Q.1. Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched?
1. Cybernetic Theory : Norbert Weiner
2. Task-Technology : Joan Woodward
3. Classical Approach to : Frederick Taylor
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(1) Only 1 and 2
(2) Only 2 and 3
(3) Only 1
(4) 1, 2, and 3
(5) None of these
Ans. (1)
Q.2. Who among the following expressed the view that virtually all the decisions in an organization are such that they do not maximize, but only suffice?
(1) George Miller
(2) Herbert A. Simon
(3) Kurt Lewin
(4) Abraham Maslow
(5) F W Taylor
Ans. (2)
Q.3. Which one of the following is not is component of Max Weber’s ideal bureaucracy?
(1) Job specialization
(2) Impersonality
(3) Career orientation
(4) Organization as a social system
(5) None of these
Ans. (4)
Q.4. Who among the following conducted one of the most widely cited pig iron experiment as an example of scientific management?
(1) Robert Owen
(2) Frederick W. Taylor
(3) Chester Barnard
(4) Mary Parker Follett
(5) Abraham Maslow
Ans. (2)
Q.5. The systems approach is mainly based on the work of which one of the following?
(1) Chris Argyris
(2) Chester Barnard
(3) Ludwig Bertalanffy
(4) A Etzioni
(5) Mary Parker Follett
Ans. (3)
Q.6. Who among the following are administratively linked with the Department of Personnel and Training?
1. Central Bureau of Investigation
2. Union Public Service Commission
3. Central Vigilance Commission
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(1) Only 1 and 2
(2) Only 2 and 3
(3) Only 1 and 3
(4) 1, 2 and 3
(5) None of these
Ans. (4)
Q.7. Who among the following introduced the concepts and phrases— “conflict resolution” and “the task of leadership”?
(1) Henri Fayol
(2) Elton Mayo
(3) Mary Parker Follett
(4) Chester Barnard
(5) Keynes
Ans. (3)
Q.8. Which one of the following is not included in “hygiene” factors in the Herzberg two-factor theory of motivation?
(1) Salary
(2) Working conditions
(3) Company’s policy
(4) Responsibility
(5) timing of rest
Ans. (4)
Q.9. Which one of the following statements is not correct?
Decision making in the public sector, in comparison to the private sector, involves-
(1) higher levels of constraint
(2) more complexity
(3) less consultation
(4) more conflict
(5) None of these
Ans. (3)
Q.10. Contingency approach to leadership focuses on which of the following?
1. Task requirements
2. Peers’ expectations
3. Employees’ expectations
4. Organizational policies
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(1) Only 1, 2 and 3
(2) Only 1, 2 and 4
(3) Only 3 and 4
(4) Only 2 and 4
(5) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Ans. (4)
