General Time Management MCQs

1. Classify the following task: an email from a supervisor marked 'immediate action required'

2. Which activity would belong in the category of "not urgent, but important?"

3. In business time-management, what does the acronym PAY stand for?

4. If challenged on an individual task within the context of a larger, group project, one should:

5. When deciding how to delegate tasks among your team, all of the following are important to consider EXCEPT:

6. True or false? Only managers can be sure a meeting stays on schedule.

7. What do you do when someone else is late and preventing you from accomplishing your tasks?

8. Which would be the best atmosphere at the workplace to increase productivity?

9. The best time to make a plan for a new task is:

10. Employers are likely to evaluate new hires' time management skills based on which of the following?

11. When delegating tasks, it is generally a good idea:

12. The central principles of time management are based on maximizing all of the following EXCEPT:

13. Classify the following task: dealing with an upset client or vendor

14. Taking the time to come up with a contingency plan is:

15. When balancing multiple important tasks, what is generally the best strategy?

16. On group projects, planning should be done:

17. True or false? Generally speaking, the most important tasks should be done in the morning, or whenever productivity is at its highest.

18. What action should you take if you accidentally missed a deadline?

19. Which of these could contribute to a missed deadline?

20. When setting goals for a given project, should one focus on:

21. When a team members asks for help, feedback, or guidance, one should:

22. It's better to arrive earlier to a meeting, rather than later. True or False?

23. Check lists and to-do lists are:

24. Classify the following task: watching a TV show you do not enjoy

25. Which of the following can contribute to overall office stress levels?

26. What is the accepted view of scheduling periods of 10-20 minutes in an otherwise busy work day, in which to do precisely nothing?

27. If one realizes that one has not budgeted enough time for an important task, a skilled manager should:

28. The ideal management strategy for decision making is:

29. Which activity would belong in the category of "urgent and important?"

30. What benefit might be derived from delegating a task you could do well yourself to an employee who is not strong in that area?

31. How much time should be spent on planning and scheduling, relative to taking action?

32. ABC analysis ranks each task on the basis of:

33. All of these would be an acceptable choice when faced with a new task EXCEPT:

34. True or false? Day-to-day issues should never supercede larger strategic time priorities.

35. In business, stress:

36. True or false? Procrastination is a better workplace trait than perfectionism.

37. How might a creative manager deal with employee stress?

38. When working on a project that involves several or more colleagues, interruptions:

39. The importance of saying "no" to a new task or responsibility is emphasized because:

40. When is the ideal time to submit an application to a job or project?

41. In the workplace, the relationship between time management and stress is:

42. Employees who spend most of their time on tasks that are urgent but not important will likely eventually experience:

43. What is the best course of action for an email received from a supervisor, whose subject line reads: 'notes from today's meeting'

44. Team projects are more time consuming when

45. Top-tier talent will attempt to avoid assignments that are:

46. An example of best practices of effective time management is

47. Generally, it is best to arrive for a meeting:

48. Classify the following task: relaxation

49. Classify the following task: responding to a task-relevant email from a colleague

50. A group's meeting agenda should be restricted to:

51. Employees who spend most of their time on tasks that are not important, regardless of urgency, will likely eventually experience:

52. Which activity would belong in the category of "not urgent and not important?"

53. The most important work of the day should always be scheduled:

54. Employees who spend most of their time on tasks that are urgent and important will likely eventually experience:

55. Classify the following task: busywork

56. The best time to handle routine mail and correspondence is:

57. When scheduling meetings, it's important to invite:

58. True or false? Supervisors should always tell their employees in which order tasks should be prioritized.

59. In a truly ideal situation, one would spend most of their time working on which kind of tasks?

60. Which is a way individuals can contribute to good group time management?

61. True or false? The most important task must be completed first, regardless of its complexity or urgency.

62. The concept of scheduling priorities, as opposed to prioritizing one's schedule, is meant to privilege:

63. Employees who spend most of their time on tasks that are non-urgent but important will likely eventually experience:

64. All of the following can contribute to under- or over-estimating the amount of time a given task can take EXCEPT:

65. What is the best course of action for an email received from a supervisor, whose subject line reads: 'notes for workers in [not your department].'

66. What is the best course of action for an email received from a supervisor, whose subject line reads: 'please complete this task within the month.'

