Symbiosis International Education Centre 2006 Post Graduate Diploma Business Management PRINCIPLES

Ans. B

33. Retailers cannot just take their global retailing formats and try to transpose them onto
the Indian scenario.
a) actual
b) false
Ans. A

34. select the accurate ans.
What kind of control is most important for effective delegation?
a) Process
b) Feedback
c) Effective
d) Management
Ans. B
35. Costliness of the _______________ is the overriding factor determining the extent of
decentralization.
Decision;Planning;Staffing;Controlling
Ans. Decision

36. select the accurate ans.
What does control maintain, ranging from output and effort ?
a) Balance
b) Ends and means
c) Equilibrium
d) Equality
Ans. C

37. select all that apply
Virtuous acts include:-
a)____ Leadership
b)____ Honesty
c)____ Integrity
d)____ Tolerance
Ans. B,c,d

38. select the accurate ans.
a few of the isolated examples of management though where 1 should go into
ceaseless efforts are :-
a) Faith, courage, conviction
b) Conviction, fear, control
c) Fear, courage, control
d) Faith, conviction, control
Ans. A

39. Match the following:
1. Robert Owen (6) 1. He applied psychology to advertising, marketing
and personnel
2. Max Weber (3) 2. He was a German psychologist pioneered in the
field of industrial psychology
3. Hugo Munsterberg (1) 3. His ideas have had great influence on how people
view large organizations
4. Henry Towne (4) 4. He was an engineer and realized the importance of
good business skills
5. He was an early behaviorist focused on group
dynamics
6. He was a cotton mill owner, pioneered ideas about
better treatment of workers



40. The retailing sector in India has been quite ____________.
Rapid as a boon;Staid and boring;Fast and furious;Below avg.
Ans. Staid and boring

41. Valency is the extent to which the result of the activity and its success matters to
the individual . (Level of motivation = Valency x Expectancy)
a) actual
b) false
Ans. A

42. select the accurate ans.
Management is not just a
a) Creation
b) Performance
c) Application
d) Process
Ans. D

43. select the accurate ans.
According to Dr. Chakraborty's in his model II, he advocates and provide preference to :-
a) Knowledge worker
b) Wisdom worker
c) Objective worker
d) Egoistic worker
Ans. B

44. With liberalization markets are undergoing fundamental modifications including
_____________ and pressure on prices.
Demand;Competition;Sales;Supply
Ans.

45. select all that apply
Corporate governance aims at :-
a)____ Better transparency
b)____ Ambiguity
c)____ Ethics
d)____ Accountability
Ans. A,c,d








46. select the accurate ans.
In addition to Place, Labour and Money which other internal environment Factor
influences Management?
a) Technology
b) Machines
c) Scientists
d) Professionals
Ans. B

47. select the accurate ans.
Science is a body of which kind of Knowledge?
a) Assimilated
b) Organised
c) Superior
d) Specific
Ans. B

48. select the accurate ans.
Which is the most improper kind of alliance which the new companies often
overestimate?
a) Joint-venture
b) Acquisition
c) Demerger
d) Diversification
Ans.

49. select the accurate ans.
Management is
a) Interactive
b) Interpretative
c) Multidisciplinary
d) Interplanetary
Ans. C

50. select the accurate ans.
Who is primarily known for his Time and motion studies?
a) Elton Mayo
b) Frank Gilberth
c) Charles Babbage
d) F.W.Taylor
Ans. B





51. select the accurate ans.
According to HR problems which untapped resources should be tapped?
a) Financial
b) Raw material
c) Human
d) Labourers
Ans. C

52. select the accurate ans.
Management is purposeful and what?
a) Objective
b) Progressive
c) Goal oriented
d) Universal
Ans. C

53. select the accurate ans.
Management exists at which levels of the organization?
a) Top
b) Bottom
c) Decision-making
d) All
Ans. D

54. select the accurate ans.
Profession requires definite period of what?
a) Practice
b) Discipline
c) Understanding
d) Learning
Ans. D

55. Being self-motivated requires a high level of optimism.
a) actual
b) false
Ans. A

Earning:   Approval pending.