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FIRST SEMESTER MCOM
ORGANISATIONAL THEORY AND BEHAVIOUR
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
- The model(s) of Organizational Behaviour is (are):
- Autocratic
- Custodial
- Supportive
- All of the above
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- Fundamental concepts of Organizational Behaviour revolve around:
- The nature of human beings
- The working of human beings
- Both 'A' and 'B'
- None of the above
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- Theory Y includes :-
- In general, for most people, the excuse of physical and mental effort in work and play is as natural in play or rest
- Man will exercise self control in those spheres where the objectives tally with his own
- The capacity for developing and utilising their capacities, knowledge and skill does exist in people
- All of the above
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- In Vroom's Expectancy theory, Expectancy indicates
- Probability of achieving that outcome
- Advancement
- Award
- Accounting
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- Which of these approaches argues that there is no single best way to manage behaviour?
- Hawthorne
- Scientific Management
- The cornerstone skill
- Contingency
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- The __________ leadership style is an expression of the leader's trust in the abilities of his subordinates.
- Participative
- Delegative
- Authoritarian
- All of the above
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- Work attitudes can be reflected in an organization through:
- Job satisfaction
- Organizational commitment
- Both 'A' and 'B'
- None of the above
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- Feature(s) of Maslow's need hierarchy theory is (are):
- Theory of human motives
- Classifies basic human needs in a hierarchy
- Theory of human motivation
- All of the above
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- Attitude is:-
- Tendency to react positively
- Tendency to react negatively
- Tendency to react in a certain way
- All of the above
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- What is the other name for vertical job loading?
- Job analysis
- Job enrichment
- Job evaluation
- Job enlargement
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- The approaches to organisational changes are:
- Structural approach
- Value centered approach
- Technological approach
- All of these
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- Who is the developer of 'Two Factors theory' of Motivation?
- Herzberg
- Lawless David. J.
- Maslow
- Porter
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- Hygiene factors related to the work context includes:-
- Relations with supervisor
- Supervision
- Company policy and administration
- All of these
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- The expectancy theory of motivation was developed by :-
- Alfred
- Victor H Vroom
- Robins
- Maslow
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- The OB subject of "perception" has been most influenced by which behavioural science discipline?
- Social psychology
- Psychology
- Political science
- Anthropology
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- Learning can be in the form of:-
- Stimulus
- Motivation
- Objective oriented
- All of these
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- -------- is recognised as father of “Human relation"
- William Gilbreth
- Elton Mayo
- HentryFayol
- F W Taylor
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- ------ explains how and why people react when they feel unfairly treated.
- Equity theory
- Expectancy theory
- Goal attainment theory
- Goal setting theory
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- In Vroom's Expectancy Theory, Valence means :-
- Strength of an individual's preference for a particular outcome
- Salary
- Supervision
- Knowledge of planning
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- As per Robbins, the scope of organisation behaviour consists :-
- Learning
- Leadership behaviour and power
- Motivation
- All of these
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- The process of using an established relationship between a stimulus and response to bring out the learning of the same response to a different stimulus is called.
- Operant conditioning
- Cognitive conditioning
- Classical conditioning
- Reasoning
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- Ability of a person to look at things or problems from another person's point of view is known as :-
- Objectivity
- Skills
- Empathy
- Attitude
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- A hindrance accruing in the communication process due to language related problems is known as:
- Semantic barrier
- Ego state
- Prejudice
- Information overload
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- Adding higher level responsibility with an existing job position is known as:-
- Job enrichment
- Job rating
- Job enlargement
- Job simplification
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- T-group training is otherwise called:-
- Vestibule training
- Sensitivity training
- Class room training
- On the job training
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- In Alderfer's theory, R relates to:
- Relatedness
- Responsible
- Respectfulness
- None of these
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- Which of the following is not a motivator as per Two factor theory of motivation?
- Growth
- Recognition
- Salary
- Advancement
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- A system which reacts to its environment for improving its functioning is called:-
- Adaptive system
- Closed system
- Conceptual system
- Natural system
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- Horizontal loading of additional responsibilities in the job is a feature:-
- Job enrichment
- Job enlargement
- Job upliftment
- Job simplification
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- The process of planned change designed to help organizations achieve their goals and to operate more effectively is called:-
- Organisational culture
- Organisational climate
- Organisational development
- Organisational change
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- The degree of attachment of the members of the group is known as:-
- Group development
- Group cohesiveness
- Group dynamics
- Group relationship
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- Job enrichment is the concept developed by:-
- Peter F Drucker
- F W Taylor
- Frederick Herzberg
- Elton Mayo
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- Which among the following is a technique of Organisational Development?
