Principles and Practices of Management

141. Supervisory staff management constitutes the ______________ of the management ladder.

1. highest rank.
2. middle rank.
3. lowest rank.
4. administration rank.

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142. Combining several techniques which can be applied to all kinds of efficiency problems, including labour productivity problems is called as ______________.

1. work study.
2. scientific task planning.
3. fatigue study.
4. time study.

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143. ______________ is a place where production plans are executed but the people working therein have nothing to do with the framing of the plans.

1. Factory
2. Store
3. Office
4. Departments

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144. According to Fayol, business activities can be broadly classified into ______________ categories.

1. 4.
2. 5.
3. 6.
4. 7.

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145. A hierarchy of superiors ranging from the ultimate authority to the lowest ranks is called as ______________.

1. hierarchical order.
2. social order.
3. scalar chain.
4. direction.

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146. Under scientific management, planning had been separated from ______________.

1. direction.
2. execution.
3. organizing.
4. determination.

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147. Planning is done for ______________.

1. A specific period.
2. Various department.
3. An organization.
4. The employees.

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148. Planning does not come to an end with the establishment of a business concern because it is'______________.

1. common to all.
2. flexible.
3. a continuous process.
4. a linchpin for all activities.

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149. According to time, plan can be divided into ______________ types.

1. 3.
2. 4.
3. 2.
4. 5.

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150. The organization should have an effective network to ______________ all the information that is relevant to planning of the goals at every level.

1. communicate.
2. control.
3. co-ordinate.
4. develop.

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