Consider the following statements relating to planning and find out which of the following are correct?<br>Statement I The operating personnel should not be associated with the preparation of the budget.<br>Statement II A programme indicates the principal operations to be carried out to accomplish a work.<br>Statement III Under MBO technique, the managers should be provided with a freehand to laydown the objectives.

One of the goals of management by objectives (MBO) is to ensure that objectives of one level within an organization are supportive of and aligned with the objectives of another level of the organization. This methodology has been popular within some organizations as they define their culture. Which of the following is not true about MBO?

A

It has a top-down orientation

B

Corrective actions are not part of the process

C

You need to establish clear and achievable objectives

D

MBO is a natural fit for Project Management

'X' organisation has a Personnel/HR Department, whose head reports to the General Administrative Manager, under whom there are other departments like public relations, security, estate etc. Under the head of Personnel/HR Department, there is one Personnel Manager looking after personnel functions and an Industrial Relations Manager to deal with unions. Such a Personnel/HR Department is called

A

independent split-function department

B

independent integrated department

C

staff coordinated integrated department

D

staff coordinated split function department

Which of the following statements are true/false?
1. Societal objectives of HRM deals with compliance with natural laws, human right lows and labour laws.
2. The personnel objectives entails manpower planning.
3. The functional objectives comprise of recruitment, selection, training, appraisal and others.

A

1 is true, 2 and 3 are false

B

2 is true, 1 and 3 are false

C

1 and 3 are true, 2 is false

D

3 is true, 1 and 2 are false

Which of the following components are true about tax planning?
1. Tax planning is the process of analyzing a financial plan or a situation from a tax perspective.
2. The objective of tax planning is to make sure there is tax efficiency. With the help of tax planning, one can ensure that all elements of a financial plan can function together with maximum tax-efficiency.
3. Reducing tax liability and increasing the ability to make contributions towards retirement plans are critical for success.
4. Tax planning comprises various considerations such as size, the timing of income, timing of purchases, and planning are concerned with other kinds of expenditures.
5. The chosen investments and the various retirement plans should go hand-in-hand with the tax filing status as well as the deductions in order to create the best possible outcome.

A

1, 2 and 3

B

2, 3 and 4

C

3, 4 and 5

D

All of the above

Consider the following statements regarding bands to be provided for strengthening masonry work in masonry buildings constructed in zone III, IV and V.
(i) Lintel band is provided at lintel level on partition walls,
(ii) Gable band is provided at top of gable masonry below the purlins,
(iii) The bands shall be to full width of the wall and not less than 7.5 cm in depth,
(iv) The bands shall be made of reinforced concrete only.
of these statements, the correct statements are

A

(i) and (ii)

B

(i) and (iii)

C

(ii) and (iv)

D

(ii) and (iii)

Arrange the following steps of planning in a sequence.
1. Preparation of derivative plans.
2. Determination of objectives.
3. The use of strategy.
4. Providing follow up to the proposed course of action.
5. Establishment of planning premises.
6. Timing and sequence of operations.
7. Selection of the operation plan.

A

1, 7, 6, 3, 4, 2, 5

B

2, 5, 7, 1, 6, 3, 4

C

3, 4, 7, 2, 1, 5, 6

D

4, 3, 1, 2, 6, 5, 7

Consider the given statement/s to be true and decide which of the given conclusions/assumptions can definitely be drawn from the given statement.
Statements: 1. Some managers are young.
2. All boys are young.
Conclusions: I. Some boys are managers.
II. Some managers are boys.

A

Only conclusion I follows

B

Only conclusion II follows

C

Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows

D

Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow

Each of the questions below consists of a question and three statements numbered I, II and III given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read all the three statements and give answer. There are six letters E, I, P, G, N and O is PIGEON the word formed after performing the following operations using these six letters only? I. O is placed fourth to the right of P. G is not placed immediately next to either P or O. II. N is placed immediately next (either left or right) to O. E is placed immediately next (either left or right) to G. III. Both I and E are placed immediately next to G. The word does not begin with N. P is not placed immediately next to E.

A

If the data in statement I and II are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement III alone are not sufficient to answer the question.

B

If the data in statement I and III are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question.

C

If the data in statement II and III are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question.

D

If the data either statement I alone or statement II alone or statement III alone are sufficient to answer the question.

In this technique, personnel specialists and operating managers prepare lists of statements of very effective and very ineffective behavior for an employee.

A

Critical incident technique

B

Forced choice

C

Essay evaluation

D

Management by Objective

In the following sentence the word principal' occurs three times "The principal (1) aim of the principal (2) of the college was to help build new roads to link the area's principal (3)schools" Indicate the use(s) in which the meaning of the word “Principal is ‘chief or main',

A

Use (1)

B

Use(2)

C

Use (3)

D

Both (1) & (3)