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1	A factory produced its full target of 10,000 units on time, but used far more raw material than planned. What…	Business Studies Concept, objectives and importance of management	Easy
2	Management is said to be an 'intangible force'. This means that	Business Studies Concept, objectives and importance of management	Easy
3	A company in a backward district hires local people with disabilities and uses solar power in its plant. Whic…	Business Studies Concept, objectives and importance of management	Medium
4	When the government changed packaging rules, a firm quickly redesigned its products and processes. Which feat…	Business Studies Concept, objectives and importance of management	Medium
5	Which of the following is the best example of management being 'multidimensional'?	Business Studies Concept, objectives and importance of management	Hard
6	Why is management called an 'inexact science'?	Business Studies Management as science, art and profession	Easy
7	Which feature of a profession is NOT satisfied by management?	Business Studies Management as science, art and profession	Easy
8	Two managers studied the same principles in college, but each solves employee problems in a different, creati…	Business Studies Management as science, art and profession	Medium
9	A doctor or lawyer must belong to a statutory body that can punish misconduct, but a manager need not. This d…	Business Studies Management as science, art and profession	Medium
10	Which statement best sums up the nature of management?	Business Studies Management as science, art and profession	Hard
11	Which level of management is mainly responsible for setting the overall objectives and strategies of the orga…	Business Studies Levels of management	Easy
12	A foreman in a factory is part of which level of management?	Business Studies Levels of management	Easy
13	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
14	Which of these is a typical function of supervisory management?	Business Studies Levels of management	Medium
15	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
16	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
17	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
18	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
19	A production head praises good workers, explains instructions clearly and settles doubts on the shop floor. W…	Business Studies Functions of management	Medium
20	Why is the management process described as continuous even though controlling is listed last?	Business Studies Functions of management	Hard
21	Why is coordination called the 'essence of management'?	Business Studies Coordination	Easy
22	Which statement about coordination is correct?	Business Studies Coordination	Easy
23	The production department of a firm made 50,000 units, but the sales department planned to sell only 30,000. …	Business Studies Coordination	Medium
24	Specialists in a firm tend to think only about their own field and do not consider others' views. Which reaso…	Business Studies Coordination	Medium
25	A supervisor ensures that three shifts of workers hand over machines smoothly so that output is not interrupt…	Business Studies Coordination	Hard
26	Principles of management are best described as	Business Studies Principles of management: meaning and nature	Easy
27	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
28	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
29	Which of the following describes the 'contingent' nature of principles of management?	Business Studies Principles of management: meaning and nature	Medium
30	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
31	A worker receives instructions from both the production manager and the quality manager, and the instructions…	Business Studies Fayol’s principles of management	Easy
32	'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
33	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
34	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
35	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
36	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
37	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
38	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
39	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
40	Under functional foremanship, which specialist is on the production side rather than the planning side?	Business Studies Taylor’s scientific management	Hard
41	Which statement correctly describes the business environment?	Business Studies Meaning and importance of business environment	Easy
42	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
43	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
44	Customers, competitors, suppliers and investors are examples of which kind of forces?	Business Studies Meaning and importance of business environment	Medium
45	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
46	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
47	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
48	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
49	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
50	A foreign company delays its investment in a country because of frequent changes of government and uncertaint…	Business Studies Dimensions of business environment	Hard