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Question 1
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The Hawthrone Experiments were conducted by _______.

A
Ellon Mayo

B
Fayol

C
Taylor

D
Emerson

Solution

The Hawthorne experiments were conducted between 1924 and 1932 at Western Electric Company's Hawthorne Works in Chicago by Elton Mayo who was an Australian by birth. He discovered that job satisfaction of employees can be increased by making them participate in decision making rather than other incentives.
Question 2
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Which of the following is not a principal of Henri Fayol?

A
Division of work

B
Discipline

C
Scalar chain

D
Time study

Solution

Division of work, discipline and scalar chain are the three principles among the fourteen principles of management developed by Fayol. But the Time Study is one of the eight scientific techniques developed by F.W. Taylor.
Question 3
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Wages and salaries amount is obtained from what kind of budget?

A
Overhead budget

B
Selling expenses budget

C
Labour and payroll budget

D
General administrative budget
Question 4
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What is the meaning of Espirit de corps?

A
Buyer beware

B
Service is our motto

C
Profit is out motto

D
Union is strength

Solution

Esprit De Corps means union is strength. It is one of the fourteen principles of management developed by Fayol. He emphasized on the team work. According to him, management must develop a feeling of belongingnbelongingness among the employees so that they can contribute maximum to achieve the team goal.

Question 5

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Match the following:

(a) The Practice of Management	$$1.$$ Henry Fayol
(b) Philosophy of Management	$$2.$$ F.W. Taylor
(c) Scientific Management	$$3.$$ Oliver Sheldon
(d) General and Industrial Administation	$$4.$$ Peter F. Drucker

$$(a) - (1), (b) - (2), (c) - (3), (d) - (4)$$

$$(a) - (4), (b) - (3), (c) - (2), (d) - (1)$$

$$(a) - (4), (b) - (3), (c) - (1), (d) - (2)$$

$$(a) - (3), (b) - (4), (c) - (2), (d) - (1)$$

Solution

The book "Practice of Management" is authored by Peter F Drucker.
In his book "Philosophy of Management", Sheldon held that good management was about more than technique.
Scientific management is a management theory that analyzes and synthesizes workflows. It is founded by F.W. Taylor.
Henry Fayol's principles of management and research were published in his book 'General and Industrial Management'.

Question 6
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Which of the following is not a principle of management according to Henry Fayol?

A
Subordination of individual interest over the organisational interest

B
Esprit de crops

C
Unity of Managers

D
Unity of Direction
Solution
Principles of management as suggested by Henry Fayol include the following:
- Subordination of Individual Interest to General Interest: The interests of an organisation should take priority over the interests of any one individual employee.
- Espirit De Corps: Management should promote a team spirit of unity and harmony among employees.
- Unity of Direction: All the units of an organisation should be moving towards the same objectives through coordinated and focused efforts.
Question 7
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Who is the father of scientific management?

A
Emerson

B
F.W Taylor

C
Taylor

D
Mayo

Solution

F.W. Taylor was born in 1856 in U.S.A. He became famous as a father of scientific management. He emphasized on adoption of scientific methods to the problems of management. Along with four principles of scientific management he also developed some scientific techniques.
Question 8
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In the technique of MBO:
i) Overall objectives are set at the top of the organisational hierarchy
ii) Individual objectives coincide with objectives of the organisation
iii) Performance should be evaluated periodically
iv) Objectives are decided at the subordinate level
Choose the correct option below.

A
(i) and (ii)

B
(i), (ii) and (iii)

C
(i) and (iii)

D
(i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
Question 9
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Arrange the following concepts/ acts in the order in which they came into fome.
(i) Competition Act.
(ii) Foreign Exchange Management Act.
(iii) Consumer Protection Act.
(iv) Securities and Exchange Board of India Act.

A
(iii) (iv) (ii) (i)

B
(iv) (iii) (i) (ii)

C
(i) (ii) (iv) (iii)

D
(ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
Question 10
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Who is the father of Scientific Management?

A
Peter F Drucker

B
Henry Fayol

C
F.W. Taylor

D
Charles Babbage

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Question 1

Ellon Mayo

Fayol

Taylor

Emerson

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Question 2

Division of work

Discipline

Scalar chain

Time study

Solution

Question 3

Overhead budget

Selling expenses budget

Labour and payroll budget

General administrative budget

Question 4

Buyer beware

Service is our motto

Profit is out motto

Union is strength

Solution

Question 5

$$(a) - (1), (b) - (2), (c) - (3), (d) - (4)$$

$$(a) - (4), (b) - (3), (c) - (2), (d) - (1)$$

$$(a) - (4), (b) - (3), (c) - (1), (d) - (2)$$

$$(a) - (3), (b) - (4), (c) - (2), (d) - (1)$$

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Question 6

Subordination of individual interest over the organisational interest

Esprit de crops

Unity of Managers

Unity of Direction

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Question 7

Emerson

F.W Taylor

Taylor

Mayo

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Question 8

(i) and (ii)

(i), (ii) and (iii)

(i) and (iii)

(i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)

Question 9

(iii) (iv) (ii) (i)

(iv) (iii) (i) (ii)

(i) (ii) (iv) (iii)

(ii) (i) (iii) (iv)

Question 10

Peter F Drucker

Henry Fayol

F.W. Taylor

Charles Babbage

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