Business Management MCQs

Business Management MCQs

Try to answer these 900+ Business Management MCQs and check your understanding of the Business Management subject. Scroll down and let's begin!

1: Which of the following is not a function of management?

A.   planning

B.   staffing

C.   co-operation

D.   controlling

2: Management is

A.   an art

B.   a science

C.   both art and science

D.   neither

3: Policy formulation is the function of

A.   top level management

B.   middle level management

C.   operational management

D.   All of the above

4: Find the odd one out

A.   board of directors

B.   chief executive

C.   foremen

D.   shareholders

5: How are principles of management formed

A.   In a laboratory

B.   By experiences of management

C.   By experiences of customers

D.   By propagation of social scientists

6: Henry Fayol was a

A.   Social scientists

B.   Mining engineer

C.   Accountant

D.   Production engineer

7: Which of the following statement best described the principle of 'Division of work '

A.   work should be divided into small tasks

B.   labour should be divided

C.   resource should be divided among jobs

D.   it leads to specialisation

8: Which of the following is Not a principle of management given by Taylor

A.   Science, not rule of Thumb

B.   Functional foremanship

C.   Maximum ,not restricted output

D.   Harmony not discord

9: The principals of management are significant because of

A.   increase in efficiency

B.   Initiative

C.   optimum utilisation of resources

D.   Adaptation of changing technology

10: Management should find ' One best way ' to perform a task. Which technique of Scientific management is defined in this sentence

A.   Time study

B.   Motion study

C.   Fatigue study

D.   Method study

11: Which among the following is not a subsidiary function of management?

A.   Decision making

B.   Innovation

C.   Communication

D.   Motivation

12: Who is known as the father of scientific management?

A.   F.W. Taylor

B.   Max Weber

C.   Henry Fayol

D.   S.George

13: management is need at ..............

A.   Top level

B.   Middle level

C.   lower level

D.   all levels

14: Top management is concerned with ...................

A.   carrying suggestions upwards

B.   maintaining liaison with the outside world

C.   transmitting orders downwards

D.   none of these

15: management is called a process because .............

A.   it is applicable to the manufacturing process

B.   it is relevant for social organisation

C.   it involves a series of action

D.   All of above

16: Administration is.............

A.   policy making

B.   Active direction to get things done

C.   executing the policy

D.   None of these

17: management is...............

A.   tangible

B.   intangible

C.   fictitious

D.   All of the above

18: middle management ...........

A.   consists of departmental managers

B.   motivates lower management

C.   Both a&b

D.   None of these

19: Top management consists of .......

A.   financial managers

B.   sales manager

C.   personnel manager

D.   Board of Directors and chief executives

20: co-ordination means.............

A.   organising activities

B.   Directing activities

C.   synchronizing activities

D.   both a&b

21: unity of command implies

A.   A subordinate should receive orders from all the superiors

B.   individuals must sacrifice in the larger interest

C.   be accountable to one and only one superior

D.   None of these

22: purpose of time study is.............

A.   to remove wastage of time

B.   to give timely assistance

C.   to determine fair days work

D.   watching time

23: The scientific technique of task setting is known as........................

A.   work study

B.   motion study

C.   time study

D.   method study

24: scientific analysis of work under scientific management requires.......

A.   ime study

B.   motion study

C.   Both a&b

D.   work study

25: Authority refers to....................

A.   Getting work done

B.   right to get work done

C.   being in a managerial position

D.   scalar chain

26: Which among the following involves in planning process?

A.   Selection of objective

B.   determine the way to achieve objective

C.   both A and B

D.   None of the above

27: Which among the following is a single use plan?

A.   Objectives

B.   Policies

C.   Rules

D.   Budget

28: _______________ is a time table of work ?

A.   Budget

B.   Project

C.   Programmes

D.   Schedules

29: Which among the following is not an element of co-ordination

A.   integration

B.   balancing

C.   proper timing

D.   directing

30: Find the odd one out

A.   goals

B.   objective

C.   polices

D.   motivation

31: planning involves.................

A.   future course of action

B.   review of past performance

C.   analysis of policies

D.   All of these

32: planning provides...............

A.   information to outsiders

B.   basis for recruitment and selections

C.   purpose and direction of all persons

D.   None of these

33: operational planning is undertaken at ..................

A.   Top level

B.   lower level

C.   lower level

D.   All of these

34: ....................... are guides to action

A.   strategy

B.   planning

C.   policies

D.   procedure

35: ................ as a special type of plan prepared for meeting the challenges of competitors and other environmental forces

A.   policies

B.   objectives

C.   strategy

D.   procedure

36: ................. are goals established to guide the efforts of the company and each of its components

A.   objectives

B.   strategy

C.   policies

D.   procedure

37: ................ is also known as management by result

A.   management by subordinate

B.   management by objectives

C.   management by art

D.   management by planning

38: ............. co-ordination refers to the description of the behaviour and relationships of the organisation

A.   vertical

B.   Horizontal

C.   procedural

D.   substantive

39: ................ is a systematic way of handling regular events

A.   procedure

B.   rules

C.   policies

D.   strategy

40: Which among the following is not the principles of organisation?

A.   Unity of objectives

B.   Specialisation

C.   Span of control

D.   Initiative

41: organising is.....................

A.   A remedy for all types of problems

B.   ensure accurate forecasting

C.   None of these

D.   All of these

42: Organising process involves.........

A.   division of work

B.   grouping of identical work

C.   All of these

D.   None of these

43: Formal organisation is..................

A.   created by management

B.   A result of social interaction

C.   To satisfy cultural needs

D.   None of these

44: organising deals with ...............

A.   division of work

B.   decentralising activities

C.   centralisation activities

D.   All of these

45: The process of organising consists of...........................

A.   division of work into job

B.   establishing authority relationships

C.   Both a&b

D.   None of these

46: Getting work done

A.   Getting work done

B.   right to get work done

C.   being in a management position

D.   None of these

47: principles of specialisation requires................

A.   Division of labour

B.   centralisation of work

C.   decentralisation of work

D.   None of these

48: Delegation is................

A.   Getting things done by others

B.   fixing of responsibility

C.   Assigning the task

D.   unity of command

49: Accountability means..........

A.   Delegation

B.   responsibility

C.   Authority

D.   Answerability

50: Which of the following is not an element of delegation

A.   accountability

B.   authority

C.   responsibility

D.   responsibility