Match the following.
List-I (Items) List-II (Example)
a. Motivation
1. Y Theory
b. Salary
2. Hygiene factor
c. Adult ego stage
3. Rational
d. Child ego stage
4. Emotional
A. a-1, b-3, c-2, d-4
B. a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
C. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
D. a-1, b-4, c-2, d-3
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. . . . . . . . is the learning concept of reinforcing closer and closer approximations to the desired new behavior.
A. Modeling
B. Shaping
C. Classical conditioning
D. Social learning
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The Objective(s) of Organisational behaviour includes
A. To describe the actions and reactions of individuals and groups in the system as they interact with each other in the course of their working day
B. To describe the role of capital and location
C. To describe the role of man and machines
D. None of these
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What is 'Neotony' as a leadership trait advanced by Bennis and Thomas?
A. Calm, confident and predictable under stressful condition
B. Youthful, curious, playful, fearless, warmand energetic
C. Encouraging dissent, empathy and obsessive communication
D. Ambitious, morally strong and competence
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Cluster is a type of
A. grapevine
B. informal communication
C. formal communication
D. None of the above
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. . . . . . . . is a term that implies that one person, say the manager, induces another, say an employee, to engage in action by ensuring that a channel to direct the motive of the individual becomes available and accessible to the individual
A. Motivating
B. Controlling and co-ordination
C. Planning
D. Processing
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Which of the following are core disciplines contributing to HR and OB?
A. Economics, Semantics and Physiology
B. Psychology, Sociology and Anthropology
C. Political Science, Economics and History
D. None of the above
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Which of the following is/are limitation of MBO?
A. Pressure-oriented and time consuming technique
B. Lack of co-operative spirit
C. Possibility of reciprocal conflicts
D. All of the above
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Which statementts is/are true?
A. Goals serve as the starting point for organising company activity
B. Organisational behaviouris concerned with the study of the behaviour and attitudes of man in organisational settings
C. Organisational behaviour can be regarded systematic attempt to understand the behaviour of people in organisations of which they are an integral part
D. All of the above
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Decision-making, heavily depends on the individual
A. understanding
B. creativity
C. perception
D. ability
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Related to group, when the tendency for individuals to expend less effort when working collectively than when working individually is called
A. Group think
B. Group cohesiveness
C. Social loafing
D. Group conflict
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Which one of the following is the fundamental rethinking and radical redesign of business processes to achieve improvements in performance?
A. Reengineering
B. Reorganising
C. Revisiting
D. Rescheduling
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List-I consists of motivation theories and List-II consists of the motivation theorists. You have to match them and indicate the correct match as per option.
List-I List-II
a. Two-factory theory
1. David McClellan
b. ERG theory
2. Fredrick Herzberg
c. Theory X and Theory Y
3. Douglas McGregor
d. Need theory
4. Clayton Alderfer
A. a-2, b-4, c-3, d-1
B. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
C. a-1, b-4, c-2, d-3
D. a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
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Which one of the following is the external dimension to the leaders?
A. Task
B. Relations
C. Style
D. Attitude
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As suggested by Pareek, one of the strategies for improving motivation at individual level is
A. performance as a cause of work satisfaction and an outcome of effort
B. promotion as a function of merit and competence
C. encouragement of open communication
D. None of the above
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Match the following:
List-I (Concepts) List-II (Examples)
a. Group
1. Human group
b. Theory of personality
2. Ego
c. Perception
3. Cognition
d. Industrial groups
4. Strategic groups
A. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
B. a-1, b-4, c-3, d-2
C. a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2
D. a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1
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Which is not correct about the nature of leadership?
A. Ideal Conduct
B. Leadership is a personal quality
C. Dynamic Process
D. Unity of Accounting
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Who proposed the Balance Theory of Attitude formation?
A. Festinger
B. Fritz Heider
C. Charles Osgood and Percy Tannenbaum
D. Rosenberg
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Match the following.
List-I (Types of Power) List-II (Examples)
a. Coercive power
1. Legal
b. Legitimate power
2. Personal traits
c. Reward power
3. Ability
d. Referent power
4. Punishment
A. a-1, b-3, c-4, d-2
B. a-4, b-2, c-1, d-3
C. a-4, b-1, c-3, d-2
D. a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
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Which of the following is/are not 'Non financial incentives'?
A. Job Enlargement
B. Welfare activities
C. Person
D. Responsibility
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