Management Principles and Applications, B.Com. I Semester II, MCQ questions

1. Management Principles and Applications
Prepared by
Prof. S. B. Bansode
Q. 1. Management means …………………………
A. The art of getting work from others
B. To work hard
C. Work every day
D. Do the work honestly
Q.2. Management is a …………… work.
A. To be done by one person
B. Team
C. To be done only by the leader
D. To be done only by the director
Q. 3. The Hawthorne experiment was performed by ................... at ………. place.
A. Max Weber, Australia
B. William Ouchi, India
C. Elton Mayo, Hawthorne
D. Frederick Taylor, USA
Q. 4. ................. is criticized for giving too much importance to human behaviour in its theory.
A. Frederick Taylor
B. Elton Mayo
C. Henri Fayol
D. William Ouchi
Q. 5. Why is there a need for efficient management studies?
A. To make proper and maximum use of available resources
B. For satisfactory solution of labour problems
C. To co-ordination between available resources
D. All of the above
Q.6. The theory of basic thought in management is called ................... theory.
A. Contingency approach theory
B. Neo-Classical theory
C. Classical theory
D. All of the above
Q.7. The theory of management by objective has been proposed by ...............................
A. Elton Mayo
B. Peter Drucker
C. Henry Fayol
D. Frederick Taylor
Q. 8. The concept of management by objectives is presented by .................. in….. year presented from
……………….book.

2. A. Peter Drucker, 1954, Practices of Management
B. Elton Mayo, 1945, The Social Problem of Industrial Civilization
C. T. N. Whitehead, 1938, The Industrial Worker
D. F. J. Roethlisberger, 1942, Management & the moral
Q. 9. ................. is known as the father of the scientific management approach.
A. Henri Fayol
B. F. W. Taylor
C. Elton Mayo
D. Peter Drucker
Q. 10. Which new approach emerged by removing the imperfections of the classical approach.
A. Neo-Classical
B. Human relations
C. Behavioural approach
D. Modern approach
Q. 11. Behavioural subject approaches relate to which of the following factors?
A. Individual
B. Work Group
C. Authority
D. All of the above
Q. 12 Which of the following is not a function of management?
A. Investigation
B. Planning
C. Decision making
D. Organising
Q.13. …………….is the selecting and relating of facts and the making and using of assumptions regarding the
future in the visualisation and proposed activities believed necessary to achieve desired result.
A. Directing
B. Forecasting
C. Organising
D. Planning
Q. 14. Planning is a ........................ process in management.
A. Secondary
B. Primary
C. Third
D. Fourth
Q. 15. Long term planning can be in the organization for a period of ..............
A. 6 to 12 months
B. Less than 12 months
C. 1 to 2 years
D. 10 to 15 years

3. Q. 16. Which of the following does not fall within the external limitation of planning?
A. Changes in the law
B. Government policy changes
C. Lack of mental fitness
D. natural calamity
Q.17. . ........................... is the environment that affects the business activities of the organization.
A. Organisation Environment
B. Departmental Environment
C. Internal Environment
D. External Environment
Q. 18. Which of the following does not occur in the external environment of business?
A. Supplier
B. Competitor
C. Human Resources
D. public
Q. 19. Which of the following techniques is not included in qualitative decision-making techniques?
A. Operational ResearchTechniques
B. Judgemental Techniques
C. Experience Techniques
D. Intuition Techniques
Q.20. Which of the following techniques is used to analyse the business environment?
A. Quest Techniques
B. SWOT Techniques
C. Statistical Techniques
D. All of the above
Q.21. The first step in the decision-making process is .........................
A. Defining the problems
B. Analysing the problems
C. Deciding the best solution
D. Evaluation of Decision
Q. 22. Which of the following techniques is not included in quantitative decision-making techniques?
A. Intuition techniques
B. Probability techniques
C. Game theory techniques
D. Decision tree techniques
Q.23. The...................... principle depends on how many assistants can be properly controlled by the superior.
A. Span of control Principle
B. Unity of command Principle

