Which of the following is not a “quantitative tool” used by administrators for making better decisions?

• A. Linear Programming
• B. Probability Theory
• C. Marginal analysis
• D. None of them

“The selection of preferred course of action from two or more alternatives” is termed as:

• A. Ascertainment
• B. Evaluation
• C. Creativity
• D. Decision making

The most notable group method for stimulating creatiyity is/are:

• A. Brainstorming
• B. the Gordon technique
• C. Synectics
• D. All of them

A plan in reaction to, or taking into consideration, the action of others, is termed as:

• A. Policy
• B. Programme
• C. Strategy
• D. Planning

Non-programmed decisions are:

• A. broad and unstructured
• B. frequent and repetitive
• C. both of them
• D. none of them

Max Weber was a:

• A. French philosopher
• B. President of World Bank
• C. German sociologist
• D. Dutch economist

The persons with formal decision-making authority are termed as:

• A. Entrepreneurs
• B. Administrators
• C. Leaders
• D. Owners

The “Span of administration” defines the:

• A. number of subordinates an administrator caneffectively direct
• B. size of Admn. Wing of an organization
• C. role, played by administration in achievement of goals
• D. method of controlling various wings of a company

Importance of “division of work” was first time highlighted in

• A. Machiavelli’s “Prince”
• B. Thomas Hardy’s “Tess”
• C. Plato’s “Republic”
• D. Karl Marx’s “Das Capital”

Growth in the Gross National Product (GNP) is an:

• A. Internal variable
• B. External variable
• C. Extra variable
• D. none of them