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Blake and Mouton's managerial Grid has all of the following management styles except:

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  1. Impoverished

  2. Democratic

  3. Authority - obedience

  4. Country club

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Correct Option: B

We generally write modern business letters in __________.

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  1. Full block style

  2. Italic style

  3. Semi block style

  4. Simplified style

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Correct Option: A

Which of the following is an example of operative function of HR managers?

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  1. Planning

  2. Organizing

  3. Procurement

  4. Controlling

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Procurement is an example of operative function of HR managers since the operative function are those tasks or duties which are specifically entrusted to the personal department under the general supervision of personal manager.

Which of the following function of management involves communicating and providing leadership to the subordinates and motivating them to contribute to the best of their capability for the achievement of organizational objectives?

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  1. Leadership

  2. Supervision

  3. Directing

  4. Motivating

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Directing function of management involves communicating and providing leadership to the subordinates and motivating them to contribute to the best of their capability for the achievement of organizational objectives.Directing function of management starts issuing orders and instructions to subordinates and ends with getting things done by satisfaction of various need of subordinates.

Scholars belonging to ___________ feel that study of management should be based on interpersonal relations.

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  1. Empirical approach

  2. Group behaviour approach

  3. Interpersonal behaviour approach

  4. Decision theory approach

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Scholars belonging to interpersonal behavior approach feel that study of management should be based on interpersonal relations or human relations skills. Interpersonal behavior approach is termed as \'behavioural science\', \'leadership\' or \'human relations\' approach by different group of scholars.

Management is ______________.

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  1. An art

  2. A science

  3. Both art and science

  4. Neither

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Management is science because of several reasons—it has universally accepted principles, it has cause and effect relationship, etc, and at the same time it is art as it requires perfection through practice, practical knowledge, creativity, personal skills, etc. Management is both art and science.

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

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  1. Time study

  2. Motion study

  3. Fatigue study

  4. Method study

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Method study is the process of subjecting work to systematic, critical scrutiny to make it more effective and efficient. The objective of method study is to find out one best way of doing job.

Time study is a structured process of directly observing and measuring human work using a timing device to establish the time required for completion of the work by a qualified worker when working at a defined level of performance.
Motion study is a systematic way of determining the best method of doing the work by scrutinizing the motions made by the worker or the machine. 
Fatigue study is study to understand how fatigue affects productivity. Reducing fatigue at workplace has been the key aim of every organisation as it affects productivity adversely.

The problem solving based approach used by management Hierarchy is _______.

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  1. action research

  2. Leriu's theory

  3. Giri's management

  4. none of the above

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Correct Option: A

Managerial Personnel 
Directors take the decision regarding the management of a company collectively in their meetings known as __________.

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  1. business meetings

  2. board meetings

  3. transaction meetings

  4. committee meetings

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Correct Option: B

Management is an art. Which of the following statement does not support that management is art? 

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  1. The process of management involves the use of know how and skills.

  2. The process of management is directed towards the accomplishment of concrete results.

  3. Management is personalized in the sense that every manager has his own approach to problems.

  4. It deals with complex human phenomena about knowledge is still limited.

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Correct Option: D