Organizational Behavior Questions and Answers in Quiz Form 9 for Practice

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