Anna University Chennai 2005 B.E INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT - Question Paper

Code: A-16/C-17/T-20 Subject: INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT
Time: three Hours Max. Marks: 100
NOTE: There are 11 ques. in all.
ques. one is compulsory and carries 16 marks. ans to Q. 1. must be written in the space given for it in the ans book supplied and nowhere else.
ans any 3 ques. every from Part I and Part II. every of these ques. carries 14 marks.
Any needed data not explicitly given, may be suitably presumed and said
Q.1 Choose the accurate or best option in the following: (2x8)
a. The founder of Scientific management is
(A) Henri Fayol. (B) Peter F. Drucker.
(C) F W Taylor. (D) Elton Mayo.
b. A matrix organisation is a combination of
(A) Project and functional organisation.
(B) Project and Line & staff organisation
(C) Functional and Line & staff organisation.
(D) Functional and scalar organisation.
c. Theory X assumes that
(A) A typical person likes to work.
(B) People are not inherently lazy.
(C) Employees can exercise self-control.
(D) A typical person dislikes work.
d. Grapevine is

(A) a kind of organisation. (B) an informal communication system.
(C) a motivational technique. (D) an incentive technique.
e. One of the authorities under the Industrial Dispute Act 1947 for investigation & settlement of Industrial disputes is

(A) Courts of Inquiry.
(B) Labour Union.
(C) Head of personnel in an organisation.
(D) Dispute courts.
f. The acronym L.T.P.D. is
(A) Low Tolerance Percent Defective.
(B) Lot Tolerance Probability and Defects.
(C) Low Tolerance Probability and Defects.
(D) Lot Tolerance Percent Defective.
g. Direct cost is
(A) Direct Material & Labour Cost. (B) Only Direct Labour Cost.
(C) Cost Incurred by Directors. (D) Only Direct Material Cost.
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Index Next>>h. Diversification is
(A) Increasing the product quality. (B) Increasing distributors.
(C) Decreasing the product variety. (D) Guiding activities into various lines of business.
PART I
ans any 3 ques.. every ques. carries 14 marks.
Q.2 a. Define management (2)
b. Explain the principle of 'Division of work' (or labour) and its advantages & disadvantages. (6)
c. Briefly explain:-
(i) Dummy activity.
(ii) Critical path. (6)

Q.3 a. It is stated that we should delegate 'Authority Commensurate with Responsibility'-Discuss. (6)

Earning:   Approval pending.