Question : Planning involves ____________ It is essentially the process of choosing among various alternatives.
Option 1: Mental exercise
Option 2: Decision making
Option 3: Wasteful activities
Option 4: Both a and c
Correct Answer: Decision making
Solution : The planning function is needed only when different alternative are available and we have to select most suitable alternative. We cannot imagine planning in absence of choice because in planning function manager evaluate various alternative and select most appropriate. Hence, option 2 is the correct answer.
Question : 'Planning is deciding in advance what is to be done. It involves the selection of objectives, policies, procedures and programme among alternatives. This defination is given by?
Option 1: ME Hurley
Option 2: Peter drucker
Option 3: Henry fayol
Option 4: Chester Barnard
Question : Match the concept of Planning in column 1 and respective defination in column 2
Column 2
Option 1: 1-C, 2-B, 3-A, 4-D
Option 2: 1-B, 2-A, 3-C, 4-D
Option 3: 1-A, 2-C, 3-B, 4-D
Option 4: 1-C, 2-A, 3-B, 4-D
Question : It is defined as making major economic decisions by the conscious decision of a determinate authority, on the basis of a comprehensive survey of the economy as a whole.
Option 1: Economic planning
Option 2: Mixed economy
Option 3: Socialist economy
Option 4: Capitalist economy
Question : Which of the following statement is incorrect for financial planning?
Option 1: It helps the company to prepare for the future.
Option 2: It involves duplication of efforts and gaps in planning.
Option 3: It provides a link between investment and financing decisions.
Option 4: None of the above
Question : Assertion: The principle of "Centralization" involves decision-making authority resting with top-level management.
Reason: It leads to quick decision-making and uniformity in policies.
Option 1: Both assertions and reasons are correct, and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
Option 2: Both are correct, but the reason is not the correct explanation.
Option 3: The assertion is correct, the reason is incorrect.
Option 4: The assertion is incorrect, the reason is correct.
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