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This set of Business Management Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Business Management Set 3

Q1 | -------- is a sequence of activities to be undertaken for implementing the policies andachieving the objectives of an enterprise.
  • procedures
  • programme
  • rule
  • plans
Q2 | -------- is an organizational structure which clearly defines duties, responsibilities, andauthority.
  • formal
  • informal
  • natural
  • none of these
Q3 | Koontz and O’Donnel are the advocates of ……………….approach to management
  • system approach
  • empirical
  • contingency
  • operational
Q4 | According to …………… approach, management is a logical process and it can beexpressed in terms of mathematical symbols and relationships.
  • empirical
  • management science
  • contingency
  • operational
Q5 | ……………….approach of management heavily concentrates on ‘People’ aspect ofmanagement.
  • human relations
  • system
  • empirical
  • management science
Q6 | ……………is the art of knowing exactly what you want men to do and then seeing thathow they do it in the best and cheapest way.
  • general management
  • scientific management
  • administration
  • none
Q7 | …………..is introduced to secure the benefits of division of labour or specialization atthe supervising level under scientific management
  • operating management
  • functional foremanship
  • either a or b
  • none
Q8 | ………………….helps to determine a fair days work and rest period to complete it
  • work study
  • time study
  • motion study
  • all of these
Q9 | The main objective of ……………..study is to determine and eliminate unnecessaryand wasteful movements
  • work study
  • time study
  • motion study
  • all of these
Q10 | The author of the famous book “General and Industrial Management”is……………………
  • henry fayol
  • f.w. taylor
  • henry gantt
  • none
Q11 | Comparison between actual and standard performance is known as……
  • planning
  • organising
  • controlling
  • none
Q12 | CPM method of control was developed by
  • due de meemoues co.
  • de pont co.
  • gast niksons chart
  • none
Q13 | Standard costing is used to control the
  • cost
  • profit
  • volume
  • revenue
Q14 | To convert a message in to groups of words, symbols, gestures or sounds that presentideas or concepts is called…….
  • encoding
  • feedback
  • noise
  • none
Q15 | Suggestions for improvements from an employee in the accounting department are anexample of…..
  • upward communication
  • horizontal communication
  • downward communication
  • none
Q16 | Father of Modern Management theory is ………………
  • henry fayol
  • f.w.taylor
  • henry gantt
  • none
Q17 | ………….suggests that each communication going up or coming down must flowthrough each position in the line of authority
  • communication pattern
  • horizontal communications
  • scalar chain
  • none of these
Q18 | Management can be considered as………………..
  • exact science
  • inexact science
  • psuedo science
  • b or c
Q19 | …………………..is that phase of business enterprise that concerns itself with theoverall determination of institutional objectives and the policies necessary to be followed in achieving those objectives.
  • management
  • administration
  • both of these
  • none
Q20 | ……….has defined the basic problem of managing as the art of “knowing exactly whatyou want men to do and then see that they do it in the best and cheapest way “
  • henry fayol
  • f.w. taylor
  • mary parker follet
  • none of these
Q21 | According to functional foremanship, the speed boss, Inspector, foreman and gangboss are entrusted with the …………………aspect of work.
  • planning
  • organizing
  • doing
  • none of these
Q22 | …………..is undertaken to find out the one best way of doing the thing
  • job analysis
  • merit rating
  • job enrichment
  • none
Q23 | The principle of Unity of command is contrary to Taylors……………………..
  • rule of thumb
  • unity of direction
  • functional foremanship
  • none of these
Q24 | According to …………..principle, each group of activities with the same objective musthave one head and one plan
  • unity of direction
  • unity of command
  • either of these
  • none
Q25 | Everything which goes to increase the importance of subordinates roleis……………….
  • decentralization
  • centralization
  • either a or b
  • none