- The managerial grid
- Sensitivity Training
- Process consultation
- All of these
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- Least Preferred Co-worker (LPC) model of leadership was developed by:-
- Martin Evans
- Robert Hose
- HentryFayol
- Fred E Fielder
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- The group to which a person would like to belong is known as:-
- Primary Group
- Membership Group
- Reference Group
- Task Group
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- Thematic Appreciation Test was developed by:-
- Herman Rorschah
- Hentry Murray
- Sigmond Freud
- Albert Bandura
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- Acceptable stands of behaviour within a group that are shared by the group members.
- Group policies
- Group norms
- Group status
- Group dynamics
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- Which one of the following techniques are used by managers to overcome resistance to change in an organization?
- Participation and Involvement
- Negotiation and Agreement
- Facilitation and Support
- All of these
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- Who developed a three – stage model of planned change?
- Herbert A Simon
- Kurt Levin
- Vilfredo Pareto
- Robert Owen
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- __________ developed Reinforcement theory.
- B F Skinner
- Edwin Locke
- McGregor
- Alderfer
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- The social process by which people interact face to face in small groups.
- Group norms
- Group dynamics
- Group cohesiveness
- Group synergy
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- Leaders are born, not made –which of the following theory of leadership indicate:
- Traits theory
- Situational theory
- Great man theory
- Ohio state theory
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- Which of the following is conflict resolution style?
- Avoiding
- Accommodating
- Compromising
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- When an individual is caught between two or more positive but mutually exclusive goals, it is known as ---------------conflict
- Approach, Approach
- Approach, Avoidance
- Avoidance, Avoidance
- Inter personal
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- When a person learns something through observance of others, it is called ------conditioning.
- Classical
- Operant
- Vicarious
- None of these
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- Z theory of motivation was propounded by:
- Ouchi
- Herzberg
- Maslow
- McGregor
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- The leadership style of treating followers as members of a family, guiding and protecting them is:
- Charismatic
- Paternalistic
- Laissez faire
- Democratic
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- Which one of the following is not an organizational barrier in communication?
- Poor retention
- Status
- Hierarchy
- Rules
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- A conflict arising due to competition for resources, task interdependence, jurisdictional ambiguity and status struggle is:
- Organisational conflict
- Intra individual conflict
- Inter group conflict
- Inter personal conflict.
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- While establishing relation between Maslow's and Herzberg's theories, which needs of hierarchy theory will fall under the Hygiene Factors ?
- Self actualisation, esteem and social needs
- Esteem, social and safety needs
- Social, safety and physiological need
- Only social needs
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- The concept of power refers to
- Defined authority and responsibility
- A relative hierarchical position in an organization
- The ability to influence the behaviour of others
- The specialized knowledge possessed by an individual
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- Individuals such as Bill Gates and Steven Jobs lead through which type of power?
- Legitimate
- Reward
- Expert
- Charismatic
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- Leadership behaviour is the sum total of :-
- Character
- Traits
- Manners
- Behaviour
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- Arrange the following steps in group development.
Storming-Forming—Performing---Norming
- Forming-Norming—Storming—Performing
- Forming-Performing—Norming—Storming
- Forming-Storming—Norming—Performing
- Norming—Storming—Forming—Performing
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- Which is not a process based theory of motivation?
- McClellands's theory
- Vroom's theory
- Porter Lawler theory
- Adams equity theory
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- Good natured,Co-operative and trusting are the features of:-
- Openness
- Agreeableness
- Extraversion
- Conscientiousness
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- Some people strongly believe that each person have control of his own life. This is called:
- External locus of control
- Internal locus of control
- Extraversion
- Conscientiousness
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- In Pavlov's experiments, the bell was a/ an :
- Conditioned stimulus
- Unconditioned stimulus
- Conditioned response
- Unconditioned response
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- ---------- persons are likely to be most successful in the field of advertisement,sale department etc.
- Openness
- Agreeableness
- Extraversion
- Conscientiousness
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- What do we call the practice of reinforcing closer and closer approximation of a desired Behaviour?
- Modeling
- Social learning
- Extraversion
- Classical conditioning
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- Which of the following is a method of measuring attitude?
