1. Scientific Management approach is developed by
A. Elton Mayo
B. Henry Fayol
C. F.W. Taylor
D. A. Maslow
Answer
C. F.W. Taylor
2. ” ___ are social inventions for accomplishing goals through group efforts”
A. Management
B. Organization
C. Leadership
D. Behavior
Answer
B. Organization
3. “Hawthrone experiment” which was a real beginning of applied research in OB wasconducted by
A. Elton Mayo
B. Henry Fayol
C. F.W. Taylor
D. Max Weber
Answer
A. Elton Mayo
4. Whose concept states that interpersonal and human relations may lead to productivity
A. Elton Mayo
B. Henry Fayol
C. F.W. Taylor
D. Max Weber
Answer
A. Elton Mayo
5. Organization Behavior is
A. An interdisciplinary approach
B. A humanistic approach
C. Total system approach
D. All of these
Answer
D. All of these
6. Extension of behavior modification into organization is called
A. Enrichment
B. Enlargement
C. OB Mod
D. OB Ext
Answer
C. OB Mod
7. Which of the following is/are not job related source of stress?
A. Role ambiguity
B. Role overload
C. Ethical dilemmas
D. Career concerns
Answer
D. Career concerns
8. ___ refers to the negotiation or an agreement between two groups
A. Contracting
B. Co-opting
C. Pressure tactics
D. None of these
Answer
A. Contracting
9. Which of the following is/are not organizational f actors causing stress?
A. Task demand
B. Role demand
C. Role conflict
D. Satisfaction
Answer
C. Role conflict
10. Which of the following is/are OD intervention techniques
A. Sensitivity training
B. MBO
C. Quality of work life
D. All the above
Answer
D. All the above
11. Which of the following is not one of the four primary management functions?
A. Decision making
B. Planning
C. Staffing
D. organizing
Answer
A. Decision making
12. If everyone who is faced with a similar situation responds in the same way, attribution theorystates that the behaviour shows ___
A. Consensus
B. Similarity
C. Reliability
D. Consistency
Answer
A. Consensus
13. The cognitive process through which an individual selects, organizes but misinterpretsenvironmental stimuli is known as ___
A. Perception
B. Projection
C. Selective Perception
D. Mis-Perception
Answer
D. Mis-Perception
14. Which dimension of Big 5 personality traits represents artistically sensitive, refined etc.
A. Culture
B. Emotional stability
C. Conscientiousness
D. Extroversion
Answer
A. Culture
15. A study of human behavior in organizational settings is
A. Individual behavior
B. Group behavior
C. Organizational behavior
D. None of these
Answer
C. Organizational behavior
16. Which of the following is NOT an important issue relating to goal-setting theory?
A. Goal specificity
B. Equity among workers
C. Feedback
D. Defining the goal
Answer
B. Equity among workers
17. According to Robert Katz, when managers have the mental ability to analyze and diagnosecomplex situations, they possess ___ skills.
A. Technical
B. Leadership
C. Problem-solving
D. Conceptual
Answer
D. Conceptual
18. Concept of MBO was introduced by:
A. Peter. F.Drucker
B. Mary Parker
C. Henry Fayol
D. Philip Kotler
Answer
A. Peter. F.Drucker
19. People with which type of personality trait commonly make poor decisions because theymake them too fast?
A. Type A
B. Type B
C. Self-monitors
D. Extroverts
Answer
A. Type A
20. ___ refers to the network of personal and social relations that is developedspontaneously between people associated with each other.
A. Formal organization
B. Informal organization
C. Business organization
D. Government organization
Answer
B. Informal organization
21. The concept of Work- Week is related with
A. Quality of Work life
B. Quality Circle
C. Alternative Work schedule
D. Job Redesign
Answer
C. Alternative Work schedule
22. ___ is an attempt through a formal program to integrate employees’ needs and wellbeingwith the intention of improved productivity, better involvement and satisfaction
A. Quality of Work life
B. Quality Circle
C. Alternative Work schedule
D. Job Redesign
Answer
A. Quality of Work life
23. ___ is a set of values that states what an organisation stands for
A. Organization behavior
B. Organizational culture
C. Organizational spirit
D. Organizational effectiveness
Answer
B. Organizational culture
24. Which one of the following is/are leadership theories?
A. Trait theory
B. Behavior theory
C. Contingency theory
D. All of these
Answer
D. All of these
25. In ___ leadership, there is a complete centralization of authority in the leader
A. Democratic
B. Autocratic
C. Free rein
D. Bureaucratic
Answer
B. Autocratic
26. ___ leadership emphasize on rules and regulation in an organization
A. Democratic
B. Autocratic
C. Laissez-faire
D. Bureaucratic
Answer
D. Bureaucratic
27. ___ is the attractiveness of the members towards the group or resistance to leave it
A. Group norms
B. Group behavior
C. Group cohesiveness
D. Group structure
Answer
C. Group cohesiveness
28. Goal setting theory is pioneered by
A. Stacy Adams
B. Charms
C. Edwin Locke
D. F W
Answer
C. Edwin Locke
29. Which one is not a Need Based Theory of motivation?
A. Maslow’s Theory
B. F. Herzberg’s theory
C. Alderfer’s theory
D. Vroom’s theory
Answer
D. Vroom’s theory
30. Porter Lawler Model is an extension of
A. Maslow’s theory
B. Mc Clelland’s theory
C. Stacy Adams theory
D. Vroom’s theory
Answer
D. Vroom’s theory
31. Which one of the following need is not coming under Mc Clelland theory of motivation?
A. Need for power
B. Need for achievement
C. Need for affiliation
D. Need for actualization
Answer
C. Need for affiliation
32. Which of the following researchers thought that reinforcement was the central factor involed inbehavioural change?
A. Pavlov
B. Fayol
C. Skinner
D. Deming
Answer
C. Skinner
33. What do we call the view that we can learn both through observation and direct experience?
A. situational learning theory
B. classical learning
C. social learning theory
D. the Pavlov principle
Answer
C. social learning theory
34. Individual-level independent variables include all of the following except.
A. Leadership
B. Learning
C. Perception
D. motivation
Answer
A. Leadership
35. What term is used to describe voluntary and involuntary permanent withdrawal from anorganization?
A. Absenteeism
B. Turnover
C. Downsizing
D. truancy
Answer
B. Turnover
36. According to Katz, when managers have the mental ability to analyze and diagnose complexsituations, they possess skills.
A. Technical
B. Leadership
C. problem-solving
D. conceptual
Answer
D. conceptual
37. According to Mintzberg, one of management’s interpersonal roles is.
A. spokesperson
B. leader
C. Negotiator
D. monitor
Answer
B. leader
38. Determining how tasks are to be grouped is part of which management function?
A. Planning
B. Leading
C. Controlling
D. organizing
Answer
D. organizing
39. Today’s organization are
A. Open system
B. Closed system
C. Open as well as closed
D. None of these
Answer
A. Open system
40. Organization Behavior is not a /an
A. A separate field of study
B. Applied science
C. Normative science
D. Pessimistic approach
Answer
D. Pessimistic approach