67. True or false? Urgent, unimportant tasks should be privileged over non-urgent, important ones.

68. All of the following belong in the plan for a complex project EXCEPT:

69. The 'Pareto Principle' or '80/20 rule' states that:

70. Evaluate the following statement. "If you don't have enough time to do everything on your to-do list, wake up an hour earlier in the morning."

71. Analysts have pointed out all of the following potential problems with "to-do lists" EXCEPT:

72. Which is of greater consequence when evaluating when and how to do a task: urgency, or importance?

73. A schedule for a complex, weeklong project should be broken down to units no smaller than:

74. Classify the following task: arriving on time to a meeting at which one's presence is not necessary

75. Classify the following task: meeting the expectations of colleagues or sub-ordinates

76.

Which of the following '5S' tools makes things easier to locate?

77.

According to Time Management principles, meetings are _______

78.

Which of the following is NOT an application of a Gantt chart?

79.

Delivering a motivating speech to employees can best be described as __________.

80.

Which of the following statements is/are true?

i)It is generally more efficient to respond to crises as they arise rather than invest time in preventing them.

ii)An effective process should never be modified.

81.

Which of the following activities is not an example of 'investing' time?

82.

Which of the following symptoms could NOT be the result of stress?

83.

Which of the following statements is/are true?

i)Deadlines are always a motivating factor.

ii)Time management principles do not apply to the staff primarily engaged In routine tasks.

84.

Which of the following techniques was/were created by Jiro Kawakita?

85.

Which of the following statements is/are true?

i)For optimal performance, work should be entirely stress-free.

ii)Stress only applies to work-related issues.

86.

Which of these is a hindrance in overcoming procrastination?

87.

Which of the following might hinder the implementation of a Time Management approach?

i)Highly-motivated employees

ii)Lack of funds to invest in tools

iii)Predictable tasking

iv)Workplace culture

88.

In which of the following situations would investing time be inadvisable?

89.

Which of the following variables must be balanced against 'schedule' to assess the effectiveness of a process?

i)Quality

ii)Scale

iii)Cost

90.

Which of the following statements is/are true?

i)Managers who delegate usually experience lower absenteeism and staff turnover.

ii)Someone who manages their time efficiently should never have to refuse to take on a task.

91.

________ is a drive and a stimulus that helps you to accomplish goals.

92.

Which of these is not necessarily a key element of a Time Management plan?

93.

A/An ___________ is a specialized chart that exhibits data collected in such a way that important points necessary for the process under improvement can be demarcated.

94.

Which of these is a principle of Time Management?

95.

The 'Just-In-Time' approach to production means

96.

Which of the following is the best definition of 'spending' time?

97.

Conducting a 'time and motion study' is primarily a means of:

98.

Which of the following may affect your ability to handle stress?

i)Illness

ii)Hormones

iii)Tiredness

99.

Which of the following statements is/are true?

i)Some types of tasks are better suited to certain times of the day than others.

ii)It is always better to prioritize 'urgent' tasks above 'important' ones.

100.

According to the '5S' approach, which of the following implies keeping your environment clean and clear?

101.

Who proposed the Pareto principle?

102.

A/an ________ is an organized set of schedules which lists the time and the task/s to be executed.

103.

'Pareto Analysis' is also known as the ________ rule.

104.

Using __________ is an easy and fast way to achieve consensus on an issue.

105.

Which of the following statements is/are true?

i)Time should not be invested in training unskilled staff.

ii)Investing time incurs short-term opportunity costs.

106.

'Load-smoothing' is best defined as:

107.

Which of the following is NOT a sensible way of handling stress?

108.

What do the lengths of the bars in a Pareto chart indicate?

109.

Which of the following is NOT an effect associated with a 'Just-In-Time' approach to production?

110.

Which of these does not get increased when you adopt a Time Management schedule?

111.

Which of the following exacerbates rather than actually causes stress?

112.

Which of these is a time stealer?

113.

On what basis are the scores allotted in an Action Priority Matrix?

i)The effect of the activity that is undertaken

ii)The time that gets wasted in procrastination

iii)The effort involved in doing the work

114.

Which of the following statements is/are true?

i)A complicated task is best decomposed into a series of discrete, manageable tasks.

ii)It is better to switch frequently between concurrent tasks rather than complete them sequentially.

115.

Which is the first step in a Time Management schedule?

116.

What are 'displacement activities'?

117.

Every item is allotted a/an _________ in Time Charts.

118.

Which of these techniques is usually associated with the Nominal Group Technique?