Business Management MCQs
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Question 829hard
Examine the following statements on the line and staff and identify the ones which are true.
1. Line and staff concept originated from Military.
2. Line decides and staff assists.
3. Personnel role is performed both by line and staff.
4. The Personnel Department's role is a staff function.
1. Line and staff concept originated from Military.
2. Line decides and staff assists.
3. Personnel role is performed both by line and staff.
4. The Personnel Department's role is a staff function.
Question 830hard
Arrange the steps of succession planning in the correct sequence.
1. Define competencies required to perform roles.
2. With future orientation, assess people against criteria.
3. Identify roles for succession or replacement planning.
4. Develop employees to be ready for future key roles.
5. Identify pool of talent that can potentially perform highly in key roles.
1. Define competencies required to perform roles.
2. With future orientation, assess people against criteria.
3. Identify roles for succession or replacement planning.
4. Develop employees to be ready for future key roles.
5. Identify pool of talent that can potentially perform highly in key roles.
Question 831hard
Hawthorne studies have proved that
1.wherever the supervisors are employee centered, the output of the employees is high.
2. wherever the supervisors are production centered, the output of the employees is more.
3. wherever the supervisors are employee centered, the output of the employees is less.
4. wherever the supervisor are production centered, the output of the employees is less.
1.wherever the supervisors are employee centered, the output of the employees is high.
2. wherever the supervisors are production centered, the output of the employees is more.
3. wherever the supervisors are employee centered, the output of the employees is less.
4. wherever the supervisor are production centered, the output of the employees is less.
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Question 832hard
Which of the following statements are true/false?
1. Organisation structure refers to a system where the work is divided formally.
2. The smaller tasks are gathered and divided formally.
3. Organising helps in looking into the future.
4. Organising promotes order in the organisation.
1. Organisation structure refers to a system where the work is divided formally.
2. The smaller tasks are gathered and divided formally.
3. Organising helps in looking into the future.
4. Organising promotes order in the organisation.
Question 833hard
Which of the following statements are true about Herbert A Simon's decision-making process?
1. Decision-making process involves intelligence, design and choice activities.
2. Decision-making involves choice between alternative plans of action.
3. Bounded rationality has no significance in decision-making process.
4. Satisficing model brings about a balance between individual and organisational value judgement in decision-making process.
1. Decision-making process involves intelligence, design and choice activities.
2. Decision-making involves choice between alternative plans of action.
3. Bounded rationality has no significance in decision-making process.
4. Satisficing model brings about a balance between individual and organisational value judgement in decision-making process.
Question 834hard
Arrange the steps of decision-making process in the correct sequence.
1. Analysis of alternatives
2. Identification of decision criteria
3. Implementation of alternative
4. Identification of problem
5. Selection of alternative
1. Analysis of alternatives
2. Identification of decision criteria
3. Implementation of alternative
4. Identification of problem
5. Selection of alternative
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Question 835hard
Identify the correct statement(s).
1. Profits centers deal with maximisation of sales
2. Cost Centers help in revenue generation
3. Investment centres focus on making investment in the assets that yield higher return
4. Revenue centres are responsible for generating maximum sales.
Select the correct answer:
1. Profits centers deal with maximisation of sales
2. Cost Centers help in revenue generation
3. Investment centres focus on making investment in the assets that yield higher return
4. Revenue centres are responsible for generating maximum sales.
Select the correct answer:
Question 836hard
Write the correct sequence of process of organising.
1. The organising function begins with the division of total work into smaller units.
2. Establishing reporting relationship.
3. Grouping the jobs and departmentalisation.
4. Assignment of duties.
1. The organising function begins with the division of total work into smaller units.
2. Establishing reporting relationship.
3. Grouping the jobs and departmentalisation.
4. Assignment of duties.
Question 837hard
Match the following.
| List-I (School of Theories) | List-II (Period of Development) |
| a. Classical Theory | 1. 1890 - 1930 |
| b. Behavioural Theory | 2. 1930 - 1960 |
| c. System Theory | 3. 1965 |
| d. Contingency Theory | 4. 1960 onwards |