Organizational Behavior MCQs Quiz Multiple Choice Questions & Answers Page 3

101. I don t like that company - is...............components of attitude.

1. Affective component
2. Cognitive component
3. Intentional component
4. None of these

102. I will never do business with them again is..............components of attitude.

1. Affective component
2. Cognitive component
3. Intentional component
4. None of these

103. If a person responds the same way over time, attribution theory states that the behaviour shows.

1. Distinctiveness
2. Consensus
3. Consistency
4. continuity

104. If everyone who is faced with a similar situation responds in the same way, attribution theory states that the behaviour shows

1. Consensus
2. Similarity
3. Reliability
4. Consistency

105. If everyone who is faced with a similar situation responds in the same way, attribution theory states that the behaviour shows.

1. consensus
2. similarity
3. reliability
4. consistency

106. Imaginative, artistically sensitive etc are features of

1. Openness
2. agreeableness
3. extroversion
4. conscientiousness

107. In attribution theory, what is distinctiveness?

1. whether an individual displays consistent behaviors in different situations
2. whether an individual displays different behaviors in different situations
3. whether an individual displays consistent behaviors in similar situations
4. whether an individual displays different behaviors in similar situations

108. In Maslows hierarchy needs which of the following pair of needs is ranked as lower order needs?

1. Physiological and safety needs
2. Physiological and social need
3. Self actualization and safety needs
4. Social and esteem needs

109. In Maslows Need hierarchy which needs are shown between Esteem needs and Safety needs

1. Social needs
2. Esteem needs
3. Security needs
4. Basic need

110. In Pavlovs experiment, the bell was a/an

1. unconditioned stimulus
2. unconditioned response
3. conditioned stimulus
4. conditioned response

111. In Two Factor theory, Salary coming under

1. Satisfiers
2. Maintenance factors
3. Both of these
4. None of above a and b

112. In which stage of the conflict process does conflict become visible?

1. Illumination
2. Intentions
3. Behaviour
4. Cognition

113. Individual-level independent variables include all of the following except.

1. Leadership
2. Learning
3. Perception
4. motivation

114. Job appraisal is the part of

1. Sociology
2. Anthropology
3. Psychology
4. Political science

115. Managerial orientation of Autocratic Model of OB is

1. Authority
2. Money
3. Support
4. Teamwork

116. Managerial orientation of Collegial Model of OB is

1. Authority
2. Money
3. Support
4. Teamwork

117. Managerial orientation of Custodial model of OB is

1. Authority
2. Money
3. Support
4. Teamwork

118. Managerial orientation of Supportive Model of OB is

1. Authority
2. Money
3. Support
4. Teamwork

119. Maslow grouped the five needs into two categories

1. Higher-order needs and Lower-order needs.
2. Supreme needs and local needs
3. Self needs and others needs
4. Luxurious needs and comfort needs

120. Maslows basic needs are also known as

1. Social needs
2. Esteem needs
3. Safety needs
4. Physiological needs

121. Mintzberg concluded that managers perform 10 different, highly interrelated roles. Which of the following is one of the broad categories into which these roles could be grouped?

1. Intrapersonal
2. Institutional
3. Decisional
4. affective

122. Most of the learning that takes place in the Class room is

1. Classical conditioning
2. Operant conditioning
3. Cognitive learning
4. Social learning

123. Most valuable asset in an organization is

1. Land and building
2. Cash and bank balances
3. Human being
4. technology

124. Mr. Manoj, Manager ABC Company found that skills of workers and machinery used by them as compared to the competitors in the market are obsolete within a year, which type of challenge ABC Company is facing?

1. High Quality and Low Quality
2. Globalization and Culture
3. Rapid Pace of Change
4. Multiple Stakeholders

125. Mr. Sunils one-day salary was deducted because of his uninformed leave, as he was already warned about this behaviour. It is an example of which method of shaping behaviours?

1. Reinforcement
2. Positive Reinforcement
3. punishment
4. Negative Reinforcement

126. Mr.Balu is late for work each day by about ten minutes. How would attribution theory describe this behaviour?

1. It shows consensus.
2. It shows similarity.
3. It shows reliability.
4. It shows consistency

127. Mr.Dirash has a job which pays an excellent salary. He has a good relationship with his peers and his supervisors. He also likes the fact that the company policy fits well with what he personally believes, and that he has received cnsiderable recognition for his achievements at the company. Which of these factors is MOST likely responsible for the fact that Dirash loves his job?

