UGC NTA NET/JRF Exam, Management, December-2020/June-2021

Total Questions: 78

1. Which of the following information type is NOT included in a skill inventory?

Correct Answer: (b) organization's training schedule
Solution:

A skill inventory is a list of an individual's professional competencies or skills. Such an inventory might also include education and professional experience. Skill inventory it included is employee's personal data, employee's potential and salary and job history.
Therefore, Organization's training schedule is not included in a skill inventory.

2. Which one of the following approaches stresses that there are no universal rules for managers to follow in order to perform the job?

Correct Answer: (a) Contingency
Solution:

The contingency approach to management assumes that there is no universal answer to many questions because organizations, people and situations vary and change over time. The contingency theory is similar to situation theory in that there is an assumption that no simple way is always right.

3. The best level of output for a perfectly competitive firm in short run is a point where P = MR = MC, provided that

Correct Answer: (b) P> AVC
Solution:

For the output level where P = MR = MC, check if the market price > Average variable cost of producing that output level.
• If P > AVC but P < ATC, then the firm continues to produce in the short run, making economic losses.

4. What is the role of advertisements and selling costs in perfectly competitive markets?

Correct Answer: (b) Enlarging market size
Solution:

In perfectly competitive markets, the size of the market is expanded through advertising and selling costs.
Therefore, enlarging market size is the correct option.

5. It is believed that employees' attitude influence their perception of work, but the employees' experience at work may also modify or shapе their attitudes. This is an example of

Correct Answer: (c) Interactional approach
Solution:

• International approach considers other factors that would affect the effectiveness of leadership mainly the interaction between the individual and the situation in which they find themselves.
• Therefore, It is believed that employees, experience at work may also modify or shape their attitudes. This is an example of interactional approach.

6. Which one of the following employee behaviour is NOT true in case of high stress level?

Correct Answer: (b) Careless mistakes
Solution:

• Stress can be defined as the feeling of being overwhelmed or unable to cope with mental or emotional pressure.
•Employee behaviour in case of high stress level.
→ Anxiety
→ Nervousness
→ Low and bad judgemental ability
→ Irritable
Therefore, careless mistakes is NOT true employee behaviour in case of high stress level.

7. Information regarding 'personal job demands (human expenditure involved in work, such as energy expenditure)' collected in job analysis falls in which one of the following?

Correct Answer: (b) Worker - Oriented Activities
Solution:

The worker oriented job analysis deals with the specifications of a job, which helps in defining the skills, capabilities and knowledge required for a specific position. The approach focuses on defining the Specifications of a job including the responsibilities and requirements and hiring employees accordingly.
Therefore, Information regarding personal job demands (human expenditure involved in work, such as energy expenditure) collected in job analysis falls in which worker oriented activities.

8. Which one of the following orientation programmes seek to ratify the usefulness of the characteristics that the person brings to the new job?

Correct Answer: (c) Investiture Orientation
Solution:

Investiture orientation seeks to ratify the usefulness of the characteristics that the person brings to the new job. This approach is followed in high level appointments here, a person is appointed as an executive on the basis of what he/she can bring to the organisation.

9. In which one of the following motives, relevant for organizational climate, there is an urge to be relevant and useful to large groups including society as a whole?

Correct Answer: (c) Extension
Solution:

Extension climate: This motive is characterized by concern for others, interest in subordinate goals, urge to be relevant and useful to large groups including society. A climate characterised by extension seems to contribute to organisational commitment negative correlation between role stress and climates of extension.

10. If the market price of PQR Ltd, is 44, EPS is 3.75 and the retention ratio is 60%, then the multiplier according to Graham and Dodd Model of Dividend policy is:

Correct Answer: (c) 16
Solution: