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May 28, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Principles of Management – MCQs
1. Who is known as the father of scientific management?
a) Henry Fayol
b) Elton Mayo
✓ c) Frederick Winslow Taylor
d) Peter Drucker
2. What is the first function of management?
✓ a) Planning
b) Organizing
c) Controlling
d) Leading
3. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs ends with:
a) Esteem
b) Safety
c) Belongingness
✓ d) Self-actualization
4. Which theory focuses on achievement, power, and affiliation?
a) Maslow’s Theory
b) Herzberg’s Theory
✓ c) McClelland’s Theory
d) Equity Theory
5. Which of the following is NOT a function of management?
✓ a) Inventing
b) Planning
c) Controlling
d) Leading
6. Which leadership style gives maximum freedom to subordinates?
a) Autocratic
b) Democratic
✓ c) Laissez-faire
d) Bureaucratic
7. SWOT stands for:
a) Strategy, Work, Objectives, Tactics
✓ b) Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats
c) Systems, Workforce, Optimization, Targets
d) Solutions, Workload, Operations, Tools
8. Organizing involves:
a) Controlling people
b) Managing funds
✓ c) Arranging resources and tasks
d) Training employees
9. What is meant by ‘Span of control’?
a) Levels of management
✓ b) Number of subordinates under a manager
c) Employee salary range
d) Types of leadership
10. Which decision-making type is based on facts and analysis?
a) Emotional
✓ b) Rational
c) Intuitive
d) Random
11. Strategic decisions are made by:
✓ a) Top-level management
b) Middle management
c) Operational staff
d) Team leaders
12. Which of the following is a planning tool?
a) Performance appraisal
✓ b) SWOT analysis
c) Delegation
d) Feedback control
13. What is delegation?
a) Monitoring work
b) Hiring employees
✓ c) Assigning authority and responsibility
d) Making strategic decisions
14. Feedforward control occurs:
a) During the process
✓ b) Before the process begins
c) After the process
d) At the feedback stage
15. Democratic leadership encourages:
✓ a) Group participation
b) Control over subordinates
c) Isolation in decisions
d) Punitive action
16. What does unity of command mean?
✓ a) One boss per employee
b) Many supervisors
c) Shared authority
d) Job rotation
17. Herzberg’s theory focuses on:
a) Rewards only
✓ b) Hygiene and motivational factors
c) Punishment and rewards
d) Team leadership
18. Control process starts with:
a) Corrective action
✓ b) Setting performance standards
c) Monitoring
d) Feedback
19. A flat organizational structure means:
✓ a) Few management levels
b) Many vertical layers
c) No structure
d) Strict control
20. A matrix structure combines:
✓ a) Functional and project structure
b) Democratic and autocratic
c) Flat and tall
d) Informal and formal
21. Motivation is needed to:
a) Punish employees
✓ b) Encourage productivity
c) Reduce salaries
d) Increase workload
22. Autocratic leaders:
a) Take group opinion
b) Encourage collaboration
✓ c) Make decisions alone
d) Avoid control
23. Which management level deals with policy making?
✓ a) Top management
b) Middle management
c) Supervisory management
d) Operational employees
24. Middle management is responsible for:
a) Strategic decisions
✓ b) Implementing policies
c) Creating vision
d) Cash management
25. Which of the following is a short-term plan?
a) Vision statement
b) Strategic plan
✓ c) Operational plan
d) Mission statement
26. Intuitive decision-making is based on:
✓ a) Experience and instincts
b) Mathematical models
c) Experiments
d) Surveys
27. Which of these motivates according to Herzberg?
✓ a) Recognition
b) Salary
c) Working conditions
d) Job security
28. What is control in management?
a) Setting goals
✓ b) Ensuring performance meets standards
c) Communicating vision
