Mcqs - Chapter 7 - Directing - Business Studies
1. Which of the following is not a type of personal barrier?
(a) Fear of challenge to authority .
(b) Unwillingness to communicate
(c) Loss by transmission
and poor retention
(d) Lack of proper incentive
2. It refers to the process of instructing, guiding, counselling, motivating and leading j people in the organisation to achieve their objectives.
(a) Planning
(b) Organising
(c) Staffing
(d) Directing
3. Which of the following is not an element of directing?
(a) Supervision
(b) Communication
(c) Leadership
(d) Inspection
4. Effective motivation in the organisation does not contribute towards
(a) Developing performance levels of employees
(b) Helping to reduce employee turnover
(c) Resistance to
changes in the organisation
(d) All of the above
5. These needs are most basic in the hierarchy of motivation theory and correspond to primary needs.
(a) Self Actualisation Needs
(b) Basic
Physiological Needs
(c) Security Needs
(d) Belonging Needs
6. It is defined as the process of guiding the efforts of employees and other resources to accomplish the desired objectives.
(a) Supervision
(b) Communication
(c) Leadership
(d) Inspection
7. Mohit recently got a raise in his salary due to annual increment. Which of his human needs is being satisfied through this?
(a) Security Needs
(b) Belonging Needs
(c) Self Actualisation Needs
(d) Basic
Physiological Needs
8. It refers to all measures which are used to motivate people to improve performance,
(a) Leadership
(b) Motivation
(c) Incentives
(d) Communication
9. Which of the following is not an example of financial incentive?
(a) Perquisites
(b) Job Enrichment
(c) Profit Sharing
(d) Co-partnership
10. Which of the following is not an example of non-financial incentive?
(a) Career Advancement Opportunity
(b) Perquisites
(c) Status
(d) Organisational Climate
11. On joining Kartar Ltd. as Chief Financial Officer, Madhumita was allotted 500 shares of the company. Identify the type of incentive being described.
(a) Perquisites
(b) Retirement Benefits
(c) Co-partnership
(d) Pay and allowances
12. Boom Limited gives due weightage to the perquisites and prestige of job so that the designation helps to satisfy the psychological, social and esteem needs of an individual. Identify the type of incentive being described in the above lines.
(a) Employee empowerment
(b) Job security
(c) Status
(d) Perquisites
13. On joining Foster Public School as a Physical Education teacher, Vikram realised that he did not have any freedom to introduce any changes in the sports activities being : carried out in the school. Identify the incentive which was being ignored by the school.
(a) Organisational
climate
(b) Job security
(c) Career advancement opportunities
(d) Employee recognition program
14. As the general manager of an e-commerce company, Gagan maintains good interpersonal relations with followers and also motivates them to contribute for y ‘ achieving organisational goals. Identify the concept being described in the above lines.
(a) Supervision
(b) Communication
(c) Determination
(d) Leadership
15. It is the process of management which is concerned with obtaining, utilising and maintaining a satisfactory and satisfied work force.
(a) Planning
(b) Organising
(c) Staffing
(d) Directing
16. It refers to the process of exchange of ideas, views, facts, feelings etc., between or among people to create common understanding.
(a) Supervision
(b) Communication
(c) Motivation
(d) Leadership
17. Upward communications refer to flow of communication from
(a) Subordinate to
superior
(b) One departmental manager to another
(c) Superior to subordinate
(d) All of the above
18. Which of the following is not a type of personal barrier?
(a) Fear of challenge to authority .
(b) Unwillingness to communicate
(c) Loss by transmission
and poor retention
(d) Lack of proper incentive
19. Identify the level at which the directing function takes place in an organisation?
(a) Top level management
(b) Middle level management
(c) Lower level management
(d) All of the
above
20. These needs are most basic in the hierarchy of motivation theory and correspond to primary needs.
(a) Self Actualisation Needs
(b) Basic
Physiological Needs
(c) Security Needs
(d) Belonging Needs