Principles and Practices of Management Online MCQ Set 22

QN01. The graphical method of LP problem uses

  1. Objective function equation
  2. Constraint equation
  3. Linear equations
  4. All the above
Answer

(D)All the above

QN02. A linear programming model does not contain which of the following components?

  1. Data
  2. Decisions
  3. Constraints
  4. A spread sheet
Answer

(D)A spread sheet

QN03. Straight lines shown in a linear programming graph indicates

  1. Objective function
  2. Constraints
  3. Points
  4. All the above
Answer

(B)Constraints

QN04. Activities that cannot be started until one or more of the other activities are completed, but immediately succeed them are called ______________ activities

  1. Predecessor
  2. Successor
  3. Dummy
  4. End
Answer

(B)Successor

QN05. ______________ is the earliest starting time plus activity time.

  1. EST
  2. EFT
  3. LST
  4. LFT
Answer

(B)EFT

QN06. The event is commonly represented by ______________ in network diagram

  1. Nodes
  2. Arrow
  3. Triangle
  4. None of these
Answer

(A)Nodes

QN07. Which of the following is (are) types of decision-making environments?

  1. Decision making under uncertainty
  2. Decision making under certainty
  3. Decision making under risk
  4. None of the above
Answer

(B)Decision making under certainty

QN08. Decision theory is concerned with

  1. Methods of arriving at an optimal decision
  2. Selecting optimal decision in sequential manner
  3. Analysis of information that is available
  4. All of the above
Answer

(D)All of the above

QN09. The expected value of perfect information is equal to

  1. EPPI – Minimum EMV
  2. EPPI + Maximum EMV
  3. Maximum EOL
  4. None of the above
Answer

(A)EPPI – Minimum EMV

QN10. OR provides solution only if the elements are

  1. Quantified
  2. Qualified
  3. Feasible
  4. Optimal
Answer

(A)Quantified

QN11. ______________ models in which the input and output variables follow a probability distribution.

  1. Iconic
  2. mathematical
  3. analogue
  4. Deterministic model
Answer

(D)Deterministic model

QN12. While plotting constraints on a graph paper, terminal points on both axes are connected by a straight line because

  1. The resources are limited in supply
  2. The objective function is a linear function
  3. The constraints are linear equations or in equalities
  4. all of the above
Answer

(C)The constraints are linear equations or in equalities

QN13. While solving an LP problem, infeasibility may be removed by

  1. Adding another constraint
  2. Adding another variable
  3. Removing a constraint
  4. Removing a variable
Answer

(C)Removing a constraint

QN14. Full form of PERT is

  1. Performance evaluation review technique
  2. Programme Evaluation Review technique
  3. Programme Evaluation Research Technique
  4. None of these.
Answer

(A)Performance evaluation review technique

QN15. The maximax criteria is ______________

  1. Optimistic
  2. Neutral
  3. Pessimistic
  4. Can be any one of the above
Answer

(C)Pessimistic

QN16. Father of Scientific Management is ______________.

  1. Henry Fayol.
  2. Koontz o Donnel.
  3. Fredrick Winslow Taylor.
  4. Luther Gullik.
Answer

(C)Fredrick Winslow Taylor.

QN17. Interpersonal role means ______________.

  1. working with and through people.
  2. working on self.
  3. working for people.
  4. understanding the people.
Answer

(A)working with and through people.

QN18. Management involves the co-ordination of human & material resources towards the accomplishment of ______________.

  1. individual objectives.
  2. organizational objectives.
  3. group objectives.
  4. individual & group objectives.
Answer

(B)organizational objectives.

QN19. Science is ______________.

  1. definitive.
  2. descriptive.
  3. an interpretation.
  4. game.
Answer

(A)definitive.

QN20. Working out a pattern of relationships between the various factors of production is called as ______________.

  1. planning.
  2. organization.
  3. co-ordination.
  4. control.
Answer

(B)organization.

QN21. Supervisory staff management constitutes the ______________ of the management ladder.

