1. Which one of the following is not a dimension of the managerial grid theory of leadership ?
(A) Country Club Management
(B) Impoverished Management
(C) Team Management
(D) Democratic Management
2. Consider the following stages of planned change :
1. Moving
2. Refreezing
3. Unfreezing
Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the above according to Kurt Lewin ?
(A) 1-2-3
(B) 3-1-2
(C) 2-3-1
(D) 1-3-2
3. Which one of the following is the correct sequence with regard to communication process ?
(A) Sender-Message-Encoding-Receiver-Channel Decoding-Feedback
(B) Message-Sender-Encoding-Receiver-Channel-Decoding-Feedback
(C) Encoding-Message-Sender-Decoding-Feedback-Receiver-Channel
(D) Sender-Message-Encoding-Channel-Receiver-Decoding-Feedback
4. Match List -I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:
List-I (Tool) List-II (Nature of Function)
A. Test checking 1. Physical verification
B. Cash counting 2. Internal control
C. Division of labour 3. Overall assessment
D. Trend analysis 4. Selective verification
Code :
A B C D
(A) 3 2 1 4
(B) 3 1 2 4
(C) 4 2 1 3
(D) 4 1 2 3
5. Which one of the following is not a method of performance appraisal ?
(A) Accounting method
(B) Behaviorally-anchored rating scale method
(C) Forced distribution method
(D) Paired comparison method
6. Which one of the following statements relating to a company secretary are not correct ?
(A) He is not likely to perform any duties towards shareholders
(B) He is the mouthpiece of the Board of directors
(C) He may be considered to be the head of the administrative section of a company
(D) He is to arrange for Board meetings
7. Which one of the following is an analytical method of job evaluation ?
(A) Classification method
(B) Point-rating method
(C) Projection method
(D) Ranking method
8. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given above the Lists :
List-I List-II
(Contributor) (Management Thought/Theory)
A. Mary Parker Follett 1. Human relations
B. Henri Fayol 2. Integration theory
C. Elton Mayo 3. Scientific management
D. F.W.Taylor 4. Principles of management
Code :
A B C D
(A) 3 1 4 2
(B) 2 4 1 3
(C) 2 1 4 3
(D) 3 4 1 2
9. You have the information that X Ltd. has declared 40% dividend. Which one of the following does it actually mean ?
(A) X Ltd. has declared 40% of net profit as dividend
(B) X Ltd. has declared 40% of profits after tax as dividend
(C) X Ltd. will give dividend @ 40% on issued capital
(D) X Ltd. will give dividend @ 40% on paid -up capital
10. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the list :
List-I List-II
A. Doctrine of indoor management 1. Kotla Venkataswami vs. Ramamurthy
B. Untrue statement in prospectus 2. Ashbury Railway Carriage and Iron vs. Riche
C. Doctrine of ultra vires 3. Green Wood vs. Leather Shod Wheel Co.
D. Doctrine of constructive notice 4. Royal British Bank vs. Turquand code :
A B C D
(A) 4 2 3 1
(B) 4 3 2 1
(C) 1 3 2 4
(D) 1 2 3 4
11. Which one of the following exceptions for doctrine of indoor management was provided from Ruben vs. Great Fingall Consolidated case ?
(A) Knowledge of irregularity (B) Forgery
(C) Suspicion of irregularity (D) An act outside apparent authority
12. Which one of the following management thinkers argued in favour of separating planning from operation ?
(A) Henri Fayol (B) Luther Gulick
(C) L.F. Urwick (D) F.W. Taylor
13. Identify the correct sequence of the following with regard to delegation of authority :
1. Creation of obligation
2. Authorization of actions
3. Determination of expected results
4. Assignment of duties
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
Code :
(A) 3-2-4-1 (B) 1-2-4-3
(C) 1-4-2-3 (D) 3-4-2-1
14. Consider the following statements with regard to ‘management by objectives’ :
1. Overall objectives are set at the top of the organizational hierarchy.
2. Individual objectives coincide with the objectives of the organization.
3. Performances of employees are evaluated periodically.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct ?
(A) 1, 2 and 3 (B) 2 and 3 only
(C) 1 and 3 only (D) 1 only
15. In which one of the following theories is it assumed that the psychological forces shaping peoples’ behaviour are largely unconscious, and that a person cannot understand his or her own motivations ?
(A) Maslow’s theory (B) Herzberg’s theory
(C) Freud’s theory (D) McGregor theory of X and Y