Symbiosis International Education Centre 2007 Post Graduate Diploma Business Administration Production planning and Operation Management(PGDBA) - Question Paper

Ans. Capability

22. To enhance emotional intelligence, __________ must refocus their training to include

the limbic system.

Entrepreneurs;Directors;Organisations;Managers

Ans. Organisations

23. select the accurate ans.

Management is stated to be the combination of 3 factors, arts, science and the

third is :-

a) Profession

b) Character

c) Dimension

d) Vocation

Ans. A

24. Learning organizations should be adaptive to their internal environment.

a) actual

b) false

Ans. B

25. select the accurate ans.

Delegation is needed in which kind of organization?

a) Big kind of organizations

b) Small kind of organizations

c) All kind of organizations

d) Medium kind of organizations

Ans. C

26. select the accurate ans.

Allianz AG has collaborated with which Indian partner?

a) BAJAJ

b) ICICI

c) TATA

d) DABUR

Ans. A

27. select all that apply

Limitation of control are :-

a)____ External factors

b)____ Internal factors

c)____ Fixing of responsibility

d)____ Variation and its causes

Ans. A,c,d

28. select all that apply.

Features of direction would be :-

a)___ Pervasive function

b)___ Contained function

c)___ Communication

d)___ Continuous process

Ans. A,c,d

29. 'Span of control' is also referred to as span of management.

a) actual

b) false

Ans. A

30. Match the following:

1. Self-Actualisation (2) 1. Affection,belongingness,acceptance, friendship

2. Physiological (3) 2. Become what 1 is capable of becoming

3. Esteem (6) 3. Basic human need of food, clothing and shelter

4. Social or Affiliation (1) 4. Maximum self-development creativity, self expression

5. Safe, healthy working conditions economic security

6. Self-respect, status recognition from others

31. select all that apply

The various disciplines mentioned in the "Fifth Discipline Fieldbook" by Peter Sange are :-

a)____ Personal mastery

b)____ Mental models

c)____ Shared vision

d)____ Structured issue

Ans. A,b,c

32. select the accurate ans.

According to the Consequentialism concept of ethics, an act which does not maximize value :-

a) Is ethically permissible

b) Is not ethically permissible

c) Depends upon ethical principles

d) Is of little significance

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

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