- Interview
- Survey
- Scaling technique
- All of these
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- ERG theory of motivation was developed by:
- McGregor
- Maslow
- Alderfer
- Herzberg
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- Managerial grid was developed by:
- Blake and Mouton
- Fred Fielder
- Alderfer
- B F Skinner
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- Transactional analysis was developed by:
- Blake and Mouton
- Eric Berne
- Alderfer
- B F Skinner
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- ------- power is based on identification, imitation, loyalty or charisma.
- Coercive
- Referent
- Expert
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- ------- is the process by which individuals organize and interpret their sensory impressions in order to give meaning to their environment.
- Interpretation
- Perception
- Personality
- Learning
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- "Hawthrone experiment” which was a real beginning of applied research in OBwas conducted by :
- EltonMayo
- F.W.Taylor
- HenryFayol
- Max Weber
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- Which organization theory can be understood by IF and THENrelationship :
- Systemapproach
- Process approach
- Scientificapproach
- Contingency approach
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- Organization Behavioris:
- An interdisciplinaryapproach
- Total systemapproach
- humanisticapproach
- All of these
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- "Cognitive theory” of learning was givenby:
- Skinner
- Tolman
- Pavlov
- Morgan
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- -----------is a relatively permanent change in behavior that occurs as a result ofexperience.
- Behaviour modification
- Perception
- Personality
- Learning
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- Which of the following is / are included as structure of humanmind.
- Id
- Ego
- Super ego
- All of these
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- __________ is largely childish, irrational, never satisfied, demanding and destructive ofothers.
- Id
- Ego
- Super ego
- Negative ego
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- Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) is designed to understand:-
- Perception ofindividual
- Learning of individual
- Personality ofindividual
- None of these
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- Which of the following methods is/are used to solve intergroup conflictsindirectly.
- Avoidance
- Bargaining
- Encouragement
- All of these
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- A technique to bring changes in the entire organization, rather man focusing attentionon individual to bring change easily.
- Organisational development
- Organisational culture
- Organisational change
- Organisational conflict
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- Which of the following is NOT an important issue relating to goal-settingtheory?
- Goalspecificity
- Defining the goal
- Equity amongworkers
- Feed back
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- What do we call it when we judge someone on the basis of ourperception?
- Stereotyping
- Categorizing
- Halo effect
- Modeling
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- People with which type of personality trait commonly make poor decisions because theymake them too fast?
- Type B
- Type A
- Introverts
- Extroverts
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- Which of the following is not a trait dimension in Big 5 personalitytrait?
- Extroversion
- Neurotism
- Agreeableness
- Ego
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- If everyone who is faced with a similar situation responds in the same way, attribution theory states that thebehaviourshows--------------.
- Consensus
- Similarity
- Reliability
- Consistency
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- Concept of MBO was introducedby:
- Peter.F.Drucker
- MaryParker
- HenryFayol
- F W Taylor
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- ----------- refers to how people explain the causes of another's as their own behaviour.
- Personality
- Learning
- Attribution
- Perception
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- The tendency of judging people on the basis of a single trait which may be good or bad, favourable unfavourable is called
- Halo effect
- Stereotyping
- Projection
- None of these
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- When we make judgement about the behaviour of other people, we have a tendency to underestimate the influence of external factors and overestimate the influence of internal factors. This is called :
- The fundamental Attribution error
- Stereotyping
- Self serving bias
- Projection
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- The term is used for the extent to which an individual displays different behaviours in different Situations.
- Consensus
- Distinctiveness
- Reliability
- Consistency
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- --------- refers to the measure of whether an individual responds the same way across time.
- Consensus
- Similarity
- Reliability
- Consistency
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- -------- occurs when a person engages in behaviour to avoid unpleasant consequences or to escape from existing unpleasant consequence.
- Positive reinforcement
- Negative reinforcement
- Punishment
- Extinction
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- An attempt to discourage a target behaviour by the application of negative outcomes whenever it is possible is known as:
- Positive reinforcement
- Negative reinforcement
- Punishment
- Extinction
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- What does consensus refer to in attributiontheory?
- There is general agreement about aperception.
- There is general agreement about how people desire to respond to the samesituation.
- Different people respond the same way in the samesituation.
- Different people perceive a situationsimilarly.
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- __________ is once view ofreality.
- Attitude
- Perception
- Outlook
- Personality
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- Which is also known as a non-reinforcement?
