Solved MCQs for Management.

5.      Which of the following isgenerally not true about amanager?

a.      He or she can punish orreward others.

b.     He or she has legitimatepower.

c.      He or she should ideallybe a leader.

d.     His or her influence isbased on formal authority orposition.

e.     He or she emerges froma group.

6.     ______  isolate characteristics

that differentiate leaders from nonleaders.

a.      Trait theories

b.     Behavioural theories

c.      Contingency theories

d.     Transactional theories

e.     Situational theories

7.      Which of the following traits isnot among those thatdifferentiate leaders fromnonleaders?

a.      job-relevant knowledge

b.     self-confidence

c.      enthusiasm

d.     intelligence

e.     honesty and integrity

8.      The ______  style of leadership

behaviour can be further

classified in two ways: consultative and participative.

a.      autocratic

b.     delegative

c.      democratic

d.     laissez-faire

e.     free-reign

9.     A leader who tends to centralizeauthority, dictate work methods,and make unilateral decisions isa(n) _____  leader.

a.      democratic

b.     laissez-faire

c.      autocratic

d.     democratic-consultative

e.     free-reign

10.     A leader who involves employeesin decision making, delegatesauthority, and gathers inputfrom employees, but makes thefinal decision herself is using the style of leadership.

a.      democratic-participative

b.     laissez-faire

c.      autocratic

d.     democratic-consultative

e.     democratic-delegative

11.      A leader who involves employeesin decision making, delegatesauthority, and allows theemployees to have direct inputinto the final decision, with theleader serving as only one inputfrom the group is using the              style of leadership.

a.      democratic-participative

b.     laissez-faire

c.      autocratic

d.     democratic-consultative

e.     democratic-delegative

12.     A leader who allows hisemployees complete freedom tomake decisions and to completework in whatever way they thinkis best is using which leadershipstyle?

a.      democratic-participative

b.     laissez-faire

c.      autocratic

d.     democratic-consultative

e.     democratic-delegative

13.     According to Tannenbaum andSchmidt, in the long run, whichleadership style should managersmove toward?

a.      autocratic

b.     laissez-faire

c.      democratic-participative

d.     democratic-consultative

e.     boss-centred

14.     Jake always consults with hisemployees and uses theirsuggestions before making adecision. He is demonstratingwhich type of leadership style,according to House?

a.      directive

b.     achievement-oriented

c.      participative

d.     supportive

e.    cooperative

15.     Women tend to use a more style of leadership.

a.      autocratic

b.     laissez-faire

c.      democratic

d.     directive

e.     transactional

16.     Men tend to use a more _______

leadership style.

a.      employee-centred

b.     task-centred

c.      organization-centred

d.     customer-centred

e.     management-centred

17.     The most critical dimension indetermining another'strustworthiness is:

a.      integrity.

b.     loyalty.

c.      competence.

d.     consistency.

e.     openness.

18.   ______  is a positive expectation

that another will not act opportunistically.

a.      Integrity

b.     Followership

c.      Trust

d.     Loyalty

e.     Openness

19.     The ______  dimension of trust

refers to the willingness to

protect and save face for others.

a.      integrity

b.     competence

c.      openness

d.     loyalty

e.     consistency

20.    As the new manager explainedthe recent sales trend, othersbegan to wonder if he reallyknew what he was talking about.Their doubt relates to the              dimension of trust.

a.      integrity

b.     competence

c.      openness

d.     loyalty

e.     consistency

21.     Not all leaders are managers, norare all managers leaders.

a.      True

b.     False

22.    Managers are people who areable to influence others and whopossess managerial authority.

a.      True

b.     False

23.    Charisma and enthusiasm aretraits that have been found toconsistently differentiateleaders from nonleaders.

a.      True

b.     False

24.    Lewin explored three leadershipbehavioursÄÄautocratic,democratic, and laissez-faire.

a.      True

b.     False

25.    An autocratic leader would allowemployees to participate indecision making.

a.      True

b.     False

26.    A democratic-participativeleader gathers information fromemployees but makes the finaldecision alone.

a.      True

b.     False

27.    Tannenbaum and Schmidtsuggested that in the long run,managers should move toward anemployee-centred leadershipstyle.

a.      True

b.     False

28.    Susan tells employees exactlywhat is expected of them,schedules work to be done, andgives specific guidance on howthe tasks should be completed.She is a supportive leader.

a.      True

b.     False

29.    Team leaders' responsibilitiesinclude coaching, facilitating,

handling disciplinary problems, reviewing team/individual performance, training, and communication.

a.      True

b.     False

30.    Men tend to use a moredemocratic leadership style thanwomen.

a.      True

b.     False

31.     Leadership may not always beimportant in an organization.

a.      True

b.     False

32.   Trust implies familiarity and risk.

a.      True

b.     False

Answers:

5.             e

6.             a

7.             c

8.             c

9.             c

10.                   d

11.    a

12.                   b

13.                   c

14.                   c

15.                   c

16.                   b

17.                   a

18.                   c

19.                   d

20.        b

21.                   True

22.        False

23.        False

24.        True

25.        False

26.        False

27.        True

28.        False

29.        True

30.        False

31.                   True

32.        True