Organizational Behaviour - 16

LIST OF ATTEMPTED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR

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Question 1.
Multiple Choice Single Response
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The statement is false and invalid.
Your Answer
The statement is true but invalid.

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Question 2.
With regard to the 'Nature of Organizations' the key assumption is:
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The social systems are formed on the basis of mutual interests.
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An industrial enterprise is a set of people.

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Question 3.
According to Frend the human mind is composed of
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Preconscious mind , Conscious mind , Unconscious mind
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A & c of above

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Question 4.
Morale indicates a group phenomenon.
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True
Your Answer
False

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Question 5.
In older days employees were referred to as ________
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Hands
Your Answer
Labours

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Question 6.
Productivity is increased ________ with the help of music.
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indirectly
Your Answer
indirectly

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Question 7.
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 , Select the feature of environment , Decides what instincts will be satisfied.

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Question 8.
Features of Theory Y are:
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Work is as natural as play , Humanistic and supportive approach , People have the required potential
Your Answer
Work is as natural as play , Humanistic and supportive approach , People have the required potential

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Question 9.
Herzberg's two factory model is useful as an explanation for job ________.
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Satisfaction
Your Answer
Satisfaction

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Question 10.
At ________ stage of team building, cooperation and a sense of shared responsibility is developed amongst the team members.
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Norming
Your Answer
Performing

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Question 11.
The ability and willingness of group members to set goals and work towards their accomplishment is known as ________.
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Group maturity
Your Answer
Group dynamics

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Question 12.
Feeling of insecurity usually makes a man under-productive.
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True
Your Answer
True

True/False
Question 13.
Conceptual skill is the distinguishing feature of job performance at the operating level.
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False
Your Answer
False

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Question 14.
Fundamental concepts of Organizational Behaviour revolve around:
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The nature of human beings
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The nature of human beings

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Question 15.
Productivity can be high inspite of morale being low because of the rigid management control system.
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True
Your Answer
True

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Question16.
It is said that a manager should be so skillful that he should be able to develop and motivate even an inefficient employee. This expectation is said to come from which concept?
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Pygmalion
Your Answer
Personification

True/False
Question 17.
Whatever an individual does, there is always some sort and some amount of stress on him.
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True
Your Answer
True

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Question 18.
Resistance to Cultural Change is directly depends on:
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Magnitude of change , Strength of the prevailing culture
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Magnitude of change , Strength of the prevailing culture , Management's support towards change

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Question 19.
In Custodial organization model, managerial orientation is:
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Money
Your Answer
Support

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Question 20.
The passage of which act made the organized labour movement have an impact on management in America?
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Wagner Act in 1935
Your Answer
Wagner Act in 1935

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Question 21.
Which are the main personal stressors stated by Yoga?
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State of helplessness , Jealously , Temptations
Your Answer
Change in job responsibilities , State of helplessness

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Question 22.
Ego reduces tension by performing task of
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Perceiving outside world. , Remembering experience with outside world , Acting to satisfy the instinctual wishes
Your Answer
Perceiving outside world. , Remembering experience with outside world , Acting to satisfy the instinctual wishes

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Question 23.
Factors important for creating a favourable work environment are
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playing of soft music , adequate illumination , a soothing colour scheme
Your Answer
playing of soft music , adequate illumination , a soothing colour scheme

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Question 24.
The great depression took place around the year:
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1929
Your Answer
1929

True/False
Question 25.
According to Vroom's expectancy theory of motivation, when an individual desires a particular outcome the value of valence is negative.
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False
Your Answer
False

Match The Following
Question26.
Correct Answer
Your Answer
Harold Kelley
Attribution theory
Attribution theory
Herzberg
Two factor theory of motivation
Two factor theory of motivation
Douglas McGregor
Theory X and theory Y
Theory X and theory Y
J.Stacy Adams
Equity theory
Equity theory

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Question 27.
Identify the categories of life stressors:
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Life changes , Daily stressors , Life trauma
Your Answer
Daily stressors , Monthly stressors

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Question 28.
Organizational socialization includes
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Developing competencies , Developing organizational values , Developing social and working relationship
Your Answer
Developing organizational values , Developing social and working relationship

True/False
Question 29.
As compared to the content models, the expectancy models are very simple and easy to translate into actual practice.
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False
Your Answer
True

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Question 30.
Basic Organizational Behaviour concepts take into consideration
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Nature of people , Nature of technology , Nature of organization
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Nature of people , Nature of technology , Nature of organization

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Question 31.
To be efficient every manager must try to
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Understand human behaviour , Predict human behaviour , Control human behaviour
Your Answer
Understand human behaviour , Predict human behaviour

True/False
Question 32.
Research states that active smoking is more harmful than passive smoking.
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False
Your Answer
False

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Question 33.
Organizational culture includes:
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Organizational rituals and ceremonies , Norms shared by the teams , Commonly used language
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Organizational rituals and ceremonies , Norms shared by the teams , Commonly used language

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Question 34.
An atmospheric condition that is critical in a good working environment is-
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air circulation
Your Answer
air conditioning

Match The Following
Question35.
Correct Answer
Your Answer
Fred Fiedler
Contingency Theory of Leadership
Contingency Theory of Leadership
Blake and Mouton
Managerial grid
Managerial grid
Rensis Likert
Four Systems Management
Four Systems Management
Tannenbaum and Schmidt
Leadership Behaviour Continuum
Leadership Behaviour Continuum

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Question 36.
It is important to create a work environment that is
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favourable
Your Answer
favourable

True/False
Question 37.
Organization culture and performance is directly related.
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True
Your Answer
True

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Question 38.
Identify the process influence personality development.
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Socialization process , Identification process
Your Answer
Work process , Home environment

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Question 39.
External adaptation and survival involves addressing the issue of:
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Mission and strategy
Your Answer
Mission and strategy

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Question 40.
Major determinants of personality
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Biological , Situation
Your Answer
Biological , Cultural

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Question 41.
It is observed that ________has an adverse impact on executive efficiency in the organizations.
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Distress
Your Answer
Hypo stress

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Question 42.
The broad categories of stressors are :
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Organizational stressors , Personal stressors , Life stressors
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Organizational stressors , Personal stressors , Life stressors

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Question 43.
Theor________ Y assumes that, the employees have the skill and the will to contribute to the organizational efforts.
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Y
Your Answer
Y

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Question 44.
________ communication occurs between a supervisor and his subordinate.
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Vertical
Your Answer
Vertical

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Question 45.
Select the relevant parts of the communication process.
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Encoding , Receiver , Decoding
Your Answer
Encoding , Receiver , Decoding

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Question 46.
Diverse cultures provide an opportunity to the organization
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To recognize learning opportunities and challenges
Your Answer
To recognize learning opportunities and challenges

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Question 47.
Those factors which are capable to inhibit performance by their absence but any addition in them does not increase efficiency, are known as ________ factors.
Correct Answer
Hygiene
Your Answer
Hygiene