MAN-CP-3
Directing and Controlling at supervisory level
1) Coordinating people and human resources to accomplish organizational goals is the process of
(a) Management (b) Directing (c) Planning (d) Leadership
[Ans.: (d)]
2) Empowerment is related to
a) Planning (b) Organizing (c) Controlling (d) Directing
[Ans.: (d)]
3) Directing and controlling are the
(a) Results of management (b) Goals of management
(c) Functions of management (d) All
[Ans.: (c)]
4) Budgetary control requires the preparation of
(a) Training schedule (b) Responsibilities centre
(c) Budgets (d) Network diagram
[Ans.: (c)]
5) Supervisory management spends most of his/her time in
(a) Planning and controlling (b) Directing and controlling
(c) Planning and organizing (d) Organizing and controlling
[Ans.: (b)]
6) Which of the following would be included in the "controlling function"?
(a) Measuring results agaist corporate objectives (b) Giving assignments
(c) Setting standards (d) Explaining routines
[Ans.: (a)]
7) ..... is deciding in advance what to do and how to do.
(a) Organizing (b) Controlling (c) Planning (d) Directing
[Ans.: (c)]
8) Which is the first and most essential function of management?
(a) Planning (b) Organizing (c) controlling (d) None of these
[Ans.: (a)]
9) Planning is……………..
(a) Goal-oriented (b) Objective oriented (c) Both A and B (d) None
[Ans.: (a)]
10) ..............are goals, they are aims which management wishes organizations to achieve.
(a) Goals (b) Objectives (c) Activities (d) None of these
[Ans.: (b)]
11) A clear statement of purpose universally understood is the outstanding guarantee of effective
(a) Execution (b) Communication (c) Process (d) None
[Ans.: (b)]
12) Approach is essentially one-way and it is called an authoritarian approach.
(a) Modern (b) Traditional
(c) Conventional (d) Specific
[Ans.: (b)]
13) ...... are a guide to decision making.
(a) Procedures (b) Policies (c) Activities (d) None of these
[Ans : (b)]
14) …..... are a guide to action only.
(a) Procedures (b) Policies (c) Activities (d) None of these
[Ans.: (a)]
15) .... Are units for measuring one or more aspects of performance?
(a) Rules (b) Standards (c) Quantity (d) All
[Ans.: (b)]
16) Standard operating procedures and methods evolve considerable use of way under scientific
management.
(a) Two best (b) Three best (c) One best (d) None
[Ans.: (c)]
17) Which budget includes spending data items?
(a) Revenue (b) Project (c) Flexibility (d) Expenditure
[Ans. (d)]
18) Which of the following is not the type of budget?
(a) Revenue (b) Project (c) Flexibility (d) Activity
[Ans.: (d)]
19) ……….. is the managerial function of guiding nursing and reading people to the attainment of
objectives?
(a) Controlling (b) Direction (c) Planning (d) Organising
[Ans.: (b)]
20) Which among the following is not an element Of direction?
(a) Supervision (b) organizing (c) Motivation (d) Leadership
[Ans.: (b)]
21) Which among the following statement relating to leadership is false?
(a) leadership is a process of influence (b) leadership is goal oriented
(c) leadership is bossism (d) a leader must have followers
[Ans. (c)]
22) Which type of leader allow complete delegation of authority?
(a) Creative leaders (b) Persuasive leaders
(c) Laissez faire leaders (d) intellectual leaders
[Ans. (c)]
23) Which among the following is not a quality for a leader?
(a) Charming personality (b) Ability to take decision (c) Communication skill (d) Lazy attitude
[Ans.: (d)]
24) Under which style of leadership the leader completely delegate the authority to the subordinates?
(a) Free rein leadership (b) Paternalistic leadership
(c) Participative leadership (d) Authoritarian leadership
[Ans. (d)]
25) Which among the following is not a style of grid in the managerial grid by Blake and Mouton?
(a) Task management (b) Innovation management
(c) Middle road (d) Country club
[Ans : (b)]
26) Which leadership Theory suggests that "leaders are born not made”?
(a) Trait theory (b) Situational theory
(c) Great man theory (d) Behavioural theory
[Ans. (C)]
27) Which among the following is a characteristic of motivation?
(a) Internal feeling (b) Simple process
(c) One time process. (d) Not a goal oriented process
[Ans.: (a)]
28) Which among the following is not in the 5 types of needs proposed by Maslow?
