Principles of Management Unit 1: Control

Principles of Management
Unit 1
1. In management, we have planning-action-____ cycle.
Deciding
Function
Control
Manage
2.Modern Managers are

Action required
Able to build a sense of shared values
Able to manage changes efficiently
All of the above
3.Which of the following is not a principle of management given by Taylor

Functional Foremanship
Science, not rule of the thumb
Maximum, not restricted output
Harmony, not discord
4. How are principles of management formed?

In a laboratory
By experience of managers
By experience of customers
By experience of produce
5. The observation of people at work that would reveal the one best way to do a task is known
as
Scientific management
Creative management
Human Resource management
Classical management
6.The first management principles were developed by

Victor Meldrew
Charles
Henry Fayol
Taylor
7. Studying the future and arranging the means for dealing with its part of the process of
Organizing
Controlling
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Coordinating
Planning
8. The founder of Scientific Management was

Peter F Drucker
Fredrick Taylor
Hendry Fayol
Elton
9. Division of work, authority and responsibility unity of command were proposed as part of
the fourteen principles of management by
Fayol
Meldrew
Taylor
Charles
10. Management should find one best way to perform a task Which technique of Scientific
management is defined in this sentence
Time study
Motion study
Fatigue study
Method study
11. Henry Fayol was a

Social scientist
Accountant
Production engineer
Mining engineer
12. The principles of management are significant because of

Changing technology
Utilization of resources
Increase in efficiency
Initiative
13. Which of the following is not true

Management is universal
Management is Art
Management is a social process
Management is always bureaucratic
14. Which of the following is not the functional areas of management

Production management
Marketing management
Personnel management
Information management
15. A reporting relationship in which an employee receives order form and reports to only one
supervisor is known as
Unity of direction
Unity of command
Centralization
Planning
16. Observe the following management principles and pick the odd one out .Justify your
answer
Maximum output
Equity
Unity of command
Unity of direction
17. Which of the following is not a function of management

Staffing
Planning
Controlling
Cooperation
18. Principles of management are not

Absolute
Flexible
Behavioural
Universal
19. With the wider span there will be hierarchical levels

More
Less
20. Management is what a ----does

Manager
Subordinate
Supervisor
Superior
21. Scientific management is developed by

Fayol

Taylor
Mayo
Jacob
22. Management is an
Art
Science
Art and Science
Art or Science
23. Dividing the work in to small tasks is known as

Discipline
Unity
Division of work
Equity
24. -------is part and parcel of our day to day life

Management
Economics
Commerce
Industry
25. ------- helps to finish to task on time

Planning
Team spirit
Motivation
Remunerations
26. Management is a ----- and Universal concept.

Mathematical
Processing
Global
Economical
27. Which of the following is not a Management Tool?

Business Law
Econometrics
Statistics
Measuring
28. Management is an ongoing process of allocating ----- of an organization.

Input
Output
Employees

Income
29. Quantitative school wants to improve the quality of -------.

Planning
Organizing
Decision Making
Functioning
29.----- approach emphasizes dynamic nature of management process in an ever changing

business environment.
Contingency
Positive
Negative
Systems
30. ------ approach concentrates on the entire organization.

Contingency
Positive
Negative
Systems
31. Which principle of general management advocates that, “Employee turnover should be
minimised to maintain organisational efficiency.”?
(a) Stability of personnel
(b) Remuneration of employees
(c) Equity
(d) Esprit De Corps
32. According to P. Drucker, the manager has to balance and integrate _____ major jobs of a
business enterprise.
2
3
4
5
33. The art of management is fully reflected in the _____ capacity of a manager.
Decision making
Planning
Organizing
Managing
34. Judgment and Imagination are essential even in a ____ economy.

Civilized
Developing
Computerized
Classic
35. In order to increase organizational efficiency, the ____ method should be substituted.
Rule of Thumb
Harmony, not discord
Mental Revolution
Individualism
36. ____ with mutual-trust and understanding should be a tool to focus on the work.
Planning
Deciding
Group action
Discussing
37. To attain the efficiency, steps should be taken right from the process of _____ of
employees.
Selection
Managing
Transferring
Guidance
38. Social order ensures the fluid operation of a company through _____ procedure.
Managerial
Authoritative
Cyclical
Optional
39. Managers should be fair and ___ when dealing with employees.
Partial
Social
Impartial
Jovial
40. Scalar Chain principle suggests that there should be a ____ line of authority from top to
bottom linking all managers at all levels.
Straight
Clear
Partial
Vertical
41.____ order ensures safety and efficiency in the workplace.

