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Management MCQs with Answers and Explanations
Management MCQs with answers and detailed explanations for MBA, BBA, NTS, PPSC and job tests. Covers planning, organising, leading and controlling. Take a scored quiz instead →
In Michael Porter’s Generic Strategies model, a company that focuses on serving a narrow market segment with specialized products at premium prices is pursuing a:
ACost Leadership Strategy
BDifferentiation Strategy
CFocused Differentiation Strategy
DCost Focus Strategy
What term describes an organization structure that overlays project-based management teams onto traditional functional departments, resulting in dual reporting relationships?
AMatrix Structure
BDivisional Structure
CNetwork Structure
DVirtual Structure
According to the BCG (Boston Consulting Group) Matrix, strategic business units (SBUs) with low market share in high-growth industries are classified as:
AStars
BCash Cows
CQuestion Marks (Problem Children)
DDogs
Which human resource management process evaluates candidates’ qualifications and fits to select the most suitable individual for a specific position?
ARecruitment
BSelection
COnboarding
DJob Analysis
Who is widely recognized as the ‘Father of Scientific Management’ for introducing time-and-motion studies and systematic work standardization?
AHenri Fayol
BFrederick Winslow Taylor
CMax Weber
DElton Mayo
Which pioneer developed the 14 Principles of Management and identified the five primary functions of management (Planning, Organizing, Commanding, Coordinating, Controlling)?
AMax Weber
BHenri Fayol
CChester Barnard
DMary Parker Follett
Which management principle states that an employee should receive orders and report to only one direct supervisor to avoid confusion and conflict?
AUnity of Direction
BScalar Chain
CUnity of Command
DSpan of Control
According to Max Weber’s Theory of Bureaucracy, ideal organizations should be structured around which core characteristic?
AInformal group dynamics
BClear hierarchy, formal rules, and impersonality
CCharismatic executive leadership
DFlexible matrix reporting lines
The famous Hawthorne Studies, conducted by Elton Mayo and Fritz Roethlisberger, laid the foundation for which management movement?
AScientific Management School
BHuman Relations Movement
CSystems Theory Approach
DContingency Management Theory
What term describes the number of direct subordinates a supervisor or manager can efficiently and effectively manage?
AChain of Command
BSpan of Control (Span of Management)
CUnity of Direction
DScalar Chain