- Positive reinforcement
- Negative reinforcement
- Punishment
- Extinction
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- Which of the following is a component of attitude?
- Affective component
- Cognitive component
- Behavioural component
- All of these
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- ----------- model of organisational behaviour based on the philosophy that every behaviour is caused and follows cause effect relationship
- Autocratic
- Custodial
- Supportive
- S-O-B-C
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- An enduring attribute of a person that appears constantly in a variety of situationis called:
- Trait
- Culture
- Attitude
- Behaviour
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- ----------- is a personality characteristic indicating one's willingness to do whatever it takes to gets one's way.
- Machiavellianism
- Self efficacy
- Locus of control
- Self esteem
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- ----------- is the rigidity of a person's beliefs and his or her openness to other viewpoints.
- Machiavellianism
- Authoritarianism
- Locus of control
- Dogmatism
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- ------------- is the tendency of individuals, which directs them to be inward and process feeling, thoughts and ideas with in themselves.
- Machiavellianism
- Introversion
- Locus of control
- Extroversion
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- -------- leadership style is characterised by low concern for both people and production.
- Team
- Impoverished
- Country club
- Mid of the road
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- ------ leadership style is characterised by low concern for people and high concern for Production.
- Team
- Impoverished
- Country club
- Produce/Perish
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- __________ leadership style is characterised by high concern for people and low concern for production.
- Team
- Impoverished
- Country club
- Mid of the road
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- -------- leadership style is characterised by high concern for both people and production.
- Team
- Impoverished
- Country club
- Produce/Perish
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- -------------is manipulating and influencing others as a primary way of achieving one'sgoal.
- Machiavellianism
- Dogmatism
- Locus of control
- Extroversion
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- __________ is small groups of workers who meet regularly with their supervisor to solvework related problems.
- Group dynamics
- Quality circle
- Group role
- None of these
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- Which of the following processes deals with how well an individual remembers a model'saction after it is no longer readily available?
- Attention
- Retention
- Motor reproduction
- Reinforcement
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- Organized, systematic,careful etc.. are features of:-
- Openness
- Agreeableness
- Neuroticism
- Conscientiousness
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- --------- refers to the network of personal and social relations that is developed spontaneously between people associated with eachother.
- Formal Organisation
- Informal Organisation
- Matrix Organisation
- Committee Organisation
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- When an individual is motivated to approach a goal which has both positive and negative characteristics, it is known as --------------conflict
- Approach, Approach
- Approach, Avoidance
- Avoidance, Avoidance
- Inter personal
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- When an individual is faced with the negative goals and he may not choose either of them and simply leave the situation, it is known as ------------conflict
- Approach, Approach
- Approach, Avoidance
- Avoidance, Avoidance
- Inter personal
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- Which of the following is not a primary managementfunction?
- Planning
- Organising
- Controlling
- Staffing
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Q.No | ANS | Q.No | ANS | Q.No | ANS |
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1 | D | 38 | D | 75 | A |
2 | C | 39 | B | 76 | A |
3 | D | 40 | A | 77 | C |
4 | A | 41 | B | 78 | A |
5 | D | 42 | C | 79 | B |
6 | A | 43 | D | 80 | D |
7 | B | 44 | A | 81 | A |
8 | D | 45 | C | 82 | A |
9 | D | 46 | A | 83 | C |
10 | B | 47 | B | 84 | A |
11 | D | 48 | A | 85 | A |
12 | A | 49 | C | 86 | B |
13 | D | 50 | C | 87 | D |
14 | B | 51 | C | 88 | B |
15 | B | 52 | C | 89 | C |
16 | D | 53 | B | 90 | C |
17 | B | 54 | C | 91 | B |
18 | A | 55 | A | 92 | D |
19 | A | 56 | B | 93 | D |
20 | D | 57 | B | 94 | D |
21 | C | 58 | A | 95 | A |
22 | C | 59 | C | 96 | A |
23 | A | 60 | A | 97 | D |
24 | C | 61 | D | 98 | B |
25 | B | 62 | C | 99 | B |
26 | A | 63 | A | 100 | D |
27 | C | 64 | B | 101 | C |
28 | A | 65 | B | 102 | A |
29 | B | 66 | B | 103 | A |
30 | C | 67 | A | 104 | B |
31 | B | 68 | D | 105 | B |
32 | C | 69 | D | 106 | D |
33 | D | 70 | B |
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