Business Studies: CUET Mock Test - 2

‘Even where members of a department willingly cooperate and work, a manager has to coordinate the efforts of different people in a conscious manner.’
Identify the characteristic of coordination discussed above.

Which of the follow ing statem en ts is false with respect to coordination?

A doctor has to obtain certificate from the M edical Council  medical profession.Which feature of the profession is revealed here?

To oversee the efforts of the workforce is the function of

Geeta is working in a private sector bank. One of her key function relates to the formulation of the overall organisational goals and strategies of the bank. Identify the level of management at which she is working?

Through their efforts quality of output is maintained, wastage of material is minimised and safety standards are maintained. Which level of management is highlighted in aforesaid statement?

Human Resource Department of any organisation has to ensure the adequate number of employees available throughout the organisation. At which level a human resource manager works?

Which of the following points supports the fact that ‘Management is a profession’?

Policy formulation is the function of

Which one of the following sequences of process of management is correct?

Ajay joins a garment factory as a plant supervisor in Lucknow. He observes that the output of some workers is very low as compared to the standards set for their performance. On analysing the reasons for the same, he finds out that a lot of time of the workers is wasted in getting the requisite material issued from the store. Whereas on asking, the storekeeper complains that there is no harmony in the working of the production department as a whole. Everyday the workers approach him at the last minute to procure different kinds of threads, laces, mirrors, buttons, etc. If it is not available in the store then he has to place an order with the purchase officer. As a result, a lot of time of the workers is wasted. So, in order to integrate the various production activities, henceforth, Ajay ensures that the storekeeper is informed well three days in advance about the requisite material. Consequently, the storekeeper is able to keep the material ready for the workers every morning in accordance with their requirements.In context of the above case, identify quality of management that Ajay has introduced in the working of the production department as a corrective measure to control the output of the workers.

Directions: Read the following text and answer questions on the basis of the same.

“Shree Enterprises” is enjoying a good reputation in the market. Kavita, the General Manager, has acquired her MBA degree from Oxford University and as a result of her knowledge of management principles and excellent managerial competence, the enterprise is successful because of the good management. The effect of management is noticeable because targets are being met in time, employees are happy and satisfied; and there is orderliness instead of chaos.
She motivated her team so well that individual members were able to achieve personal goals while contributing to the overall organisational objectives. She is a visionary and understands the value of good personnel in an organisation. Hence, she proposed to keep budget for opening creche for the kids of female employees.

Q. Which nature of management is highlighted in the case study?

Directions: Read the following text and answer questions on the basis of the same.

Sana is the branch manager of ABC Handicrafts Pvt. Ltd. The company’s objective is to promote the sales of Indian handloom and handicraft products. It sells fabrics, furnishings, ready-mades and household items which are made out of traditional Indian fabrics. Sana decides quantities, variety, colour and texture of all the above items and then allocates resources for their purchase from different suppliers.
She appoints a team of designers and crafts people in the company, who developed some prints for bed covers in bright colour on silk.
Although the products looked very attractive and impressive, they were relatively expensive on the front of affordability for an average customer. Sana suggested that they should keep the silk bed covers for special festive occasions and offer the cotton bed covers on a regular basis to keep the cost under control.

Q. In the above case “company’s objective is to promote the sales of Indian handloom and handicraft products.” The above line focus on which feature of management?

The principles of management can be changed according to the prevailing situation in organisation. This shows that management principles are

Management principles are not as _______ as principles of pure science.

Principles of science are based on _______ relationship.

______ is the right to give orders and obtain obedience, and _______ is the corollary of authority.

One of the Fayol’s principle points out the “Danger and Costs of Unnecessary Labour Turnover.” Name the relevant principle.

Principles enable a better understanding of the relationship between human and material resources in accomplishing organisational purposes.Which of the following characteristics of principles of management is reflected in the above statement?

Gang Plank permits _______ communication.

Scope of decentralisation is more in ______ organisations.

Which principle of management is violated when Aman, a worker in Malik Crafts Limited, through his personal experience, was able to identify the time-saving techniques of production but when he approached management with his suggestion he was not appreciated?

If workers’ efficiency matters in the factory system, so does the managerial efficiency. This statement was quoted by _______

Management principles are flexible to adapt to dynamic business environment.

A manager should have the right to punish a subordinate for willfully not obeying a legitimate order but only after sufficient opportunity has been given to a subordinate for presenting her/his case. Identify the principle of management highlighted above.

‘Karim keeps machines, materials, tools, etc., ready for operations by concerned workers’. Whose work is described by this sentence under functional foremanship?

Beena, a student of management, likes to relate what she learnt in class to real life situations. While watching educational programmes on television, she observed many situations that reminded her of concepts of Scientific Management. In one such programme, factories manufacturing parts for products like automobiles, computers and mobile phones were being telecast. Name the technique of Scientific Management that should be adhered to, while manufacturing parts for such products.

Fayol suggested that there is a need to balance subordinate involvement through decentralisation with managers.

Identify the technique of scientific management when each employee is supervised by various supervisors.

‘Taylor believed that the management should share the gain with workers’. Identify the principle of management as referred to in the above line.

Name the technique of Taylor which is based on his scientific principles of management, ‘science not rule of thumb’.

Gang plank permits direct communication between

The employees should be judiciously penalised for their actions against the organisation is indicated in

According to Taylor, management should not close its ears to any constructive suggestions made by the employees. They should be rewarded for their suggestions which results in substantial reduction in costs. They should be part of management and, if any important decisions are taken, workers should be taken into confidence. At the same time workers should desist from going on strike and making unreasonable demands on the management. Both should realise that they need each other. In fact, when there will be open communication system and goodwill there will be no need for even a trade union. Paternalistic style of management, whereby the employer takes care of the needs of employees, would prevail as in the case ofjapanese companies. Identify the principle of scientific management highlighted in the above paragraph.

If a manager is biased in dealing with people from different states, he is violating

Directions: There are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the appropriate option from the options given below

Assertion (A): Even a small production activity like loading pigs of iron into boxes can be scientifically planned and managed.
Reason (R): Taylor believed that there was only one best method to maximise efficiency.

Direction: Read the following text and answer questions on the basis of the same.

Krishan was fascinated by designing jewllery in one of the extra curricular activities in the school. So, he pursued a course of jewellery designing from Surat, Gujarat. He returned to his home town in Karnataka and started his own designing unit. He divided the work efficiently in employees according to their specialisation. The 2 managers are allowed to provide a maximum deadline of 10-15 days depending on the complexity of design, but the deadline of less than 10 days could only be given by Krishan as he had better understanding of business.
The business was booming, after 9 months of business, he offered monetary and non-monetary (gifts) bonus to his team for their continuous efforts. He also recruited more people. However, it lead to a small problem. Whenever it came to settling disputes, he tends to biased toward his old employees.
Q. Which principle of management is highlighted in the lines, “The 2 managers are allowed to provide a maximum deadline of 10-15 days depending on the complexity of design, but the deadline of less than 10 days could only be given by Krishan as he had better understanding of business.”?