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1751 A foreman in a factory is part of which level of management? Business Studies
Levels of management
Easy
1752 Ms Rao, the marketing head, explains the company's new pricing policy to her sales team, assigns them targets… Business Studies
Levels of management
Medium
1753 Which of these is a typical function of supervisory management? Business Studies
Levels of management
Medium
1754 A company's survival is threatened by a new foreign competitor. Which level would be held responsible for ana… Business Studies
Levels of management
Hard
1755 Which function of management involves deciding in advance what is to be done and how it is to be done? Business Studies
Functions of management
Easy
1756 The manager of a store compares actual monthly sales with the target and finds a shortfall of 10%. Which func… Business Studies
Functions of management
Easy
1757 A manager divides the work of a new project into tasks, groups them into teams and gives each team leader aut… Business Studies
Functions of management
Medium
1758 A production head praises good workers, explains instructions clearly and settles doubts on the shop floor. W… Business Studies
Functions of management
Medium
1759 Why is the management process described as continuous even though controlling is listed last? Business Studies
Functions of management
Hard
1760 Why is coordination called the 'essence of management'? Business Studies
Coordination
Easy
1761 Which statement about coordination is correct? Business Studies
Coordination
Easy
1762 The production department of a firm made 50,000 units, but the sales department planned to sell only 30,000. … Business Studies
Coordination
Medium
1763 Specialists in a firm tend to think only about their own field and do not consider others' views. Which reaso… Business Studies
Coordination
Medium
1764 A supervisor ensures that three shifts of workers hand over machines smoothly so that output is not interrupt… Business Studies
Coordination
Hard
1765 Principles of management are best described as Business Studies
Principles of management: meaning and nature
Easy
1766 The statement that principles of management can be modified by a manager when the situation demands shows tha… Business Studies
Principles of management: meaning and nature
Easy
1767 A principle states that if authority is not matched with responsibility, work will suffer. This shows that pr… Business Studies
Principles of management: meaning and nature
Medium
1768 Which of the following describes the 'contingent' nature of principles of management? Business Studies
Principles of management: meaning and nature
Medium
1769 A management institute uses the principles of management to design its courses and case studies. Which signif… Business Studies
Principles of management: meaning and nature
Hard
1770 A worker receives instructions from both the production manager and the quality manager, and the instructions… Business Studies
Fayol’s principles of management
Easy
1771 'A place for everything and everyone, and everything and everyone in its place' describes Fayol's principle of Business Studies
Fayol’s principles of management
Easy
1772 A company makes both shoes and bags. It sets up separate divisions for each, with its own head and plan. Whic… Business Studies
Fayol’s principles of management
Medium
1773 In an emergency, a sales supervisor contacts a production supervisor at the same level directly, instead of g… Business Studies
Fayol’s principles of management
Medium
1774 A manager keeps transferring staff every few months, and the firm suffers from high training costs and low ou… Business Studies
Fayol’s principles of management
Hard
1775 Which technique of scientific management is used to determine the standard time taken to perform a well-defin… Business Studies
Taylor’s scientific management
Easy
1776 Taylor's call for a complete change in the attitude of both management and workers towards each other is know… Business Studies
Taylor’s scientific management
Easy
1777 A company reduces its range of shirts from 40 sizes and colours to 12 popular ones to save cost. Which techni… Business Studies
Taylor’s scientific management
Medium
1778 Under the differential piece wage system, the standard output is 10 units a day. Worker X makes 12 units and … Business Studies
Taylor’s scientific management
Medium
1779 Under functional foremanship, which specialist is on the production side rather than the planning side? Business Studies
Taylor’s scientific management
Hard
1780 Which statement correctly describes the business environment? Business Studies
Meaning and importance of business environment
Easy
1781 Demand for a particular saree style is high in one state but low in another. Which feature of the business en… Business Studies
Meaning and importance of business environment
Easy
1782 A company noticed early that people were shifting to plant-based milk and launched a product before its rival… Business Studies
Meaning and importance of business environment
Medium
1783 Customers, competitors, suppliers and investors are examples of which kind of forces? Business Studies
Meaning and importance of business environment
Medium
1784 A rise in fuel prices increased transport costs, which raised the prices of goods and changed consumer buying… Business Studies
Meaning and importance of business environment
Hard
1785 A rise in the rate of interest on bank loans is a part of which dimension of the business environment? Business Studies
Dimensions of business environment
Easy
1786 The growing popularity of mobile wallets and UPI payments has changed how retailers accept money. This is an … Business Studies
Dimensions of business environment
Easy
1787 More people now prefer low-sugar foods because of health awareness. Food companies are launching sugar-free p… Business Studies
Dimensions of business environment
Medium
1788 A new rule requires all packaged food to display a nutrition table on the label. This change belongs to which… Business Studies
Dimensions of business environment
Medium
1789 A foreign company delays its investment in a country because of frequent changes of government and uncertaint… Business Studies
Dimensions of business environment
Hard
1790 Why is planning called the primary function of management? Business Studies
Meaning, features, importance and limitations of planning
Easy
1791 Which of the following is a limitation of planning? Business Studies
Meaning, features, importance and limitations of planning
Easy
1792 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
1793 Planning requires foresight, intelligent imagination and sound judgement. Which feature of planning does this… Business Studies
Meaning, features, importance and limitations of planning
Medium
1794 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
1795 Which is the first step in the planning process? Business Studies
Planning process
Easy
1796 Assumptions about the future, such as expected demand and future tax rates, on which plans are based are call… Business Studies
Planning process
Easy
1797 A company has listed three ways to raise sales: opening new shops, selling online, and appointing more dealer… Business Studies
Planning process
Medium
1798 After a plan is implemented, the manager regularly checks whether activities are happening as scheduled. This… Business Studies
Planning process
Medium
1799 Which step of the planning process comes immediately after developing premises? Business Studies
Planning process
Hard
1800 '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