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This set of Organisational Behaviour Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Work Stress Set 2

Q1 | The best way to protect the body from the harmful effects of stress is to
  • learn how to avoid it
  • learn how to manage it
  • take your anger out on inanimate objects
  • take a long walk and bottle up your frustration
Q2 | Extreme fatigue, exhaustion and burnout are all signs of
  • short-term stress
  • long-term stress
  • behavioural stress
  • emotional stress.
Q3 | Indivudual concern model the style which represents a low level of concern for both selfand other known as__________.Sol:
  • Avoiding
  • Dominating
  • Obliging
  • Compromising
Q4 | Third party usually helps, clarifies and grounds each disputing party’s alternatives toagreement in___________.Sol:
  • Reality testing
  • Litigation
  • Negotiation
  • Dispute
Q5 | A person holds_____ power when he influences others by coercing, threatening, harmingand irritating.Sol:
  • Reward
  • Coercive
  • Normative
  • Expert
Q6 | Research and investigation can be examples of sources of _________power.Sol:
  • Expert
  • Reward
  • Normative
  • Democratic
Q7 | A dispute between two neighbors can be example of _________power.Sol:
  • Expert
  • Reward
  • Ecological
  • Social
Q8 | Formal power is exercised in a ________manner.Sol:
  • Bottom-up
  • Top-down
  • Horizontal
  • Vertical
Q9 | The influence which is deliberate or purposive in nature may be called_____.Sol:
  • Motivation
  • Power
  • Integration
  • None of the given options
Q10 | Dual concern model assumes that no disputant has ________orientation.Sol:
  • Positive
  • Negative
  • Neutral
  • Zero-Sum
Q11 | Negotiation in which the disputants are the only participants is called________.Sol:
  • Adjudication
  • Mediation
  • Simple negotiation
  • Facilitated negotiation
Q12 | An interpersonal conflict in which no participant is aware of the divergence of goals,needs, or interests is known as__________.
  • Latent conflict
  • False conflict
  • Cause of action
  • None of the given options
Q13 | A conflict situation in which the disputants believe that when one disputant helpshim/herself, the other disputant is also helped is_______________.
  • Constructive conflict
  • Competitive conflict
  • Destructive conflict
  • Cooperative conflict
Q14 | A situation involving actual incompatibility of needs, interests or goals is definedas__________.Sol:
  • False conflict
  • True conflict
  • Veridical conflict
  • Both true and veridical conflict
Q15 | Conflict causes predictable and destructive changes in the disputant’s attitudes,perceptions and interactions is called____________.Sol:
  • Perceived conflict
  • Real conflict
  • Escalating conflict
  • Data type conflict
Q16 | Meeting one party’s goals is just like promoting other party’s goals known as:Sol:
  • Promotive Interdependence
  • Contrient Interdependence
  • Positive Interdependence
  • None of the given options
Q17 | he first step in conflict diagnosis is to describe the______________.Sol:
  • Conflict
  • Disputant
  • Motives
  • Position
Q18 | There is/are usually ___________ source /sources of any given conflict.Sol:
  • Single
  • Multiple
  • Sole
  • Distinct
Q19 | One can infer attitudes and make judgments about people and things through_____________.Sol:
  • Perception
  • General attribution theory
  • Stimuli
  • Cognitive Structure
Q20 | High levels of trust between disputants makes:Sol:
  • Negotiation more efficient
  • Disputants less responsive
  • Decrease disputant’s willingness to try to find additional ways to trust each other
  • A competitive conflict cycle more likely
Q21 | Which type of trust is founded on control?Sol:
  • Calculus-based trust
  • Knowledge-based trust
  • Identification-based trust
  • Productive based trust
Q22 | There is a contest among all employees of organization about valuable suggestions forimproving policies for employees. What type of conflict it may be?
  • Constructive
  • Destructive
  • Competitive but constructive
  • Cooperative but destructive
Q23 | All of the following are advantages of understanding the other disputant's interestsexcept:Sol:
  • It helps user visualize and recognize alternate ways to meet goals
  • It creates greater inflexibility in coming to settlement
  • It ensures user doesn’t miss an optimal resolution
  • It enables user to evaluate whether some interests could be met outside the conflict
Q24 | Focusing only on resource aspects of a conflict leads toSol:
  • Zero-sum thinking
  • A competitive approach to resolution
  • A cooperative approach to resolution
  • Zero-sum thinking and a competitive approach to resolution
Q25 | The meaning of language or behavior may be misunderstood, causing a _____ conflict.Sol:
  • Preferences and nuisances
  • Data-type
  • Resource
  • Communication