d) Promoting employees
29. Which of the following is a behavioral management theorist?
✓ a) Elton Mayo
b) Frederick Taylor
c) Peter Drucker
d) Henri Fayol
30. McGregor's Theory X suggests:
a) Employees enjoy work
✓ b) Employees dislike work
c) Employees need no supervision
d) Work is fun
31. A mission statement defines:
✓ a) Purpose of an organization
b) Budget goals
c) Financial targets
d) Legal policies
32. Controlling ensures:
✓ a) Goals are achieved
b) Employees are rewarded
c) Only planning is done
d) Budgeting is complete
33. Which plan is broadest in scope?
✓ a) Strategic plan
b) Operational plan
c) Tactical plan
d) Contingency plan
34. Which is NOT a type of organizational structure?
a) Functional
b) Matrix
✓ c) Rotational
d) Divisional
35. A leader who inspires and energizes followers is called:
✓ a) Transformational leader
b) Transactional leader
c) Autocratic leader
d) Bureaucratic leader
36. Planning reduces:
a) Goals
✓ b) Uncertainty
c) Control
d) Conflict
37. Which factor affects external environment?
✓ a) Political change
b) Motivation
c) Delegation
d) Leadership style
38. Which motivation theory uses needs hierarchy?
✓ a) Maslow
b) McClelland
c) Herzberg
d) Equity theory
39. Which is a function of management?
✓ a) Controlling
b) Designing
c) Compromising
d) Expanding
40. The final step in the control process is:
a) Monitoring
b) Planning
✓ c) Taking corrective action
d) Delegating tasks
41. Strategic planning typically spans:
a) 6 months
✓ b) 3–5 years
c) 1 month
d) Weekly
42. Operational managers are also called:
a) Top managers
✓ b) First-line managers
c) Board members
d) Analysts
43. What is the planning function concerned with?
a) Monitoring goals
✓ b) Setting objectives
c) Marketing strategy
d) Cash flow
44. Control process helps in:
a) Delegation
✓ b) Comparing actual vs expected performance
c) Creating job roles
d) Hiring
45. Who introduced administrative management theory?
✓ a) Henri Fayol
b) Peter Drucker
c) Taylor
d) Maslow
46. Concurrent control is:
a) After process
b) Before process
✓ c) During process
d) Final stage
47. Which is NOT part of management process?
a) Leading
✓ b) Inventing
c) Controlling
d) Planning
48. Which factor is considered in internal environment?
✓ a) Employees
b) Economy
c) Government policies
d) Technology
49. Which structure focuses on job specialization?
✓ a) Functional structure
b) Matrix structure
c) Divisional structure
d) Geographic structure
50. What is performance appraisal?
✓ a) Evaluation of employee performance
b) Hiring
c) Forecasting
d) Training
51. Leadership is part of which function of management?
a) Planning
✓ b) Leading
c) Controlling
d) Organizing
52. What is the purpose of a tactical plan?
✓ a) Bridge strategic and operational plans
b) Daily task schedule
c) Hiring policy
d) Budget analysis
53. Which control type occurs after the task?
a) Feedforward
b) Concurrent
✓ c) Feedback
d) Preventive
54. Which function comes after planning in management process?
a) Leading
b) Controlling
✓ c) Organizing
d) Staffing
55. Which theorist emphasized time studies and work standardization?
✓ a) Frederick Taylor
b) Henri Fayol
c) Elton Mayo
d) McClelland
56. Effective communication is crucial in:
a) Planning only
b) Controlling only
✓ c) All management functions
d) Top-level tasks only
57. A tall structure has:
a) Few levels
✓ b) Many levels
c) No managers
d) Only team leaders
58. Motivation is a part of which function?
a) Planning
b) Organizing
✓ c) Leading
d) Controlling
59. Which theory introduced hygiene and motivator factors?
a) Maslow
✓ b) Herzberg
c) McGregor
d) Vroom
60. Contingency plans are developed for:
✓ a) Unexpected situations
b) Annual tasks
c) Training
d) Delegation
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