Organizational Behaviour - A02

  LIST OF ATTEMPTED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 

 Multiple Choice Single Answer
  Question   In which of the given sectors it is found that use of the communication technologies is very important.
  Correct Answer   Knowledge intensive organizations
  Your Answer   Capital intensive organizations


 Select The Blank
  Question   Organizational________represents a complex pattern of beliefs, expectations, ideas, values and attitudes shared by the members of the organization.
  Correct Answer   culture
  Your Answer   culture


 Multiple Choice Single Answer
  Question   Which leadership style is good while dealing with scientific and professional employees?
  Correct Answer   Free Rein
  Your Answer   Free Rein


 Select The Blank
  Question   The discipline of Organizational Behaviour is based on________studies of human behaviour at the work settings.
  Correct Answer   empirical
  Your Answer   empirical


 Multiple Choice Multiple Answer
  Question   Select the factors which are treated as motivators by Herzberg in his theory of motivation.
  Correct Answer   Achievement , Possibility of growth , Responsibility
  Your Answer   Achievement , Possibility of growth , Responsibility


 Select The Blank
  Question   The ________ leadership style is an expression of the leader's trust in the abilities of his subordinates.
  Correct Answer   Participative
  Your Answer   Participative


 True/False
  Question   According to Vroom's expectancy theory of motivation, when an individual desires a particular outcome the value of valence is negative.
  Correct Answer   False
  Your Answer   False


 Multiple Choice Multiple Answer
  Question   What are the principles of job enlargement?
  Correct Answer   Challenging the employees by increasing the expected production , Adding other tasks to the job , Rotating the assignments
  Your Answer   Challenging the employees by increasing the expected production , Adding other tasks to the job , Rotating the assignments


 Multiple Choice Multiple Answer
  Question   According to Frend the human mind is composed of
  Correct Answer   Preconscious mind , Conscious mind , Unconscious mind
  Your Answer   Preconscious mind , Conscious mind , Unconscious mind


 True/False
  Question   What is play to some people maybe work to others.
  Correct Answer   True
  Your Answer   True


 Select The Blank
  Question   T.P.M stands for total________management.
  Correct Answer   productivity
  Your Answer   productivity


 Multiple Choice Single Answer
  Question   In Bank wiring room studies were carried out by:
  Correct Answer   an observer and an interviewer
  Your Answer   an observer and an interviewer


 True/False
  Question   The more successful the organization is, the less effective is its internal communication.
  Correct Answer   False
  Your Answer   False


 Multiple Choice Single Answer
  Question   Which type of motivators are involved in granting additional authority to an employee in his activity?
  Correct Answer   Responsibility and recognition
  Your Answer   Responsibility and recognition


 Match The Following
Question Correct Answer Your Answer

Noise is a distracter is a distracter

Repetitive task is a cause of boredom is a cause of boredom

Peak output is a result of efficiency is a result of efficiency

Soft music increases productivity increases productivity



 Select The Blank
  Question   Cultural________are words, gestures and pictures or other physical objects that carry a particular meaning with the culture.
  Correct Answer   symbols
  Your Answer   symbols


 True/False
  Question   Tradition, loyalty, personal commitment, and social influence are attributes of Entrepreneurial Culture.
  Correct Answer   False
  Your Answer   True


 Multiple Choice Single Answer
  Question   Anand is the new CEO of ABC Ltd. Whatever suggestions or recommendations are given by his subordinate managers, all are rejected by Anand. What sort of role is being portrayed by Anand?
  Correct Answer   Negativist
  Your Answer   Negativist


 Multiple Choice Multiple Answer
  Question   Identify the situations which reflect upward communication.
  Correct Answer   Performance reports of workers, to be reviewed by the supervisor , Suggestion boxes kept in the worker's canteen , Employee attitude surveys
  Your Answer   Performance reports of workers, to be reviewed by the supervisor , Suggestion boxes kept in the worker's canteen , Employee attitude surveys


 Multiple Choice Multiple Answer
  Question   Organizational socialization includes
  Correct Answer   Developing competencies , Developing organizational values , Developing social and working relationship
  Your Answer   Developing competencies , Developing organizational values , Developing social and working relationship


 Match The Following
Question Correct Answer Your Answer

Personality is the organization of an individuals Personal pattern of tendencies. Personal pattern of tendencies.

Event in the surrounding environment strongly influence. The way people behave at any particular time. The way people behave at any particular time.

Personality is a stable set of characteristics and tendencies That determine those commanlities and differences in the psychological behaviour of people That determine those commanlities and differences in the psychological behaviour of people

Monetary rewards, authoritarian leadership style and motivational strategies for performance are ineffective. When applied to intelligent, independent, confident worker. When applied to intelligent, independent, confident worker.

