41. ___ represent noblest thoughts, ideals etc.
A. Ego
B. Super ego
C. Negative ego
D. Id
Answer
B. Super ego
42. Which of the following is / are method of managing stress
A. Job relocation
B. Career counseling
C. Recreational facility
D. All the above
Answer
D. All the above
43. Which of the following is / are not direct method to solve intergroup conflicts
A. Problem solving
B. Domination by the management
C. Removing key figures in conflict
D. Persuasion
Answer
D. Persuasion
44. Behaviour, power, and conflict are central areas of study for ___
A. sociologist
B. Anthropologists
C. Social psychologists
D. Operations analysts
Answer
A. sociologist
45. What sort of goals does Management By Objectives (MBO) emphasize?
A. Tangible, verifiable and measurable
B. Achievable, controllable and profitable
C. Challenging, emotional and constructive
D. Hierarchical, attainable and effective
Answer
A. Tangible, verifiable and measurable
46. Which of the following is a reason that the study of organizational behaviour is useful?
A. Human behavior does not vary a great deal between individuals and situations.
B. Human behavior is not random.
C. Human behavior is not consistent.
D. Human behavior is rarely predictable
Answer
B. Human behavior is not random.
47. The science that seeks to measure, explain, and sometimes change the behaviour of humansand other animals is known as.
A. Psychiatry
B. Psychology
C. Sociology
D. organizational behavior
Answer
B. Psychology
48. Science that focuses on the influence people have on one another is.
A. Psychology
B. Anthropology
C. political science
D. social psychology
Answer
B. Anthropology
49. Which of the following OB topics is not central to managing employees’ fears about terrorism?
A. Emotion
B. Motivation
C. Communication
D. work design
Answer
D. work design
50. ___ is discretionary behaviour that is not part of an employee’s formal job requirement, butthat promotes the effective functioning of the organization.
A. Productivity
B. Motivation
C. Organizational citizenship
D. Organizational behavior
Answer
C. Organizational citizenship
51. Who proposed ” bureaucratic structure” is suitable for all organization
A. Elton Mayo
B. Henry Fayol
C. F.W. Taylor
D. Max Weber
Answer
D. Max Weber
52. Believes, attitudes, traditions and expectations which are shared by group members is called
A. Group norms
B. Group communication
C. Group cohesiveness
D. Group structure
Answer
A. Group norms
53. In ___ in fact “No leadership at all”
A. Democratic
B. Autocratic
C. Free rein
D. Bureaucratic
Answer
C. Free rein
54. ___ leader is self confident and can attract followers by his great influence
A. Charismatic
B. Autocratic
C. Laissez-faire
D. Bureaucratic
Answer
A. Charismatic
55. Grid Organisation Development was developed by
A. Blake and Mounton
B. Elton Mayo
C. F W Taylor
D. Max weber
Answer
A. Blake and Mounton
56. An extent to which an organisation achieves its predetermined objectives within givenresources and without undue strain to its members
A. Organization behavior
B. Organizational culture
C. Organizational spirit
D. Organizational effectiveness
Answer
D. Organizational effectiveness
57. When a group gives some of its leadership positions to the members of other group, it is
A. Contracting
B. Co-opting
C. Co-alition
D. Competition
Answer
B. Co-opting
58. Which of the following is not a contingency theory of leadership
A. LPC theory
B. Path Goal theory
C. Vroom-Yetton-Jago theory
D. Job centered Leadership
Answer
D. Job centered Leadership
59. Path-goal model of Leadership was introduced by
A. Martin Evans & Robert House
B. Fred Fielder
C. Whetton
D. Cameron
Answer
A. Martin Evans & Robert House
60. Under ERG theory, “R” stands for ___
A. Rationality
B. Responsibility
C. Remuneration
D. Relatedness
Answer
D. Relatedness
61. Dual structure approach of motivation is developed by
A. Maslow
B. F. Herzberg
C. Alderfer
D. Mc Gregor
Answer
B. F. Herzberg
62. ___ persons are easy going people and do not feel time urgency
A. Authoritarianism
B. Dogmatism
C. Type A
D. Type B
Answer
B. Dogmatism
63. Maslow’s “basic needs” are also known as
A. Social needs
B. Esteem needs
C. Safety needs
D. Physiological needs
Answer
D. Physiological needs
64. ERG theory of motivation was proposed by
A. Maslow
B. F. Herzberg
C. Alderfer
D. Mc Gregor
Answer
C. Alderfer
65. ___ is manipulating and influencing others as a primary way of achieving one’s goal
A. Authoritarianism
B. Dogmatism
C. Risk propensity
D. Machiavellianism
Answer
D. Machiavellianism
66. ___ is the tendency of individual, which directs them to be inward and process ideas andthought within themselves
A. extroversion
B. Introversion
C. internal locus of control
D. external locus of control
Answer
B. Introversion
67. Some people strongly believe that each person have control of his own life. This is
A. extroversion
B. conscientiousness
C. internal locus of control
D. external locus of control
Answer
C. internal locus of control
68. Imaginative, artistically sensitive etc. are features of
A. Openness
B. agreeableness
C. extroversion
D. conscientiousness
Answer
A. Openness
69. An enduring attribute of a person that appears constantly in a variety of situation is
A. behavior
B. trait
C. attitude
D. culture
Answer
B. trait
70. As per Stimulus-Response Model, input for behaviour process is
A. Drive
B. Organism
C. Stimuli
D. Response
Answer
C. Stimuli
71. Which organization theory can be understood by IF and THEN relationship
A. System approach
B. Contingency approach
C. Process approach
D. Scientific approach
Answer
B. Contingency approach
72. Which of the following is / are not a method of managing stress
A. Time management
B. Supervisor training
C. Role Analysis techniques (RAT)
D. Rorschach test
Answer
D. Rorschach test
73. According to operant conditioning, when behaviour is not reinforced, what happens to theprobability of that behaviour occurring again?
A. It increases.
B. It declines.
C. It remains unchang
D. d. It becomes zero
Answer
B. It declines.
74. Which of the following processes deals with how well an individual remembers a model’saction after it is no longer readily available?
A. Attitudinal
B. Retention
C. motor reproduction
D. reinforcement
Answer
B. Retention
75. 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
76. When a bank robber points a gun at bank manager, his base of power is:
A. Coercive
B. Punitive
C. Positional
D. Authoritative
Answer
A. Coercive
77. Which of the following is an environmental force that shapes personality?
A. Gender
B. Height
C. Experience
D. Brain size
Answer
C. Experience
78. In Maslow’s hierarchy needs which of the following pair of needs is ranked as” lower orderneeds”?
A. Physiological and safety needs
B. Physiological and social need
C. Self actualization and safety needs
D. Social and esteem needs
Answer
B. Physiological and social need
79. Which one is not a Process Based Theory of motivation?
A. Porter Lawler theory
B. Mc Clelland’s theory
C. Stacy Adams theory
D. Vroom’s theory
Answer
B. Mc Clelland’s theory
80. Cognitive Evaluation Theory of motivation is introduced by
A. Stacy Adams
B. Charms
C. Ouchy
D. F W Taylor
Answer
B. Charms
