Controlling Question Bank
MCQs from CBSE Sample Papers:
Read the following statements: Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Choose the correct alternative from those given below:
ASSERTION (A): Controlling can prevent deviations.
REASON (R): Controlling helps in minimising deviations by taking actions and decisions that reduce their recurrence.
- Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
- Both Assertion(A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
- Assertion (A) is true, Reason (R) is false.
- *Assertion(A) is false, Reason(R) is true.
Spiceworks, a company providing financial services to its clients is keeping a close check on the employee’s activities by using biometric and retina scanning as modes of accessing the office premises, in order to ensure greater security of information in the organisation. Choose the correct point of significance of controlling highlighted above:
- controlling helps in achievement of organisational goals
- *Controlling helps in ensuring order and discipline
- controlling helps in improving employee motivation
- controlling enables optimum utilisation of resources
IND Dyechem Ltd. is a chemical manufacturing company producing dyes and pigments both for domestic and international market. It has enjoyed a considerable market share but lately, it has been facing problems in terms of target sales and customer satisfaction. This is due to the reason that new entrants have emerged with better technology and competitive pricing. The Chairman of the company addressed this issue in the departmental meeting. The production head, Mr. Kamble, advised the Chairman to revamp the system and take immediate necessary actions to rectify the problem so that sales are achieved as per the plans. Identify the relevant function of management being discussed here.
- Organising
- Staffing
- *Controlling
- Planning
Some employees have been assigned the job of measuring the output in an objective and reliable way. They are applying different techniques for achieving this aim. Some of these are personal-observation, sample-checking etc. They are also keeping the units of measurement same as that of the units in the standards. Name the step of ‘Controlling process applicable in the above paragraph.
- Analysing deviations
- Comparing actual performance with standards.
- Establishing standards.
- *Measurement of actual performance
Radha started a home cooked food delivery Dabba service. Her mother, who is a great cook, decided to help her. They relied on friends and family for orders and then on word of mouth. As a step in the process of ensuring that activities are performed as per her plan of supplying healthy, good quality, reasonable food and earning profit, she decided to keep both qualitative and quantitative benchmarks towards which she would strive to work. A function of management is being discussed above. An important characteristic of this function of management is:
- It is the first function of management
- It is the Last function of management
- *It is both forward looking and backward looking.
- It is required only in business organizations
Raman and Vasudev were two employees who were embezzling an import-export company in Varanasi where they were working. The finance manager of the company Sampat Singh became suspicious of the two employees when he realized that their activities were not being performed as per the plans. He installed a software program that could secretly log every single stroke of the suspects’ computer keys and send an encrypted email report to the Cyber police. The police were able to catch the two dishonest employees red handed and arrest them. Identify the function of management being discussed above.
- Staffing
- Coordination
- *Controlling
- Organizing
Choose the correct statement about the controlling function of management:
1. No corrective action is required when the deviation goes beyond the acceptable range in important areas.
2. *Deviations should be analysed for their causes.
3. Measurement of actual performance should be done only after the task is complete.
4. Managers must keep a check on each and every activity, otherwise the entire organisation may suffer.
Arrange the following elements of communication process in the correct sequence:
i) Media
ii) Message
iii)Sender
iv) Decoding
v) Receiver
vi) Feedback
vii) Encoding
Choose the correct option:
1. iii,i,vii,ii,v,iv,vi
2.*iii,ii,vii,i,iv,v,vi
3. ii,iii,vii,vi,iv,v,i
4. ii,i,vii,iii,v,iv,vi
Controlling – Keywords and Brief Notes