REVISION TEST – CH 1+2
1. Rajiv explains the policies of superiors to the employees and ensures a touch of co-operation
among all the departments. At which level of management was he working:
(a) Top level management (b) Middle level management
(c ) Lower level management (d) None of these
2. Assertion: The principles of Harmony not discord & concept of Mental Revolution though
appear to be different yet they do convey similar meaning.
Reasoning: The essence of both is the underlying spirit of mutual co-operation.
A. Both A & R are correct B. Both are incorrect
C.A is correct but R is false D. R is correct but A is false
3. Assertion (A) Middle level management acts as a link between top manager and the division
head.
Reason (R)Division heads are responsible for implementing and controlling plans and
strategies formulated by top management
(a)Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.
4. The manager of XYZ Ltd is very efficient and effective and makes sure all the employees
perform the task on time with minimum cost. His main focus is on cost cutting so he never
listens to the demand of workers for increasing wages. He even gives no opportunity to
worker for promotion. As a result workers started becoming frustrated. Which objective of
management could not be achieved by the manager?
5. Khaitan Ltd., a pipe manufacturing concern has been established for more than ten years.
Having made good profits in the past, company wanted to expand further and hence did not
declare bonus for the previous year. The workers got agitated and trade union declared strike
and demanded bonus and other facilities. The management decided not to give into their
demands. Which principle of scientific management is overlooked in the given case?
6. Name and explain with a suitable example the technique of Scientific Management given by
Taylor:
(a) With the objective of determining the number of workers to be employed for a task.
(b) To differentiate between the efficient and the inefficient workers
7. The production manager assigned a target of producing 1,000 TV sets in the month of April
to , group of 10 workers. They mutually decided to produce 100 TV sets each. Among them,
Vishal (one of the worker in the group) fall sick. The other workers refused to divide his work
among themselves and concentrated only on the production of their own individual target of
production. As a result target of 1,000 TV sets could not be achieved.
Name the principle of Fayol which is violated in the given case. Explain?
8. After finishing her BBA degree course, Tanya gets a job of Assistant Manager in a retail
company through the reference of her cousin Taruna who works in the same company as a
Senior Manager. Taruna decides to guide Tanya through her experience by making her aware
of the important facts about management in practice. She tells her that neither the
principles of management provide any readymade, straitjacket solutions to all managerial
problems nor they are not rigid prescriptions, which have to be followed absolutely.
In context of the above case :
Identify the two features of principles of management mentioned in the above paragraph by
quoting lines from the paragraph.
9. Aman, Ahmad and Ally are partners in a firm engaged in the distribution of dairy products in
Maharashtra state. Aman is a holder of Senior Secondary School Certificate from Central
Board of Secondary Education with Business Studies as one of his elective subjects. Ahmad
had done his post graduation in History and Ally in dairy farming. One day there was a
serious discussion between Ahmad and Ally regarding the nature of management. Ahmad
argued that management was a profession whereas Ally argued against it saying that the
legal and medical professions are the only professions because they fulfill all the conditions
of profession. Aman on the basis of his knowledge of business studies explained the nature
of management as a profession to Ahmad and Ally. Explain how Aman would have satisfied
both Ahmad and Ally