1. High compensation
2. Good nature of peer relationships
3. Good nature of supervisor relationships
4. Recognition for his achievements

128. Mr.Sajeev rated Mr. Rajiv high in his job evaluation because both belong to same area and graduated from the same University. It is an example of:

1. Central Tendency
2. Halo effect
3. Similar-to-me effect
4. Misperception

129. Operant conditioning argues that .

1. behavior is reflexive
2. behavior is unlearned
3. behavior is a function of its consequences
4. the tendency to repeat a behavior is very strong

130. Organization Behavior is

1. An interdisciplinary approach
2. A humanistic approach
3. Total system approach
4. All of these

131. Organization Behavior is not a /an

1. A separate field of study
2. Applied science
3. Normative science
4. Pessimistic approach

132. Over the past two decades, business schools have added required courses on people skills to many of their curricul. Why have they done this?

1. Managers no longer need technical skills in subjects such as economics and accounting to succeed.
2. There is an increased emphasis in controlling employee behavior in the workplace.
3. Managers need to understand human behavior if they are to be effective.
4. These skills enable managers to effectively lead human resources departments.

133. People with which type of personality trait commonly make poor decisions because they make them too fast?

1. Type As
2. Type Bs
3. Self-monitors
4. Extroverts

134. Person-Job fit means

1. Persons physical fitness match with the job
2. Persons skills match with the job
3. Persons contributions match with the incentives offered by the organization
4. Persons education match with the job

135. Praveen is dissatisfied with his job but believes that his supervisor is a good man who will do the right thing. Praveen has decided that if he just waits, conditions will improve. Praveens approach to this problem is termed as:

1. Exit
2. Voice
3. Loyalty
4. Neglect

136. Process or administrative theory of organization is being given by

1. Elton Mayo
2. Henry Fayol
3. F.W. Taylor
4. Max Weber

137. Psychologys major contributions to the field of organizational behavior have been primarily at what level of analysis?

1. the level of the group
2. the level of the individual
3. the level of the organization
4. the level of the culture

138. Raju believes that men perform better in oral presentations than women. What shortcut has been used in this case?

1. The halo effect
2. The contrast effect
3. Projection
4. Stereotyping

139. Responsible, dependable, persistent and achievement oriented are features of

1. introversion
2. agreeableness
3. extroversion
4. conscientiousness

140. Robert Katz identified three essential skills that managers need to have in order to reach their goals. What are these skills?

1. technical, decisional and interpersonal
2. technical, human, and conceptual
3. interpersonal, informational and decisional
4. conceptual, communication and networking

141. Sathish has a low absenteeism rate. He takes responsibility for his health and has good health habits. He is likely to have a(an):

1. Internal locus of control
2. External locus of control
3. Core locus of control
4. High emotional stability level

142. Scientific Management approach is developed by

1. Elton Mayo
2. Henry Fayol
3. F.W. Taylor
4. A. Maslow

143. Select the correct hierarchical order of qualities of an individual

1. Ability-Skills- Aptitude- Competency
2. Aptitude-Ability- Skills- Competency
3. Skills- Aptitude- Competency- Ability
4. Competency-Ability-Skills- Aptitude

144. S-O- B-A Model combines the S-R Model and

1. Stimuli
2. Response
3. Human being
4. drive

145. Sobha is an honest and straightforward person. She believes her employees are all similarly honest and straightforward, ignoring signs that they may be manipulating her. What perceptual shortcut is Sobha most likely using?

1. Contrast effect
2. Halo effect
3. Stereotyping
4. Projection

146. Sociable, talkative, assertive etc are features of

1. introversion
2. agreeableness
3. extroversion
4. conscientiousness

147. Some people strongly believe that each person have control of his own life. This is

1. extroversion
2. conscientiousness
3. internal locus of control
4. external locus of control

148. Some people think that what happens to them is a result of fate, chance, luck etc, this is

1. extroversion
2. conscientiousness
3. internal locus of control
4. external locus of control

149. Suspending an employee for dishonest behaviour is an example of which method of shaping behaviour?

1. Extinction
2. negative reinforcement
3. punishment
4. reaction

150. Syam is always late coming to work and the manager cut his increment. This is an example of.

1. positive reinforcement
2. negative reinforcement
3. Punishment
4. extinction