CBSE Class 12 Business Studies Principles of Management MCQs Set C

Question. What type of centralisation Fayol talks about?
(a) Little Centralisation
(b) More Centralisation
(c) Effective Centralisation
(d) No Centralisation

Answer : C

Question. Scientific management brings:
(a) Social change
(b) Economic change
(c) Mental change
(d) Industrial change

Answer : C

Question. How many Principles of Management has been given by Henry Fayol?
(a) 5
(b) 14
(c) 16
(d) 20

Answer : B

Question. Who is the Father of Administrative Management?
(a) Taylor
(b) Fayol
(c) Both
(d) None of the options

Answer : B

Question. In which year Taylor became an Engineer from a worker?
(a) 1878
(b) 1884
(c) 1901
(d) 1903

Answer : B

Question. Which system of management talks of “complete mental change”?
(a) Administrative management
(b) Scientific management
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the options

Answer : B

Question. Kushal Ltd. is a leading automobile company in which the various departments are setting up their own objectives without paying any interest in the organisational objectives. Identify the principle of management which has been overlooked by this organisation.
(a) Subordination of Individual interest to general interest.
(b) Equity
(c) Centralisation
(d) Authority and Responsibility

Answer : A

Question. The principles of pure science are considered to be _________ in nature.
(a) Flexible
(b) Rigid
(c) Creative
(d) None of the options

Answer : B

Question. What principle of management is violated if an employee gets orders from more than one superior?
(a) Unity of command
(b) Unity of direction
(c) Division of work
(d) Scalar chain

Answer : A

Question. On what basis the principles of management were derived?
(a) On the basis of observation
(b) On the basis of experimental studies
(c) On the basis of both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the options

Answer : C

Question. Which management expert is talked about mental revolution?
(a) Fayol
(b) Taylor
(c) Hamman
(d) None of the options

Answer : B

Question. What principle of management has been given by Henry Fayol?
(a) Principle of Unity of command
(b) Principle of optimum production
(c) Principle of using science instead of rule of thumb
(d) None of the options

Answer : A

Question. Unity of Direction is concerned with
(a) One head one plan
(b) One head different plans
(c) Planning by employee
(d) Planning by production manager

Answer : A

Question. Henri Fayol was a
(a) French Doctor
(b) French Mechanical engineer
(c) Russian Mechanical engineer
(d) All of the options

Answer : N

Question. Which company did Taylor join in America in 1878 as a labourer?
(a) Bethlehem Steel Works
(b) American Steel Company
(c) Midvale Steel Company
(d) None of the options

Answer : C

Question. What is the meaning of the universality of the principles of management?
(a) Applicable to all the fields
(b) Applicable no where
(c) Applicable only to business
(d) Applicable only to non-business field

Answer : A

Question. According to which principle of management, all similar activities for the fulfilment of one object must be kept under one authority.
(a) Equity
(b) Centralisation
(c) Unity of command
(d) Unity of direction

Answer : D

Question. Out of the following which one gives more strength to research work.
(a) Principles of management
(b) Functions of management
(c) Levels of management
(d) All the above

Answer : A

Question. Which is the objective of standardisation
(a) To establish standards of excellence and quality in materials.
(b) To reduce product to fixed types, sizes, features etc.
(c) To establish interchangeability of various parts.
(d) All of the options

Answer : A

Question. Gang plank is concerned about ______________
(a) Contact not allowed
(b) Indirect contact
(c) Direct contact
(d) Contact before application.

Answer : C

Question. What study did Taylor make to set standard time for work?
(a) Time study
(b) Fatigue study
(c) Motion study
(d) Method study

Answer : A

Question. Which study is not done under scientific management:
(a) Motion
(b) Profit
(c) Time
(d) Fatigue

Answer : B

Question. A worker directly contacts the CEO of the company with a complaint regarding working conditions in the factory. Which of the following principles is being violated here?
(a) Unity of command
(b) Unity of direction
(c) Scalar chain
(d) Discipline

Answer : C

Question. Employees in an organisation deserve fair and just remuneration. But what is just and fair is determined by multiple factors, such as contributions of the employee, paying capacity of the employer and also prevailing wage rate for the occupation under consideration. Identify the characteristics of principles of management highlighted above.
(a) Universal Applicability
(b) Flexible
(c) Contingent
(d) Behavioural

Answer : C

Question. Espirit De Corps mean
(a) Gang plank
(b) Gang boss
(c) Order
(d) Union is strength.

Answer : D

Question. On close examination of body motions, e.g., it is possible to find out Which types motions
(a) All the options
(b) Motions which are productive
(c) Motions which are incidental
(d) Motions which are unproductive.

Answer : A

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Question. Which technique of Taylor violates the applicability of Fayol’s principle of ‘Unity of Command’?
Answer : Functional Foremanship.

Question. Who is known as the father of Scientific Management?
Answer : Frederick Winslow Taylor

Question. Sanaker and Gagan started their career in Wales Limited (printing press) after going through a rigorous recruitment process. Since they had no prior work experience, the firm decided to give them one year to prove themselves. Name the principle of management followed by Wales Limited.
Answer : Stability of tenure

Question. ‘Multiplying the authority by “two” and multiplying the authority by “many” ’. Identify the concepts.
Answer : Unity of command and functional foremanship

Question. Which principle of management is violated when employees are given the responsibility to achieve target production of 500 units with no authority to access raw materials?
Answer : Parity between Authority and Responsibility

Question. Which principle of management is violated when a worker wastes time in search of tool box in the organisation?
Answer : Order

Question. Principles of management enable managers to learn from the past and conserve time by solving recurring problems quickly. Identify the importance of principle of management highlighted above.
Answer : Providing managers with useful insights into reality

Question. Name the technique of Scientific Management given by Taylor whose objective is to determine the number of workers to be employed for a task.
Answer : Time Study

Question. Techniques like Operation Research (OR), cost accounting, ‘just in time’, ‘Kanban’ and ‘Kaizen’ have been developed. Which importance of the principles of management has been highlighted here?
Answer : Management training, education and research

Question. Rahul, a manager expects his subordinates to get the work done as per his instructions, yet has a differential treatment for each person. Which principle of management is being overlooked?
Answer : Equity

Question. Which technique of Taylor separates ‘Planning’ and ‘Execution’ functions?
Answer : Functional Foremanship

True or False

Question. According to Taylor, Competition should be replaced by cooperation.
Answer : True

Question. Scientific management means using rule of thumb to perform task in best and cheapest way.
Answer : False

Question. Taylor had the view that one group should have one head and one plan.
Answer : False

Question. Competition is replaced with cooperation when the people work in team.
Answer : True

Question. The technique of ‘Mental Revolution’ is derived from the scientific principle of Cooperation not individualism’ given by Taylor.
Answer : False

Question. Fayol’s principle of “subordination of individual interest to general interest relates to Taylor’s technique of Mental Revolution”.
Answer : True

Question. Adherence to the management principles ensures control over managerial situations and circumstances.
Answer : False

Question. Gang plank permits horizontal communication.
Answer : True

Question. In case of emergency, any worker can approach the CEO of a company.
Answer : True

Question. In case of emergency, any worker can approach the CEO of a company under gang plank.
Answer : False

Question. If unity of command is violated, it affects individual but if unity of direction is violated, it affects the entire organization.
Answer : True