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    of 7

    Which of the following isgenerally not true about amanager?

    a. He or she can punish orreward others.


    b. He or she has legitimatepower.
    c. He or she should ideallybe a leader.
    d. His or her influence isbased on formal authority orposition.
    e. He or she emerges froma group.
    6. ______ isolate characteristics
    that differentiate leaders from nonleaders.
    a. Trait theories
    b. Behavioural theories
    c. Contingency theories
    d. Transactional theories
    e. Situational theories
    7. Which of the following traits isnot among those thatdifferentiate leaders
    fromnonleaders?
    a. job-relevant knowledge
    b. self-confidence
    c. enthusiasm
    d. intelligence
    e. honesty and integrity
    8. The ______ style of leadership
    behaviour can be further

    classified in two ways: consultative and participative.


    a. autocratic
    b. delegative
    c. democratic
    d. laissez-faire
    e. free-reign
    9. A leader who tends to centralizeauthority, dictate work methods,and make unilateral
    decisions isa(n) _____ leader.
    a. democratic
    b. laissez-faire
    c. autocratic
    d. democratic-consultative
    e. free-reign
    10. A leader who involves employeesin decision making, delegatesauthority, and
    gathers inputfrom employees, but makes thefinal decision herself is using the style of
    leadership.
    a. democratic-participative
    b. laissez-faire
    c. autocratic
    d. democratic-consultative
    e. democratic-delegative
    11. A leader who involves employeesin decision making, delegatesauthority, and allows
    theemployees to have direct inputinto the final decision, with theleader serving as only
    one inputfrom the group is using the style of leadership.
    a. democratic-participative
    b. laissez-faire
    c. autocratic
    d. democratic-consultative
    e. democratic-delegative
    12. A leader who allows hisemployees complete freedom tomake decisions and to
    completework in whatever way they thinkis best is using which leadershipstyle?
    a. democratic-participative
    b. laissez-faire
    c. autocratic
    d. democratic-consultative
    e. democratic-delegative
    13. According to Tannenbaum andSchmidt, in the long run, whichleadership style
    should managersmove toward?
    a. autocratic
    b. laissez-faire
    c. democratic-participative
    d. democratic-consultative
    e. boss-centred
    14. Jake always consults with hisemployees and uses theirsuggestions before making
    adecision. He is demonstratingwhich type of leadership style,according to House?
    a. directive
    b. achievement-oriented
    c. participative
    d. supportive

    e. cooperative
    15. Women tend to use a more style of leadership.
    a. autocratic
    b. laissez-faire
    c. democratic
    d. directive
    e. transactional
    16. Men tend to use a more _______
    leadership style.
    a. employee-centred
    b. task-centred
    c. organization-centred
    d. customer-centred
    e. management-centred
    17. The most critical dimension indetermining another’strustworthiness is:
    a. integrity.
    b. loyalty.
    c. competence.
    d. consistency.
    e. openness.
    18. ______ is a positive expectation
    that another will not act opportunistically.
    a. Integrity
    b. Followership
    c. Trust
    d. Loyalty
    e. Openness
    19. The ______ dimension of trust
    refers to the willingness to

    protect and save face for others.


    a. integrity
    b. competence
    c. openness
    d. loyalty
    e. consistency
    20. As the new manager explainedthe recent sales trend, othersbegan to wonder if he
    reallyknew what he was talking about.Their doubt relates to the dimension of trust.
    a. integrity
    b. competence
    c. openness
    d. loyalty
    e. consistency
    21. Not all leaders are managers, norare all managers leaders.
    a. True
    b. False
    22. Managers are people who areable to influence others and whopossess managerial
    authority.
    a. True
    b. False
    23. Charisma and enthusiasm aretraits that have been found toconsistently
    differentiateleaders from nonleaders.
    a. True
    b. False