4. C. Principle of efficiency
D. None of the above
Q.24. Which of the following is a type of organization chart?
A. Vertical or top-down chart
B. Horizontal or left to right chart
C. Circular Chart
D. All of the above
Q, 25. What S represents in SWOT Analysis.
A. Strategies
B. Staffing
C. Strengths
D. Strong
Q.26. ……………….is a distinct process performed to determine & accomplish stated objectives by the use of
human beings & other resources.
A. Business
B. Industry
C. Management
D. All of the above
Q. 27. Which of the following functional areas of management?
A. Production
B. Finance
C. Personnel
D. All of the above
Q. 28. ................ has proposed the theory of human relations by asserting that management is a science of
behaviour.
A. Adam Smith
B. Max Weber
C. Elton Mayo
D. Henry Fayol
Q.29. Hawthorn experiment was tested on …………… company.
A. Hawthorncorp
B. Hawthorne Pvt
C. Western Electric Company
D. North Electric Company
Q. 30. The period before the Industrial Revolution falls into this ............ theory.
A. Period of scientific Management
B. Pre-Taylor Period
C. Period of modern thoughts
D. Only A and C
Q. 31. The ideology that asserts the importance of the human factor in management is known as the ...............
theory.
A. Classical

5. B. Neo- Classical
C. Only A
D. Both A & B
Q.32. The concept of management by objectives is presented by .................. in….. year presented from
……………….book.
E. Peter Drucker, 1954, Practices of Management
F. Elton Mayo, 1945, The Social Problem of Industrial Civilization
G. T. N. Whitehead, 1938, The Industrial Worker
H. F. J. Roethlisberger, 1942, Management & the moral
Q. 33. ………………is known as the father of administrative management approach.
A. Henry Fayol
B. F. W. Taylor
C. Elton Mayo
D. Peter Drucker
Q. 34. Which of the following is not included in the modern approach?
A. Human Relationship approach
B. Mathematical approach
C. System approach
D. Contingency approach
Q. 35. The basic purpose of planning is ............
A. Meeting objectives in a timely manner
B. Choosing the right option from several options
C. Selling the product
D. Establishing correlations between individuals
Q. 36. What is the final step in the planning process?
A. Determining the order of actions
B. Preparation of budget
C. Creating applications
D. Follow-up
Q. 37. Short term planning can be in the organization for a period of ..............
E. 6 to 12 months
F. 10 to 12 years
G. 12 to 24 years
H. All of the above
Q. 38. Which of the following does not fall within the internal limitations of planning?
A. Expensive process
B. a waste of time
C. Wrong forecast
D. Changes in the law

6. Q. 39. Which of the following does not occur in the external environment of business?
E. Supplier
F. Competitor
G. Human Resources
H. public
Q. 40. What O represents in SWOT Analysis.
E. Opportunities
F. Orgnization
G. Observation
H. Other
Q. 41. The primary task in the decision-making process is .........................
A. Defining the problem
B. Analysing the problem
C. Deciding the best solution
D. Evaluation of Decisions
Q. 42. Which of the following techniques is not included in qualitative decision-making techniques?
E. Operational ResearchTechniques
F. Judgemental Techniques
G. Experience Techniques
H. Intuition Techniques
Q. 43. An Identifiable ………. contributing their efforts toward attainment of goal is called organisation.
A. group of peoples
B. man
C. Manager
D. Both A and B
Q. 44. .......................is the first step in the organising process.
A. Determine Activities
B. Classify the Activities
C. Grouping into Departments
D. Distribution of work
Q. 45. The principle of ...................... depends on how many assistants can be properly controlled by the
superior.
A. Span of Control Principle
B. Unity of Command Principle
A. Principle of Efficiency
C. None of the above
Q. 46. Which of the following important elements in delegation of authority?
A. Assignment of duties to subordinators
B. Delegating Authority to subordinator
C. Creating of obligation on the part of subordinator
D. All of the above
Q. 47. …………..stands for concentration of authority at or near the top,………. denotes dispersal of authority
among a number of individuals or a units.

7. A. Centralisation, Decentralisation
B. Power division, power integration
C. Responsibility, power
D. All of the above
Q, 48. ................... In this case the staff department is independent and its main function is to plan the
production of the organization.
A. Staff Division
B. Line Division
C. Only B
D. None of the above
Q. 49. Functional organization does not include the following....................... person of the planning department.
A. Instruction card clerk
B. Instruction Card Clerk
A. Shop Disciplinarian
B. Inspection Boss
Q. 50. Which of the following is not a function of management?
A. Investigation
B. Planning
C. Decision making
D. Organising
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