It is interesting to know that the word “personality” by derivation should mean What an individual only appears to be not what he really is. What an individual only appears to be not what he really is.



 Multiple Choice Multiple Answer
  Question   The storming stage relating to development of a team is characterised by which of the following aspects?
  Correct Answer   Emergence of conflicts , Seeking task related guidance from the leader , Deciding the responsibilities of each team member
  Your Answer   Emergence of conflicts , Seeking task related guidance from the leader , Deciding the responsibilities of each team member


 Multiple Choice Multiple Answer
  Question   Identify the process influence personality development.
  Correct Answer   Socialization process , Identification process
  Your Answer   Socialization process , Identification process


 Multiple Choice Multiple Answer
  Question   State the various functions of communication.
  Correct Answer   Control , Motivation , Information
  Your Answer   Control , Motivation , Information


 True/False
  Question   Cultural elements and their relationships create a pattern that is identical in all organizations.
  Correct Answer   False
  Your Answer   False


 Select The Blank
  Question   ________ communication is useful for flatter organizational structure.
  Correct Answer   Lateral
  Your Answer   Lateral


 True/False
  Question   The challenge relating to management of change can be met only with effective leadership.
  Correct Answer   True
  Your Answer   True


 Select The Blank
  Question   The ________ studies were the first to emphasize the importance of task and human dimensions in assessing leadership.
  Correct Answer   Ohio State
  Your Answer   Ohio State


 Multiple Choice Single Answer
  Question   It is important for a manager to study the human behaviours within the context of
  Correct Answer   Organization
  Your Answer   Organization


 True/False
  Question   OB is mainly concerned with the study of human behavior at work.
  Correct Answer   True
  Your Answer   True


 True/False
  Question   The men on the shop floor are less vulnerable to stress as compared the members of the board of directors.
  Correct Answer   False
  Your Answer   True


 Multiple Choice Multiple Answer
  Question   Features of Maslow's need hierarchy theory are:
  Correct Answer   Theory of human motives , Classifies basic human needs in a hierarchy , Theory of human motivation
  Your Answer   Theory of human motives , Classifies basic human needs in a hierarchy , Theory of human motivation


 Select The Blank
  Question   An organization engaged in manufacturing of chemicals has a safety committee comprising of shop floor members. It is an indication of a ________ type of organization.
  Correct Answer   Supportive
  Your Answer   Supportive


 Multiple Choice Single Answer
  Question   In Custodial organization model, managerial orientation is:
  Correct Answer   Money
  Your Answer   Money


 Multiple Choice Multiple Answer
  Question   The models of Organizational Behaviour are:
  Correct Answer   Autocratic , Custodial , Supportive
  Your Answer   Autocratic , Custodial , Supportive


 Multiple Choice Single Answer
  Question   In Supportive organization model, employee orientation is:
  Correct Answer   Job performance
  Your Answer   Job performance


 Multiple Choice Multiple Answer
  Question   The different types of fatigue are
  Correct Answer   mental , physical , psychological
  Your Answer   mental , physical , psychological


 Multiple Choice Single Answer
  Question   Contribution of Walter Dill Scot towards industrial psychology is:
  Correct Answer   He showed how psychology can be applied to advertising and selling.
  Your Answer   He showed how psychology can be applied to advertising and selling.


 True/False
  Question   Employees and organization can prosper if they help each other.
  Correct Answer   True
  Your Answer   True


 Select The Blank
  Question   The ability and willingness of group members to set goals and work towards their accomplishment is known as ________.
  Correct Answer   Group maturity
  Your Answer   Group maturity


 Multiple Choice Multiple Answer
  Question   Major determinants of personality
  Correct Answer   Biological , Situation
  Your Answer   Biological , Situation


 Multiple Choice Single Answer
  Question   The objective of Mass Interviewing Program was:
  Correct Answer   To explore information that could be used to improve supervisory training.
  Your Answer   To explore information that could be used to improve supervisory training.


 Multiple Choice Single Answer
  Question   Organizational Socialization is
  Correct Answer   A systematic process by which new employees are brought into organizational culture
  Your Answer   A systematic process by which new employees are brought into organizational culture


 Multiple Choice Single Answer
  Question   The great depression contributed to the rise of:
  Correct Answer   Human relations movement
  Your Answer   Human relations movement


 Select The Blank
  Question   An employee whose skill set combines good training and high performance goals, implies that he has ________ .
  Correct Answer   High productivity
  Your Answer   High productivity


 True/False
  Question   The content theories are concerned with identifying the needs that people have and how needs are prioritized.
  Correct Answer   True
  Your Answer   True


 Multiple Choice Multiple Answer
  Question   In a strong organizational culture
  Correct Answer   Goals are aligned , Employees are highly motivated , Performance is outstanding
  Your Answer   Goals are aligned , Employees are highly motivated , Performance is outstanding