MCQ'S

MCQ'S



Final Exam MBA student

Subject: Principal of management

1.

Personnel management covers:

a.Top managers only

b.Lower level managers only

Employees who work on the assembly line

All employees

Answer- All employees

2.

The process of determining the best employees for the job is:

Job analysis

Placement

Selection

Recruitment

Answer- Job analysis

3.

To determine the total number of employees you need for your company, you should do:

Ratio analysis

Work-load analysis

Workforce analysis

Job analysis

Answer- Workforce analysis

4.

A company has 1000 plant employees this year and the sales forecast for next year is a 20% increase over this year and 5% of the employees are expected to leave for retirement or quit. How many plant employees will they need next year?

1200

250

1250

50

Answer- 1250

5.

Which characteristic identifies a staff manager?

a.Solves special problems

b.Directs others

c.Makes operating decisions

d.Trains subordinates

Answer- Makes operating decisions

6.

George Bush is the CEO of your company. He wants to recruit employees. Which method should he follow?

a.Conduct reference checks

b.Conduct selection tests

c.Conduct screening interviews

d.Advertise in newspapers

Answer- Advertise in newspapers

7.

A CPA firm wants to hire an accountant who is qualified in Accounting software. If the company gives candidates a test using Quickbooks, this is an example of a

Aptitude test

Personality test

Intelligence test

Achievement test

Answer- aptitude test

8.

What is a characteristic of developmental skills?

a.It refers to improving an employee's specific skills

b.It is usually for Non-managers

It is used for technical operations

It refers to general knowledge.

Answer- It refers to improving an employee's specific skills

9.

You want to improve one of your employee's performances with on the job training. You should:

a.Send him to a conference

b.Have him sign up for an MBA course

Assign the employee to learn from a trainer within the company

Send the employee to an Assessment Center

Answer- Assign the employee to learn from a trainer within the company

10.

If a manager believe that the employee can do nothing wrong, it is known as :

Judgment error

Stereotyping

Halo effect

Leniency

Answer- Judgment error

11.

Which principles states that employees should receive orders from only one supervisor?

Principle of direct supervision

Principle of harmony of objectives

Principle of unity of command

Principle of follow-up

Answer- Principle of unity of command

12.

To promote good leadership, management should:

a.Issue standard operating procedures

b.Not follow up on instructions

Have flexible time tables

Ignore the chain of command

Answer- Ignore the chain of command

13.

The greatest challenge to supervisors is:

Conceptual skills

Technical skills

Scientific skills

Human skills

Answer- Human skills

14.

To ensure employees are productive and efficient, a supervisor must be a good

Organizer

Decision maker

Trainer

Counselor

Answer- Organizer

15.

Technical skills are least important for:

Top management

Supervisors

Middle management

All managers

Answer- Top management

16.

Psychologist Abraham Maslow believed people have five types of needs, which he arranged in a hierarchy of needs. Why did Maslow arrange these needs in this manner?

Maslow believed needs are met in a chronological order, starting with infancy to old age

Maslow suggested that, as a person satisfies each level of needs, motivation shifts to satisfying the next higher level of needs

Maslow hypothesized that our needs are met over the years as we progress academically

All of the above are among Maslow's conclusions

Answer- Maslow suggested that, as a person satisfies each level of needs, motivation shifts to satisfying the next higher level of needs

17.

When an actor wins the Academy Award, it satisfies the individuals' ________________ needs.

social

security

esteem

attention to detail

Answer- ...