Organizational Behaviour - 1

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Question
The relationship in which one person influences others to work together willingly on related tasks is known as ________.
Correct Answer
Leadership
Question
Congruent change in attitude means movement in:-
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The same direction
Your Answer
The same direction

Multiple Choice Multiple Answer
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Commanlities and differences suggest in certain respects, every person is like
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All other people , Some other people , No other person
Your Answer
All other people , Some other people

True/False
Question
In the case of intra-organizational negotiations, groups often negotiate as representatives.
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True
Your Answer
False

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

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Question
Social displacement and ________ are the important social reasons to be considered by a manager while dealing with resistance to change.
Correct Answer
Peer pressure
Your Answer
Peer pressure

True/False
Question
Research activity emphasizes least collaboration and team work among workers.
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False
Your Answer
False

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The discipline of Organizational ________ tries to synchronize internal organizational environment with external social environment.
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Behaviour
Your Answer
Behaviour

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Question
The different types of defense mechanisms are :-
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Rationalization , Aggression , Fantasy
Your Answer
Rationalization , Aggression , Fantasy

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Question
Half page advertisement is given in the newspaper by XYZ Ltd. This is done to attract attention of customers. Which external attention seeking factor is being emphasized in this case?
Correct Answer
Size
Your Answer
Size

True/False
Question
In the counter shock phase, the defensive mechanism becomes passive.
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False
Your Answer
False

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Question
Major determinants of personality
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Biological , Situation
Your Answer
Biological , Cultural , Situation

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

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Question
The people who cre________te unnecessary stress for themselves pertain to type A category.
Correct Answer
A
Your Answer
A

Match The Following
Question
Correct Answer
Your Answer
Ideal self
Roger
Roger
Per sonare
to sound through
to sound through
Ego
Frend
All port
Traits
All port
Frend
Physical structuring
Sheldon
Sheldon

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

Multiple Choice Multiple Answer
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Select the organizational stressors which are intrinsic to the job :-
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Boredom , Time pressures and deadlines , Exorbitant work demands
Your Answer
Time pressures and deadlines , Exorbitant work demands , Boredom

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Whenever the manager of the assembly shop left for a meeting, his subordinates reacted in one of the two ways; either aggressively or apathetically. This group exhibited outbursts of aggression whenever their manager left the shop. Which style of leadership is being followed by the concerned assembly shop manager?
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Authoritarian
Your Answer
Authoritarian

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Question
The ________ job loading is also known as job enlargement.
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Horizontal
Your Answer
Vertical

Multiple Choice Single Answer
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Which of the following is the best way to deal with frustration?
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Defense mechanism
Your Answer
Relationship mechanism

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

Multiple Choice Multiple Answer
Question
Ego controls
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The gateway of actions , Select the feature of environment , Decides what instincts will be satisfied.
Your Answer
The gateway of actions , Creates tolerance , Decides what instincts will be satisfied.

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In a strong organizational culture :-
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Goals are aligned , Employees are highly motivated , Performance is outstanding
Your Answer
Goals are aligned , Employees are highly motivated , Performance is outstanding

True/False
Question
The primary concern of ego is to determine whether the action proposed by superego is right or wrong.
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False
Your Answer
True

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Question
Good match between individual personality and organization is essential because of
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Some people have passion for bureaucracy , Some people prefer autonomy flexibility in operation
Your Answer
Some people prefer autonomy flexibility in operation , Some people prefer job dynamism

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Perception of others will be more accurate if the perceiver can avoid:
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Generalizing from a single trait to many traits , Placing too much reliance on physical appearance , Assuming that a single behavior will show itself in all situations
Your Answer
Generalizing from a single trait to many traits , Placing too much reliance on physical appearance , Assuming that a single behavior will show itself in all situations

True/False
Question
Cohesiveness is influenced by the degree of compatibility between team goals and individual member's goals.
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True
Your Answer
True

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What are the important ideas mentioned in the Salvatore Maddi's definition of personality?
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Each employee in an organization is unique and may respond differently to a situation , Personality influences are not limited to behaviors, situations or people , Personality is stable and has continuity in time
Your Answer
Each employee in an organization is unique and may respond differently to a situation , Personality influences are not limited to behaviors, situations or people , Personality is stable and has continuity in time

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The stress which refers to a state of happiness is known as ________.
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Eustress
Your Answer
Eustress

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Select the morale indicators :-
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Rate of finished goods rejections , Rate of raw material wastage , Resignation by skilled employees
Your Answer
Rate of finished goods rejections , Rate of raw material wastage , Resignation by skilled employees

True/False
Question
The social needs are so strong that even the cruelest criminals dread the punishment of solitary confinement.
Correct Answer
True
Your Answer
True

True/False
Question
Whatever an individual does, there is always some sort and some amount of stress on him.
Correct Answer
True
Your Answer
True

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Noise is regarded as a distracter, because it interferes with/affects :-
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Work efficiency
Your Answer
Work efficiency

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What is the other name for vertical job loading?
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Job enrichment
Your Answer
Job enlargement

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Question
The discipline of Organizational Behaviour is based on ________ studies of human behaviour at the work settings.
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Empirical
Your Answer
Empirical

Match The Following
Question
Correct Answer
Your Answer
Affiliation motive
Desire to be accepted by others
Desire to be accepted by others
Achievement motive
Desire to be successful
Desire to be successful
Primary motive
Avoidance of pain
Avoidance of pain
Power motive
Desire to control others
Desire to control others

Multiple Choice Multiple Answer
Question
Rest periods are important because :-
Correct Answer
They help the worker to recover from fatigue , They provide an opportunity to talk about non-job activities , They are a break from a seemingly interminable activity
Your Answer
They help the worker to recover from fatigue , They provide an opportunity to talk about non-job activities , They are a break from a seemingly interminable activity

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Question
The scuffle in the organization for achieving the organizational status ant the power, is the essence of the ________ needs.
Correct Answer
Esteem
Your Answer
Physiological

Multiple Choice Single Answer
Question
According to Freud's theory, what is considered to be the executive part of the personality only because it controls the gateway of action, selects the features of the environment to which it will respond and decides what instincts will be satisfied?
Correct Answer
Ego
Your Answer
Superego

Multiple Choice Single Answer
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In Organizational Behaviour, 'caused behaviour' means :-
Correct Answer
By his own behaviour, a manager can affect how an employee behaves.
Your Answer
By his own behaviour, a manager can affect how an employee behaves.



Question
In Bank wiring room studies were carried out by :-
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An observer and an interviewer
Your Answer
An observer and an interviewer

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Cultural diversity brings with it concerns like :-
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Intra organizational conflicts , Communication difficulties , Intra organizational Turnovers
Your Answer
Intra organizational conflicts , Communication difficulties , Production problems

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The ________ skills relate to a person's knowledge and ability in any organizational functional area.
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Technical
Your Answer
Conceptual

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It is important to create a work environment that is :-
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Favourable
Your Answer
Favourable

True/False
Question
Motivation represents a relationship between need, drive and goal.
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True
Your Answer
True

Multiple Choice Multiple Answer
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To change organizational culture successfully we need to :-
Correct Answer
Find the most effective sub-culture and use it as an example , Practice what we preach , Include employees in the change process
Your Answer
Find the most effective sub-culture and use it as an example , Practice what we preach , Include employees in the change process

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On the managerial grid, a manager falling in the ________ category will have maximum concern for both people and production.
Correct Answer
9.9
Your Answer
9.9