Principles and Practices of Management

251. ______________ is the process of using the resources and personnel of an organization in an orderly way to achieve the objectives and long-term goals of the organization.

  1. planning.
  2. organizing.
  3. leading.
  4. controlling.
Correct answer: (B)
organizing.

252. When a candidate for a position is asked general, open-ended job related questions, they are experiencing what type of interview?

  1. Unstructured Interview.
  2. Structured Interview.
  3. Relaxed Interview.
  4. Unorganized Interview.
Correct answer: (A)
Unstructured Interview.

253. Informal authority flows upwards to downwards or horizontally in______________.

  1. formal organization.
  2. informal organization.
  3. business or oganisation.
  4. strategic organization.
Correct answer: (B)
informal organization.

254. Which type of organization gives importance to terms of authority and functions?

  1. Formal Organization.
  2. Informal Organization.
  3. Business Or Oganisation.
  4. Strategic Organization.
Correct answer: (A)
Formal Organization.

255. Placing purchase order is an example of ______________.

  1. programmed decision.
  2. non-programmed decision.
  3. major decision.
  4. decision.
Correct answer: (A)
programmed decision.

256. The decision which has long term impact on business is ______________.

  1. programmed decision.
  2. non-programmed decision
  3. individual decision.
  4. non-economic decision.
Correct answer: (B)
non-programmed decision

257. Decision taken by committee formed by the top management for specific purpose is ______________.

  1. group decision.
  2. organisational decision.
  3. personal decision.
  4. operative decision.
Correct answer: (A)
group decision.

258. Management is getting things done through ______________.

  1. managers.
  2. workers.
  3. others.
  4. administrators.
Correct answer: (C)
others.

259. A systematic way of doing things is called as ______________.

  1. process.
  2. planning.
  3. directing.
  4. controlling.
Correct answer: (A)
process.

260. An art may be defined as a ______________.

  1. Skill & knowledge.
  2. Past experience.
  3. Knack.
  4. All the above.
Correct answer: (D)
All the above.
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