(a) Psychological needs (b) Social needs
(c) Esteem needs (d) Safety needs
[Ans.: (a)]
29) Which theory explains that there are two separate factors influence motivation?
(a) Adam's Equity theory (b) Maslow's need hierarchy theory
(c) Herzberg's hygiene theory (d) McGregor's Theory X and Theory Y
[Ans.: (c)]
30) .....is the point at which there is no profit or no loss?
(a) Maximum profit point (b) Minimum loss point (c) Breakeven point (d) Break down point
[Ans.: (c)]
31) The heart of management is
(a) Planning (b) Organizing (c) Directing (d) Controlling
[Ans. (c)]
32) Which among the following is not an element of direction
(a) Motivation (b) Communication (c) Delegation (d) Supervision
[Ans. : (c)]
33) The motivation theory which classifies need in hierarchical order is developed by
(a) Fred Luthans (b) Scott (c) Abraham Maslow (d)Peter. F. Drucker
[Ans.: (C)
34) Which of the following is a financial
a) Promotion incentive (b) Stock incentive (c) Job security (d) Employees participation
[Ans. (b)]
35) Which of the following is not an element of communication
(a) Decoding (b) Communication (c) Channel (d) Receiver
[Ans. (b)]
36) Grapevine is……………….
(a) Formal communication (b) Barrier communication
(c) Lateral communication (d) Informal communication
[Ans. (d)]
37) The highest level need in the need hierarchy of Abraham Maslow
(a) Safety needs (b) Belongingness need
(c) Selfactualisation need (d) Prestige need
[Ans.: (c)]
38) Ability of a leader to look things from others point of view is
(a) Empathy (b) Sympathy (c) Responsibility (d) Apathy
[Ans.: (a)]
39) Find the odd one out
(a) Supervision (b) Leadership
(c) Co-ordination (d) Communication
[Ans.: (a)]
40) Leadership style which takes decisions with subordinate is
(a) Democratic leadership (b) Autocratic leadership
(c) Laissez-faire leadership (d) Paternalistic leadership
[Ans.: (c)]
41) An efficient control system helps to
(a) Accomplished organisational objectives (b) Boosts employees morale
(c) Judges accurancy of standards (d) All of the above
[Ans. (d)]
42) Controlling function of management is
(a) Forward looking (b) Backward looking
(c) Forward as well as backward looking (d) None of these
[Ans.: (c)
43) Directing and controlling are the:
(a) Results of management (b) Goals of management
(c) Functions of management (d) All of the above
[Ans.: (c)]
44) Coordinating people and human resources to accomplish organizational goals is the process of
(a) Management (b) Directing (c) Planning (d) Leadership
[Ans.: (d)]
45) Which of the following would be included in the “controlling function” results against corporate
objectives??
(a) Measuring (b) Giving assignments
(c) Setting standards (d) Explaining routines
[Ans.: (a)]
46) Empowerment is related to:
(a) Planning (b) Organizing (c) Controlling (d) Directing
Ans: d
47) The most effective leader is one who:
(a) Makes managerial consulting others decisions without
(b) Has the leadership style most appropriate to the situation and the employee involved.
c) Works with managers and employees to make decisions
(d) None of the above
[Ans.: (b))
48) Supervisory management spends most of his/her time:
(a) Planning and controlling (b) Directing and controlling
(c) Planning and organizing (d) Organizing and controlling
[Ans. : (b)]
49) Which management function involves measuring results, comparing results to expectations, and
taking corrective action?
(a) Planning (b) Organizing (c) Leading (d) Controlling
[Ans. : (c)]
50) An efficient control system helps to
(a) Accomplishes organisational objectives (b) Judges accuracy of standards
(c) Boosts employee morale (d) All of the above
[Ans. : (d)]
51) Management audit is a technique to keep a check on the performance of
(a) Company (b) Customers (c) Shareholders (d) Management of the company
[Ans.: (d)]
52) An example of an effective standard for a control system would be:
(a) Deciding to hire 5 new employees
(b) Improving the quality of production
(c) Renting new premises
(d) Planning to increase sales of product XYZ from 2,000 to 4,000 per month by December of next year.
[Ans. : (d)]
53) Budgetary control requires the preparation of
(a) Training schedule (b) Responsibility centres (c) Budgets (d) Network diagram
[Ans. : (c)]
54) Which of the following is not responsibility applicable to accounting?
(a) Cost centre (b) Accounting centre (c) Profit centre (d) Investment centre
[Ans. : (b)]
