?

83.

Which of the following are not legitimate risk management options?

1.Terminate

2.Turn

3.Tolerate

4.Treat

5.Test

6.Transfer

84. Which of the listed management functions involves creating an environment where everyone works together to achieve the common goals of the organization?

85. Which one of the following is not the purpose of Performance Appraisal?

86. Which ratio shows an organization's effectiveness in minimizing production costs?

87. Which of the following is an external source of recruitment?

88. Which of the following statements is not likely to characterize a planning approach to strategy development?

89. Which of the following would help a company manufacture products to the standard required by the customer?

90. There are some important measures which a company can use to determine the effects of training. Which of the following is not one of them?

91.

Which of the following characterise a 'differentiation'-based business model?

1.High sales volume

2.High profit margin

3.Well- regarded brand

4.High-quality manufacture