Practice MCQ 3
Practice MCQ 3
Practice MCQ 3
1. What do you call a style of leadership that takes account of others' views,
opinions and ideas?
(a) Laissez-faire
(b) People-oriented
(c) Democratic
(d) Autocratic
Answer: (c)
Explanation: Democratic approaches rely on taking on board other people's
opinions and views.
2. How can you describe the thinking and outlook of transformational leaders?
(a) Strategic
(b) Operational
(c) Functional
(d) Developmental
Answer: (a)
Explanation: Leaders who contribute to radically altering the environment are
strategic in thinking.
5. Who among the following has proposed ‘Great Man Theory’ of Leadership?
(a) Thomas Carlyle
(b) Philip Yetton
(c) Bernard M Bass
(d) Martin Evans
Answer: (a)
Explanation: This school of thought espouses that great leaders are born, not
made. These individuals come into the world possessing certain
characteristics and traits not found in all people. These abilities enable them
to lead while shaping the very pages of history. Under this theory, prominent
leaders throughout the course of history were born to lead and deserved to do
so as a result of their natural abilities and talents.
That is the foundation upon which the Great Man Theory was established in
the 19th century by proponents such as historian Thomas Carlyle, who put
forth the idea that the world’s history is nothing more than a collection of
biographies belonging to great men.
10. Under Ohio State studies, which of the following refers to how strict a
leader’s standards are?
(a) Independent dimensions