Management MCQs

Which of these is not a role for a planner as discussed by Robinson (1986)

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A. To help managers make decisions regarding strategic changes
B. To enable good managers to plan
C. To state objectives
D. To concentrate on understanding the future
✅ The correct answer is option C.
To state objectives is not a role for a planner as discussed by Robinson (1986).

Petroleum refining, power generation and steel production systems are example of ____________ systems.

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A. Transaction Processing
B. Process Control
C. Enterprise Collaboration
D. Management Information
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Petroleum refining, power generation and steel production systems are example of Process Control systems. Process control systems (PCS), sometimes called industrial control systems (ICS), function as pieces of equipment along the production line during manufacturing that test the process in a variety of ways, and return data for monitoring and troubleshooting.

The number of people hired for a particular job compared to the number of individuals in the applicant pool is often expressed as

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A. Application ratio
B. Recruitment ratio
C. Selection ratio
D. Employment ratio
✅ The correct answer is option C.
The number of people hired for a particular job compared to the number of individuals in the applicant pool is often expressed as Selection ratio. Selection ratio is a concept used in human resources to make choices about hiring people.

Fixation of standards, measurement of performance, comparison, and correction of deviation are the steps in________.

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A. planning
B. organizing
C. Staffing
D. control process
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Fixation of standards, measurement of performance, comparison, and correction of deviation are the steps in control process. The control process involves carefully collecting information about a system, process, person, or group of people in order to make necessary decisions about each.

A desire to achieve a particular goal with pursuit of that goal is called

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A. motivation
B. goal congruence
C. effort
D. autonomy
✅ The correct answer is option A.
A desire to achieve a particular goal with pursuit of that goal is called motivation. Motivation in management is the process through which managers encourage employees to be productive and effective.

A Competency consists of

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A. The specific tasks a person must do
B. Skills and behaviors
C. A list of tests that will measure cognitive ability
D. Communications and behavior
✅ The correct answer is option D.
A Competency consists of Communications and behavior. The combination of observable and measurable knowledge, skills, abilities and personal attributes that contribute to enhanced employee performance and ultimately result in organizational success. To understand competencies, it is important to define the various components of competencies.

An income, which a company aims to earn by selling each unit of market offering is classified as

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A. target operating income per unit
B. target cost per unit
C. total current full cost
D. total cost per unit
✅ The correct answer is option A.
An income, which a company aims to earn by selling each unit of market offering is classified as target operating income per unit. Target income is the profit that the managers of a company expect to attain for a designated accounting period.

When an interviewer asks the questions to the candidate according to the response received from him and the questions asked are not pre-determined in such an interview, it is called

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A. Unprepared type of interview
B. Unstructured interview
C. Unconditional interview
D. None of the above
✅ The correct answer is option B.
In an unstructured interview, the interviewer does not have a strict agenda but rather allows the applicant to set the pace of the interview and asks the questions to the candidate according to the response received from him