MCQ Bank
Sabotage, whistle-blowing and symbolic protests is an example of:
- A) Coercive politics
- B) Referent politics
- C) Legitimate politics
- D) Illegitimate politics
Which of the following is a set of personality characteristics that provides resistance to stress?
- A) Locus of control
- B) Autonomy
- C) Self-esteem
- D) Hardiness
The GAS begins when a person first encounters:
- A) Burnout
- B) Stressor
- C) Exhaustion
- D) Fight or Flight
___________ person are less competitive, less devoted to work, and have a weaker sense of time urgency.
- A) Type A & A
- B) Type A & B
- C) Type B
- D) Type A
In which groups, members have face to face interaction?
- A) In group
- B) Out group
- C) Primary groups
- D) Reference group
Students living in the same hostel room may form a group is an example of:
- A) Exchange
- B) Geographical proximity
- C) Formal group
- D) Balancing
The situation in which a person is unclear about his/her role in organization is called:
- A) Role disparity
- B) Role ambiguity
- C) Role conflict
- D) Role reflectivity
Organizational strategies to cope with stress include all of the following EXCEPT:
- A) Goal setting
- B) Job placement
- C) Social support
- D) Redesigning job
The physiological symptoms of stress involve all of the following EXCEPT:
- A) Aggression
- B) Headache
- C) Intestinal disorder
- D) Ulcer
Complaining to supervisor and forming coalitions is an example of:
- A) Illegitimate politics
- B) Referent politics
- C) Coercive politics
- D) Legitimate politics
In which stage of group forming, structure is fully functional and acceptable?
- A) Storming
- B) Adjourning
- C) Performing
- D) Norming
The effect of stress in which the person experiences change in productivity and increase in smoking is called:
- A) Behavioral effect
- B) Psychological effect
- C) Physical effect
- D) Physiological effect
Excessive physical and psychological demand on a person is called:
- A) Burn out
- B) Turn over
- C) Responsibility
- D) Stress
Ability to create fear in people regarding imposition of pain or punishment is called:
- A) Coercive power
- B) Referent power
- C) Reward power
- D) Legitimate power
Which of the following power is based on an individual's place within the organization?
- A) Informal
- B) Legitimate
- C) Formal
- D) Coercive
Which of the following power is solely dependent on fear?
- A) Reward
- B) Coercive
- C) Expert
- D) Personal
Person’ ability to cope with stress is called:
- A) Conflict
- B) Group think
- C) Learned helplessness
- D) Hardiness
Receiving bonus and having stress in deciding what to do with the money, is best example of:
- A) Discomfort
- B) Burn out
- C) Eustress
- D) Distress
According to McClelland which power is a “we” oriented power?
- A) Negative
- B) Behavioral
- C) Social
- D) Personal
Jointly searching a multidimensional space and then agreeing to a single point is called:
- A) Networking
- B) Negotiation
- C) Compromising
- D) Cohesiveness