Social
Market
Material
Management
42. ____ refers to the need of managers to ensure and develop morale in the workplace.
Motivation
Wants
Team Spirit
Initiative
43.____ should be acceptable and under the rules of the company.

Management
Administration
Order
All of the above
44.____, mutual confidence, sense of goodwill should prevail among both, managers as well as
workers.
Understanding
Responsibility
Productivity
Cooperation
45. Which school sees management as a process of planning, organizing, directing and
controlling?
Functional
Behavioral
Quantitative
Systems
46. Management is essential for the organisations which are
(a) Non-profit organisations
(b) Service organisations
(c) Social organisations
(d) All of the above
47. People in the organisations carry out diverse tasks with the aim to achieve
a) Different objectives
(b) Common objectives
(c) Both of the above
(d) None of the above

48. Efficiency is concerned with
(a) Doing the right thing
(b) Doing things right
(c) Achieving end results
49. Effectiveness relates to
(a) Doing the right task
(b) Completing activities
(c) Achieving goals
50. Management is said to be poor if it is
(a) Efficient but ineffective
(b) Effective but inefficient
(c) Both inefficient and ineffective
51. Which of the following statements is not true for lower level management?
(a) Analyse the business environment and its implications for the survival of the business.
(b) Ensure the quality of the output
(c) They strive to reduce the wastage of resources
(d) They ensure that the safety standards are maintained within the organisation.
52. This level of management serves as a link between top level managers and first line
managers.
(a) Supervisory level management
(b) Operational management
(c) Middle level management
53. It is a force that binds all the functions Of management.
(a) Cooperation
(b) Co-ordination
(c) Planning
(d) Management hierarchy
54. By profession, FW Taylor was a
(a) Mechanical engineer
(b) Mining engineer
(c) Psychologist
(d) Human resource officer
55. Which of the following statements best defines the techniques of management?
(a) It is a set of guidelines to take decisions and actions.
(b) It is a procedure which involves a series of steps to be taken.
(c) They are general rules for behaviour of individuals.
(d) None of the above.

56. ‘Rule of thumb’ refers to
(a) Use of personal judgement in handling management issues
(b) Adopting a hit-and-trial approach to resolve management problems
(c) Both of the above
57. According to Taylor, “even a small production activity like loading figures of iron into boxes
can be scientifically planned and managed. This can result in tremendous savings of human
energy as well as wastage of time and materials.” Identify the related principle of scientific
management.
(a) Harmony, not discord
(b) Science, not rule of thumb
(c) Development of each and every person to get his/her greatest efficiency and prosperity
58. According to this principle of scientific management, “Scientific management has for its
foundation the firm conviction that true interest of the management and workers are one and the
same; the prosperity for the employer cannot exist for a long time unless it is accompanied by
prosperity for the employees and vice versa.”
(a) Science, not rule of thumb
(b) Co-operation, not individualism
(c) Harmony, not discord
59. According to Henri Fayol, if this principle of general management is violated, “authority is
undermined, discipline is in jeopardy, order disturbed and stability threatened.” Identify the
principle.
(a) Authority and responsibility
(b) Discipline
(c) Unity of command
(d) Equity
60. Through this principle of management, Henri Fayol guides the managers to exhibit
exemplary behaviour and advises that they should not fall into temptation of misusing their
powers for personal benefit at the cost of general interest of the organisation. Which principle of
management is being described in the above statement?
(a) Remuneration of employees
(b) Centralisation and decentralisation
(c) Subordination of individual interest to general interest
(d) Equity

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Principles of Management

2.Modern Managers are

3.Which of the following is not a principle of management given by Taylor

4. How are principles of management formed?

6.The first management principles were developed by

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8. The founder of Scientific Management was

11. Henry Fayol was a

12. The principles of management are significant because of

13. Which of the following is not true

14. Which of the following is not the functional areas of management

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17. Which of the following is not a function of management

18. Principles of management are not

19. With the wider span there will be hierarchical levels

20. Management is what a ----does

21. Scientific management is developed by

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23. Dividing the work in to small tasks is known as

24. -------is part and parcel of our day to day life

25. ------- helps to finish to task on time

26. Management is a ----- and Universal concept.

27. Which of the following is not a Management Tool?

28. Management is an ongoing process of allocating ----- of an organization.

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29. Quantitative school wants to improve the quality of -------.

29.----- approach emphasizes dynamic nature of management process in an ever changing

30. ------ approach concentrates on the entire organization.

34. Judgment and Imagination are essential even in a ____ economy.

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41.____ order ensures safety and efficiency in the workplace.

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43.____ should be acceptable and under the rules of the company.

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