Introduction of Organisational Behavior Multiple Choice Questions
1. OB is the study of _____________ in the organisation
A. Human
B. Human Behaviour
C. Employer
D. Employees
ANSWER: B. Human Behaviour
2. Now a days a lot of stress is being put on the __________ of the employee in the organisation
A. Character
B. improvement
C. Behaviour
D. Rewards
ANSWER: C Behaviour
3. OB focuses at 3 Levels-
A. Individuals, Organisation, Society
B. Society, Organisation, Nation
C. Employee, Employer, Management
D. Individual, Groups, Organisation.
ANSWER: D. Individual, Groups, Organisation.
4. Scope of OB does not include
A. Leadership
B. Perception
C. Job Design
D. Technology
ANSWER: D. Technology
5. High rate of ______________ increase cost and tend to place less experienced employee in job
A. Training
B. Absenteeism
C. Employee Turnover
D. Strikes
ANSWER: C. Employee Turnover
6. Job Satisfaction have ________________ related to Absenteeism and Turnover
A. Positively
B. Negatively
C. directly
D. Elastically
ANSWER: B. Negatively
7. ________________________ advocated that humans are essentially motivated by levels of needs
A. Maslow
B. Follet
C. Elton mayo
D. Ivon Pavlov
ANSWER : A. Maslow
8. Scientist of OB recognize that organisations are not static but dynamic and _________________
A. Processing
B. systematic
C. ever changing
D. researching
ANSWER: C. ever changing
9. _______________ and fringe benefits are no longer employees first priority
A. Wages
B. bonus
C. rewards
D. promotions
ANSWER: A Wages
10. A manager with good ________________________ can make the work place more pleasant
A. Communication
B. knowledge
C. experience
D. Interpersonal Skills
ANSWER: D. Interpersonal Skills
11. ______________________ is called as father of scientific management
A. Elton Mayo
B. Hendry Fayol
C. F.W.Taylor
D. Robert Owen
ANSWER: C. F.W.Taylor
12. The book “The Psychology of management” was published by
A. William Gilbreth
B. Hendry Fayol
C. F.W.Taylor
D. Robert Owen
ANSWER: A. William Gilbreth
13. ___________________ is recognized as father of “Human relations”
A. William Gilbreth
B. Hendry Fayol
C. F.W.Taylor
D. Elton Mayo
ANSWER: D. Elton Mayo
14. The Hawthome experiment was conducted by
A. William Gilbreth
B. Hendry Fayol
C. F.W.Taylor
D. Elton Mayo
ANSWER: D. Elton Mayo
15. The most significant management skills are
A. Technical, Human and Conceptual
B. Technical, behavioral and Conceptual
C. Systematic, Human and Conceptual
D. Technical, Human and cognitive
ANSWER: A. Technical, Human and Conceptual
16. Edward Tolman is related to
a) Behaviourist Framework
b) Cognitive approach
c) Social Cognitive Framework
d) None of these
Answer:b
17. Forces affecting organisational behaviour are
a) People
b) Environment
c) Technology
d) All of the above
Answer:d
18. Hawthorne Studies is related to which stage of the organisational behaviour evolution
a) Industrial revolution
b) Scientific management
c) Organisational behaviour
d) Human relations movement
Answer:d
19. In present context, challenges for OB are
a) Employee expectation
b) Workforce diversity
c) Globalization
d) All of the above
Answer:d
20. Meso organisation behaviour is related with
a) Individual behaviour
b) Group behaviour
c) Organisational behaviour
d) None of these
Answer: b
21. “Leadership motivates the people to work and not the power of money”, this concept is related to
a) Autocratic model
b) Custodial model
c) Supportive Model
d) Collegial Model
Answer: b
22. Organisational behaviour is a field of study backed by a body of associated with growing concern for people at workplace
a) Theory
b) Research
c) Application
d) All of the above
Answer:d
23. Organisational behaviour is
a) A science
b) An art
c) A science as well as an art
d) None of the above
Answer: c
24. The field of organisational behaviour examines such questions as the nature of leadership, effective team development, and
a) Interpersonal conflict resolution; motivation of individuals
b) Organisational control; conflict management
c) Motivation of individuals; planning
d) Planning; development
Answer: a
25. The term ‘psychology’ is derived from the word ‘psyche’, which means ‘soul’ or ‘spirit’
a) Latin
b) French
c) Greek
d) None of these
Answer: c
26. The field of organisational behaviour is primarily concerned with
a) The behaviour of individual and groups.
b) How resources are effectively managed.
c) Control processes and interactions between organisations, external context.
d) Both a and c.
Answer:d
27. The study of organisation behaviour has certain basic assumptions. They are
a) An industrial enterprise is an organisation of people.
b) These people must be motivated to work effectively.
c) The goals of the employee and the employer may not necessarily coincide.
d) All of the above.
Answer:d
28. Which of the following represents correct sequencing of historical developments of Organisational Behaviour?
a) Industrial revolution —> Scientific management –> Human relations movement –> OB
b) Industrial revolution —> Human relations movement —> Scientific management –> OB
c) Scientific management —> Human relations movement –> Industrial revolution –> OB
d) None of these.
Answer:a
29. Which of the following frameworks is used in the development of the overall model of OB?
a) The cognitive framework
b) The behaviouristic framework
c) The social learning framework
d) All of the above
Answer:d
30. Which of the following frameworks is based on the expectancy, demand and incentive concepts
a) The cognitive framework
b) The behaviouristic framework
c) The social learning framework
d) The supportive framework
Answer:a
31. Which of the following forms the basis for the autocratic model of OB
a) Obedience
b) Authority
c) Power
d) Dependence on boss
Answer: c
32. “Might is right” is the motto of
a) Autocratic Model
b) Custodial Model
c) Supportive Mode
d) Collegial Model
Answer:a
33. Which one of the following is the definition given by Fred Luthans
a) “Organisational behaviour is to understand, predicting and controlling human behaviour at work”
b) “Organisational behaviour is subset of management activities concerned to human behaviour”
c) “Organisational behaviour is a branch of social sciences that seeks to build theories”
d) “Organisational behaviour is a field of study that investigates the impact on behaviour”
Answer: a
34. Which of the following is not correct for the organisational behaviour?
a) Organisational behaviour is an integral part of management
b) Organisational behaviour is a disciplinary approach
c) Organisational behaviour helps in analysis of behaviour
d) “Organisational behaviour is goal-oriented
Answer:b
35. The____________ is based on the environment. Though____________ like thinking, expectations and perception do exist, and they are not needed to manage or predict behaviour.
a) Behaviouristic approach, Cognitive processes,
b) cognitive processes, behaviouristic approach
c) Social cognitive, behaviouristic approach
d) Cognitive processes, social cognitive
Answer: a