  1. highest rank.
  2. middle rank.
  3. lowest rank.
  4. administration rank.
Answer

(C)lowest rank.

QN22. Combining several techniques which can be applied to all kinds of efficiency problems, including labour productivity problems is called as ______________.

  1. work study.
  2. scientific task planning.
  3. fatigue study.
  4. time study.
Answer

(A)work study.

QN23. ______________ is a place where production plans are executed but the people working therein have nothing to do with the framing of the plans.

  1. Factory
  2. Store
  3. Office
  4. Departments
Answer

(A)Factory

QN24. According to Fayol, business activities can be broadly classified into ______________ categories.

  1. 4.
  2. 5.
  3. 6.
  4. 7.
Answer

(C)6.

QN25. A hierarchy of superiors ranging from the ultimate authority to the lowest ranks is called as ______________.

  1. hierarchical order.
  2. social order.
  3. scalar chain.
  4. direction.
Answer

(C)scalar chain.

QN26. Under scientific management, planning had been separated from ______________.

  1. direction.
  2. execution.
  3. organizing.
  4. determination.
Answer

(B)execution.

QN27. Planning is done for ______________.

  1. A specific period.
  2. Various department.
  3. An organization.
  4. The employees.
Answer

(A)A specific period.

QN28. Planning does not come to an end with the establishment of a business concern because it is’______________.

  1. common to all.
  2. flexible.
  3. a continuous process.
  4. a linchpin for all activities.
Answer

(C)a continuous process.

QN29. According to time, plan can be divided into ______________ types.

  1. 3.
  2. 4.
  3. 2.
  4. 5.
Answer

(A)3.

QN30. The organization should have an effective network to ______________ all the information that is relevant to planning of the goals at every level.

  1. communicate.
  2. control.
  3. co-ordinate.
  4. develop.
Answer

(A)communicate.

QN31. Secondary information relating to the methods in planning process can be obtained by ______________.

  1. informal scanning.
  2. formal scanning.
  3. environmental monitoring.
  4. websites.
Answer

(B)formal scanning.

QN32. Secondary plans flow from ______________ plans.

  1. basic.
  2. strategic.
  3. top management.
  4. employees view.
Answer

(A)basic.

QN33. Organizational planning is done by ______________.

  1. top level management.
  2. middle level management.
  3. low level management.
  4. people from all level of management.
Answer

(A)top level management.

QN34. A ______________denotes activities of a broad nature including many different functions & interactions.

  1. programme.
  2. problem.
  3. project.
  4. budget.
Answer

(A)programme.

QN35. Planning seeks to examine a series of ______________.

  1. flexibility.
  2. cause-effect relationship.
  3. process.
  4. continuity.
Answer

(B)cause-effect relationship.

QN36. ______________ may be defined as the future results or a desired state of affairs which the organization seeks and strives to achieve.

  1. Objectives.
  2. Policies.
  3. Procedures.
  4. Rules.
Answer

(A)Objectives.

QN37. The Hawthorne studies______________.

  1. found that to increase worker efficiency, management must analyze and minimize the motions required to complete a task.
  2. found that when workers know they are being watched, their productivity increases
  3. found that a worker is inherently lazy and will use any excuse not to perform their duties.
  4. . found that workers accept a managerial directive only if it is acceptable in terms of their personal interests.
Answer

(B)found that when workers know they are being watched, their productivity increases

QN38. The resources within an organization, used to achieve its goal, make up the______________ of a business.

  1. external environment.
  2. internal environment.
  3. social responsibility.
  4. workers motivation.
Answer

(B)internal environment.

QN39. Which of the following is the most common type of departmentalization?

  1. Customer/Market Departmentalization
  2. Function Departmentalization
  3. Geography Departmentalization.
  4. Process Departmentalization.
Answer

(B)Function Departmentalization

QN40. Which of the following is NOT a major influence on the rate of compensation?

  1. Competition.
  2. Voluntary retirement.
  3. Laws.
  4. Unions.
Answer

(B)Voluntary retirement.

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