Behavioural and Allied Sciences MCQ

Behavioural and Allied Sciences MCQ

461. Which occupation has the highest risk-taking likelihood?

1. A stock trader in a brokerage firm.
2. A marketing representative.
3. An accountant performing auditing activities.
4. An actuarial in an insurance firm.

462. The leadership behaviors identified by the path-goal theory are:

1. supportive, achievement-oriented.
2. participative, goal-oriented, supportive.
3. participative, directive.
4. supportive, directive, participative, achievement-oriented.

463. Vroom and Yetton’s contingency model of leadership is based on certain aspects of a leader’s decision, they are ______________

1. decision acceptance.
2. decision quality.
3. both of the above.
4. neither of the above.

464. Results of the Ohio State Leadership studies indicated that there are two major dimensions of leadership behavior. What are they?

1. Consideration and structure.
2. Achievement and power.
3. Achievement and structure.
4. Consideration and power.

465. Originally Tannenbaum and Schmidt suggested there are three forces of particular importance when deciding what types of leadership are practicable and desirable, they are ______________

1. forces in the manager, subordinates and structure.
2. forces in the organization, situation and manager.
3. forces in the structure, subordinates and situation.
4. forces in the manager, subordinates and situation.

466. The following phrase is used to describe a leader:

1. uses traditional influence.
2. challenges status quo.
3. acts with established culture.
4. relies on control strategies.

467. The functional approach to leadership emphasizes that ______________

1. leadership resides in a particular person and not in the functions.
2. the various functions of leadership cannot be shared among members of a group.
3. both of the above.
4. neither of the above.

468. Within an organization, leadership influence will be dependent upon the type of ______________ that the leader can exercise over the followers.

1. friendship.
2. power.
3. knowledge.
4. delegation.

469. Needs such as training the group, setting standards and maintaining discipline, and appointing sub- leaders may be called ______________

1. individual functions.
2. team functions.
3. work functions.
4. task functions.

470. Tannenbaum and Schmidt’s continuum of possible leadership behavior identifies four main styles of leadership by the manager. What are they?

1. Tells, sells, consults and joins.
2. Commands, helps, joins and leads.
3. Tells, helps, joins and leads.
4. Commands, sells, consults and resists.