    24. Lewin explored three leadershipbehavioursÄÄautocratic,democratic, and laissez-


    faire.
    a. True
    b. False
    25. An autocratic leader would allowemployees to participate indecision making.
    a. True
    b. False
    26. A democratic-participativeleader gathers information fromemployees but makes the
    finaldecision alone.
    a. True
    b. False
    27. Tannenbaum and Schmidtsuggested that in the long run,managers should move
    toward anemployee-centred leadershipstyle.
    a. True
    b. False
    28. Susan tells employees exactlywhat is expected of them,schedules work to be done,
    andgives specific guidance on howthe tasks should be completed.She is a supportive
    leader.
    a. True
    b. False
    29. Team leaders’ responsibilitiesinclude coaching, facilitating,
    handling disciplinary problems, reviewing team/individual performance, training, and
    communication.
    a. True
    b. False
    30. Men tend to use a moredemocratic leadership style thanwomen.
    a. True
    b. False
    31. Leadership may not always beimportant in an organization.
    a. True
    b. False
    32. Trust implies familiarity and risk.
    a. True
    b. False

    (I) Public Administration may be defined as:


    (A) Management of industry
    (B) Administration of Public
    (C) Management of Property
    (D) Administrative Capacity
    (E) None of these

    (2) The concept of “bounded rationality” was given by:


    (A) Wax Weber
    (B) F. W. Riggs
    (C) Herbert Simon
    (D) Abraham Maslow
    (E) None of these

    (3) Bureaucracy is based on:


    (A) Traditional Authority
    (B) Personal Authority
    (C) Charismatic Authority
    (D) Corporate Authority
    (E) None of these
    (4) Behaviorism is associated with:
    (A) Rationalism.
    (B) Communication.
    (C) Socialism.
    (D) Humanism
    (E) None of these

    (5) The author of “The Function of the Executive” is:


    (A) F. W. Taylor
    (B) Chester Bernard
    (C) Mary Parker Follet
    (D) Henry Fayol
    (E) None of these

    (6) Which of the following is not of the core values of public administration?
    (A) Equity
    (B) Efficiency
    (C) Effectiveness
    (D) Bureaucracy
    (E) None of these

    (7) Which of the following is one of the features of bureaucracy conceived by


    Max Weber?
    (A) Authority
    (B) Hierarchy
    (C) Publicness
    (D) Civil society
    (E) None of these.

    (8) Which of the following is an essential component of a formal organization?


    (A) Decentralization
    (B) Formal Structure
    (C) Power
    (D) Centralization
    (E) None of these

    (9) Bureaucracy is a form of:


    (A) Political Organization.
    (B) Social Organization
    (C) Community Organization
    (D) Private organization
    (E) None of these

    (10) McGregor’s name is most commonly associated with one of the following:
    (A) Bureaucratic Theory
    (B) Scientific Management
    C) Theory X and theory Y
    (D) Human Relations
    (E) None of these

    (11) Legal-rational authority” is a core concept of:


    (A) Public Choice Theory
    (B) Theory of Emergency
    (C) Maslow’s Theory of Motivation
    (D) Theory of Bureaucracy
    (E) None of these

    (12}One of the four functional imperative of a system identified by the Talcott Parsons is:
    (A) Efficiency
    (B) Effectiveness
    (C) Adaptation
    (D) Entropy
    (E) None of these

    (13) “Entropy” is a law of nature in which all forms of organizations move towards:
    (A) Growth and Continuity
    (D) Continuous Improvement
    (C) Rebirth and Emergency
    (D) Disorganization and Death
    (E) None of these

    (14) One choice theory is economic explanation of:


    (A) Religion
    (B) Islam.
    (C) Political decision making
    (D) Psychology.
    (E) None of these.

    (15) System. Theory is associated with the work of following:


    (A) Leonard While
    (B) Mary Parker Follet
    (C) Talcott Parsons
    (D) F.W. Taylor
    (E) None of these

    (16) Which one of the following is the foundation of modern Human Resource
    (A) Specialization
    (B) Compensation
    (C) Job Analysis
    (D) Job Evaluation
    (E) None of these

    (17) The process of transmitting the idea or thought into meaningful symbols is called:
    (A) Decoding
    (B) Feedback
    (C) Reception
    (D) Encoding
    (E) None of these

    (18) Which of the following will not be considered as a formal organization?


    (A) A Hospital
    (B) A University
    (C) A Group of Friends
    (D) A Service Industry
    (E) None of these

    (19) Which of the following violates the principle of Utility of Command?


    (A) Bureaucratic Organization
    (B) Functional Organization
    (C) Manufacturing Organization
    (D) Product Organization
    (E) None of these.

    (20) Which of the following is not a feature of good governance?


    (A) Accountability
    (B) Transparency
    (C) Nepotism
    (D) Rule of law
    (E) None or these.

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