Principles and Practices of Management MCQ

 Principles and Practices of  Management MCQ

1. Management is primarily concerned with:

A) Money and machines

B) Planning and decision-making

C) Human efforts and resources
D) Both B and C
✅ Answer: D) Both B and C

2. Who is known as the "Father of Scientific Management"?
A) Henry Fayol
B) Elton Mayo
C) F.W. Taylor
D) Peter Drucker
✅ Answer: C) F.W. Taylor

3. The process of getting things done through people is called:
A) Coordination
B) Management
C) Supervision
D) Delegation
✅ Answer: B) Management

4. Which of the following is not a function of management?
A) Planning
B) Organizing
C) Gossiping
D) Controlling
✅ Answer: C) Gossiping

5. Management is both:
A) Science and Engineering
B) Art and Science
C) Profession and Hobby
D) None of these
✅ Answer: B) Art and Science

6. Which level of management is responsible for policy formulation?
A) Top level
B) Middle level
C) Lower level
D) Supervisory level
✅ Answer: A) Top level

7. Administration is mainly concerned with:
A) Execution of plans
B) Formulation of policies
C) Recruitment of employees
D) Coordination of workers
✅ Answer: B) Formulation of policies

8. According to Fayol, how many principles of management are there?
A) 10
B) 14
C) 12
D) 7
✅ Answer: B) 14

9. The Hawthorne Studies were conducted by:
A) F.W. Taylor
B) Henry Fayol
C) Elton Mayo
D) Max Weber
✅ Answer: C) Elton Mayo

10. The human relations approach emphasizes:
A) Machines and materials
B) Technical skills
C) Social and psychological needs of workers
D) Economic needs only
✅ Answer: C) Social and psychological needs of workers

11. Planning is the __________ function of management.

A) First
B) Second
C) Third
D) Last
✅ Answer: A) First

12. Planning bridges the gap between:
A) Past and Present
B) Present and Future
C) Employer and Employee
D) Planning and Organizing
✅ Answer: B) Present and Future

13. Which of the following is a type of plan?
A) Objective
B) Policy
C) Rule
D) All of the above
✅ Answer: D) All of the above

14. The term "MBO" stands for:
A) Management by Observation
B) Management by Objectives
C) Management by Operation
D) Management by Obligation
✅ Answer: B) Management by Objectives

15. Which of the following is not a feature of planning?
A) It focuses on future
B) It is a mental exercise
C) It eliminates risk completely
D) It is a continuous process
✅ Answer: C) It eliminates risk completely

16. Decision making is a part of:
A) Planning
B) Organizing
C) Staffing
D) Controlling
✅ Answer: A) Planning

17. Which step comes first in the decision-making process?
A) Identifying alternatives
B) Implementing the decision
C) Recognizing the problem
D) Evaluating the results
✅ Answer: C) Recognizing the problem

18. The process of integrating group efforts to achieve a common goal is called:
A) Controlling
B) Coordination
C) Organizing
D) Motivation
✅ Answer: B) Coordination

19. A plan that provides broad guidelines for decision-making is called:
A) Rule
B) Policy
C) Budget
D) Procedure
✅ Answer: B) Policy

20. A plan expressed in numerical terms is known as:
A) Budget
B) Program
C) Objective
D) Rule
✅ Answer: A) Budget

21. The term “Span of Control” refers to:
A) The number of employees reporting to one manager
B) The levels in the hierarchy
C) The number of departments in the organization
D) The total number of managers
✅ Answer: A) The number of employees reporting to one manager

22. Which of the following is a characteristic of management as a profession?
A) No formal education required
B) Restricted entry
C) No ethical code
D) No organized body
✅ Answer: B) Restricted entry

23. The function of management that involves grouping of activities and assigning them to individuals is:
A) Planning
B) Organizing
C) Directing
D) Controlling
✅ Answer: B) Organizing

24. The concept of “Unity of Command” means:
A) Employees should receive orders from multiple bosses
B) Each employee should receive orders from one superior only
C) Authority should be centralized
D) There should be division of work
✅ Answer: B) Each employee should receive orders from one superior only

25. Who emphasized on “Division of Work” as a key principle of management?
A) Taylor
B) Fayol
C) Weber
D) Mayo
✅ Answer: B) Fayol

26. Which of the following is a short-term plan?
A) Strategic Plan
B) Operational Plan
C) Corporate Plan
D) Policy Plan
✅ Answer: B) Operational Plan

27. The function of comparing actual performance with planned performance is:
A) Directing
B) Staffing
C) Controlling
D) Organizing
✅ Answer: C) Controlling

28. Which of the following decisions is usually taken by top management?
A) Routine operational decisions
B) Strategic decisions
C) Supervisory decisions
D) Day-to-day decisions
✅ Answer: B) Strategic decisions

29. Which of the following best describes “Rules”?
A) General guidelines for decision-making
B) Definite statements of what must or must not be done
C) Long-term objectives
D) Numerical plans
✅ Answer: B) Definite statements of what must or must not be done

30. Coordination is required at:
A) Top level only
B) Middle level only
C) Lower level only
D) All levels of management
✅ Answer: D) All levels of management