20 multiple choice questions on Control in Management
1. What is the main objective of control in management?
A) Increase costs
B) Monitor performance and correct deviations
C) Create more rules
D) Promote hierarchy
Answer: B) Monitor performance and correct deviations
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2. Control is the ______ function of management.
A) First
B) Middle
C) Last
D) Optional
Answer: C) Last
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3. Which is the first step in the control process?
A) Comparing performance
B) Setting standards
C) Taking corrective actions
D) Measuring performance
Answer: B) Setting standards
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4. Which step comes after measuring actual performance in the control process?
A) Planning
B) Organizing
C) Comparing performance
D) Budgeting
Answer: C) Comparing performance
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5. Which of the following is a type of control?
A) Predictive control
B) Past control
C) Feedforward control
D) Abstract control
Answer: C) Feedforward control
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6. What is the key feature of feedforward control?
A) Correction after deviation
B) Simultaneous correction
C) Anticipation of problems
D) No correction
Answer: C) Anticipation of problems
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7. Feedback control is also known as:
A) Pre-control
B) Post-control
C) During-control
D) Static control
Answer: B) Post-control
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8. Which control focuses on activities as they happen?
A) Concurrent control
B) Feedback control
C) Feedforward control
D) Delayed control
Answer: A) Concurrent control
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9. A good control system should be:
A) Complex and rigid
B) Flexible and economical
C) Expensive and detailed
D) Slow and centralized
Answer: B) Flexible and economical
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10. What does "Management by Exception" mean?
A) Control only during training
B) Focus on minor deviations
C) Focus on major deviations
D) Control by external agency
Answer: C) Focus on major deviations
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11. Budgeting is a tool of which type of control?
A) Social control
B) Financial control
C) Technical control
D) Operational control
Answer: B) Financial control
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12. Which of the following is not a characteristic of an effective control system?
A) Flexible
B) Objective
C) Costly
D) Timely
Answer: C) Costly
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13. Control helps in:
A) Increasing employee turnover
B) Achieving organizational goals
C) Reducing performance
D) Increasing conflicts
Answer: B) Achieving organizational goals
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14. Which one is a traditional technique of control?
A) ERP
B) MIS
C) Budgetary control
D) Digital dashboards
Answer: C) Budgetary control
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15. The technique used to control and evaluate performance in projects is:
A) PERT
B) SWOT
C) TQM
D) CRM
Answer: A) PERT
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16. Break-even analysis is a tool used for:
A) Market control
B) Production control
C) Profit planning and control
D) Recruitment control
Answer: C) Profit planning and control
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17. Which of these is not a step in control process?
A) Setting performance standards
B) Organizing resources
C) Measuring actual performance
D) Taking corrective action
Answer: B) Organizing resources
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18. The control function is closely linked to:
A) Staffing
B) Planning
C) Directing
D) Coordinating
Answer: B) Planning
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19. Responsibility for control in an organization lies with:
A) Only the top management
B) External consultants
C) All levels of management
D) HR department only
Answer: C) All levels of management
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20. The control process ends with:
A) Feedback
B) Delegation
C) Correction of deviations
D) Data collection
Answer: C) Correction of deviat
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