Principles of Management quiz

The father of scientific management is:

Fayol gave:

"One head, one plan" refers to:

Under functional foremanship, the number of specialists is:

Which technique of scientific management determines the standard time for a job?

The principle that says employees should not be moved frequently is:

Mental revolution is related to the principle of:

Which of Fayol's principles promotes team spirit?

Eliminating unnecessary diversity of products is called:

Principles of management are mainly:

State two points of significance of principles of management. (2 marks)

Explain the principle of cooperation, not individualism. (2 marks)

What is fatigue study? Why is it important? (2 marks)

Explain the principle of division of work. (2 marks)

Why does Fayol's principle of centralisation and decentralisation say that a balance is needed? (2 marks)

What is method study? What is its objective? (2 marks)

Explain the principle of subordination of individual interest to general interest. (2 marks)

Explain the principle of initiative. (2 marks)

What is standardisation? State one objective. (2 marks)

Explain the principle of authority and responsibility. (2 marks)

Standard output is 20 units a day. The efficient rate is Rs 30 per unit and the inefficient rate is Rs 25 per unit. Worker X makes 21 units and Worker Y makes 19 units. Calculate their wages and the difference. (3 marks)

A motion study reduced the number of movements in a packing operation from 15 to 9, and the time per pack from 50 seconds to 30 seconds. Calculate the percentage reduction in time and the increase in packs per 8-hour day. (3 marks)

A worker needs 6 minutes per unit and gets rest pauses totalling 60 minutes in an 8-hour shift. Calculate the standard output per shift. (3 marks)

A company standardised bolt sizes from 40 to 12 types, reducing inventory value from Rs 20 lakh to Rs 8 lakh. Calculate the percentage reduction in types and in inventory value. (3 marks)

A team of 6 workers earned Rs 1,80,000 together in a month under a time wage. After introduction of differential piece wages, the 4 efficient workers earned Rs 35,000 each and the 2 inefficient workers earned Rs 24,000 each. Calculate the total wages under both systems and the average wage of each group. (3 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. In a company, the sales manager and the production manager both give instructions to the same storekeeper. The storekeeper is confused and the work suffers. (i) Identify the principle violated. (ii) State one consequence of violating it. (iii) Distinguish it from unity of direction. (5 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. A factory manager studied the movements of workers while assembling a product and eliminated unnecessary motions. He then fixed standard time for the job and introduced rest periods. (i) Identify three techniques of scientific management. (ii) Quote lines for each. (iii) Name the person who developed these techniques. (5 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. In a company, the workers and management were always in conflict. A new CEO introduced profit sharing, regular meetings and suggestion schemes, and the relationship improved. (i) Identify two principles of scientific management applied. (ii) What is the "mental revolution"? (iii) State one benefit of this change. (5 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. In an office, files were kept everywhere, and it took a long time to find any document. The manager arranged a fixed place for every file and ensured every employee had a defined desk. (i) Identify Fayol's principle applied. (ii) What are the two aspects of this principle? (iii) State one benefit. (5 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. In an emergency, a sales executive needed urgent information from a production executive at the same level in another department. Following the formal chain would take two days. (i) Identify the principle and the concept that helps here. (ii) Explain the concept. (iii) Draw the diagram showing it. (5 marks)

Explain the nature of principles of management. Draw a chart showing their features. (6 marks)

Explain Taylor's principles of scientific management. Draw a chart linking each principle to its benefit. (6 marks)

Explain the techniques of scientific management with a labelled chart of functional foremanship. (6 marks)

Explain any six of Fayol's principles of management with examples, and draw the scalar chain with a gang plank. (6 marks)

Compare Taylor and Fayol on six bases. Draw a two-column chart showing the comparison. (6 marks)