| 51 |
Why is planning called the primary function of management? |
Business Studies
Meaning, features, importance and limitations of planning |
Easy |
| 52 |
Which of the following is a limitation of planning? |
Business Studies
Meaning, features, importance and limitations of planning |
Easy |
| 53 |
A company spent heavily on a detailed five-year plan, but a sudden change in government policy made it useles… |
Business Studies
Meaning, features, importance and limitations of planning |
Medium |
| 54 |
Planning requires foresight, intelligent imagination and sound judgement. Which feature of planning does this… |
Business Studies
Meaning, features, importance and limitations of planning |
Medium |
| 55 |
A firm's sales manager sets a target of 500 units per month and later uses it to judge whether her team is pe… |
Business Studies
Meaning, features, importance and limitations of planning |
Hard |
| 56 |
Which is the first step in the planning process? |
Business Studies
Planning process |
Easy |
| 57 |
Assumptions about the future, such as expected demand and future tax rates, on which plans are based are call… |
Business Studies
Planning process |
Easy |
| 58 |
A company has listed three ways to raise sales: opening new shops, selling online, and appointing more dealer… |
Business Studies
Planning process |
Medium |
| 59 |
After a plan is implemented, the manager regularly checks whether activities are happening as scheduled. This… |
Business Studies
Planning process |
Medium |
| 60 |
Which step of the planning process comes immediately after developing premises? |
Business Studies
Planning process |
Hard |
| 61 |
'Wearing a helmet is compulsory inside the plant, and those who do not will be fined.' This is an example of a |
Business Studies
Types of plans |
Easy |
| 62 |
A plan that states expected results in numerical terms, such as expected sales of ₹50 lakh next quarter, is a |
Business Studies
Types of plans |
Easy |
| 63 |
A school decides that admissions will be given on the basis of merit, but the principal may use judgement in … |
Business Studies
Types of plans |
Medium |
| 64 |
A company lays down the steps for handling a customer refund: receive the request, verify the bill, approve i… |
Business Studies
Types of plans |
Medium |
| 65 |
Facing a new foreign competitor, a firm decides to cut prices, enter rural markets and increase advertising o… |
Business Studies
Types of plans |
Hard |
| 66 |
Grouping similar activities together into units such as production, sales and finance is called |
Business Studies
Meaning, importance and process of organising |
Easy |
| 67 |
Which is the last step in the process of organising? |
Business Studies
Meaning, importance and process of organising |
Easy |
| 68 |
A new hospital manager clearly defines who reports to whom so that no doctor or nurse is confused about whom … |
Business Studies
Meaning, importance and process of organising |
Medium |
| 69 |
After a company divided its work into departments, it gave the job of handling accounts to a person with a co… |
Business Studies
Meaning, importance and process of organising |
Medium |
| 70 |
Through organising, a firm ensures that two departments do not both buy the same machine for the same task. W… |
Business Studies
Meaning, importance and process of organising |
Hard |
| 71 |
In which structure are activities grouped on the basis of products, with each unit having its own production,… |
Business Studies
Organisation structure |
Easy |
| 72 |
The span of management determines |
Business Studies
Organisation structure |
Easy |
| 73 |
A company makes only one product, steel pipes, but its activities are large and need highly specialised staff… |
Business Studies
Organisation structure |
Medium |
| 74 |
Which is a limitation of the divisional structure? |
Business Studies
Organisation structure |
Medium |
| 75 |
A company producing electronics, garments and packaged foods wants to add a new furniture business without di… |
Business Studies
Organisation structure |
Hard |
| 76 |
Which of these is a feature of informal organisation? |
Business Studies
Formal and informal organisation |
Easy |
| 77 |
The flow of communication in an informal organisation is commonly known as |
Business Studies
Formal and informal organisation |
Easy |
| 78 |
Employees of different departments who share an interest in cricket meet every Sunday. Their friendship helps… |
Business Studies
Formal and informal organisation |
Medium |
| 79 |
Which is a limitation of formal organisation? |
Business Studies
Formal and informal organisation |
Medium |
| 80 |
Management announced a new shift system. Workers' informal group opposed it and convinced members to work slo… |
Business Studies
Formal and informal organisation |
Hard |
| 81 |
Which element of delegation can never be delegated? |
Business Studies
Delegation and decentralisation |
Easy |
| 82 |
The systematic delegation of authority at all levels of management is known as |
Business Studies
Delegation and decentralisation |
Easy |
| 83 |
Mr Iyer, the sales manager, asks his assistant to finalise a dealer agreement. The assistant makes a costly m… |
Business Studies
Delegation and decentralisation |
Medium |
| 84 |
Which statement correctly distinguishes delegation from decentralisation? |
Business Studies
Delegation and decentralisation |
Medium |
| 85 |
A large firm gives regional heads power to take most decisions on hiring, pricing and promotion in their regi… |
Business Studies
Delegation and decentralisation |
Hard |
| 86 |
Staffing is best described as the function of |
Business Studies
Meaning and importance of staffing |
Easy |
| 87 |
Why is staffing called a continuous function? |
Business Studies
Meaning and importance of staffing |
Easy |
| 88 |
A company has hired far more clerks than the work needs, and many sit idle while salary costs rise. Which imp… |
Business Studies
Meaning and importance of staffing |
Medium |
| 89 |
A firm trains its senior managers' deputies so that they can take over when the seniors retire. Which importa… |
Business Studies
Meaning and importance of staffing |
Medium |
| 90 |
Which statement about staffing and human resource management is correct? |
Business Studies
Meaning and importance of staffing |
Hard |
| 91 |
Which is the first step in the staffing process? |
Business Studies
Staffing process |
Easy |
| 92 |
Introducing a newly hired employee to colleagues, rules and the workplace is called |
Business Studies
Staffing process |
Easy |
| 93 |
A firm finds that it needs 40 machine operators to meet its output target, but only 32 are available. Which a… |
Business Studies
Staffing process |
Medium |
| 94 |
At the end of the year, a manager rates each employee's work against the targets set for them. This step of s… |
Business Studies
Staffing process |
Medium |
| 95 |
Which of the following is an example of indirect compensation? |
Business Studies
Staffing process |
Hard |
| 96 |
Why is recruitment described as a positive process? |
Business Studies
Recruitment |
Easy |
| 97 |
Which of the following is an internal source of recruitment? |
Business Studies
Recruitment |
Easy |
| 98 |
A newly started company needs 200 employees of different kinds. Why can it not depend on internal sources? |
Business Studies
Recruitment |
Medium |
| 99 |
A software firm visits engineering colleges to interview final-year students for jobs. This source is called |
Business Studies
Recruitment |
Medium |
| 100 |
A company always fills senior posts from outside. Long-serving employees feel their chances of growth are blo… |
Business Studies
Recruitment |
Hard |