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Managing People And Performance In Organizations — Part 2 MCQs with Explanations

Practice high-yield Management Sciences MCQs on Managing People And Performance In Organizations — Part 2 with worked academic solutions for CSS, PMS, FPSC, PPSC, NTS.

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Exam-Level CSS PMS FPSC PPSC NTS
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Question 1 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Theory demonstrates that employees react emotionally to things that happen to them at work and that this reaction influences their job performance and satisfaction.

Question 2 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Which of the following is not an individual level independent variable?

Question 3 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Which of the following statement is correct? I. Induction is designed to give new comer necessary information about the latest trends in fashion and to discuss current politcal issues. II. Induction helps to build up a two-way channel of communication between management and workers.

Question 4 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Which of the following statements regarding stress related factors is/are true and false? 1. Burnout Stress Syndrome (BOSS) is a debilirating psychological condition brought about by unrelieved work stress. 2. 'Good' and 'bad' stresses are also referred to as 'Distress' and 'Eustress' respectively. 3. It is natural and healthy to maintain optimal level of stress. 4. Rustout Stress Syndrome (ROSS) is indicative of stress overload. 5. Anxiety is a state of emotional tension characterised by Apprehension, fearfulness, and psychic pain.

Question 5 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Match the following effects List-I with their meanings given in List-II . List-I List-II a. Placebo effect 1. Self fulfilled prophecy b. Hawthorne effect 2. Rating error due to attribution to single trait c. Pygmallion effect 3. Belief system d. Halo effect 4. Controlled behaviour under observation

Question 6 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Advantage of 'graphic rating scale method' is that; it is

Question 7 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Which of the following is a method used in group or organisational training needs assessment?

Question 8 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Which of the following is a significant environmental factor that can influence organisational climate?

Question 9 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Which of the following is correct order of hierarchial model of personality?

Question 10 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Who is defined as a whistle-blower?

Question 11 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Which of the following pairs are not correctly matched?

Question 12 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Identical twins are more similar in personality than fraternal twins even, when they are reared apart. But they are not as similar as when they are reared together. This indicates that

Question 13 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Situation, subordinates collude to rate high with each other, known as

Question 14 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

A cross training cultural training program might include which of the following?

Question 15 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Consider the following statements. 1. Monotony arises out of repetitive work. 2. Fatigue arises out of continuous work. 3. Positive stress is called eustress and negative stress is called as distress. 4. Morale differs from job satisfaction on the strength of it being a group behaviour. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Question 16 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Deliberately refusing to hire, train or promote an individual on the basis of age is an example of

Question 17 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

The goal of relaxation skills is to enable the individual to relax throughout the day and during times of stress. Which three phases is relaxation best learnt through?

Question 18 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

The . . . . . . . . was designated to receive public interest disclosures since 2004 through a government resolution.

Question 19 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

The model for evaluating training efforts given by . . . . . . . .

Question 20 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Which one of the following statements explain the incidental learning?

Question 21 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Assertion (A) While all programming strategies need to provide for all three phases of individual and organisational learning, they differ according to the training modalities chosen for implementing them. Reason (R) The chosen modality provides the frame for designing and sequencing training inputs and selecting methods to produce the desired results.

Question 22 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Which of the following statements about improved cross-cultural understanding is true?

Question 23 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

In Tolman's experiment, three groups of rats were taught to run a maze. The rats that were never shown food in the maze appeared not to have learned it. However, when food appeared they could find it just as quickly as rats that had always been shown food. This demonstrates the effect of

Question 24 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Match the following. List-I List-II a. Working environment is creative and dynamic 1. Clan b. Managers have high expectations from the individuals 2. Hierarchy c. Formalised organisational culture 3. Market d. There are commonalities among the people and the entire organisation is equivalent to a large family 4. Adhocracy

Question 25 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Elsie's daughter gaveher a microwave oven on her birthday. Elsie has never used a microwave and scared to use this one. Instead, she lets it kitchen and refuses to let her daughter teach how to use it. Elsie would probably score very low

Question 26 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Arrange the following stages of child in order based on Erikson's theory of development 1. Industry Vs Inferiority 2. Autonomy Vs Shame 3. Basic Trust Vs Mistrust 4. Initiative Vs Guilt

Question 27 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

A manger with good . . . . . . . . can make the work place more pleasant.

Question 28 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

The following training aims to provide broad training to enable the trainee to take up a wide variety of tasks within his field of specialisation.

Question 29 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Who said the following,"A has power over B to the extent that he can get B to do something that B would not otherwise do"?

Question 30 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Another term for company level analysis is

Question 31 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched? In the term of Conditioning Process and Type of Conditioning.

Question 32 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

MBTI is the most widely used instrument for personality analysis, Which of the following statements about MBTI is/are true and false? 1. MBTI has 108 items. 2. Sixteen personality types are generated by the instrument. 3. MBTI has 100 items. 4. Sixteen personality types are based on a combination of four basic elements of psyche. 5. MBTI was developed by a father-daughter team. 6. MBTI was developed by a mother-daughter team.

Question 33 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Low self-esteem can lead to a cycle of failure that is self-destructive. Which of the following is the sequence?

Question 34 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Which among the following is a feature of negative stress?

Question 35 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Which of the following statements are correct with TNA?

Question 36 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Match the following. List-I (Training Techniques) List-II (Descriptions) a. Ice Breakers 1. Isolation, selection and evaluation of a problem b. Monodrama 2. Role play with pre-determined objectives c. Structured Role Playing 3. Games to get team members know each other d. Attribute Listening 4. Insight into a given interaction

Question 37 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Which of the following statements are correct? I. Assessment centre includes observation for a particular situation to evaluate performance of the employee alongwith his growth potential with regard to specific job characteristics. II. The situations under assessment method of competency mapping, does not aim at revealing the capacity, aptitude and skills of the individuals.

Question 38 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Employee stress and wellness interventions acknowledge the connection between

Question 39 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

Induction refers to

Question 40 of 40
★ CSS ★ PMS

The culture of the organisation, the behaviour of the leaders and group norms collectively impact an employee?

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