12th Class Business Studies Principles Of Management Question Bank

done Passage Based Questions Total Questions - 7

• question_answer1)
  Read the given passages and answer the questions that follow:

  Adarsh Ltd. was engaged in the business of manufacturing electronic components. Lately its business was expanding due to increased demand for electronic device. The competition was also increasing. In order to keep its market share intact the company directed its work force to work overtime. But this resulted in a lot of problems.

  Due to increased pressure of work the efficiency of workers declined- Sometimes the subordinates had to work for more than one superiors. The workers were becoming indisciplined. The spirit of teamwork which had characterised the company previously had begun to wane.

  “Sometimes the subordinates had to work for more than one superiors. Identify the principle of management highlighted in the statement which is being violated by the company.

  A)
  Discipline           done clear
  B)
  Esprit de corps done clear
  C)
  Unity of direction done clear
  D)
  Unity of command done clear
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• question_answer2)
  Read the given passages and answer the questions that follow:

  Adarsh Ltd. was engaged in the business of manufacturing electronic components. Lately its business was expanding due to increased demand for electronic device. The competition was also increasing. In order to keep its market share intact the company directed its work force to work overtime. But this resulted in a lot of problems.

  Due to increased pressure of work the efficiency of workers declined- Sometimes the subordinates had to work for more than one superiors. The workers were becoming indisciplined. The spirit of teamwork which had characterised the company previously had begun to wane.

  “The spirit of team work which had characterised the company previously had begun to wane”. Identify the principle of management which is being violated in the above statement

   
  A)
  Unity of direction done clear
  B)
  Esprit de corps done clear
  C)
  Discipline           done clear
  D)
  Unity of command done clear
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• question_answer3)
  Read the given passages and answer the questions that follow:

  Adarsh Ltd. was engaged in the business of manufacturing electronic components. Lately its business was expanding due to increased demand for electronic device. The competition was also increasing. In order to keep its market share intact, the company directed its work force to work overtime. But this resulted in a lot of problems.

  Due to increased pressure of work, the efficiency of workers declined- Sometimes the subordinates had to work for more than one superiors. The workers were becoming indisciplined. The spirit of teamwork, which had characterised the company previously, had begun to wane.

  “The workers were becoming indisciplined.” Identify the principle of management which is being violated in this statement.

  A)
  Discipline                                               done clear
  B)
  Unity of command done clear
  C)
  Unity of direction done clear
  D)
  Espirit de corps done clear
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  Read the given passages and answer the questions that follow:

  Subhash Ltd. is engaged in the business of food processing and is selling its products under a popular brand. Lately the business was expanding due to good quality and reasonable prices. Also with more people working the market for processed food was increasing. New companies were also coming to cash in the new trend. In order to keep its market share in the short run the company directed its existing workforce to work overtime. But this resulted in many problems. Due to increased pressure of work the efficiency of the workers declined. Sometimes the subordinates had to work for more than one superior resulting in declining efficiency.

  The divisions that were previously working on one product were also made to work on two or more products. This resulted in a lot of overlapping and wastage. The workers were becoming indisciplined. The spirit of team work which had characterized the company previously was beginning to wane. Workers were feeling cheated and initiative was declining. The quality of the product was beginning to decline and market share was on the verge of decrease. Actually the company had implemented changes without creating the required infrastructure. The management of the company Subhash Lad now realised its folly. In order to rectify the situation it appointed a management consultant Khushi to recommend a restructure plan to bring the company back on the track Khushi undertook a study of the production process at the plant of the company Subhash Lad and recommended that the company should introduce scientific management with regard to production. It suggested that planning and execution should be separated and that workstudy. It should be undertaken to optimise the use of resources

  “The spirit of teamwork which had characterised the company previously was beginning to wane. Identify the principle of management violated here.

  A)
  Initiative            done clear
  B)
  Esprit de corps done clear
  C)
  Discipline           done clear
  D)
  Equity done clear
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  “In order to keep its market share in the short run the company directed its existing workforce to work overtime. But this resulted in many problem. Due to increased pressure of work the efficiency of the workers declined. Sometimes the subordinates had to work for more than one superior resulting in declining efficiency.” Identify the principle/technique of management overlooked above.
  A)
  Unit of command done clear
  B)
  Fatigue study done clear
  C)
  Both and done clear
  D)
  Development of each and every person to his/her greatest efficiency done clear
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• question_answer6)
  “The divisions that were previously working on one product were also made to work on two or more products. This resulted in a lot of overlapping and wastage. Identify the principle of management violated here.
  A)
  Scalar chain                   done clear
  B)
  Division of work done clear
  C)
  Unity of command done clear
  D)
  Unity of direction done clear
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• question_answer7)
  “Subhash Ltd. recommended that the company should introduce scientific management with regard to production. It suggested that planning and execution should be separated.” Which technique of scientific management is highlighted above?
  A)
  Functional foremanship done clear
  B)
  Method study done clear
  C)
  Differential piece wage system done clear
  D)
  Standardisation and simplification of work done clear
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